Allan Lee Graf was born on December 16,1949 and is an American athlete, actor, stuntman and director.
12 Facts About Allan Graf
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Allan Graf has become a second unit director, working on films such as Wayne's World, The Replacements, The Waterboy, We Were Soldiers, and Jerry Maguire.
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Allan Lee Graf was raised in Sylmar, California, but transferred to San Fernando High School in tenth grade.
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Heavily recruited by Pac-8 universities, Allan Graf opted to stay in his native Los Angeles to play for John McKay and the University of Southern California Trojans.
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Allan Graf was unhappy when line coach Rod Humenuik told him he'd be playing offensive tackle.
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Allan Graf liked to tackle offensive ball carriers; with his natural aggressiveness, he felt he would play better on defense.
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Unpicked in the 1973 NFL draft, Allan Graf attended the Los Angeles Rams' 1973 fall training camp as a free agent.
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For Friday Night Lights Allan Graf personally interviewed over 900 candidates for a forty-man roster, including doubles for the actors involved.
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Allan Graf has directed the second unit of photography on many sports-related motion pictures where his stunt coordination made him a key decision maker, but he has directed second unit in many mainstream comedies, starting with Wayne's World in 1992.
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Especially in collaboration with Walter Hill, with whom he shares association in many movie projects, Allan Graf's experience has grown in the action film genre, especially in the Western.
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In 2004, Allan Graf helped Hill create and execute realistic stunts for the premiere of David Milch's Deadwood television series on HBO.
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Allan Graf was himself cast as the bodyguard "Captain Joe Turner" of series antagonist George Hearst.