Andrew Davis (born November 21, 1946) is an American film director,
producer, writer, and cinematographer who is known for directing
Holes, and a number of successful action thrillers including Code of
Silence, Above the Law, Under Siege, and The Fugitive.Davis was born
on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, and has directed several films
using Chicago as a backdrop. He is the son of actor Nathan Davis and
Metta Davis and the brother of musician Richard "Richie" Peter Davis
(co-founder of the cover band Chicago Catz) and Jo Ellen Friedman.
Davis used his actor father Nathan Davis to fill out many character
roles throughout the years, notably as the grandfather to Shia
LaBeouf's character in the Disney film, Holes.After attending the
Harand Camp of the Theater Arts summer camp program and Bowen High
School. Davis went on to study journalism at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he was issued a degree in
journalism in 1968. It was not long before his interest in civil
rights and anti-war issues converged with his growing interest in
filmmaking. Davis was mentored by acclaimed cinematographer Haskell
Wexler with whom he worked on Medium Cool and began his film career as
a cameraman on blaxploitation films like The Hit Man, Cool Breeze and
The Slams in the 1970s.
producer, writer, and cinematographer who is known for directing
Holes, and a number of successful action thrillers including Code of
Silence, Above the Law, Under Siege, and The Fugitive.Davis was born
on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, and has directed several films
using Chicago as a backdrop. He is the son of actor Nathan Davis and
Metta Davis and the brother of musician Richard "Richie" Peter Davis
(co-founder of the cover band Chicago Catz) and Jo Ellen Friedman.
Davis used his actor father Nathan Davis to fill out many character
roles throughout the years, notably as the grandfather to Shia
LaBeouf's character in the Disney film, Holes.After attending the
Harand Camp of the Theater Arts summer camp program and Bowen High
School. Davis went on to study journalism at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he was issued a degree in
journalism in 1968. It was not long before his interest in civil
rights and anti-war issues converged with his growing interest in
filmmaking. Davis was mentored by acclaimed cinematographer Haskell
Wexler with whom he worked on Medium Cool and began his film career as
a cameraman on blaxploitation films like The Hit Man, Cool Breeze and
The Slams in the 1970s.
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