About

Known credits:
40
Birthday:
1946-11-21
Place of birth:
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Website:
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Andrew Davis

Overview

Andrew Davis (born November 21, 1946) is an American film director, producer and cinematographer, noted for the action films Code of Silence, The Fugitive, Chain Reaction, Collateral Damage, Above the Law and Under Siege. Born on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, Davis has directed several films using Chicago as a backdrop. He is the son of actor Nathan Davis and Metta Davis and the brother of musician Richard "Richie" Peter Davis co-founder of the cover band Chicago Catz and Jo Ellen Friedman.

After attending Harand Camp of the Theater Arts and Bowen High School, Davis went on to study journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It was not long before his interest in civil rights and anti-war issues converged with his growing interest in film-making. Davis was mentored by acclaimed cinematographer Haskell Wexler with whom he worked on Medium Cool and began his film career as a cameraman on blaxploitation films like The Hit Man, Cool Breeze and The Slams in the 1970s.

His first feature film as a director was the semi-biographical story, Stony Island. Davis has gone on to direct such films as The Fugitive, Under Siege, Above the Law (both starring Steven Segal), Code of Silence, Holes, The Package and The Guardian.

Davis also directed the cutscenes for the videogame Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory.

In October 2006, he told a London press conference that he intends to make a film fusing the novels Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes and Tom Jones by Henry Fielding.

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Known for

Acting
2021 Algren Actor Self 59
Average
2013 The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase Actor 59
Average
2004 Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River Actor Self 59
Average
2001 On The Run With 'The Fugitive' Actor Self N/A
N/A

Directing
2020 Mentors - Tony & Santi Directing Director N/A
N/A
2006 The Guardian Directing Director 68
Fair
2003 Holes Directing Director 66
Fair
2002 Collateral Damage Directing Director 58
Average
1998 A Perfect Murder Directing Director 63
Fair
1996 Chain Reaction Directing Director 57
Average
1995 Steal Big Steal Little Directing Director 58
Average
1993 The Fugitive Directing Director 72
Good
1992 Under Siege Directing Director 61
Fair
1989 The Package Directing Director 59
Average
1988 Above the Law Directing Director 60
Fair
1985 Code of Silence Directing Director 59
Average
1983 The Final Terror Directing Director 57
Average
1978 Stony Island Directing Director 59
Average
My French Amore Directing Director N/A
N/A

Writing
1995 Steal Big Steal Little Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1995 Steal Big Steal Little Writing Story 58
Average
1988 Above the Law Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1984 Beat Street Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1976 Paco Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A

Production
2003 Holes Production Producer 66
Fair
1996 Chain Reaction Production Producer 57
Average
1995 Steal Big Steal Little Production Producer 58
Average
1989 The Package Production Co-Producer 59
Average
1988 Above the Law Production Producer 60
Fair

Camera
1984 Angel Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1979 Hot Rod Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1976 Crash! Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1976 Mansion of the Doomed Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1976 The Stronger Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
1975 Lepke Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1972 Private Parts Camera Director of Photography 59
Average

Crew
1979 Over the Edge Crew Cinematography 61
Fair
1973 The Slams Crew Cinematography 59
Average
1972 Hit Man Crew Cinematography 58
Average
1972 Cool Breeze Crew Cinematography 58
Average