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Matt Craven Biography (1956-)

Original name, Matthew John Crnkovich; born November 10, 1956, in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada; son of Nick Crnkovich and Joanne Leslie (a hairdresser);married; wife's name, Sally (a make-up artist); children: Nicholas, Josephine. Addresses: Agent: Sandie Schnarr Talent Agency, 8500 Melrose Ave.,Suite 212, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

November 10, 1956

Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (As Matt Cravenn) Hardware Renzetti, Meatballs (also known as Summer Camp), Paramount, 1979
• Lennie, Bravery in the Field (short film), National Film Board ofCanada, 1979
• Chrome, Hog Wild (also known as Les fous de la moto), Avco-Embassy, 1980
• Steve Maxwell, Happy Birthday to Me, Columbia, 1980
• Andy, That's My Baby, Gemini Films, 1985
• Joey Matera, Agent on Ice, Shapiro, 1986
• Looney, Tin Men, Buena Vista, 1987
• Walt Bernstein, Uncle Buck, Universal, 1989
• Gerald Price, Smokescreen (also known as Palais Royale andSmoke Screen), LIVE Home Video, 1990
• Howard, Blue Steel, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1990
• Lonny, Chattahoochee, Hemdale, 1990
• Michael, Jacob's Ladder (also known as Dante's Inferno), TriStar, 1990
• Harold Jamieson, K2 (also known as K2: The Ultimate Health), Paramount, 1991
• Lieutenant Dave Spradling, A Few Good Men, Columbia/TriStar, 1992
• Jamie Ross, Indian Summer, Buena Vista, 1993
• Archie, Bulletproof Heart (also known as Killer), KeystonePictures, 1994
• Bernard March, Double Cross, Summa Video, 1994
• Lieutenant Roy Zimmer (communications officer), Crimson Tide, Buena Vista, 1995
• Boone, The Juror, Columbia/TriStar, 1996
• Carl, Never Too Late, Allegro Distribution, 1996
• John Grogan, White Tiger, Keystone Pictures, 1996
• Rodney Powell, Breach of Trust (also known as Crash and Dirty Money), Republic Pictures Home Video, 1996
• Jake Paxton, Masterminds (also known as Smart Alec), Columbia, 1997
• Warren Alexander, Paulie (also known as Paulie: A Parrot's Tale), DreamWorks, 1998
• Walter, "Love Waits for Kathy," Things You Can Tell Just By Looking atHer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2000
• Dusty, The Life of David Gale, Paramount, 2002
• Eric, Dragonfly, Universal, 2002
• Fletcher, Bandido, 2003
• Kramer, Timeline, Paramount, 2003
• Also appeared in the short film Decline and Fall.
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Bartender Richie Messina, Tough Cookies, CBS, 1986
• Bobby Kratz, Harry, ABC, 1987
• Officer Len Gayer, High Incident, ABC, 1996
• Dr. Tim Lonner, L.A. Doctors (also known as L.A. Docs), CBS, 1998-1999
• Miniseries
• Tom Kelly, From the Earth to the Moon, HBO, 1998
• Captain Gustav Gilbert, Nuremberg, TNT, 2000
• Movies
• Phil Mallard, The Intruder Within (also known as The Lucifer Rig), ABC, 1981
• Tony Archer, Til Death Do Us Part (also known as Madhouse),1982
• Bob Cady, The Terry Fox Story, HBO, 1983
• Howie Schwartz, Classified Love, CBS, 1986
• Matt, Kansas, ABC, 1995
• Seymour Weiss, Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long, TNT, 1995
• Lloyd, Final Cut, HBO, 1996
• Emmett Lach, Tempting Fate, ABC, 1998
• Beamish, Varian's War, Showtime, 2000
• Greg, Bleacher Bums, Showtime, 2002
• Specials
• Norbert, Blue Window, PBS, 1987
• Episodic
• "Ghost Rig," The Littlest Hobo, syndicated, 1980
• Barrett Stokes, "Strong Arm of the Law," American Gothic, CBS, 1995
• Commander Alan Wells, "Dark Matters," The Outer Limits, Showtime,then syndicated, 1995
• Commander Alan Wells, "The Voyage Home," The Outer Limits, Showtime, then syndicated, 1995
• Stuart "Snake Finger" Aikens, "Snakefinger," Dead Man's Gun, Showtime, 1998
• Hospital counsel Gordon Price, "The Dance We Do," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2000
• Hospital counsel Gordon Price, "Never Say Never," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2001
• Hospital counsel Gordon Price, "Rock, Paper, Scissors," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2001
• Pilots
• Buddy Banasack, Just Married, ABC, 1985
• Eddie, Hearts of Steel, ABC, 1986
• Stage Appearances
• Jonathon Harker, Dracula, Niagara Falls Music Theatre, c. 1975
• Norbert, Blue Window, Theatre Guinevere, New York City, 1984
• Kurt, The Nest, Perry Street Theatre, New York City, 1989
• Also appeared in Crackwalker, Hudson Guild Theatre, New York City;and in Rust and Ruin, Yale Repertory.
• Stage Work
• Producer of Crackwalker, Hudson Guild Theatre, New York City.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Interview, August, 2000, p. 64
• Maclean's, June 3, 1996, p. 45