Art Camacho is an American film director, producer, actor and stuntman. His directorial work includes Recoil in 1998, 13 Dead Men in 2003, Confessions of a Pit Fighter in 2005 and Half Past Dead 2 in 2007; Assassin X in 2016, and Wild League in 2018,. His acting work includes Chinatown Connection in 1990, The Power Within in 1995, Tiger Heart in 1996 and Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home. Camacho's autobiography "A filmmaker's Journey" was published in 2017.
Background Camacho started out producing and directing commercials before moving into directing, choreographing and producing action films. By 2015, he had worked in at least 50 action films as either stuntman or choreographer.MyMMANews.com, June 16, 2015 - Martial Artists and High School Teacher Tom Renner Co-Produces The Chemist - Eric Kowal One of the films he has directed is Recoil which is from PM Entertainment, the company responsible for many of the direct to video action films in the 1990s to early 2000s. Camacho went on to write, producer and direct several other films. Camacho's credits include Seized starring Scott Adkins, Dead Trigger starring Dolph Lundgren, Half Past Dead starring Steven Seagal. He also directed his first film in Russia: Wild League.411 Mania, December 6, 2017 - The Gratuitous B-Movie Column: Recoil by Bryan Kristopowitz One of Camacho's influences is Eric Lee.Black Belt, Jan 2004 - Page 96 MARTIAL ARTS LEGENDS GATHER TO HONOR ERIC LEE by Sara Fogan
Filmography
+ Director Title Year Notes # Ring of Fire 1991 Karate Tiger 8: Fists of Iron Ring of Fire 2: Blood and Steel 1993 The Power Within 1995 Little Bigfoot 1997 Recoil 1998 Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home 1998 The Cutoff 1998 The Company Man 1998 Point Doom 2000 Final Payback 2001 Gangland 2001 Redemption 2002 13 Dead Men 2003 Sci-Fighter 2004 Confessions of a Pit Fighter 2005 Soft Target 2006 Half Past Dead 2 2007 Flawed 2014 The Chemist 2016 Father and Father 2018 Imdb - Art Camacho, Filmography, Director Ruthless 2023 The Wrecker 2025
References
External links Imdb: Art Camacho