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Michael Papajohn

Michael Papajohn

29 movies on Netflix

Biography

Michael Papajohn is an American character actor and stunt performer who played college baseball for the LSU Tigers before getting his start in film as a stunt performer. Born and raised in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, he was hired for stunts on Everybody's All-American while still a student at LSU, then worked as a stuntman on films including Money Talks and Starship Troopers. He went on to act in Predator 2 and For Love of the Game, and played Dennis Carradine, the robber blamed for Uncle Ben's death, in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, appearing in Spider-Man (2002) and Spider-Man 3 and making a cameo in The Amazing Spider-Man. His other credits include Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator Salvation, S.W.A.T., Land of the Lost, G-Force and Jeepers Creepers 3 (2017).

61years old

Turns 62 on November 7in 26 days

  • Born Vestavia Hills
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21

Movie Career

Films
29
Career span
31 years1994 to 2025

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  1. A first

    Papajohn was a college outfielder who helped LSU reach its first College World Series in 1986, playing under coach Skip Bertman.

  2. First role

    Papajohn's first acting work came while he was an LSU student, when he was hired as a stunt performer on Everybody's All-American, which shot football scenes in Tiger Stadium.

  3. A change of course

    In the 1985 Major League Baseball draft, the Texas Rangers picked Papajohn. Rather than sign a contract, he took a baseball scholarship to Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Michael Papajohn movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Nightcrawler2014 Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Security Guard

    IMDb rating 7.8682K votes

  2. Spider-Man2002 Action, Adventureas Carjacker

    IMDb rating 7.4998K votes

  3. Eraser1996as WitSec Agent Schiffer

    IMDb rating 6.2125K votes

  4. Unhinged2020as Cop

    IMDb rating 6.088K votes

  5. American Ultra2015as Otis

    IMDb rating 6.1101K votes

  6. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen2009as Cal

    IMDb rating 6.0459K votes

  7. Spawn1997as Glen, Zack's Dad

    IMDb rating 5.277K votes

  8. The Hit List2011as Special Agent Drake Ford

    IMDb rating 5.412K votes

Most often with

Johnny Martin directed two of these films. Glenn Morshower appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Michael Papajohn's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.4 billion

16 of the 29 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 29 films: 16 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 7 figure not found.

  • 16Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 7Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    $836M35.1% of the total
  2. 2
    Spider-Man2002as Carjacker
    $822M34.5% of the total
  3. 3
    Eraser1996as WitSec Agent Schiffer
    $242M10.2% of the total
  4. 4
    Gangster Squad2013as Mike 'The Flea'
    $105M4.4% of the total
  5. 5
    Spawn1997as Glen, Zack's Dad
    $88M3.7% of the total
  6. 6
    The Animal2001as Patrolman Brady
    $85M3.6% of the total
  7. 7
    Nightcrawler2014as Security Guard
    $47M2.0% of the total
  8. 8
    The Iron Claw2023as Olympic Coach
    $40M1.7% of the total
Unhinged (2020), $39.2 millionAmerican Ultra (2015), $27.1 millionBlack and Blue (2019), $22.7 millionVengeance: A Love Story (2017), $14.9 millionWild Card (2015), $6.7 millionJeepers Creepers 3 (2017), $4.0 millionRage (2014), $2.4 millionThe Last Shot (2004), $541,330

$118 millionfrom the other 8 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total