CRAIG RICHARDS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/SCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR/ACTOR
member/affiliated SAG-AFTRA, DGA, WGAW, ASC, AMPTP, PGA, CSA
co-founder/former president Film Oregon Alliance
813.569.8165
Dolphin Heart Productions LLC
Tampa, Florida 33612 USA
DolphinHeartProductions.com
Film – Director Credits
Production Company
Infidel (drama/thriller)
Dolphin Heart Productions LLC
Kent State (feature-length historical drama)
Dolphin Heart Productions LLC
Hawaiian Vacation (feature-length family comedy)
Dolphin Heart Productions LLC
Open (feature-length suspense/thriller)
Dolphin Heart Productions LLC
Extremely Used Cars (feature-length comedy)
Triple-X-celent Films, LLC in association with Dolphin Heart Productions LLC
Television – Director Credits
Production Company
Smoke Eaters (episodic/scripted drama)
Dolphin Heart Productions LLC
The Big Reveal (episodic/reality)
Dolphin Heart Productions LLC
Amazing Custom Homes (episodic/reality)
Dolphin Heart Productions LLC
Commercials & Promotional – Director Credits
Client Summary: Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, John
Dykstra/Apogee Productions, Seiniger Advertising, Scott Mednick & Associates, CBS and MGM/UA, Soundelux, Image Entertainment, CruiseMasters
and The Art Store, among others.
Theatre – Director Credits
Production Company
The Taffetas
2nd Street Theater, Bend, Oregon
Greater Tuna
2nd Street Theater, Bend, Oregon
Off The Rack
2nd Street Theater, Bend, Oregon
Heaven Can Wait
Pass Players, Banning, California
Film – Actor Credits
Role
Director
Open (Dolphin Heart Productions)
Jack
Craig Richards
Infidel (Dolphin Heart Productions)
FBI Agent Jackson
Craig Richards
Lurk (Madness Entertainment)
The Bartender/Satan
Nathan Ludwig
Lucky Star (Blue Screen Video and Film)
Mobster
Hans Skjersaa
Extremely Used Cars (Triple-X-celent Films LLC)
Kevin James
Craig Richards
Man Maid (Jigsaw Pictures)
State Trooper
Chris Lusvardi
Punk Love (Blondie Productions)
Deputy Sheriff Jones
Nick Lyon
Surrender (Women Warriors)
T. Griffin Sanders
Tammy Sanderson
Jurassic Park III (Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment)
Billy’s Bar Buddy
Joe Johnston
The Majestic (Castle Rock Entertainment)
Studio Guard
Frank Darabont
Rat Race (Alphaville Films/Paramount Pictures)
State Trooper Rossi
Jerry Zucker
The Princess Diaries (Disney/Bottom of the Ninth Productions)
Father
Garry Marshall
Corky Romano (Disney/Corky Productions)
FBI Agent
Rob Pritts
When a Man Loves a Woman (Touchstone Pictures)
Patient #3
Luis Mandoki
The Flintstones (Amblin Entertainment)
Quarry Worker/Stunts
Brian Levant
Naked Gun 33-1/3: The Final Insult (Paramount Pictures)
Cop
Peter Segal
On Deadly Ground (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Mercenary Sniper/Stunts
Steven Seagal
Good Girls Don't (Leo Films)
Good Boss
Rick Sloane
Pray TV (ABC Circle Films)
Man in Audience
Bob Markowitz
Bustin’ Loose (Universal Pictures)
Bailiff
Oz Scott
Buddy, Buddy (MGM)
Attorney
Billy Wilder
Ice (PM Entertainment Group)
Patrol Officer/Stunts
Brook Yeaton
Beach Bunnies (Pirromount Productions)
Orderly
Mark Pirro
Caged Fury (20th Century Fox)
EMT
Bill Milling
Television – Actor Credits
Role
Director
Buying Naked (episodic)
Craig (series regular)
Paper Route Productions/TLC
Smoke Eaters (episodic)
Deputy Chief Preston Chandler (series reg.)
Craig Richards
HBO First Look – The Majestic (episode #8.21)
Studio Guard/Himself
Constantine Nasr
Melrose Place: Much Ado About Everything (episode #2.1)
Hunky Neighbor
Nancy Malone
The Micronots! (all episodes)
Captain Giles Slate (lead)
Tim Upham
The Jersey: Bringing The Heat (episode #2.22)
Blue Jays Coach
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair (MOW)
Secret Service Agent
Bradford May
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (episodic)
Swede (multiple episodes)
James Keach
Sisters (episodic)
Detective Brody (Falconer’s partner)
Warner Bros. Television
Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (episodic)
Detective Smith (multiple episodes)
Warner Bros. Television
Pickett Fences (episodic)
Camera Technician (multiple episodes)
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (episodic)
Gambler (multiple episodes)
Café Americain: And Giblets For All (episode #1.9)
German Patron
Murphy Brown (episodic)
Bar Patron
Warner Bros. Television
T.J. Hooker (episodic)
Officer Hart
Columbia Pictures Television
Dynasty (episodic)
Attorney
Aaron Spelling Productions
The Incredible Hulk (episodic)
Businessman
Universal TV
Commercials / Voiceover – Actor Credits
Conflict list available upon request
Theatre – Actor Credits
Role
Director
The Full Monty
Buddy "Keno" Walsh (principal)
Steve Dougherty & Maralyn Thoma
Arsenic and Old Lace
Jonathan Brewster (principal)
Georgia Phillips
The Rocky Horror Show
Narrator (principal)
Maralyn Thoma
Stepping Out
Geoffrey (principal)
Maralyn Thoma & Mary Kilpatrick
Light Up The Sky
Sidney Black (lead)
Georgia Phillips
Final Reunion
Congressman William Cheyney (lead) Steve Dougherty
Making The Call
Secret Service Agent Parker (lead)
Patrick Kmiec
Down, Please. Please!
Dick Mason (principal)
Bob Woodward
The Hardy Boys and the Mystery of Where Babies Come From
Mr. Hardy (principal)
Susan Benson
Heaven Can Wait
Tony Abbot (principal)
Craig Richards
Finishing Touches
Jeff Cooper (lead)
Donald W. Smith
Barefoot in the Park
Paul Bratter (lead)
Donald W. Smith
Mr. Moto Meets Killer
Mr. Moto (lead)
Holly Mulkey
Not With My Daughter..!
Rip Tracy (lead)
Nick Salpas
Laura
Detective Mark McPherson (lead)
Phil Homer
Play It Again, Sam
Bogey* (lead)
Lawrence Browne
The Impossible Years
Richard Merrick (lead)
Nick Salpas
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The Silver Whistle
Born Yesterday
Special Abilities
Reverend Watson (principal)
Assistant Hotel Manager
Beryl Shantic
Charles Riendeau
Award-winning producer, screenwriter, director and actor Craig Richards, a veteran of 40+ years in Hollywood feature film and series television production, formed Dolphin Heart Productions
LLC to produce its own projects as well as to partner with other creative professionals to deliver entertaining stories told with impactful production value.
*Awards: 'Best Supporting Actor' award for performance as Bogey in Play It Again, Sam by Woody Allen
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About Dolphin Heart Productions
Headquartered Tampa, Florida, Dolphin Heart Productions LLC is a full-service
production company formed to develop and produce narrative feature films and series
television content. With decades of expertise in scriptwriting, pre-production, casting,
principal cinematography, second-unit cinematography and all aspects of post-production,
Dolphin Heart Productions lends its expertise to other producer partners’ projects including
commercials, educational and promotional videos designed specifically for a variety of
distribution channels including broadcast television, DVD and the internet.
Deploying the latest best-practices digital production tools and workflow, Dolphin Heart
Productions has achieved mastery in Standard-Definition (SD) and High-Definition (HD)
workflows including current camera systems, digital audio capture, Apple Final Cut Studio
editing suite, Adobe Creative Suite and more.
About Craig Richards
With 40+ years of film, television and marketing expertise, Dolphin
Heart Productions producer/director Craig Richards has achieved
success in both entertainment and advertising realms working with
such luminary clients as Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures,
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy of
Television Arts and Sciences, John Dykstra/Apogee
Productions, Seiniger Advertising, Scott Mednick & Associates,
CBS, MGM/UA, Soundelux, Image Entertainment and more.
In addition, Craig Richards has led design and marketing initiatives such as Branding
Programs, Direct Response, Display Advertising, Collateral, Billboard, Packaging, Radio
and Television for clients across a wide variety of categories including Travel and Tourism,
Manufacturing, Retail, Service Industries, Healthcare and Entertainment. Craig served as
Creative Director from 1983-1991 at Capital Ideas Advertising, Ltd.; Instructor from 19911992 at Learning Tree University; Vice President/Senior Art Director from 1992-1998 at
The Odell Group; Co-Founder/Vice President Operations from 1994-1998 at
CyberSite.net; and, in 1998, he created the proprietary web-based ecommerce
technologies which led to the formation of Intercheq Incorporated.
Also in 1998, Mr. Richards founded FamilyReunion LLC (@ FamilyReunion.com), the
world’s largest family social network™ to help families around the world get connected and
stay connected through family gathering events.
Craig Richards is a longtime member in good standing or affiliate of SAG-AFTRA, Directors
Guild of America (DGA), Writers Guild of America West (WGAW), among others, and is a
co-founder and former president of Film Oregon Alliance.
As an actor, Craig began performing in live theatre in 1977 landing
lead roles in productions such as Detective Mark McPherson in
“Laura,” Paul Bratter in “Barefoot In The Park,” as Bogey in “Play It
Again, Sam” (for which he was honored by his peers with the “Best
Supporting Actor” award), Congressman William Cheyney in “Final
Craig Richards with Jim
Carrey in "The Majestic"
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Reunion,” the Narrator in “The Rocky Horror Show” and Buddy ‘Keno’ Walsh in “The Full
Monty” among many other noteworthy roles.
Highlights of Mr. Richards film and television career over the past three decades include
“Corky Romano” starring Chris Kattan, “Rat Race” directed by Jerry Zucker, “The Majestic”
directed by Frank Darabont and starring Jim Carrey and “The Princess Diaries” directed by
Garry Marshall, “Extremely Used Cars,” “Man Maid,” “Surrender,” “Punk Love” and the
multiple-award-winning film “Lucky Star” among many others. Craig is also noted for his
appearances in series television including TLC’s “Buying Naked,” “Dr. Quinn, Medicine
Woman,” “L.A. Law,” “Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” “Murphy Brown,”
“The Adventures of Briscoe County Jr.,” “The Jersey” and Craig starred as Captain Giles
Slate in TV’s sci-fi spoof “The Micronots!”
Craig directed the theatrical productions of ”Heaven
Can Wait,” “Off The Rack” and “The Taffetas” and
produced and directed numerous television
commercials and promotional videos for clients/partners
in Palm Springs, Los Angeles and Oregon. In 2008, Mr.
Richards directed the feature-length comedy “Extremely
Used Cars: There Is No Hope,” is creator/executive
producer and director for two reality series “Amazing
Craig Richards directs the feature-length
Custom Homes” and “The Big Reveal,” is executive
comedy film "Extremely Used Cars"
producer and director of the new one-hour scripted
drama series “Smoke Eaters,” wrote the screenplay for
the family comedy “Hawaiian Vacation” (a finalist for the Golden Palm award at the Beverly
Hills Film Festival), the suspense thriller “Open,” the action thriller “End” and co-wrote the
drama “Infidel” which he also executive produced and directed.
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Letters of Recommendation
August 21, 2008
To Whom It May Concern:
I recently worked as a Line Producer on the film, “Extremely Used Cars: There Is No
Hope,” directed by Craig Richards. My husband, Jack French, worked on the project as
well; primarily as a Production Accountant but served in various other capacities, as did
many of us on this feature film.
Both Jack and I had an opportunity to work closely with and observe Craig Richards’ work
as a director. His professionalism and industry knowledge helped guide cast and crew
through a difficult two-week shoot, ultimately ending up with a product of which we are
proud. He kept everyone focused and on track with his calm demeanor on the set.
Craig took over directing the film on very short notice and was able, through diligence and
hard work, to pull all the elements together successfully. Long hours and stressful
situations were managed with skill and diplomacy. He is a talented director and should be
able to add to his career as an actor continued success in a directorial capacity. I’m happy
to recommend him without reservation.
Sincerely
Patricia French
Line Producer, “Extremely Used Cars”
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Letters of Recommendation (continued)
August 22, 2008
To whom this may concern regarding Mr. Craig Richards:
I have known Craig Richards for a little more than one year going back to July 2007. As a
fellow co-founder of Film Oregon Alliance (FOA), I know him to possess many outstanding
qualities.
Craig has demonstrated his high level of intellect, creativity, passion and work ethic as an
entrepreneur, a fellow officer and board member of FOA, and as an actor/director. As an
entrepreneur he developed the family-based web community FamilyReunion.com and
offers creative design services to a variety of clients.
He is currently serving as FOA’s first president and, among other things, he is responsible
for the development and management of the FOA website FilmOregon.org as well as
serving on the Public Relations/Marketing Committee.
As an actor/director, Craig has had success in film, television and theatre. I have personally
observed Craig while directing and I have great deal of respect and admiration for his ability
to work with a variety of personalities with patience and leadership. He is a person who
gives 110% and is able to motivate and guide actors, crew and others to obtain the desired
results.
In my experience with Craig, without hesitation, I can say that he is a creative, talented, and
principled individual and I give him my highest recommendation.
Sincerely,
Stanley Roach, President
SalesMark Solutions, LLC
Vice President and Co-Founder, Film Oregon Alliance
541-771-5440
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Letters of Recommendation (continued)
August 25, 2008
To whom it may concern,
Craig Richards possesses the unique combination of unbridled creativity and resultsproducing discipline. He is an out-of-the-box thinker with a proven track record of high
performance. His immense experience from the “front lines” provides a basis for his good
judgment. Having “been there, done that” allows for flawless execution and excellent
project management skills. Bottom line: Creativity, leadership and superb results.
Top qualities: Great Results, High Integrity, Creative
Sincerely,
Randy Roffers, Vice President of Finance
ICORE Healthcare Division of Magellan Health Services
5850 T.G. Lee Boulevard, Suite 510
Orlando, FL 32822
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Letters of Recommendation (continued)
August 25, 2008
To whom it may concern,
Craig Richards brings his personal and professional experience to filmmaking. He has
worked in front of the camera and behind the camera in many capacities. He’s always
optimistic and does whatever it takes to get the job done, on budget and on time as is
mandatory in this industry. It’s always been a pleasure working with him.
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, High Integrity
Sincerely,
Taylor Whitney, President and Founder
Preserving the Past, LLC
Home Movie Classics
2290 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14610