Michael Sinclair Walter
- Actor
- Director
- Producer
American Martial Artist,
60 years in several martial arts. Studied under Danny Inosanto, Judo Gene Le Bell, Allen Stein, Richard Bustillo, and many more.
He now holds a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, at 71 years old. After 45 years retired as a professional stuntman.
Known for Producer, Director, Actor and stuntman in the feature film, ANOTHER IN THE FIRE - 2025
Michael Sinclair Walter, the youngest of four children. He lost his mother to lung cancer on Thanksgiving night in 2006. His oldest sister passed away on June 30, 2014, and his father passed away years later.
His other sister is still alive and resides in Maryland, and his brother is alive and splits his time between Oregon and Guatemala.
Michael has been a high-ranking martial artist for 60 years. He is a Sifu in JKD (2nd Generation Jeet Kune Do Instructor, under Danny Inosanto, a close friend and training partner of the late Bruce Lee).
Additionally, he holds ranks in Karate, Kickboxing, and Judo, and he began training in Carlos Machado BJJ of Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2023.
Under professor Armando Sanchez, and the other instructors at the Academy, Anthony, Joe, and Christian, and Dillon.
He is very grateful to them all, Brazilian jiu-jitsu has calmed and changed his life in many ways.
Mr. Walter has been involved in the entertainment industry since 1979, working on film and television projects worldwide.
He is a world-renowned stunt coordinator, stuntman, and actor.
He is married with three daughters, and he and his family live in Albuquerque, NM, except for one daughter who is married and lives in Georgia.
While training to fight, middleweight boxing champion marvelous Marvin Hagler. Michael's fight career would come to an end because.
On May 22, 1980, Michael was involved in a near-fatal car accident in Redondo Beach, CA. He was in a coma for three weeks, paralyzed from the waist down, blinded in one eye, with a million-to-one chance of survival.
His story is documented in his book. Face the Fire fighting back against odds, available on Amazon.
In 1993, he was inducted into Hollywood's Stuntman's Hall of Fame.
He is a member of both the Director's Guild of America (since 1994) and the Screen Actors Guild (since 1983).
Mr. Walter has produced, directed, and acted in many projects, including his own true story,
Another In The Fire (2026)
Mr. Walter has been featured in many TV shows, TV news interviews, and newspaper articles.
He once served as a stunt consultant for Universal Studios Florida and served one term on the Screen Actors Guild Stunt and Safety Committee.
Michael got his start in the entertainment industry when his martial arts instructor, Mr. Danny Inosanto, introduced him to the late great stunt coordinator Bobby Bass, who in turn introduced Michael to the legendary Dar Robinson. The rest, as they say, is history.
On June 15, 2024, Mr. Walter celebrated 45 years in the entertainment industry.
He is very grateful, and proud, and wants to thank God for his second chance.
60 years in several martial arts. Studied under Danny Inosanto, Judo Gene Le Bell, Allen Stein, Richard Bustillo, and many more.
He now holds a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, at 71 years old. After 45 years retired as a professional stuntman.
Known for Producer, Director, Actor and stuntman in the feature film, ANOTHER IN THE FIRE - 2025
Michael Sinclair Walter, the youngest of four children. He lost his mother to lung cancer on Thanksgiving night in 2006. His oldest sister passed away on June 30, 2014, and his father passed away years later.
His other sister is still alive and resides in Maryland, and his brother is alive and splits his time between Oregon and Guatemala.
Michael has been a high-ranking martial artist for 60 years. He is a Sifu in JKD (2nd Generation Jeet Kune Do Instructor, under Danny Inosanto, a close friend and training partner of the late Bruce Lee).
Additionally, he holds ranks in Karate, Kickboxing, and Judo, and he began training in Carlos Machado BJJ of Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2023.
Under professor Armando Sanchez, and the other instructors at the Academy, Anthony, Joe, and Christian, and Dillon.
He is very grateful to them all, Brazilian jiu-jitsu has calmed and changed his life in many ways.
Mr. Walter has been involved in the entertainment industry since 1979, working on film and television projects worldwide.
He is a world-renowned stunt coordinator, stuntman, and actor.
He is married with three daughters, and he and his family live in Albuquerque, NM, except for one daughter who is married and lives in Georgia.
While training to fight, middleweight boxing champion marvelous Marvin Hagler. Michael's fight career would come to an end because.
On May 22, 1980, Michael was involved in a near-fatal car accident in Redondo Beach, CA. He was in a coma for three weeks, paralyzed from the waist down, blinded in one eye, with a million-to-one chance of survival.
His story is documented in his book. Face the Fire fighting back against odds, available on Amazon.
In 1993, he was inducted into Hollywood's Stuntman's Hall of Fame.
He is a member of both the Director's Guild of America (since 1994) and the Screen Actors Guild (since 1983).
Mr. Walter has produced, directed, and acted in many projects, including his own true story,
Another In The Fire (2026)
Mr. Walter has been featured in many TV shows, TV news interviews, and newspaper articles.
He once served as a stunt consultant for Universal Studios Florida and served one term on the Screen Actors Guild Stunt and Safety Committee.
Michael got his start in the entertainment industry when his martial arts instructor, Mr. Danny Inosanto, introduced him to the late great stunt coordinator Bobby Bass, who in turn introduced Michael to the legendary Dar Robinson. The rest, as they say, is history.
On June 15, 2024, Mr. Walter celebrated 45 years in the entertainment industry.
He is very grateful, and proud, and wants to thank God for his second chance.
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