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Jun 18, 2015 · Jonathan Filley, a lifelong summer resident who was in college in 1974, remembers coming home and lining up a summer job at an Edgartown boat yard. Mr. Filley auditioned for the role of Tom Cassidy in the opening scenes of Jaws and soon found himself drunkenly chasing Chrissie, the shark’s first victim, over the dunes to go skinny dipping in the moonlight.
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May 2, 2024 · May 2nd 1974. The first day of principal photography on JAWS and long-time summer residents of Vineyard, Jeffrey Kramer and Jonathan Filley, shared the screen with Roy Scheider at Edgartown's South Beach. The storyline revolves around the disappearance of Chrissie Watkins, a slender and coquettish character, who vanishes after a moonlit swim in ...
Jonathan Filley is known for Jaws (1975), Inside Man (2006) and The Siege (1998). Add photos, demo reels. Add to list. Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 1 win & 3 nominations total.
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Jul 8, 2010 · “I got bitten by the bug,” Mr. Filley said. “I was 19 years old. I’ve spent the rest of my life in the business.” After filming wrapped on the Vineyard, he quickly switched from the college of liberal arts at Boston University to the film school. He majored in film and went on to become a line-producer.
From the interview sessions of The Shark is Still Working documentary available on the JAWS Blu-ray. Featuring JAWS actor Jonathan Filley.
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May 13, 2024 · On set at Edgartown’s South Beach, Backlinie’s character, Chrissie Watkins, leaves the group at the bonfire and encourages 19-year-old Jonathan Filley, who played Tom Cassidy, to skinny-dip ...
Dec 24, 2020 · Jonathan Filley, who plays Chrissie’s date Cassidy, worked again with Steven Spielberg as a production manager on War Of The Worlds (2005). In 2001, Jaws was named as culturally significant by the library of congress and selected for preservation on the national film registry.
