James A. Baffico
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James A. Baffico | |
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Born | James A. Baffico 1 January 1942 |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Occupation | Actor, director, producer, screenwriter |
James Angelo Baffico (born January 1, 1942) is an American television soap opera director, producer and occasional script writer. Born in San Francisco, California, has a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, an M.A. and B.A. from the University of Nebraska. He is known for his role as "Bosko" in the 1983 Tom Cruise vehicle film All the Right Moves and as "Wooley" in George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead. Baffico has produced films and written screenplays for Universal Studios, Vista, and Paramount Pictures. He has been variously credited as Jim Baffico, James Baffico, and James A. Baffico.
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series) | Derwin Cooper | |
2000 | Police Sergeant | ||
1993 - 1996 | Law & Order (TV series) | Det. Scapelli, Fred Field, Henninger | |
1989 | (TV series) | Frank | |
1988 | Me and Him | Stu Gazzo | |
1986 - 1988 | Spenser: For Hire (TV series) | Murray Peltzer / Nash Bodine | |
1985 | Silver Bullet | Milt Sturmfuller | |
1983 | All the Right Moves | Bosko | |
1981 | Knightriders | Lester Dean | |
1980 | (TV movie) | Murray Peltzer / Nash Bodine | |
1978 | Dawn of the Dead | Wooley |
Positions held[]
- Occasional Director (2004, 2005)
- Director (1993-1998; 2000-2004)
- executive producer (1981-1982)
- Producer/Director (1981-1985)
- Director (1998-1999)
- Director (1989; 2006- August 16, 2007)
- Occasional Director (2004, 2005, 2006)
- Occasional Script Writer (2003)
Awards and nominations[]
Daytime Emmy Award: 8
- Win: 1995 & 2003, Directing, All My Children
- Nomination: 1995-1999, 2001-2003, Directing, All My Children
External links[]
Categories:
- 1942 births
- University of Michigan alumni
- University of Nebraska alumni
- American soap opera writers
- American television directors
- American television producers
- American male television writers
- Living people
- Soap opera producers