Andrew Davis
(Director )

Tightly wound action flicks typically bring Director Andrew Davis success. It is no surprise, then, that Davis spent time working as a fast-paced journalist and television cameraman before finding his calling on the silver screen. In 1969 Davis worked closely with cinematographer Haskell Wexler on the film Medium Cool. The politically charged film garnered much critical praise, and Davis found himself working as a cinematographer on a series of films before co-writing, producing and directing the 1978 independent movie called Stony Island. But Davis came into his own as a director of action films when he worked with actor Chuck Norris in Code of Silence (1985). He added to his string of rib-cracking movies with Above the Law (1988), the first film to star action hero Steven Seagal. Davis worked with the brawny actor again in the successful Under Siege (1992), but the next year he directed a blockbuster bear that raised eyebrows in most critic's corners as well. The Fugitive (1993), a film adaptation of the 1960s television program of the same name, starred Harrison Ford and grossed over $350 million internationally. Davis is slated to direct Under Siege 3 next year.