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American stuntman, film director and magician
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Douglas R. Coleman (born 1958) is an American stuntman, film director, second unit director, and magician. As a stunt coordinator and 2nd unit director, he has worked with the likes of Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis, Clint Eastwood, Michael Mann, and Christopher Nolan.

Life and career

Coleman began his career in stunts in 1983 on TV's The A-Team and The Dukes of Hazzard. In 1996, while doubling for Vincent Perez in The Crow: City of Angels (of which he was also serving as second unit director), Coleman suffered multiple serious injuries in a 23-story fall that nearly ended his career. He was performing a stunt in a harness meant to simulate a fall before it broke, called a descender.

In 2018, Coleman received an Emmy nomination for his work on the HBO television series Westworld.

Among the films he's served as second unit director on include Four Brothers, Analyze That, Punisher: War Zone, The Love Guru, Max, Blades of Glory, Winter's Tale, The Longest Yard, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, The Karate Kid, Get Smart, Run All Night, and Star Trek: Nemesis.

He is married to fellow stunt performer Eliza Coleman, with whom he has two children, including stuntwoman Whitney Coleman. He is also a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians and the Blue Ribbon committee of the Taurus World Stunt Awards' Blue Ribbon committee.

Filmography

Year Title Stunts Second unit director Director
1987 The Predator Yes No John McTiernan
RoboCop Yes No Paul Verhoeven
1988 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers Yes No Dwight H. Little
1990 Total Recall Yes No Paul Verhoeven
1991 Cape Fear Yes No Martin Scorsese
Air America Yes No Roger Spottiswoode
Dream Machine No Yes Lyman Dayton
1993 The Seventh Coin Yes Yes Dror Soref
Super Mario Bros Yes No Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel
A Bronx Tale Yes No Robert De Niro
1994 Beverly Hills Cop III Yes No John Landis
1995 Batman Forever Yes No Joel Schumacher
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest Yes No James D. R. Hickox
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls Yes No Steve Oedekerk
Casino Yes No Martin Scorsese
Heat Yes No Michael Mann
1996 The Crow: City of Angels Yes Yes Tim Pope
1999 Ride with the Devil Yes No Ang Lee
2000 Next Friday Yes No Steve Carr
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Yes Yes Des McAnuff
Lost Souls Yes Yes Janusz Kamiński
Cast Away Yes No Robert Zemeckis
2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence Yes No Steven Spielberg
2002 Road to Perdition Yes Yes Sam Mendes
Analyze That Yes Yes Harold Ramis
Star Trek Nemesis Yes Yes Stuart Baird
2003 The Italian Job Yes No F. Gary Gray
Hollywood Homicide Yes No Ron Shelton
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Yes No Gore Verbinski
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Yes No Peter Weir
The Haunted Mansion Yes Yes Rob Minkoff
2004 The Terminal Yes No Steven Spielberg
Spider-Man 2 Yes No Sam Raimi
The Manchurian Candidate Yes Yes Jonathan Demme
Surviving Christmas Yes Yes Mike Mitchell
The Aviator Yes No Martin Scorsese
Meet the Fockers Yes Yes Jay Roach
A Series of Unfortunate Events Yes No Brad Silberling
2005 The Longest Yard Yes Yes Peter Segal
Bewitched Yes Yes Nora Ephron
The Island Yes No Michael Bay
Walk the Line Yes No James Mangold
Elizabethtown Yes No Cameron Crowe
Four Brothers No Yes John Singleton
2006 Poseidon Yes Yes Wolfgang Petersen
World Trade Center Yes No Oliver Stone
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny Yes No Liam Lynch
Smokin' Aces Yes No Joe Carnahan
2007 Blades of Glory Yes Yes Will Speck and Josh Gordon
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Yes Yes Dennis Dugan
2008 Stop-Loss Yes Yes Kimberly Peirce
Get Smart Yes Yes Peter Segal
The Love Guru Yes Yes Marco Schnabel
Punisher: War Zone Yes Yes Lexi Alexander
The Day the Earth Stood Still No Yes Scott Derrickson
2009 State of Play Yes Yes Kevin MacDonald
2010 The Bounty Hunter No Yes Andy Tennant
Killers Yes Yes Robert Luketic
Due Date Yes No Todd Phillips
Gulliver's Travels Yes No Rob Letterman
The Karate Kid No Yes Harald Zwart
2011 Captain America: The First Avenger No Yes Joe Johnston
Horrible Bosses Yes No Seth Gordon
The Muppets Yes No James Bobin
Hugo Yes No Martin Scorsese
2012 Men in Black 3 Yes Yes Barry Sonnenfeld
John Carter Yes No Andrew Stanton
The Dictator Yes No Larry Charles
The Dark Knight Rises Yes No Christopher Nolan
2013 Gangster Squad Yes No Ruben Fleischer
Star Trek Into Darkness Yes No J.J. Abrams
The Face of Love Yes Yes Arie Posin
2014 Winter's Tale Yes Yes Akiva Goldsman
2015 Run All Night Yes Yes Jaume Collet-Serra
Mad Max: Fury Road Yes No George Miller
Max Yes Yes Boaz Yakin
The Revenant Yes No Alejandro González Iñárritu
2016 Captain America: Civil War Yes No Anthony and Joe Russo
Sully Yes No Clint Eastwood
2017 Hostiles Yes Yes Scott Cooper
CHiPs Yes No Dax Shepard
2018 Fifty Shades Freed Yes Yes James Foley
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Yes Yes Stefano Sollima
The Mule Yes No Clint Eastwood
2019 Ford v Ferrari Yes No James Mangold
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Yes No Marielle Heller
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Yes No Vince Gilligan
2020 Greyhound Yes No Aaron Schneider
2021 Space Jam: A New Legacy Yes No Malcolm D. Lee
Without Remorse Yes Yes Stefano Sollima
Red Notice Yes No Rawson Marshall Thurber
The Matrix Resurrections Yes No Lana Wachowski
2022 Babylon Yes No Damien Chazelle
2023 Peter Pan & Wendy Yes No David Lowery
Leave the World Behind Yes No Sam Esmail
Family Switch Yes No McG
2024 Joker: Folie a Deux Yes No Todd Phillips

References

  1. "Doug Coleman". Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  2. "Park City stuntman nominated for Emmy for work on 'Westworld'". The Park Record. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  3. "Doug Coleman - Awards and Nominations". Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  4. "Doug Coleman - Turner Classic Movies". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  5. "Whitney Coleman - Women In Stunts". Women In Stunts. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  6. "Doug Coleman - The International Brotherhood of Magicians". International Brotherhood of Magicians. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  7. "The Blue Ribbon Committee - Taurus World Stunt Awards". Taurus World Stunt Awards. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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