M. James Arnett

Biography

Career Overview

M. James Arnett has 81 screen credits in a career dating back to 1967. Their work spans 18 cinematic universes — most prominently Police Academy with 3 titles. Signature works include Scarface, Nine to Five, xXx. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Crew
Gender: male
Known Credits: 81

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 18 universes

Police Academy (3 titles)
S.W.A.T. Collection (1 titles)
xXx (1 titles)
Small Soldiers (1 titles)
Jurassic Park (1 titles)
Major League (1 titles)
Basic Instinct Collection (1 titles)
Hook (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Michelle Pfeiffer (2 collaborations)
Michael Runyard (2 collaborations)
Al Pacino (1 collaborations)
Steven Bauer (1 collaborations)
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (1 collaborations)
Robert Loggia (1 collaborations)
Miriam Colon (1 collaborations)
F. Murray Abraham (1 collaborations)
Paul Shenar (1 collaborations)
Harris Yulin (1 collaborations)

Credits

crew (56 credits)
- All About Steve
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  2009
- S.W.A.T.
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  2003
- xXx
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  2002
- Domestic Disturbance
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  2001
- The Mexican
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  2001
- Small Soldiers
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1998
- MouseHunt
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1997
- Amistad
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1997
- Steel
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1997
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1997
- Breakdown
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1997
- Barb Wire
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1996
- Congo
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1995
- Wolf
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1994
- Major League II
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1994
- Fatal Instinct
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1993
- Toys
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1992
- Basic Instinct
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1992
- The Rocketeer
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1991
- Hook
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1991
- Nothing but Trouble
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1991
- Tango & Cash
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1989
- The War of the Roses
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1989
- Uncle Buck
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1989
- Police Story: Cop Killer
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1988
- Out of Bounds
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1986
- A View to a Kill
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1985
- Birdy
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1984
- 2010
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1984
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1984
- Where the Boys Are
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1984
- Amazons
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1984
- Scarface
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1983
- Grease 2
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1982
- Visiting Hours
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1982
- Taps
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1981
- Nine to Five
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1980
- The Night the Bridge Fell Down
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1980
- Smokey and the Bandit II
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1980
- The Memory of Eva Ryker
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1980
- When Time Ran Out...
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1980
- Foxes
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1980
- Steel
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1979
- Nightwing
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1979
- Foul Play
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1978
- Jackson County Jail
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1976
- The Man Who Would Be King
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1975
- The Towering Inferno
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1974
- Sleeper
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1973
- The MacKintosh Man
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1973
- The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1972
- Sometimes a Great Notion
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1971
- They Might Be Giants
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1971
- Little Big Man
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1970
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
  
  stunt double
  
  crew
  
  1969
- Cool Hand Luke
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1967
directing (21 credits)
- Ladder 49
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- S.W.A.T.
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- xXx
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- The 6th Day
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- Small Soldiers
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1998
- Breakdown
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1997
- Congo
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1995
- Fatal Instinct
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1993
- Basic Instinct
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1992
- Nothing but Trouble
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1991
- Tango & Cash
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1989
- Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1989
- Leonard Part 6
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1987
- No Man's Land
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1987
- The Lost Boys
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1987
- Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1987
- Out of Bounds
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1986
- Police Academy 3: Back in Training
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1986
- Taps
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1981
- The MacKintosh Man
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1973
- Pocket Money
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1972
actors (4 credits)
- The Blob
  Radio Man
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- Foul Play
  Truck Driver
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1978
- Airport '77
  Passenger
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1977
- Jackson County Jail
  Highway Patrolman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1976