Began as an actor in Kurt Russell-Disney Films in 1974.
Made the switch to the Stunt world following a successful career as a
junior pro surfer. Born, bred, and resided in Malibu.
Many, many stunts later, David made the promotion to Stunt Coordinator in
1978 on Die Körperfresser kommen (1978).
Coordinating TV and films all over the world brought him up to the
position of 2nd Unit Director on Gorky Park (1983).
"Action" movies proceeded to explode along with David's career.
Befriending Harrison Ford, two of David's most notable 2nd units were
Die Stunde der Patrioten (1992) and Das Kartell (1994).
As shown in Filmography, he worked back-to-back until the break from
Disney, offering to 1st unit Direct the feature, Ein tierisches Trio (1996).
Directorial debut grossed over $100 Million.
Completed two features for 1997, Desperate Measures (1998) & Sphere - Die Macht aus dem All (1998) with
Barry Levinson.
