Matt Craven Biography (1956-)

Original name, Matthew John Crnkovich; born November 10, 1956, in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada; son of Nick Crnkovich and Joanne Leslie (a hairdresser);married; wife's name, Sally (a make-up artist); children: Nicholas, Josephine. Addresses: Agent: Sandie Schnarr Talent Agency, 8500 Melrose Ave.,Suite 212, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Nationality
Canadian
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor
Birth Details
November 10, 1956
Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • (As Matt Cravenn) Hardware Renzetti, Meatballs (also known as Summer Camp), Paramount, 1979
  • Lennie, Bravery in the Field (short film), National Film Board ofCanada, 1979
  • Chrome, Hog Wild (also known as Les fous de la moto), Avco-Embassy, 1980
  • Steve Maxwell, Happy Birthday to Me, Columbia, 1980
  • Andy, That's My Baby, Gemini Films, 1985
  • Joey Matera, Agent on Ice, Shapiro, 1986
  • Looney, Tin Men, Buena Vista, 1987
  • Walt Bernstein, Uncle Buck, Universal, 1989
  • Gerald Price, Smokescreen (also known as Palais Royale andSmoke Screen), LIVE Home Video, 1990
  • Howard, Blue Steel, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1990
  • Lonny, Chattahoochee, Hemdale, 1990
  • Michael, Jacob's Ladder (also known as Dante's Inferno), TriStar, 1990
  • Harold Jamieson, K2 (also known as K2: The Ultimate Health), Paramount, 1991
  • Lieutenant Dave Spradling, A Few Good Men, Columbia/TriStar, 1992
  • Jamie Ross, Indian Summer, Buena Vista, 1993
  • Archie, Bulletproof Heart (also known as Killer), KeystonePictures, 1994
  • Bernard March, Double Cross, Summa Video, 1994
  • Lieutenant Roy Zimmer (communications officer), Crimson Tide, Buena Vista, 1995
  • Boone, The Juror, Columbia/TriStar, 1996
  • Carl, Never Too Late, Allegro Distribution, 1996
  • John Grogan, White Tiger, Keystone Pictures, 1996
  • Rodney Powell, Breach of Trust (also known as Crash and Dirty Money), Republic Pictures Home Video, 1996
  • Jake Paxton, Masterminds (also known as Smart Alec), Columbia, 1997
  • Warren Alexander, Paulie (also known as Paulie: A Parrot's Tale), DreamWorks, 1998
  • Walter, "Love Waits for Kathy," Things You Can Tell Just By Looking atHer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2000
  • Dusty, The Life of David Gale, Paramount, 2002
  • Eric, Dragonfly, Universal, 2002
  • Fletcher, Bandido, 2003
  • Kramer, Timeline, Paramount, 2003
  • Also appeared in the short film Decline and Fall.
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Bartender Richie Messina, Tough Cookies, CBS, 1986
  • Bobby Kratz, Harry, ABC, 1987
  • Officer Len Gayer, High Incident, ABC, 1996
  • Dr. Tim Lonner, L.A. Doctors (also known as L.A. Docs), CBS, 1998-1999
  • Miniseries
  • Tom Kelly, From the Earth to the Moon, HBO, 1998
  • Captain Gustav Gilbert, Nuremberg, TNT, 2000
  • Movies
  • Phil Mallard, The Intruder Within (also known as The Lucifer Rig), ABC, 1981
  • Tony Archer, Til Death Do Us Part (also known as Madhouse),1982
  • Bob Cady, The Terry Fox Story, HBO, 1983
  • Howie Schwartz, Classified Love, CBS, 1986
  • Matt, Kansas, ABC, 1995
  • Seymour Weiss, Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long, TNT, 1995
  • Lloyd, Final Cut, HBO, 1996
  • Emmett Lach, Tempting Fate, ABC, 1998
  • Beamish, Varian's War, Showtime, 2000
  • Greg, Bleacher Bums, Showtime, 2002
  • Specials
  • Norbert, Blue Window, PBS, 1987
  • Episodic
  • "Ghost Rig," The Littlest Hobo, syndicated, 1980
  • Barrett Stokes, "Strong Arm of the Law," American Gothic, CBS, 1995
  • Commander Alan Wells, "Dark Matters," The Outer Limits, Showtime,then syndicated, 1995
  • Commander Alan Wells, "The Voyage Home," The Outer Limits, Showtime, then syndicated, 1995
  • Stuart "Snake Finger" Aikens, "Snakefinger," Dead Man's Gun, Showtime, 1998
  • Hospital counsel Gordon Price, "The Dance We Do," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2000
  • Hospital counsel Gordon Price, "Never Say Never," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2001
  • Hospital counsel Gordon Price, "Rock, Paper, Scissors," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2001
  • Pilots
  • Buddy Banasack, Just Married, ABC, 1985
  • Eddie, Hearts of Steel, ABC, 1986
  • Stage Appearances
  • Jonathon Harker, Dracula, Niagara Falls Music Theatre, c. 1975
  • Norbert, Blue Window, Theatre Guinevere, New York City, 1984
  • Kurt, The Nest, Perry Street Theatre, New York City, 1989
  • Also appeared in Crackwalker, Hudson Guild Theatre, New York City;and in Rust and Ruin, Yale Repertory.
  • Stage Work
  • Producer of Crackwalker, Hudson Guild Theatre, New York City.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Interview, August, 2000, p. 64
    • Maclean's, June 3, 1996, p. 45