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Chuck Jeffreys

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Chuck Jeffreys
Born
William Charles Jeffreys III

(1958-07-23) July 23, 1958 (age 66)
Washington, D.C.
Occupation(s)Actor, stuntman

Chuck Jeffreys is an American actor, stuntman, stunt coordinator, fight choreographer and martial artist. As an actor he has appeared in more than 24 films and television shows. He had supporting roles in Aftershock, Lockdown, Superfights and The Substitute 2: School's Out and co-starred in the 1997 film Bloodmoon. He is also the Fire Warlord in the Digital Pictures full-motion video action game Supreme Warrior. From the late 1980s to 2016 he had worked on more than 60 films and television shows in various stunt roles. He was the fight coordinator for the 2015 television series The Player.

Background

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Jeffreys is originally from Washington. He grew up in Hillcrest Heights in Prince George's County.[1][2] He has been studying martial arts since around the age of 7 or 8.[3] As a martial artist he has studied under Sifu Willy Lin.[4]

It has been said that he has a resemblance to Eddie Murphy.[5] In the late 1980s he joined the cast of the WJLA Saturday show "Pick Up The Beat". He also filled in for Erik King as the shows host.[6]

Career

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Actor

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Some of the martial arts films he has acted in include Hawkeye and Fight to Win. Both films also starred George Chung.[7] He co-starred as Detective Chuck Baker in the film Bloodmoon that starred Darren Shahlavi.[8][9] He had a major supporting role in the film Zong heng tian xia aka Honor and Glory which starred Cynthia Rothrock, which was released in 1993.[10][11]

Stunts

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As a choreographer he has worked with Jessica Biel, Willem Dafoe, Tobey Maguire, Ryan Reynolds and Wesley Snipes.[12] He did stunt work for the film 12 Monkeys which was released in 1995.[13] Jeffreys was also responsible for getting Darren Shahlavi the stunt work on Blade: Trinity.[14] Jeffreys did work on Jump Street, released in 2012.[15] He was one of the stunt coordinators for the 2015 films Black Mass, which was a film about the career of infamous American mobster James "Whitey" Bulger,[16] and Miles Ahead, which was a film about jazz musician Miles Davis.[17]

Filmography (selective)

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Actor
Title Role Director Year Notes #
Dangerous Passages aka Fight to Win Michael Leo Fong 1987
Hawkeye Charles Wilson George Chung 1988
Blood Street 'Bones' Leo Fong 1988
Aftershock Danny Girrard Frank Harris 1990
Lockdown Mac Maguire Frank Harris 1992
Flodder in Amerika! Annoying Negro #2 Dick Maas 1992
Zong heng tian xia Jake Armstrong Godfrey Ho 1993
Rage 'I-Ron' Anthony Maharaj 1994
The Addiction Bartender Abel Ferrara 1995
12 Monkeys Thug #2 Terry Gilliam 1995
The Ultimate Warrior Fire Warlord Guy Norris 1995

References

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  1. ^ The Washington Post, Friday, June 8, 2007 - Put Up a Fight -- Without a Fight By Sean Kelly
  2. ^ The Washington Post, October 27, 1991 - KICKING WITH KARATE MAN by Dana Thomas
  3. ^ The Washington Post, Friday, June 8, 2007 - Put Up a Fight -- Without a Fight By Sean Kelly
  4. ^ Afro Asia: Revolutionary Political and Cultural Connections Between African Americans and Asian Americans, Edited by Fred Ho, Bill V. Mullen - Page 292
  5. ^ Impact Online, 30 Apr 2014 - Archive: Inside Cynthia Rothrock Part 3 - John Mosby Archived 2017-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ The Washington Post, June 19, 1988 - WILL THE REAL EDDIE MURPHY PLEASE SIT DOWN? By Martie Zad
  7. ^ Black Belt, April 1991 - Page 8 Master Series-3 Martial Arts Movies
  8. ^ Eastrern Kicks, Thursday, 24 February 2011 - Darren Shahlavi interviewed: Ip Man 2 – a dream come true! - Andrew Heskins
  9. ^ Rotten Tomatoes - Bloodmoon (1997, Cast
  10. ^ Rotten Tomatoes - Zong heng tian xia (Honor and Glory) (2012), Cast
  11. ^ Impact Online, 30 Apr 2014 - Archive: Inside Cynthia Rothrock Part 3 - John Mosby Archived 2017-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ The Washington Post, Friday, June 8, 2007 - Put Up a Fight -- Without a Fight By Sean Kelly
  13. ^ WP film - 12 małp - Najnowsze informacje, Obsada
  14. ^ Eastrern Kicks, Thursday, 24 February 2011 - Darren Shahlavi interviewed: Ip Man 2 – a dream come true! - Andrew Heskins
  15. ^ WP film - 21 Jump Street - Najnowsze informacje, Obsada
  16. ^ Variety, September 4, 2015 - Film Review: ‘Black Mass’, Crew - Scott Foundas
  17. ^ Variety, October 10, 2015 - Film Review: ‘Miles Ahead’, Crew - Nick Schager
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