Vincent L. DeNiro
Actor/Producer/Weapons Armorer/
SFX Coordinator/Stuntman
(540) 742-5718
E-mail: vince@exoticarms.com
Web Page: www.exoticarms.com
Height: 6’3’’ Weight: 220 lbs. Eyes: Brown Hair: Very Dark Brown Suit: 50 Shirt: 18/37 Shoe: 12
Accents: British, New York, Southern, Cuban
Feature Films
2006 Death Toll - Prep Armorer
Most Wanted Pictures
2005 Sabbath - Armorer (cemetary scene)
Schotten Filmworks
2004 Do It Big- Prep Armorer
Most Wanted Pictures
2004 Triple X State of the Union- Firearms Consultant (Ultimax machine-gun)
2004 Loaded Dice - Armorer (graveyard scene) , Actor (Catholic Bishop), Stunts
Serious Green Productions
2004 Torn Apart - Prep Armorer
Wallet Size Pictures
2003 60 Seconds of Life - Prep Armorer
Boston University
2003 Rudy Conelly pilot episode - Armorer
Hlas Productions
2002 Austin Powers: Goldmember - Firearm Supplier (Ultimax machine-gun)
New Line Cinema
2002 The Prodigy - Associate Producer & Prep Armorer
F-5 Films
1999 Under Surveillance - SFX Coordinator, Armorer & Stunt Safety
Rouge Productions/Most Wanted Records
1999 Bandeleros - SFX Coord. & Armorer
Etox Productions
1999 One Shot One Kill aka King of the Mountain - SFX Coord, Armorer, Producer & Actor (rebel)
F-5 Films
1999 Lemures - Armorer
Four Corners of the Globe Productions
1999 New Kansas (Telly Award winner) - SFX Coordinator, Armorer & Actor (Gino)
12 Promises Productions
1999 The Prodigy trailer - (Telly Award winner) Actor (Raines), Armorer & Producer
F-5 Films
1998 Pavilion - Firearm Supplier (pre-prod. Poster) Quantum Entertainment
1998 Freelancers - Firearms Consultant
Godfrey Ho Productions
1997 The Cutoff - Armorer, Actor (Vincenzo Ticale) & SFX Assistant
Screen Gems Studios Productions
1997 Rogue Force - Armorer & SFX Assistant
Triple Peak Productions/HBO
1997 Korean War Documentary - Armorer
Readers Digest Video
1994 Best of the Best, Part 3 - Firearms Consultant
Pictures Securities Ltd.
1992 Silent Tears - SFX Coordinator, Armorer & Actor (SWAT team member)
Sister Mania Productions
1991 Passed Away - Extra
Hollywood Pictures
1991 The Public Eye - Actor (Speletto gang hitman) & Firearm Trainer
Public Eye Productions/UNIVERSAL
1990 Neon Knights - Producer, Actor & Armorer
Boomer Stevens Productions
Consulted on over 30 additional movie & TV projects regarding special effects, weapons, weapons regulations, and item sourcing.
Stage
2006 Force Ministries NAVY SEALS Live stage Show
1978 The Devil & St. Nick - Lead of Devil
Daria Kulchetsky Prod./PBS
1977 St. Nicholas Christmas - Ukrainian Dancer
Daria Kulchetsky Prod./PBS
Television, Radio & Industrial
2005 Chris Angel's Mindfreak - Firearms Consultant
A&E
2000 Elite Firearms Commercial - Producer/Director
Creative Group Prod.
1998 Kansas City Massacre - Armorer
The History Channel
1999 Cheaper Than Dirt Commercial - Voiceover
CTD Productions
1998 Driver’s Seat Radio Show - Producer & Host
Ensanada Productions
1994 America’s Town Meeting Radio Show - Producer/Host
EIS Productions
1994 EIS Company commercial - Voiceover
EIS Productions
1992 PharMor Loss Prevention Video - Armorer
Sureshot Productions
1991 St. Joseph's Hospital Physician Recruitment Video - Lead
Creative Group Prod.
1991 “Triplets” Commercial - Actor
Creative Group Prod.
1991 “She Likes It” Commercial - Actor
Creative Group Prod.
1990 Community Spotlight - Guest
WKBN
1990 Steve Hook Show - Guest
WRRO
1989 Steve Hook Show - Guest
WRRO
1989 The 2nd Amendment & Gun Control -
Host/Producer
AASCO Productions
1989-94 Interviewed over 18 times Interviews ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS (local affiliates)
Guest Appearances
2004 - The Indie Group (Cleveand, OH chapter)
2004 - Ray Szuch Acting School (Clevealnd, OH)
2002 - Kent State University Communications Dept.
(Kent, OH) -
1992 to 1997 - annual Action Film Academy (NY) -
Skills & Accomplishments
Acting/Film: studied over 20 years; producer – F-5 Films; former theatrical weapon instructor for annual Action Film Making Camp in NY. Appearances in Karate International magazine (1992 - 1999) and Oxygen magazine (1999) for teaching film seminars.
Stunt work includes ratchet, partial burns and stage fighting. Fight scene choreographer for STUNTS-N-MORE, Inc. and Denny Arnold’s ACTION UNLIMITED.
Weapons Expert: pistol competitor since 1984, Class 3 machine-gun dealer, Class 2 manufacturer, military weapons importer, police/military firearm instructor, master weapons armorer, theatrical weapon instructor, firearm expert witness, firearm historian, member – American Gunsmith Assoc., defense industry importing, business development, and marketing consultant (CEO of American Defense Management, Inc.), committeeman on the National Defense Industrial Association Small Arms Committee, more than 25 years experience.
Special Effects: coined the term Weaponography in 1991 (choreography between actors, guns, SFX and cinematography), SFX coordinator, skilled in: squibs, blood bags, blood lines zirks, dust hits, fire explosions, rain, fog, building custom detonation boxes, etc. Winner of two Telly Awards. Previous IATSE member, Local 209.
Police & Military: Ohio police academy graduate, served as a Deputy Sheriff for 4 years, worked all fields: patrols, jail, booking, records, prisoner supervision, dispatch, court security, disaster services, serving warrants, etc. Former 1st Lieutenant in Ohio Military Reserve, served as Assistant Marksmanship Coordinator for the state of Ohio.
Martial Arts: studied karate since 1982, also studied boxing, ju-jitsu, tae kwon do. 2nd degree blackbelt in shotokan karate. Inducted in the Eastern USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 1992.
Second Language: speak Ukrainian (similar to Russian)
Other Skills & Hobbies: marketing & advertising, motorcycle & horseback riding, piano, political/historical research, camping, hunting, electronics, antique collecting, remodeling, weight lifting, writing.
Additional photos of Vincent can be seen via the Photo Gallery link. Acting photos can be seen on The Public Eye & The Cutoff pages.
(C) Copyright 1998 - 2006 Vincent DeNiro's Exotic Arms for Motion Pictures