Crane, Simon

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CRANE, Simon

PERSONAL

Born in England.

Addresses: Agent—Tad Lumpkin, International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Career: Stunt coordinator, stunt performer, director, and actor. Also worked as a cinematographer.

Awards, Honors: Taurus Award nomination, best stunt coordination for a feature film, World Stunt awards, 2004, for Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.

CREDITS

Film Stunt Coordinator:

Aerial stunt coordinator, Cliffhanger (also known as Cliffhanger—l'ultima sfida and Cliffhanger, traque au sommet), TriStar, 1993.

Splitting Heirs, Universal, 1993.

Frankenstein (also known as Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"), TriStar, 1994.

Braveheart, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995.

Funny Bones, Buena Vista, 1995.

GoldenEye, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1995.

Hamlet (also known as William Shakespeare's "Hamlet"), Columbia, 1996.

101 Dalmatians, Buena Vista, 1996.

Fierce Creatures, Universal, 1997.

Titanic, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997.

Saving Private Ryan, DreamWorks, 1998.

The Mummy, Universal, 1999.

Swing, Entertainment Film Distributors, 1999.

The World Is Not Enough (also known as Pressure Point and T.W.I.N.E.), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1999.

Vertical Limit, Columbia, 2000.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (also known as Tomb Raider), Paramount, 2001.

Enough, Columbia, 2002.

Beyond Borders (also known as Jenseits aller Grenzen), Paramount, 2003.

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (also known as Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Die Wiege des Lebens), Paramount, 2003.

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (also known as T3 and Terminator 3—Rebellion der Maschinen), Warner Bros., 2003.

Troy, Warner Bros., 2004.

Alien Love Triangle (also known as Change of Luck), Dimension Films, 2005.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005.

X-Men 3, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006.

Film Stunt Performer:

(Uncredited) Additional stunts, A View to a Kill (also known as Ian Fleming's "A View to a Kill"), MetroGoldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985.

Aliens, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986.

The Fantasist, Almi Pictures, 1986.

The Living Daylights (also known as Ian Fleming's "The Living Daylights"), United Artists, 1987.

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Warner Bros., 1987.

Amsterdamned, First Floor Features, 1988.

Willow, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1988.

Batman, Warner Bros., 1989.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Paramount, 1989.

Licence to Kill (also known as Albert R. Broccoli's "Licence to Kill" and License to Kill), United Artists, 1989.

Slipstream, Management Company Entertainment Group/Virgin Vision, 1989.

Air America, TriStar, 1990.

Total Recall, TriStar, 1990.

Born to Ride, Warner Bros., 1991.

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Warner Bros., 1991.

Alien3, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992.

Shadowchaser (also known as Project: Shadowchaser), 1992.

Year of the Comet, Columbia, 1992.

Cliffhanger (also known as Cliffhanger—l'ultima sfida and Cliffhanger, traque au sommet), TriStar, 1993.

Splitting Heirs, Universal, 1993.

The Three Musketeers, Buena Vista, 1993.

(Uncredited) Braveheart, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995.

(Uncredited) GoldenEye, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/ United Artists, 1995.

The Secret Agent (also known as Joseph Conrad's "The Secret Agent"), 1996.

Elizabeth (also known as Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen), Gramercy Pictures, 1998.

(Uncredited) The World Is Not Enough (also known as Pressure Point and T.W.I.N.E.), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1999.

The Island, DreamWorks, 2005.

Film Second Unit Director:

Vertical Limit, Columbia, 2000.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (also known as Tomb Raider), Paramount, 2001.

Enough, Columbia, 2002.

Beyond Borders (also known as Jenseits aller Grenzen), Paramount, 2003.

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (also known as Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Die Wiege des Lebens), Paramount, 2003.

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (also known as T3 and Terminator 3—Rebellion der Maschinen), Warner Bros., 2003.

Troy, Warner Bros., 2004.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005.

X-Men 3, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006.

Film Director:

Adrenaline, Intermedia, c. 2006.

To Live and Drive in L.A., Warner Bros., c. 2006.

Film Work; Other:

Action unit director, Frankenstein (also known as Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"), TriStar, 1994.

Second unit director of photography, Enough, Columbia, 2002.

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) First soldier, The Living Daylights (also known as Ian Fleming's "The Living Daylights"), United Artists, 1987.

(Uncredited) Tiger helicopter pilot, GoldenEye, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1995.

Fourth officer Joseph Boxhall, Titanic, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997.

Television Stunt Coordinator:

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (series), ABC, 1992–96.

Sherlock Holmes: The Last Vampyre (movie; also known as The Last Vampyre and Sherlock Holmes Mysteries: The Last Vampyre), Granada Television, 1993, broadcast as Sherlock Holmes: The Last Vampire, on Mystery!, PBS, 1994.

Television Stunt Performer; Miniseries:

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil, NBC, 1985.

To Be the Best, CBS, 1992.

Television Appearances; Movies:

(Uncredited) Secret Service officer, Blue Ice, HBO, 1993.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Mel Gibson's "Braveheart": A Filmmaker's Passion, 2000.

Best Ever Bond, Independent Television, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Michael Bowman, "Bowman," Z Cars, BBC, 1973.

Car thief, "Grand Expectations," Boon, Independent Television, 1986.

Second police officer, "Extreme Prejudice," Dempsey & Makepeace, Independent Television, 1986.

Police marksman, "A Once Fluid Man," Boon, Independent Television, 1987.

Himself, "Troy," HBO First Look, HBO, 2004.

Himself, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," HBO First Look, HBO, 2005.

Television Stunt Performer; Episodic:

"The Dream," Poirot (also known as Agatha Christie's "Poirot" and Poirot, Series One), Independent Television, 1989, broadcast on Mystery!, PBS, c. 1990.

"The Underdog," Poirot (also known as Agatha Christie's "Poirot" and Poirot, Series Six), Independent Television, 1993, broadcast on Mystery!, PBS, c. 1994.