Cast & creator
Jeff Imada
Best known for Las Vegas, Taxi, T. J. Hooker
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeff Imada (born June 17, 1955) is an American martial artist, stuntman, and actor. He has performed stunts in over 100 films and television programs and authored one of the first books published in the US about the balisong. Jeff Imada is trained in Jeet Kune Do, Eskrima, Tae Kwon Do, Tang Soo Do, Karate, Shaolin Kung Fu, Kendo and Boxing. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff Imada, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Jeffrey Imada, Jeff Imata
203
film credits
12
television credits
51
1978–2025 · acting roles
6.1
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (215)
Showing 215 of 215 credits
Las Vegas
Han Jin
2003
Taxi
Sailor at Bar (uncredited)
1978
T. J. Hooker
Nabutsu Hood #2 / Asian Thug Robber
1982T. J. Hooker
Asian Thug
1982
Airwolf
Bandit Soldier
1984Airwolf
Tran Van Hieu Men
1984
Iron Man 2
Fight Choreographer
2010
Fight Club
Stunts
1999
The Green Mile
Stunt Coordinator
1999
Hunter
Mr. Nim Men #1 (uncredited)
1984
Tour of Duty
Stunts
1987
Bullet Train
Stunts
2022
Blade Runner
Stunts
1982
The Naked Gun
Stunts
2025
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Stunts
2016
Furious 7
Fight Choreographer
2015
Heat
Stunts
1995
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Stunt Coordinator
2011
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Tay's Soldier
1985Rambo: First Blood Part II
Stunts
1985
From Dusk Till Dawn
Stunts
1996
Total Recall
Fight Choreographer
2012
Lethal Weapon
Stunts
1987
Tropic Thunder
Stunts
2008
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Stunt Coordinator
2012
Godzilla
Stunts
2014
The Bourne Ultimatum
Stunt Coordinator
2007
Rush Hour
Stunts
1998
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Utility Stunts
2005
The Bourne Supremacy
Stunt Coordinator
2004
The Negotiator
Stunts
1998
The Book of Eli
Stunt Coordinator
2010
Point Break
Store Clerk (uncredited)
1991Point Break
Stunts
1991
Collateral
Stunts
2004
Falling Down
Stunts
1993
Blade
Henchman (uncredited)
1998Blade
Stunts
1998
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Stunts
2000
Enemy of the State
Stunts
1998
Tremors
Stunts
1990
Armageddon
Stunts
1998
L.A. Confidential
Stunt Coordinator
1997
Lethal Weapon 4
Thug
1998Lethal Weapon 4
Stunts
1998
8 Mile
Stunt Coordinator
2002
Planet Terror
Stunts
2007
After Earth
Fight Choreographer
2013
Daredevil
Stunt Coordinator
2003Daredevil
Martial Arts Choreographer
2003
Waterworld
Stunts
1995
Mortal Kombat
Stunt Double
1995Mortal Kombat
Stunt Coordinator
1995
The Green Hornet
Fight Choreographer
2011
Candy Cane Lane
Stunt Coordinator
2023
Ava
Stunt Coordinator
2020
The Crow
Braeden
1994The Crow
Stunt Coordinator
1994The Crow
Fight Choreographer
1994
Dante's Peak
Stunt Coordinator
1997
Crank
Stunts
2006
The Time Machine
Stunt Coordinator
2002
U.S. Marshals
Stunts
1998
They Live
Male Ghoul
1988They Live
Stunt Coordinator
1988
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Stunts
1994
Vanishing Son
Triad Lieutenant #2
1994
Role Models
Stunt Coordinator
2008
Big Trouble in Little China
Needles
1986Big Trouble in Little China
Stunts
1986
Spy Hard
Stunts
1996
The Rookie
Stunts
1990
The Master
Bodyguard
1984
Escape from L.A.
Saigon Shadow
1996Escape from L.A.
Stunt Coordinator
1996
Serenity
Stunts
2005
Patriot Games
Stunts
1992
Volcano
Stunts
1997
Death Warrant
Stunt Coordinator
1990
Kindergarten Cop
Dope Party Guest (uncredited)
1990Kindergarten Cop
Stunts
1990
In Her Shoes
Stunt Coordinator
2005
When a Stranger Calls
Stunt Coordinator
2006
Payback
Chow's Bodyguard
1999
Little Nicky
Chinese Delivery Guy
2000Little Nicky
Stunt Coordinator
2000
The Replacement Killers
Stunts
1998
The Golden Child
Stunts
1986
Big Stan
Stunts
2007
Ghosts of Mars
Stunt Coordinator
2001
Hanging Up
Stunts
2000
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Stunts
1986
The Siege
Stunts
1998
The Ladykillers
Stunts
2004
Money Train
Stunts
1995
Showdown in Little Tokyo
Stunts
1991
Tango & Cash
Stunts
1989
Nothing to Lose
Stunts
1997
Hard to Kill
Vernon Trent Man (uncredited)
1990Hard to Kill
Stunts
1990
In the Mouth of Madness
Stunt Coordinator
1995
The Dead Pool
Stunts
1988
Village of the Damned
Stunt Coordinator
1995
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Stunts
1991
Prince of Darkness
Stunt Coordinator
1987
Marked for Death
Stunts
1990
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Stunts
1989
Rising Sun
Eddie Sakamura's Yakuza
1993Rising Sun
Stunt Coordinator
1993
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Stunt Coordinator
1995
Beverly Hills Ninja
Stunts
1997
Hanna
Fight Choreographer
2011Hanna
Stunt Coordinator
2011
Highlander II: The Quickening
Stunts
1991
Joshua Tree
Chinese Gunman #2
1993
Wonder Boys
Stunt Coordinator
2000
Road House
Stunts
1989
The Glimmer Man
Stunts
1996
Rock Star
Stunts
2001
Vampires
Stunt Coordinator
1998
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
Second Unit Director
1995
House
Stunts
1985
Serving Sara
Stunt Coordinator
2002
Domino
Stunts
2005
Gavilan
1982
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Stunt Coordinator
1992
Sleepless
Second Unit Director
2017Sleepless
Stunt Coordinator
2017
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Stunts
1985
The Perfect Weapon
Wo Sam Guard (uncredited)
1991The Perfect Weapon
Stunts
1991
On Deadly Ground
Stunts
1994
Martial Law II: Undercover
Biker in Pub (uncredited)
1991Martial Law II: Undercover
Stunts
1991
Virtuosity
Sushi Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1995
Rapid Fire
Stunt Coordinator
1992
Gung Ho
Stunts
1986
V.I. Warshawski
Stunts
1991
Double Dragon
Huey
1994Double Dragon
Stunt Coordinator
1994Double Dragon
Second Unit Director
1994
Spartan
Stunt Coordinator
2004
Captain America
Stunts
1990
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
Stunts
1985
L.A. Without a Map
Stunts
1999
The Ward
Stunt Coordinator
2010
Flight of the Intruder
Stunts
1991
The Puppet Masters
Stunts
1994
Undercover Blues
Stunts
1993
Breathless
Stunts
1983
Kazaam
Stunt Coordinator
1996
Ghost Dad
Stunts
1990
Jade
Stunts
1995
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Stunts
1994
Body Bags
Stunt Coordinator
1993
The Power of Few
Stunt Driver
2013
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Self
2019
Crazy in Alabama
Stunt Coordinator
1999
Dreamscape
Stunts
1984
One Tough Bastard
Stunts
1996
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
Stunts
1989
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
Stunt Coordinator
1990
The Accidental Getaway Driver
Stunts
2025
Ticker
Stunts
2001
Forever Lulu
Stunt Coordinator
2000
Leather Jackets
Hood #1
1992
To the Limit
Stunts
1995
Come See the Paradise
Stunts
1990
Nice Dreams
Wine Steward
1981
Why Me?
Stunts
1990
The Last of the Finest
Stunts
1990
Park
Stunt Coordinator
2006
Confessions of an Action Star
Martial Arts Choreographer
2005Confessions of an Action Star
Stunts
2005
Tooken
Stunt Coordinator
2015
D.R.E.A.M. Team
Stunts
1999
Going Berserk
Kung Fu Fighter
1983
Kuffs
Stunts
1992
Only the Brave
Stunt Coordinator
2006
Patty Hearst
Neighbor
1988
Night of the Warrior
Mr. Kim
1991
Hyper Space
Matt Chang
1989Hyper Space
Stunt Coordinator
1989
Showdown
Stunt Coordinator
1993
Angel Town
Stunt Coordinator
1990
Ninja Academy
Stunts
1989
Man in the Chair
Stunt Driver
2007
Excessive Force
Stunts
1993
Fast & Furious
Stunts
2009
The Gene Generation
Alley Guy
2007The Gene Generation
Fight Choreographer
2007
Robot Wars
Stunts
1993
Fever
Stunt Coordinator
1991
Winners Take All
Stunts
1987
Hollywood Vice Squad
Stunts
1986
Beauty and the Beast
Bruce
1987
Massarati and the Brain
Sushi
1982
Master Ninja
Bodyguard
1984
Henchman: The Al Leong Story
Self
2018
Trial: The Price of Passion
Dan Ho Trunh
1992
The Making of 'They Live'
Self
1988
K-9000
Zeiss Man
1990
Steele Justice
Mob Thug #4 (uncredited)
1987Steele Justice
Stunts
1987
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
Self
2001
One Man Force
Stunts
1989
Malevolent: Unearthing John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness
Self
2018
Mask of the Ninja
Stunts
2008
Ulterior Motives
Yakuza #3
1993
Subversion: Exposing John Carpenter's They Live
Self
2018
The Criminal Mind
Stunts
1993
Baby
Benny's Bouncer
2008
Among the Beasts
Stunt Coordinator
2023
Vanishing Son III
Triad Lieutenant #2
1994
Vietnam Texas
Stunts
1990