RickGroat

I am an actor, writer, producer, and director, specializing in westerns. As an actor, starting in 1963, I have over 40 film, TV and live performance credits ranging from a background extra to starring rolls giving me over 48 years of experience. Some of my work can be seen on TV shows like Wild West Tech where I played many cowboy types or on the back of a horse in other westerns like Brothers in Arms where I portrayed a gunfighter. I am a member of Screen Actors Guild but have also worked in many other areas of film production including behind the scenes as well as in front of the camera. I also have performed a great number of live shows with my family. Over the years, I have had the opportunity to work with many talented people and have learned the craft from my own experiences, from fellow film makers, and from my own family. My mother, Gypsy Bell Groat, was a child actor for MGM in the 1940s, and my Grandfather, Clifford Groat, was a director for the old silent films and early talkies at Pathé Studios. I grew up wanting to be an actor, and movie maker. In 1983 I wrote the script for - The Shooting - Story of the Kane Brothers, and set out with my family to produce it as an independent film. My love for westerns started as a child, and has been ongoing. As a producer and director I have written several scripts, produced and directed three of my own projects, film shorts, videos, and films for other producers, but the project I am most proud of is this one, The Shooting, as it is very close to my heart, and we did it as a family. I also work as an educator with special needs children for the Simi Valley School District, and I love my work. Most importantly, I am a father and husband, and enjoy and consider that work to be more important than anything. I teach art, and sing - when no one is too close to hear me, that is. I own, and perform in, “The Groat Family Wild West Show” and have been since 1964. I love to tell a good story, and I also sometimes illustrate children's books. “I see our western film history as an important part of our American roots, and one of the foundations of our artistic culture.” — Rick Groat
See more about my work at these links:
http://youtu.be/s9MPpMZkWwQ Short work print trailer to be re mastered.

http://youtu.be/4OOm0_gdlLM Rough cut Bar scene. To be re mastered.

http://youtu.be/xKxGMcbQxo0 The theme song “Waiting for the Light” sung by my Mom.

http://youtu.be/zE3cWgMCl_g Theme song. Slides production stills.

http://www.facebook.com/TheGroatFamilyWildWestShow?ref=hl Groat Family Wild West Show.

http://www.facebook.com/groatmovie?ref=hl Our movie fan page facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/rick.groat My facebook profile.