James Angelo Baffico (born January 1, 1942) is an American television soap opera director, producer and occasional script writer. Born in San Francisco, California, has a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, an M.A. and B.A. from the University of Nebraska. He also played the character Wooley in George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead. Also credited as Jim Baffico or James Baffico. Baffico produced and wrote films for Universal Studios, Vista and Paramount Pictures.