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FILM DIRECTOR

David R. Ellis

1952 - 2013

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David Richard Ellis (September 8, 1952 – January 7, 2013) was an American film director and stunt performer born in Santa Monica, California in 1952. His credits included dozens of films and television series including National Lampoon's Vacation, Baywatch, Lethal Weapon, and Patriot Games. He also served as second unit director on blockbuster action films like Waterworld, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, The Matrix Reloaded, and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David R. Ellis has received more than 341,515 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). David R. Ellis is the 1,169th most popular film director (down from 1,071st in 2019), the 7,809th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,413th in 2019) and the 312th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, David R. Ellis ranks 1,169 out of 1,581. Before him are Marc Caro, Rupert Julian, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Niels Arden Oplev, Rachid Bouchareb, and John Seale. After him are Eric Kripke, Wesley Ruggles, Walter Murch, Abderrahmane Sissako, Jason Reitman, and Bahman Ghobadi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, David R. Ellis ranks 402. Before him are Jigme Thinley, Cellou Dalein Diallo, Monika Zehrt, Arie Schans, Siegfried Stohr, and Barbara Hendricks. After him are Joe Alaskey, Tim Powers, Nicholas Hooper, António Oliveira, Lydie Polfer, and Jacek Yerka. Among people deceased in 2013, David R. Ellis ranks 352. Before him are Alfonso Lara, Eddi Arent, Danièle Dupré, Armen Alchian, Irina Petrescu, and Renato Ruggiero. After him are Cedar Walton, Magic Slim, Jeanne Cooper, Silvi Vrait, Leyla Erbil, and Atje Keulen-Deelstra.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David R. Ellis ranks 7,809 out of 18,182. Before him are Patti Hansen (1956), Bill Maher (1956), Mike Lee (1971), Katherine Dunham (1909), Joseph Polchinski (1954), and Karl Struss (1886). After him are Laura Leighton (1968), Eric Kripke (1974), Wesley Ruggles (1889), Hoyt Axton (1938), Walter Murch (1943), and Ashley Greene (1987).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, David R. Ellis ranks 312. Before him are Ron Clements (1953), Dudley Nichols (1895), Brian Helgeland (1961), Rian Johnson (1973), Marc Webb (1974), and Chad Stahelski (1968). After him are Eric Kripke (1974), Wesley Ruggles (1889), Walter Murch (1943), Howard Deutch (1950), Tommy Lee Wallace (1949), and Frank Tashlin (1913).

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Filmography

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