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Bill Catching (1926–2007)

Actor | Stunts | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Trivia:

Was stunt double for Leo Carillo in The Cisco Kid series. See more trivia »

Born:

Jerome P. Catching
in Bexar County, Texas, USA

Died:

(age 81) in Somerton, Arizona, USA
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1980 Sam Marlow, Private Eye
Nero's Uncle
 
1979 240-Robert (TV series)
Lewis
– Double Trouble (1979) … Lewis
 
1978 Mean Dog Blues
Mr. Vogel
 
1976 Mayday at 40,000 Feet! (TV movie)
Dowling
 
1976 Most Wanted (TV series)
– The Two Dollar Kidnappers (1976)
 
1975 Sky Heist (TV movie)
 
1975 Movin' On (TV series)
Angelo
– Weddin' Bells (1975) … Angelo
 
1974 Fer-de-Lance (TV movie)
Chief Warren
 
1974 Kung Fu (TV series)
Frank
– This Valley of Terror (1974) … Frank
 
1974 Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
Roy Bailes (as William Catching)
 
1974 Apple's Way (TV series)
Pedestrian
– The Accident (1974) … Pedestrian
 
1974 The Hanged Man (TV movie)
Executioner
 
1974 Blazing Saddles
Outlaw #1 (uncredited)
 
1973 Ordeal (TV movie)
Joe Duncan
 
1972 The Poseidon Adventure
Man (uncredited)
 
1972 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
– The Year of the Locusts (1972)
 
1964-1971 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Brant / Guard #2 / Stomp / …
– Trafton (1971) … Brant
– The Pack Rat (1970) … Trapp
– Coreyville (1969) … Guard #2
– Hammerhead (1964) … Stomp
 
1963-1971 The Virginian (TV series)
2nd Outlaw / Brawler / Railroad Man / …
– The Town Killer (1971) … Weldon
– With Love, Bullets and Valentines (1970) … Railroad Man
– Strangers at Sundown (1963) … 2nd Outlaw
– A Distant Fury (1963) … Brawler (uncredited)
 
1970 Macho Callahan
Gruber
 
1969 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Hamel
– The Power (1969) … Hamel
 
1969 Heaven with a Gun
Willie (Beck hand)
 
1969 Support Your Local Sheriff!
Brawler (uncredited)
 
1969 The Big Valley (TV series)
Calvin
– Lightfoot (1969) … Calvin
 
1968 Mod Squad (TV series)
Warden
– When Smitty Comes Marching Home (1968) (uncredited)
– My What a Pretty Bus (1968) … Warden (uncredited)
 
1965-1966 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Henchman / Angelo / Bath House Henchman / …
– The Night of the Raven (1966) … Loveless Henchman (uncredited)
– The Night of the Freebooters (1966) … Brawler (uncredited)
– The Night of the Bars of Hell (1966) (uncredited)
– The Night of the Red-Eyed Madmen (1965) … Soldier (uncredited)
– The Night of the Dancing Death (1965) … Henchman (uncredited)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1966 Branded (TV series)
Deke
– Cowards Die Many Times (1966) … Deke
 
1966 Honey West (TV series)
Paul Wycherly
– It's Earlier Than You Think (1966) … Paul Wycherly
 
1966 Ride Beyond Vengeance
A Drunk (as William Catching)
 
1965 Operation C.I.A.
Frank Decker (as William Catching)
 
1965 Luke and the Tenderfoot (TV movie)
 
1965 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
2nd Character
– Banjo-Playing Deputy (1965) … 2nd Character
 
1960-1964 Bonanza (TV series)
Banker / Hoag / Pitts / …
– The Scapegoat (1964) … Pitts
– Ponderosa Matador (1964) … Townsman Running Out of Saloon (uncredited)
– The Lawmaker (1962) … Robber During 1st Robbery (as J.P. Catching)
– The Tin Badge (1961) … Banker
– The Avenger (1960) … Hoag
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Keeler (Butler)
– Who Killed Carrie Cornell? (1964) … Keeler (Butler)
 
1963 The Outer Limits (TV series)
National Guard Major
– The Galaxy Being (1963) … National Guard Major (uncredited)
 
1963 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV series)
3rd Barman
– Shadow of a Man (1963) … 3rd Barman
 
1963 Laramie (TV series)
Vince
– The Wedding Party (1963) … Vince
 
1958-1962 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Chorlis / Cowhand / The Cowhand
– The Angry Sky (1962) … Cowhand
– Portrait of Teresa (1962) … The Cowhand
– The Reward (1958) … Chorlis
 
1959-1961 Sea Hunt (TV series)
Frank Brand / Frank Bronson / Whitney - Henchman
– The Meet (1961) … Whitney - Henchman
– The Alcatraz Story (1959) … Frank Brand/Frank Bronson
 
1961 The Case of the Dangerous Robin (TV series)
– Amsterdam Lapidary (1961)
 
1958-1961 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Henchman / Higgins / Kansas / …
– The Prescott Campaign (1961) … Logan
– Stage to Nowhere (1960) … Henchman
– Deadly Diamonds (1960) … Mine Guard
– Who'll Bury My Violence? (1959) … Higgins
– Cheyenne Club (1958) … Kansas
 
1960-1961 Wagon Train (TV series)
Soldier
– Weight of Command (1961) … Soldier (uncredited)
– The Colonel Harris Story (1960) … Soldier
 
1960 The Brothers Brannagan (TV series)
David - the Bodyguard
– Her Brother's Keeper (1960) … David - the Bodyguard
 
1960 Klondike (TV series)
Kicking Champ
– Klondike Fever (1960) … Kicking Champ
 
1960 The Slowest Gun in the West (TV movie)
A Horseman (as William Catching)
 
1960 Lawman (TV series)
Evans
– The Lady Belle (1960) … Evans
 
1959-1960 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Deputy / Pax Henchman / Townsend / …
– Black Belt (1960) … Townsmen (uncredited)
– Jason (1960) … Townsend (uncredited)
– Railroaded (1959) … Deputy (uncredited)
– Secret Ballot (1959) … Pax Henchman (uncredited)
 
1959 Wichita Town (TV series)
Ab Singleton
– Biggest Man in Town (1959) … Ab Singleton
 
1959 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Henchman
– Texas John Slaughter: Range War at Tombstone (1959) … Henchman (uncredited)
 
1957-1959 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
Dan - Stagecoach Driver
– The Legend (1959) … Dan - Stagecoach Driver
– The Lady Gambler (1958)
– Revenge Town (1957)
 
1959 Law of the Plainsman (TV series)
Potter
– Desperate Decision (1959) … Potter
 
1959 Johnny Ringo (TV series)
Kurt Neilson
– The Arrival (1959) … Kurt Neilson
 
1958-1959 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Brawler / Hoodlum / Rustler / …
– Tombstone (1959) … Brawler (uncredited)
– The Peacemaker (1958) … Hoodlum
– Four (1958) … Rustler (uncredited)
– Doc Holliday Rewrites History (1958) … Williams Ranch Hand (uncredited)
 
1959 North by Northwest
Auction Attendant (uncredited)
 
1959 Whirlybirds (TV series)
Second Man
– Two of a Kind (1959) … Second Man
 
1959 The Thin Man (TV series)
– La sabre invecta est? (1959)
 
1957-1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Faylen / Newt Murdock
– Man Alone (1959)
– The Freighter (1958) … Newt Murdock
– Village of Fear (1957) … Faylen
 
1959 The Rifleman (TV series)
Tom Williams
– The Second Witness (1959) … Tom Williams
 
1959 Cimarron City (TV series)
Cowhand
– Blind Is the Killer (1959) … Cowhand (uncredited)
 
1956-1959 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Johnny, Stage Driver
– Stagecoach Spy (1959) … Johnny, Stage Driver
– The Loggerheads (1956)
 
1959 Northwest Passage (TV series)
Jerry Wade
– The Fourth Brother (1959) … Jerry Wade (uncredited)
 
1959 Pony Express (TV series)
Pete Crandall
– Message from New Orleans (1959) … Pete Crandall
 
1958-1959 Mackenzie's Raiders (TV series)
Renegade / Trooper Krome
– The Imposter (1959) … Renegade (uncredited)
– Death by the Numbers (1958) … Trooper Krome
 
1958 Sky King (TV series)
Rusty
– Sky Robbers (1958) … Rusty
 
1958 The Rough Riders (TV series)
Henchman
– Shadow of the Past (1958)
– The Governor (1958) … Henchman (uncredited)
– The Murderous Sutton Gang (1958)
 
1958 Jefferson Drum (TV series)
Dealer
– A Bad Day for a Tinhorn (1958) … Dealer
 
1957-1958 Highway Patrol (TV series)
Bud Merrick / Truck Driver Murray
– The Truckers (1958) … Truck Driver Murray
– Motorcycle B (1957) … Bud Merrick
 
1955-1958 Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV series)
Fred / Slattery
– Meteor Mesa (1958) … Slattery
– Old Cowboys Never Die (1955) … Fred (as J.P. Catching)
 
1957 Code 3 (TV series)
Sgt. Ross
– Bail Out (1957) … Sgt. Ross
 
1957 The Restless Breed
Henchman (uncredited)
 
1952-1957 The Roy Rogers Show (TV series)
Henchman / Henchman Bert / Henchman Jeff Meadows / …
– Accessory to Crime (1957) … Henchman Bert
– High Stakes (1957) … Henchman Jeff Meadows
– Tossup (1956)
– Empty Saddles (1956) … Henchman
– Shoot to Kill (1952) … Henchman
See all 6 episodes »
 
1957 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Andre Jabot
– Convoy Gold (1957) … Andre Jabot
 
1955-1956 Brave Eagle (TV series)
Longarm
– The Strange Animal (1956)
– Voice of the Serpent (1955) … Longarm
– Mask of Manitou (1955)
– Moonfire (1955)
– The Treachery of At-Ta-Tu (1955)
 
1956 Sheriff of Cochise (TV series)
Searcher
– Little Girl Lost … Searcher
 
1950-1955 The Cisco Kid (TV series)
Sheriff / Henchman / Bevins / …
– Cisco and the Tappers (1955) … Henchman Whitey
– Gold Strike (1954) … Stage Driver (uncredited)
– The Steel Plow (1954) … Jarvis
– Horseless Carriage (1954) … Sheriff
– Double Deal (1954) … Sheriff
See all 20 episodes »
 
1955 The Man from Laramie
Mule Driver (uncredited)
 
1955 5 Against the House
Cop (uncredited)
 
1954 They Rode West
Trooper (uncredited)
 
1953 The Nebraskan
Anderson (uncredited)
 
1951-1953 Boston Blackie (TV series)
Policeman / Officer Bill
– Crown Jewels (1953)
– False Face (1953)
– The Friendly Gesture (1953)
– Inside Crime (1952)
– Minuet for Murders (1952)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1953 I Led 3 Lives (TV series)
Comrade Bud
– Communist Cop (1953) … Comrade Bud
 
1951 Best of the Badmen
Fowler Man (uncredited)
 
Show ShowStunts (75 titles)
1994 The Getaway (stunts - as J.P. Bill Catching)
 
1988 Moon Over Parador (stunt coordinator)
 
1986 Stagecoach (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as J.P. Bill Catching)
 
1986 Salvador (stunt coordinator)
 
The Fall Guy (TV series) (stunt coordinator - 1 episode, 1981) (stunts - 1 episode, 1983)
– Happy Trails (1983) (stunts)
– The Fall Guy (1981) (stunt coordinator - as J.P. Catching)
 
1982 Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (stunt double - as J.P. Bill Catching)
 
1982 Kiss My Grits (stunt coordinator, stunts)
 
1981 High Risk (stunt coordinator)
 
1980 Motel Hell (stuntman)
 
1980 Sam Marlow, Private Eye (stunt coordinator)
 
1978 Avalanche (stunts)
 
1977 The Hostage Heart (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1976 Two-Minute Warning (stunts - uncredited)
 
1976 Mayday at 40,000 Feet! (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1976 The Quest (TV series) (stunt coordinator)
 
1975 The Hindenburg (stunts - uncredited)
 
1975 The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (TV series) (stunt coordinator - 1 episode)
– The New Original Wonder Woman (1975) (stunt coordinator)
 
1974 Earthquake (stunts - uncredited)
 
1974 Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (stunts - uncredited)
 
1974 The Hanged Man (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1974 Blazing Saddles (stunts - uncredited)
 
1973 Westworld (stunts - uncredited)
 
1973 Mean Streets (stunt coordinator - as Bill Katching)
 
1972 The Poseidon Adventure (stunts - uncredited)
 
1972 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series) (stunts)
 
1972 The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (stunts - uncredited)
 
1972 The Cowboys (stunts - uncredited)
 
1970 Flap (stunts - uncredited)
 
1970 McCloud (TV series) (stunt coordinator)
 
1970 Macho Callahan (stunts - uncredited)
 
1970 The Phynx (stunts - uncredited)
 
1969 The Great Bank Robbery (stunts - uncredited)
 
1969 Heaven with a Gun (stunts - uncredited)
 
1969/I Impasse (stunts - uncredited)
 
1969 Run, Angel, Run! (stunt coordinator)
 
1969 Support Your Local Sheriff! (stunts - uncredited)
 
1968 Guns for San Sebastian (stunts - uncredited)
 
1968 Day of the Evil Gun (stunts - uncredited)
 
1967 The Last Challenge (stunts - uncredited)
 
1967 A Time for Killing (stunts - uncredited)
 
1967 Star Trek (TV series) (stunt double: Leonard Nimoy - 2 episodes, 1967) (stunt double: Robert Brown - 1 episode, 1967)
– Operation - Annihilate! (1967) (stunt double: Leonard Nimoy - uncredited)
– The Alternative Factor (1967) (stunt double: Robert Brown - uncredited)
– This Side of Paradise (1967) (stunt double: Leonard Nimoy - uncredited)
 
1966 Return of the Seven (stunts - uncredited)
 
1966 Ride Beyond Vengeance (stunt coordinator - uncredited)
 
1965 The F.B.I. (TV series) (stunts)
 
1965 The Great Race (stunts - uncredited)
 
1965 Major Dundee (stunts - uncredited)
 
1965 The Rounders (stunts - uncredited)
 
1964 Seven Days in May (stunts - uncredited)
 
1963 The Great Adventure (TV series) (stunt double - 1 episode)
– A Boy at War (1963) (stunt double)
 
1963 4 for Texas (stunts - uncredited)
 
1963 Gunfight at Comanche Creek (stunts - uncredited)
 
1962 Ride the High Country (stunts - uncredited)
 
1962 Six Black Horses (stunts - uncredited)
 
1962 Sergeants 3 (stunts - uncredited)
 
1960 Spartacus (stunts - uncredited)
 
1960 Johnny Ringo (TV series) (stunt double: Paul Sorensen - 1 episode, 1960) (stunts)
– Die Twice (1960) (stunt double: Paul Sorensen - uncredited)
 
1959 Laramie (TV series) (stunts)
 
1959 North by Northwest (stunts - uncredited)
 
1959 The Rifleman (TV series) (stunts - 1 episode)
– The Second Witness (1959) (stunts - uncredited)
 
1958 The Rough Riders (TV series) (stunts)
 
1958 Mackenzie's Raiders (TV series) (stunts - 1 episode)
– Mackenzie's Raiders (1958) (stunts - uncredited)
 
1956 The Beast of Hollow Mountain (stunt double - uncredited)
 
1955-1956 Brave Eagle (TV series) (stunt double: Keith Larsen - 26 episodes)
– Ambush at Arrow Pass (1956) (stunt double: Keith Larsen)
– Trouble at Medicine Creek (1956) (stunt double: Keith Larsen)
– Witch Bear (1956) (stunt double: Keith Larsen)
– Valley of Decision (1956) (stunt double: Keith Larsen)
– War Paint (1956) (stunt double: Keith Larsen)
See all 26 episodes »
 
1955 The Man from Laramie (stunts - uncredited)
 
1955 5 Against the House (stunts - uncredited)
 
1954 The Egyptian (stunts - uncredited)
 
1954 They Rode West (stunts - uncredited)
 
1954 Prince Valiant (stunts - uncredited)
 
1953 The Nebraskan (stunts - uncredited)
 
1953 War Paint (stunts - uncredited)
 
1952 Death Valley Days (TV series) (stunts)
 
1951-1952 Boston Blackie (TV series) (stunts - 17 episodes)
– Bad Time Charlie (1952) (stunts)
– Delmark Diamond Case (1952) (stunts)
– Death by Dictation (1952) (stunts)
– The Crusader (1951) (stunts)
– Griffith Park Murder (1951) (stunts)
See all 17 episodes »
 
1951 Sky King (TV series) (stunts)
 
1950 The Cisco Kid (TV series) (stunt double: Leo Carillo - 12 episodes)
– Renegade Son (1950) (stunt double: Leo Carillo)
– Cattle Quarantine (1950) (stunt double: Leo Carillo)
– The Will (1950) (stunt double: Leo Carillo)
– Railroad Land Rush (1950) (stunt double: Leo Carillo)
– Medicine Flats (1950) (stunt double: Leo Carillo)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1948 The Man from Colorado (stunts - uncredited)
 
1988 Moon Over Parador (second unit director)
 
1981 The Fall Guy (TV series) (second unit director - 1 episode)
– The Fall Guy (1981) (second unit director - as J.P. Catching)
 
1980 Sam Marlow, Private Eye (second unit director)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1967 The Corrupt Ones (action director)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1955 The Cisco Kid (TV series)
 

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J.P. Bill Catching | J.P. Catching | William Catching | Bill Katching
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Trivia:

Was stunt double for Leo Carillo in The Cisco Kid series. See more »

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