Mark Riccardi

From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference

Mark A. Riccardi (born 1957) is a stuntman, stunt actor and stunt coordinator who did stunts on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager. He was one of the stuntmen who doubled actor Jonathan Frakes in several episodes of The Next Generation and in Star Trek Generations.

Riccardi was born in South Plainfield and attended the South Plainfield High School with fellow stunt performers and friends Dennis Madalone and Irving E. Lewis. Riccardi attended West Virginia University, where he played quarterback on the football team, and later played semi-pro football in Los Angeles. He became a stunt performer in the early '80s.

He stunt doubled for actor John Travolta, who he met on the set of Pulp Fiction (1994). He then doubled him on Face/Off and in his next ten pictures, as well as stunt coordinating General's Daughter, Civil Action, and Primary Colors. Riccardi is currently doubling Anthony La Pagalia on Without a Trace and also doubling Greg Grunberg on the hit show Heroes.

Contents 1 Star Trek appearances 1.1 Other appearances 2 Selected stunt filmography 3 External links

[edit] Star Trek appearances

Stunt double for Jonathan Frakes TNG: "Rascals", "Starship Mine", "Second Chances", "Descent", "Gambit, Part I", "Gambit, Part II" (uncredited)	Stunt double for Gerrit Graham DS9: "Captive Pursuit" (uncredited)	Bajoran security deputy DS9: "The Circle", "Shakaar" (uncredited)	Crewman Franklin TNG: "Descent" (uncredited)
"Ghost" DS9: "Past Tense, Part II" (uncredited)	Security officer DS9: "Visionary" (uncredited)	Cardassian civilian DS9: "The Dogs of War" (uncredited)

[edit] Other appearances

• DS9:
  • At least one episode as Jem'Hadar
• VOY:
  • "Repentance" as stunt double for Jeff Kober
  • At least one episode as a Starfleet Security Crewman
• Star Trek Generations as stunt double for Jonathan Frakes

[edit] Selected stunt filmography

• An Eye for an Eye (1981, with Rosalind Chao, Joe Farago, and Alan Marcus)
• Ice (1994, with Zach Galligan, Patricia Tallman, Joe Murphy, Nick Dimitri, and Chuck Borden)
• Broken Arrow (1996, with Christian Slater, Bob Gunton, Vyto Ruginis, Joey Box, Charlie Brewer, John Cade, and Rick Avery)
• Face/Off (1997, with Harve Presnell, Brennan Dyson, Denney Pierce, and Spiro Razatos)
• The General's Daughter (1999, with James Cromwell, Ken Lesco, Dennis Madalone, Patricia Tallman, and Lynn Salvatori)
• V.I.P. (2000, with Christopher Leps and Darlene Williams)
• Swordfish (2001, with Rudolf Martin, Zach Grenier, Dana Hee, Denney Pierce, Joey Box, and Rusty McClennon)
• Without a Trace (2002-2004, with Enrique Murciano, Stephen Pisani, Patricia Tallman , and stunt coordinated by Dennis Madalone )
• Mission: Impossible III (2006, with Tracy Middendorf, Bruce French, Ellen Bry, Douglas Price, Steve Blalock, and Spice Williams-Crosby)
• 24 (2006)
• Heroes (2006)

[edit] External links

• StuntDble.com - official web site
• TakeTwoEntertainment.net - Riccardi's production company
• Mark Riccardi at the Internet Movie Database