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Bud Ekins (1930–2007)

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Won a gold Medal at the 1962 International Six Days Trials, was part of the US ISDT team of 1964 with John Steen, Cliff Coleman, Dave Ekins, Steve McQueen and, in 1965, McQueen being replaced by Ed Kretz Jr. See more trivia »

Born:

in Hollywood, California, USA

Died:

(age 77) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1998 The Ransom of Red Chief (TV movie) (stunts)
 
1993 Extreme Justice (stunts)
 
1986 Amazing Stories (TV series) (stunt coordinator - 1 episode)
– Magic Saturday (1986) (stunt coordinator)
 
1986 Black Moon Rising (stunts)
 
1984 City Heat (stunts)
 
1982 Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (stunt coordinator)
 
1982 Megaforce (stunts)
 
1981 Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. (stunts)
 
1980 The Blues Brothers (stunts)
 
1979 1941 (stunts - uncredited)
 
1979 Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (stunts)
 
1978 Movie Movie (stunts)
 
1978 Animal House (stunts)
 
1978 Return from Witch Mountain (stunt player)
 
1977 Sorcerer (stunt coordinator)
 
1976 Scorchy (stunts)
 
1976 Dixie Dynamite (stunts - uncredited)
 
1975 Death Scream (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1975 Race with the Devil (stunts - uncredited)
 
1974 The Front Page (stunts - uncredited)
 
1974 The Towering Inferno (stunts - uncredited)
 
1974 Earthquake (stunts - uncredited)
 
1973 Hex (stunt coordinator)
 
1973 Electra Glide in Blue (stunt coordinator, stunts - uncredited)
 
1972 The Thing with Two Heads (stunts - as 'Bud' Ekins)
 
1971 Diamonds Are Forever (stunts - uncredited)
 
1971 Chrome and Hot Leather (stunt coordinator - as 'Bud' Ekins)
 
1970 Angel Unchained (stunt coordinator, stunts)
 
1970 Flap (stunts - uncredited)
 
1969 Then Came Bronson (TV series) (action coordinator - 7 episodes)
– Sibyl (1969) (action coordinator)
– Against a Blank Cold Wall (1969) (action coordinator)
– All the World and God (1969) (action coordinator)
– Two Percent of Nothing (1969) (action coordinator)
– The Old Motorcycle Fiasco (1969) (action coordinator)
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1969 Hell's Angels '69 (stunts)
 
1968 Bullitt (stunt driver - uncredited, stunts - uncredited)
 
1968 Speedway (stunts - uncredited)
 
1965 The Cincinnati Kid (stunts - uncredited)
 
1965 How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (motorcycle stunts - uncredited)
 
1963 The Great Escape (stunt double: Steve McQueen, motorcycle jump - uncredited)
 
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1997 Vegas Vacation
O'Shea Security Guard
 
1994 The Specialist
Veteran Cop
 
1994 The Next Karate Kid
Jack Russell
 
1990 Pacific Heights
Thug
 
1988 Mac and Me
Gardner
 
1983 Deadly Force
Harvey Benton
 
1978 CHiPs (TV series)
2nd Cameraman
– Supercycle (1978) … 2nd Cameraman
 
1978 Zero to Sixty
 
1978 Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell
Chase Cop
 
1971 Bunny O'Hare
Cedar Crest Bank Guard
 
1970 Angel Unchained
Speed
 
1968 The Love Bug
Driver
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2005 Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (TV documentary) (acknowledgment: footage and stills provided by)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2005 Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
1998 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Steve McQueen (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Steve McQueen: The King of Cool (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Return to 'The Great Escape' (video documentary short)
Himself - Motorcycle Stuntman
 
1990 Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (video documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Memorial Tribute
 
1979 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Alternate Names:

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Trivia:

Won a gold Medal at the 1962 International Six Days Trials, was part of the US ISDT team of 1964 with John Steen, Cliff Coleman, Dave Ekins, Steve McQueen and, in 1965, McQueen being replaced by Ed Kretz Jr. See more »

Nickname:

James Sherwin Ekins See more »

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