Richard Brooker

About Richard Brooker

Who is it?: Actor, Production Manager, Stunts
Birth Day: November 20, 1954
Birth Place:  London, England, United Kingdom
Died On: 8 April 2013(2013-04-08) (aged 58)\nUnited Kingdom
Birth Sign: Sagittarius
Occupation: Stuntman, trapeze artist, actor, director, producer, businessman

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Richard Brooker was born on November 20, 1954 in  London, England, United Kingdom, is Actor, Production Manager, Stunts. Discovered by a casting magazine "Dramalogue" for the role of mindless killer Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th Part III (1982), Richard Brooker also gained the role of Oghris in "Deathstalker" (1983). It was the only acting experience of Brooker, who later start creating completely a different professional career. Brooker is originally from Europe, where he was a son of C.S.M.I. (Canadian forces school of Military Intelligence) of the British Cavalry. Was also an avid polo player and sailor. He has performed as a trapeze artist and stage manager in circus throughout the world and trained and performed with horses. Later he trained horses again for stunts and stunt coordination and worked in all areas of television and production. At the end of 80 ties he became technical and production manager, and also an independent producer, mainly for Polo Championships, Horse shows, Fox Sports and many others. In the period 1999-2002 he was executive in Charge Of Production for 6 daily shows, produced in Digital Television for AENTV (Alternative Entertainment Network). Directed 42 episodes of 1993 TV Series "Bill Nye the Science Guy".
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Biography/Timeline

1995

He was in a relationship with Shannon McMurray from 1995 to 2000, with whom he had two daughters, Madison and Cameron. The two amicably split in mid-2000.

2006

Brooker had also patented a device that is used in mobile phone devices and in the movie industry, which led him to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development in 2006.

2013

Brooker died of a heart attack on April 8th, 2013 at his home in London, England at age 58; less than one month after his final convention appearance. His name appeared in episode 7 of Hell's Kitchen's 11th season, which paid tribute to him at the end of its 18 April 2013 broadcast.

2017

On May 26th, 2017, Friday the 13th: The Game was released as a digital copy in the United States and certain parts of the world. Though Part III Jason’s motion capture work was done by Jason Veteran Kane Hodder, the image of Jason’s face behind the mask was of Brooker’s likeness as Jason; paying homage to his contribution to the series.

2018

On January 13th, 2018 a fan-made documentary entitled Friday the 13th Part III: The Memoriam Documentary was published on YouTube. In the documentary, Brooker was memorialized by the people he worked with on the set of Friday the 13th Part III and remembered by friends and a cousin as a caring man who loved his fans and the people he worked with. Dick Wieand, who played Roy Burns in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning ended Brooker’s tribute with: “He was one of the good guys, and I am glad to have known him. And if I ever saw him again I’d say: ‘Hey Richard, I know this little bar down in Santa Monica. Let’s go have a drink.”

2019

The documentary included interviews with Friday the 13th Part III stars David Katims, Larry Zerner, and Paul Kratka. Also interviewed was Friday the 13th Part I’s Adrienne King, actresses Eileen Dietz, Tracy Savage, Caroline Williams; as well as C.J. Graham and Dick Wieand the men who played Jason in Part VI and Part V respectively. The documentary was dedicated in Brooker’s memory.