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David Emerson Jackson

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David Emerson Jackson
Marshall Philips, experienced commercial jet pilot, tries to unscramble a puzzle that's bothering him. When he and his children are shot dead, local authorities rule it a murder-suicide. Journalist Madison Freeman pursues answers.
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Unthinkable: An Airline Captain's Story (2014)
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David Emerson Jackson was born in 1961 in John Day, Oregon, USA. He is an actor, known for Zodiac (2007), From Kilimanjaro with Love (2008) and Did You Kiss Anyone? (2010).
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    • Known for

    Robert Downey Jr., Jake Gyllenhaal, and Mark Ruffalo in Zodiac (2007)
    Zodiac
    7.7
    • Additional Crew(as David Jackson, Captain, Vallejo Police Dept.)
    • 2007
    From Kilimanjaro with Love (2008)
    From Kilimanjaro with Love
    6.2
    • Additional Crew(uncredited)
    • 2008
    Did You Kiss Anyone? (2010)
    Did You Kiss Anyone?
    • Additional Crew(as David Jackson)
    • 2010
    Power Up
    Short
    • Art Department
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Todd A. Robinson, Erich Demerath, and Bri Schreiber in Left of Sanctuary (2015)
      Left of Sanctuary
      7.8
      Short
      • Officer Day
      • 2015
    • Suzanne Owens-Duval, Deone Carrie Jennings, Todd A. Robinson, David Emerson Jackson, Deneb Catalan, David Loftus, J. Christopher Miller, Erich Demerath, Jerry Bell Jr., Bri Schreiber, James Kutka, Benjamin Kauffman, Jonas Grosserhode, Eva Lorelle, Chad Coenson, Angella Davis, Miranda Cabral, James Eickholt, Jacob D. Camp, Suzanne Crawford, and Mark Coffin in Everyone Gets Slade (2014)
      Everyone Gets Slade
      Short
      • Ulysses Cletus
      • 2014
    • So You Think You Can Kill (2013)
      So You Think You Can Kill
      7.0
      Short
      • Sprinkles
      • 2013
    • Jive Genie (2012)
      Jive Genie
      8.0
      Short
      • Gabe Wardell
      • 2012
    • Legacy
      7.9
      Short
      • Charles H. Dennison
      • 2011
    • The Plot
      Short
      • Peter
      • 2011
    • Shakespeare Unplugged (2010)
      Shakespeare Unplugged
      Video
      • 2010
    • Waste Not, Want Not
      Short
      • Demerath
      • 2010
    • Monday Night Gig (2005)
      Monday Night Gig
      6.0
      • Pizza Papa patron (as David Jackson)
      • 2005
    • Abuse
      Short
      • Supervisor (as David Jackson)
      • 2005
    • Amy Smart, John Corbett, and Marcus Thomas in Bigger Than the Sky (2005)
      Bigger Than the Sky
      5.9
      • Extra (as David Jackson)
      • 2005
    • Freedom from Choice
      Short
      • Second Stranger (as David Jackson)
      • 2004
    • Casonetto's Last Song
      Short
      • Stephen Gordon (as David Jackson)
      • 2003
    • The Evil Clergymen
      4.3
      Short
      • Witchcraft Hooligan (as David Jackson)
      • 2002
    • The Vernonia Incident (1989)
      The Vernonia Incident
      4.5
      Video
      • Link (as David Jackson)
      • 1989

    Additional Crew

    • Remediation
      Short
      • production assistant (as David Jackson)
      • 2011
    • Did You Kiss Anyone? (2010)
      Did You Kiss Anyone?
      • production assistant (as David Jackson)
      • 2010
    • Whiskey Tears
      Short
      • production assistant (as David Jackson)
      • 2009
    • From Kilimanjaro with Love (2008)
      From Kilimanjaro with Love
      6.2
      • dog wrangler (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Robert Downey Jr., Jake Gyllenhaal, and Mark Ruffalo in Zodiac (2007)
      Zodiac
      7.7
      • consultant: Captain, Vallejo Police Dept. (as David Jackson)
      • 2007

    Art Department

    • A Tale of Delight (2012)
      A Tale of Delight
      7.6
      • assistant graphic designer
      • 2012
    • Power Up
      Short
      • illustrator
      • 2011
    • A Tale of Delight (2010)
      A Tale of Delight
      7.8
      Short
      • graphic designer
      • 2010

    Videos2

    Unthinkable: A Pilot's Story
    Trailer 2:28
    Unthinkable: A Pilot's Story
    Monday Night Gig
    Trailer 1:38
    Monday Night Gig
    Monday Night Gig
    Trailer 1:38
    Monday Night Gig

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • David Jackson
    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
    • Born
      • 1961
      • John Day, Oregon, USA
    • Other works
      Suit #1 in The Ultimate Prize (2003) directed by Galen Flinn.

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      It is his custom to set the microwave timer in increments of eleven seconds.
    • Nickname
      • Jackson

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