Person

David R. Ellis

Directing · 1952-09-08 · † 2013-01-07 · Santa Monica, California, USA

David Richard Ellis (September 8, 1952 - January 7, 2013) was an American filmmaker, actor and stuntman. He is best known for directing the films Final Destination 2 (2003), Cellular (2004), Snakes on a Plane (2006), The Final Destination (2009) and Shark Night 3D (2011).

Filmography (84)

Year	Film	As
2014	Winter's Tale	Second Unit Director
2013	47 Ronin	Second Unit Director
2013	R.I.P.D.	Second Unit Director
2011	Shark Night 3D	Director
2010	Cop Out	Second Unit Director
2009	The Final Destination	Director
2008	Asylum	Director
2006	Snakes on a Plane	Director
2005	Just Like Heaven	Second Unit Director
2004	Cellular	Director
2003	The Matrix Reloaded	Second Unit Director
2003	Final Destination 2	Director
2003	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World	Second Unit Director
2001	Exit Wounds	Second Unit Director
2001	Just Visiting	Second Unit Director
2001	Rock Star	Second Unit Director
2001	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	Second Unit Director
2000	The Perfect Storm	Second Unit Director
2000	The Kid	Second Unit Director
1999	Deep Blue Sea	Second Unit Director
1999	Ride with the Devil	Second Unit Director
1999	Blue Streak	Second Unit Director
1998	Desperate Measures	Second Unit Director
1998	The Negotiator	Second Unit Director
1998	Sphere	Second Unit Director
1998	Holy Man	Second Unit Director
1998	Soldier	Second Unit Director
1997	The Devil's Own	Second Unit Director
1996	Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco	Director
1996	Harriet the Spy	Stunts
1995	Waterworld	Second Unit Director
1994	Blank Check	Second Unit Director
1994	The Jungle Book	Second Unit Director
1994	My Father the Hero	Second Unit Director
1994	The Jungle Book	Stunt Coordinator
1994	Clear and Present Danger	Second Unit Director
1994	Iron Will	Second Unit Director
1993	Sliver	Second Unit Director
1993	Made in America	Stunt Coordinator
1993	Made in America	Second Unit Director
1993	Warlock: The Armageddon	Stunts
1993	The Man Without a Face	Stunt Coordinator
1993	Body of Evidence	Stunt Coordinator
1993	Body of Evidence	Second Unit Director
1993	Beethoven's 2nd	Second Unit Director
1993	Sliver	Stunt Coordinator
1992	Thunderheart	Second Unit Director
1992	Forever Young	Stunt Coordinator
1992	Patriot Games	Second Unit Director
1992	Patriot Games	Stunt Coordinator
1991	Life Stinks	Stunt Coordinator
1991	The Addams Family	Stunt Coordinator
1990	Misery	Stunt Coordinator
1990	Days of Thunder	Stunts
1990	Ghost Dad	Stunts
1990	The Freshman	Stunt Coordinator
1989	Warlock	Second Unit Director
1989	She's Out of Control	Stunts
1989	Road House	Stunts
1989	Star Trek V: The Final Frontier	Stunts
1989	Blind Fury	Ski Lodge Killer #3
1989	Warlock	Stunt Coordinator
1988	The Presidio	Stunts
1987	Lethal Weapon	Stunts
1987	Fatal Attraction	Second Unit Director
1987	Fatal Attraction	Stunt Coordinator
1987	Fatal Attraction	Stunts
1986	The Wraith	Stunts
1985	To Live and Die in L.A.	Stunts
1983	National Lampoon's Vacation	Stunts
1983	Private School	Stunts
1983	Gorky Park	Stunt Coordinator
1983	Scarface	Stunts
1982	The Beastmaster	Stunts
1982	Rocky III	Opponent
1982	Fast Times at Ridgemont High	Stunts
1982	Airplane II: The Sequel	Stunt Coordinator
1981	Nice Dreams	Stunt Double
1981	Sharky's Machine	Stunts
1981	Taps	Stunts
1980	Smokey and the Bandit II	Stunts
1978	Invasion of the Body Snatchers	Stunt Coordinator
1978	Game of Death	Stunt Driver
1977	Smokey and the Bandit	Stunts