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Ray Nikolaison(1952-2020)

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Ray Nikolaison is an actor/director/producer who is best known for his acting roles on the TV series, Miami Vice and a number of national television commercials and feature films. As an actor, he has worked with major studios such as Paramount, Warner Brothers, Universal and Avco Embassy as well as CBS Television. He was seen in a series of commercials for Pennsylvania Tourism, ESPN, Wendy's and Dockers, as well as Norde Banken in Sweden.

His producing/directing credits include: a number of television projects with Dean Jones for Lakarmissionen, and a series of commercials including a Public Service Announcement featuring Elliott Gould for the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation which ran nationally.

As a producer, his credits include the feature film, Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith and a number of documentaries including: Fishing Trawler Craftsman and Momo: The Sam Giancana Story. He plans to follow Book of Ruth with two additional Bible films, Rachel and Rahab: Hero in Jericho.
BornNovember 11, 1952
DiedApril 2, 2020(67)
BornNovember 11, 1952
DiedApril 2, 2020(67)
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Known for

Creepshow (1982)
Creepshow
6.8
  • Stunts
  • 1982
The Queen City Murders
The Queen City Murders
  • Producer
    Figure in the Forest (2002)
    Figure in the Forest
    6.4
    • Additional Crew
    • 2002
    Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in Deux flics à Miami (1984)
    Deux flics à Miami
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Hank(as Ray Nicolaison)

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    Actor



    • Rahab and the Ribbon of Redemption
      TV Movie
      • King of Jericho
      • 2019
    • Gretchen Becker, Carman, Dan Haggerty, Rebecca Holden, Eleese Lester, DJ Perry, Robert Shepherd, Lana Wood, Fred Griffith, Kera O'Bryon, Ray Nikolaison, Russ Stine, Salvatore DiSalvatore, Nicholas X. Parsons, Sherry Morris, Kent Butler, Terry Bomar, Christopher Flores, and Bergen C. Hembree in The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith (2009)
      The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith
      5.3
      Video
      • Neb
      • 2009
    • Richard Dreyfuss in Deux dollars sur un tocard (1989)
      Deux dollars sur un tocard
      6.8
      • Racetrack Bettors (uncredited)
      • 1989
    • Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in Deux flics à Miami (1984)
      Deux flics à Miami
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Hank (as Ray Nicolaison)
      • 1984
    • Blind Ambition (1979)
      Blind Ambition
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Photographer
      • 1979
    • L'affaire Colson (1978)
      L'affaire Colson
      5.0
      • Reporter
      • 1978

    Producer



    • Rahab and the Ribbon of Redemption
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Momo: The Sam Giancana Story (2011)
      Momo: The Sam Giancana Story
      6.6
      • co-producer
      • 2011
    • Fishing Trawler Craftsman
      Video
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Sherry Morris in A Journey of Faith: The Making of Book of Ruth (2009)
      A Journey of Faith: The Making of Book of Ruth
      Video
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Gretchen Becker, Carman, Dan Haggerty, Rebecca Holden, Eleese Lester, DJ Perry, Robert Shepherd, Lana Wood, Fred Griffith, Kera O'Bryon, Ray Nikolaison, Russ Stine, Salvatore DiSalvatore, Nicholas X. Parsons, Sherry Morris, Kent Butler, Terry Bomar, Christopher Flores, and Bergen C. Hembree in The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith (2009)
      The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith
      5.3
      Video
      • producer
      • 2009

    Additional Crew



    • Outside the Wire: The Forgotten Children of Afghanistan (2011)
      Outside the Wire: The Forgotten Children of Afghanistan
      • TV sales rep
      • 2011
    • Heaven's Neighbors (2005)
      Heaven's Neighbors
      8.1
      • sales representative
      • 2005
    • Figure in the Forest (2002)
      Figure in the Forest
      6.4
      • sales agent
      • 2002
    • Brian Merrick and DJ Perry in Wicked Spring (2002)
      Wicked Spring
      4.7
      • sales agent
      • 2002

    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith
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    The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Ray Nicolaison
    • Height
      • 1.78 m
    • Born
      • November 11, 1952
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Died
      • April 2, 2020
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Pennsylvania Tourism

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