James A. Baffico

James A. Baffico
Born	James A. Baffico 1 January 1942 United States
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Occupation	Actor, director, producer, screenwriter

James Angelo Baffico (born January 1, 1942) is an American television soap opera director, producer and occasional script writer. Born in San Francisco, California, has a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, an M.A. and B.A. from the University of Nebraska. He is known for his role as "Bosko" in the 1983 Tom Cruise vehicle film All the Right Moves and as "Wooley" in George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead. Baffico has produced films and written screenplays for Universal Studios, Vista, and Paramount Pictures. He has been variously credited as Jim Baffico, James Baffico, and James A. Baffico.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)	Derwin Cooper
2000	It Had to Be You	Police Sergeant
1993 - 1996	Law & Order (TV series)	Det. Scapelli, Fred Field, Henninger
1989	Dream Street (TV series)	Frank
1988	Me and Him	Stu Gazzo
1986 - 1988	Spenser: For Hire (TV series)	Murray Peltzer / Nash Bodine
1985	Silver Bullet	Milt Sturmfuller
1983	All the Right Moves	Bosko
1981	Knightriders	Lester Dean
1980	Death Penalty (TV movie)	Murray Peltzer / Nash Bodine
1978	Dawn of the Dead	Wooley

Positions held

All My Children

• Occasional Director (2004, 2005)
• Director (1993-1998; 2000-2004)

Another World

• Producer/Director (1981-1985)

As the World Turns

• Director (1998-1999)

Days of Our Lives

• Director (1989; 2006- August 16, 2007)
• Occasional Director (2004, 2005, 2006)
• Occasional Script Writer (2003)

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Award: 8

• Win: 1995 & 2003, Directing, All My Children
• Nomination: 1995-1999, 2001-2003, Directing, All My Children

External links

• James A. Baffico at the Internet Movie Database