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W. Alexander Ellis

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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W. Alexander Ellis is known for The Golden Child (1986), RoboCop 3 (1993) and St. Elmo's Fire (1985).
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    Eddie Murphy in The Golden Child (1986)
    The Golden Child
    6.0
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1986
    RoboCop 3 (1993)
    RoboCop 3
    4.2
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1993
    Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Mare Winningham in St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
    St. Elmo's Fire
    6.4
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Alexander Ellis)
    • 1985
    Rachael Leigh Cook and Freddie Prinze Jr. in She's All That (1999)
    She's All That
    5.9
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Alexander Ellis)
    • 1999

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Kim Delaney, Kyle Secor, Rick Hoffman, Diana Maria Riva, and Tom Everett Scott in Philly (2001)
      Philly
      7.2
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2001–2002
    • Rachael Leigh Cook and Freddie Prinze Jr. in She's All That (1999)
      She's All That
      5.9
      • second assistant director (as Alexander Ellis)
      • 1999
    • Steven Seagal and Marg Helgenberger in Fire Down Below (1997)
      Fire Down Below
      5.1
      • second assistant director: second unit (as Alexander Ellis)
      • 1997
    • Childhood Sweetheart? (1997)
      Childhood Sweetheart?
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director
      • 1997
    • James Marsden, Amy Smart, Ron Livingston, and Christine Taylor in Campfire Tales (1997)
      Campfire Tales
      5.8
      • second assistant director: additional photography
      • 1997
    • Friends 'Til the End (1997)
      Friends 'Til the End
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director
      • 1997
    • James Coburn, Burt Reynolds, Ernie Hudson, Gregory Hines, Sinbad, and A Martinez in The Cherokee Kid (1996)
      The Cherokee Kid
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director
      • 1996
    • Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal (1996)
      Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal
      7.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1996
    • Pacific Blue (1996)
      Pacific Blue
      5.6
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 1996
    • Dream On (1990)
      Dream On
      7.6
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 1992–1996
    • Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans in Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
      Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
      6.5
      • second assistant director (as Alexander Ellis)
      • 1996
    • No Greater Love (1995)
      No Greater Love
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director: Los Angeles (as Alexander Ellis)
      • 1995
    • CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)
      CBS Schoolbreak Special
      6.8
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 1995
    • Dermot Mulroney and Ricky Schroder in There Goes My Baby (1994)
      There Goes My Baby
      6.3
      • second assistant director
      • 1994
    • RoboCop 3 (1993)
      RoboCop 3
      4.2
      • second assistant director
      • 1993

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