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Carl Nick Ciarfalio (born November 12, 1953) is an American actor and stuntman. He has appeared in over 300 film and television projects. He is best known for portraying the Thing in the Roger Corman produced, but unreleased movie The Fantastic Four.
Carl Ciarfalio is a 40-year veteran of stage, television and movies. He has worked with many film and TV legends, won a stunt award, and served on the board of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
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Oct 11, 2016 · Learn about Carl Ciarfalio's career as a stunt actor and coordinator, and his role as the Thing in the unreleased 1994 Fantastic Four movie. He shares his memories, insights and opinions on the documentary DOOMED and the fan base of the film.
From his humble beginnings as a bumbling cowboy in live performances at Knott’s Berry Farm, to film and television work with elite actors and directors like Tom Cruise, Clint Eastwood, Ron Howard, Chuck Norris, and Brad Pitt, you’ll be riveted by his truthful, fascinating, and often hilarious stories.
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Carl Ciarfalio (born 12 November 1953; age 70) is a stuntman, stunt actor and stunt coordinator who performed stunts in episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Enterprise. He worked as stunt double for actor Jorge Cervera, Jr. in the sixth season episode "A Fistful of Datas".
Ciarfalio was born in Alhambra, California, USA and started his career as a college wrestler and football player before being hired as stuntman for Knott's Berry Farm and Universal Studios western shows between 1974 and 1985. He received his Screen Actors Guild card in 1978 while working on the film Do It in the Dirt and his AFTRA card while working on the television show Soap. He won a Stuntman Award in the category Best Fight Sequence (Television) in 1985 for his work on the television series Knight Rider. He became a member of the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures in 1985 and served as its president between 1992 and 1996. Ciarfalio also served at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Board of Governors for two terms and as governor of the Stunt Peer Group.
Ciarfalio has doubled for actors such as Alex Karras (1984 in Against All Odds), Voyo Goric (1990 in Lionheart), Beau Starr (1993 in Joshua Tree), and Joe Pingue (2010 in The Book of Eli). On television, he appeared in episodes of The Fall Guy (1984, with Matt McColm), Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1985), Magnum, P.I. (1986, with Bob Minor), Misfits of Science (1986, with Kevin Peter Hall and Gene LeBell), Mike Hammer (1986, with Richard E. Butler), MacGyver (1986, with Vince Deadrick, Jr.), The Golden Girls (1987), Sledge Hammer! (1987), Beauty and the Beast (1988, with Ron Perlman), Dynasty (1988), Falcon Crest (1988-1989, with Allan Graf and Jimmy Ortega), Jake and the Fatman (1991), Married... with Children (1992, with Frank Lloyd, David Michael Graves, and Denney Pierce), Baywatch (1992, with Greg Barnett), Renegade (1995, with Branscombe Richmond), Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1996, with Terry Jackson), Baywatch Nights (1996, with Doc Duhame and Don McGovern), Dark Skies (1997), Melrose Place (1997), Babylon 5 (1998, with Bill Mumy, Andreas Katsulas, Vince Deadrick, Jr., Bill Blair, and Gary Wayton), Seven Days (2000), Walker, Texas Ranger (1993-2000), J.J. Abrams' Alias (2002, with Shauna Duggins), Charmed (2002, with Noon Orsatti), 24, (2002, with Eddy Donno, Tony Donno, and Katie Rowe), The Agency (2003, with Craig Baxley, Jr.), Monk (2004, with Charlie Brewer), Heroes 2006, with Ian Quinn, Brian Avery, and Anthony Molinari), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2007), CSI:NY (2011, with Henry Kingi, Jr. and Paul Lacovara), and The Mentalist (2011).
Other television series he performed stunts on include Just Shoot Me!, JAG, Profiler, Murder, She Wrote Knight Rider, Cagney & Lace, The Twilight Zone, Alien Nation, B.J. and the Bear, Spenser: For Hire, Airwlf, Galactica 1980, Matlock, St. Elsewhere, Fame, Quantum Leap, Hill Street Blues, Remington Steele, General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Flash, Ellen, Ally McBeal, The O.C., She Spies, Angel, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Civil Wars, Day of Our Lives, Civil War, and Max Headroom.
Among his over two-hundred film credits are Cannery Row (1982, with Johnny C. Meier, Tim Culbertson, Gilbert Combs, Chris Doyle, and Glenn R. Wilder), Number One with a Bullet (1987), Licence to Kill (1989), Eve of Destruction (1991), Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991), opposite Tom Cruise in Far and Away (1992), In the Line of Fire (1993, with Gary Cole, Clyde Kusatsu, Michael Zurich, Lena Banks, Robert Buckingham, Elizabeth Pengson, Robin Morselli, Sharon Schaffer, and Denise Lynne Roberts), The Fantastic Four (1994, with Jay Underwood, Michael Bailey Smith, Denney Pierce, Jeff Pruitt, Merritt Yohnka, Spiro Razatos, and Jeff Cadiente), Natural Born Killers (1994), Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995, starring Tony Todd), Casino (1995), Con Air (1997), The Limey (1999), Fight Club (1999, with Jeff Imada), Traffic (2000, with James Lew), National Security (2003), and From Mexico with Love (2009, directed by Jimmy Nickerson and with Henry Kingi, Sr.).
Ciarfalio also performed stunts in Commando (1985), Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986), Beetlejuice (1988), Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988, with Tom Morga and George P. Wilbur), Glory (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Wayne's World (1992), Sneakers (1992), RoboCop 3 (1993), Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993, starring Whoopi Goldberg), Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), The Specialist (1994), Alien Nation: Body and Soul (1995), Batman & Robin (1997), Vampires (1998, with Marjean Holden and Steve Blalock), A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Men in Black II (2002), Daredevil (2003), Bruce Almighty (2003), Starsky & Hutch (2004), Mission: Impossible III (2006), Dark Moon Rising (2009, with Stacey Carino and Oliver Keller), and The Green Hornet (2011).
Carl Ciarfalio is a versatile and experienced performer who has worked with many Hollywood stars and directors. He has done stunts, fights, and effects for movies and TV shows, and shares his stories and photos on his website.
Carl Ciarfalio is an actor and stuntman who has appeared in many action movies and TV shows. He is best known for being the victim of Joe Pesci's vice in Casino and for playing the Thing in The Fantastic Four.
