Craig Gardner

WriterActorDirector Oct 1 (age 75) Santa Monica, California, USA 1981–2025 (44 year career)

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Biography

Craig Gardner was born on October 1, 1950 in Santa Monica, California, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Suburban Bliss (1996), Scandal! (2005) and Short Circuit 2 (1988). He has been married to Marthie since 1978. They have three children.

Known For

Film

Short Circuit 2

Art Lover

Film

Yankee Zulu

TV reporter

Film

A Safari Romance

Amy’s Dad

Film

Brothers in Blood: The Lions of Sabi Sand

Writer

Film

The Strain

Misdemeanor Judge

Film

The Demon

Dean Turner

Film

The Man Who Saved Christmas

Admiral

Film

Critical Assignment

Host

Filmography

Acting (18)

Movies (13)

A Safari Romance

2023

as Amy’s Dad

7.2

Mrs Mandela

2010

as Senator Edward Kennedy

4.0

Critical Assignment

2004

as Host

6.8

The Man Who Saved Christmas

2002

as Admiral

6.1

The Deadly Look of Love

as Coroner

Hidden Agenda

as Jurgen Feld

Yankee Zulu

as TV reporter

Thieves of Fortune

as HH

Short Circuit 2

as Art Lover

The Mantis Project

as Justin

The Wars

as German Soldier

Safari 3000

as American Driver

The Demon

as Dean Turner

Television (5)

The Strain

as Misdemeanor Judge

Binnelanders

as Dr. Edgar Roland

This Is Wonderland

FX: The Series

as Karl

The Hardy Boys

as Cop

Crew (4)

Movies (4)

Lucky Fish

2025

Writer

My Father's War

2016

Director

7.0

Brothers in Blood: The Lions of Sabi Sand

Writer

Yankee Zulu

Writer