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Bob Simmons (I) (1922–1988)

Stunts | Actor | Miscellaneous Crew

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Doubled for Sean Connery as Bond in the gun-barrel sequences of the first three James Bond films, despite having been approximately six inches shorter than Connery. He also doubled Richard Kiel in "the Spy Who Loved Me" in the train-scene, where he went through the window with real plate glass. Kiel stands 7.2 feet tall and Bob was 5.9... See more trivia »

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in Fulham, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 65)
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Hide HideStunts (46 titles)
1985 A View to a Kill (stunt team supervisor)
 
1983 Octopussy (action sequences arranger)
 
1982 The Final Option (stunt coordinator - uncredited, stunts - uncredited)
 
1982 The Wall (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1981 For Your Eyes Only (action sequences arranger, stunts - uncredited)
 
1980 The Sea Wolves (stunts - uncredited)
 
1979 All Quiet on the Western Front (TV movie) (action arranger)
 
1979 Moonraker (action sequence arranger, stunts - uncredited)
 
1979 Zulu Dawn (stunt coordinator - uncredited, stunts - uncredited)
 
1978 The Wild Geese (stunt double: Richard Burton - uncredited, stunts - uncredited)
 
1977 The Spy Who Loved Me (action arranger, stunts - uncredited)
 
1975 De dwaze Lotgevallen van Sherlock Jones (fight instructor)
 
1975 The Man Who Would Be King (stunts - uncredited)
 
1975 Happy Days Are Here Again (stunt coordinator)
 
1975 Paper Tiger (action arranger)
 
1975 The Wilby Conspiracy (stunts)
 
1974 Caravan to Vaccares (stunts: fight sequence)
 
1973 Live and Let Die (stunts co-ordinator)
 
1973 A Touch of Class (stunt and fight arranger)
 
1973 Lady Caroline Lamb (fight arranger)
 
1972 The Offence (stunts - uncredited)
 
1971 Diamonds Are Forever (stunt arranger, stunts - uncredited)
 
1971 When Eight Bells Toll (stunt coordinator - uncredited, stunt double: Anthony Hopkins - uncredited, stunts - uncredited)
 
1971 Murphy's War (stunt arranger)
 
1969 The Adventurers (stunts - uncredited)
 
1968 Shalako (action sequences arranger)
 
1967 You Only Live Twice (stunt double: / Sean Connery - uncredited - uncredited, stunts - uncredited)
 
1965 Thunderball (stunt double: Guy Doleman / Sean Connery - uncredited - uncredited, stunts - uncredited)
 
1965 Genghis Khan (action sequences)
 
1964 Goldfinger (action sequences by, stunt double: Harold Sakata / Michael Mellinger - uncredited - uncredited, stunts - uncredited)
 
1963 From Russia with Love (stunt double - uncredited, train fight double: Sean Connery - uncredited)
 
1962 Dr. No (stunt arranger - uncredited, stunt double: / Sean Connery - uncredited - uncredited, stunts - uncredited)
 
1962 Night Creatures (fight sequence staged by)
 
1961 The Hellions (stunt double: Lionel Jeffries - uncredited)
 
1961 The Secret Ways (stunt supervisor)
 
1961 The Guns of Navarone (stunt coordinator - uncredited, stunt double: Gregory Peck - uncredited, stunts - uncredited)
 
1961 Fury at Smugglers' Bay (stunt coordinator - uncredited)
 
1960 Scent of Mystery (stunt double: Denholm Elliott - uncredited)
 
1958 tom thumb (stunt double: Peter Sellers - uncredited)
 
1957 Action of the Tiger (stunts - uncredited)
 
1957 Fire Down Below (stunts - uncredited)
 
1956 Zarak (stunts)
 
1954 The Black Knight (stunt double: Alan Ladd - uncredited)
 
1953 Paratrooper (stunts - uncredited)
 
1952 Ivanhoe (stunts - uncredited)
 
1939 Jamaica Inn (stunts - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (20 titles)
1981 For Your Eyes Only
Henchman Lotus Explosion Victim (uncredited)
 
1978 The Wild Geese
Pilot (uncredited)
 
1977 The Spy Who Loved Me
KGB Thug #2 (uncredited)
 
1976 The Next Man
London Assassin
 
1976 Montana Trap
 
1971 The Persuaders! (TV series)
Jeep Driver
– Chain of Events (1971) … Jeep Driver (uncredited)
 
1965 Thunderball
Colonel Jacques Bouvar - SPECTRE #6 (uncredited)
 
1964 Goldfinger
James Bond in Gunbarrel Sequence (uncredited)
 
1963 From Russia with Love
James Bond in Gunbarrel Sequence (uncredited)
 
1962 Dr. No
James Bond in Gunbarrel Sequence (uncredited)
 
1962 The Road to Hong Kong
Astronaut (uncredited)
 
1961 The Guns of Navarone
German Soldier on Navarone (uncredited)
 
1961 Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Carlos, a pirate
 
1960 And the Same to You
Perce's Opponent
 
1959 Great Van Robbery
Peters
 
1958 Tank Force
Mustapha (the sheik's lieutenant)
 
1958 The Vise (TV series)
Brading
– The Man Who Was Twice (1958) … Brading
 
1955 Billete para Tánger
Peter Valentine (as Robert Simmons)
 
1953 The Sword and the Rose
French Champion
 
1939 Reform School
Johnny
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (16 titles)
1982 The Final Option (action arranger)
 
1980 The Sea Wolves (action arranger)
 
1978 The Wild Geese (action arranger)
 
1975 The Man Who Would Be King (master of horse)
 
1973 The Man Called Noon (action supervisor)
 
1971 Catlow (action sequence coordinator)
 
1969 The Adventurers (action sequences arranger: second unit)
 
1968 The Charge of the Light Brigade (action sequences by)
 
1967 You Only Live Twice (action sequences)
 
1965 Thunderball (action sequences by)
 
1964 Goldfinger (body double: James Bond, in opening sequence - uncredited)
 
1964 The Long Ships (action sequences)
 
1963 From Russia with Love (body double: James Bond, in opening sequence - uncredited)
 
1962 Dr. No (body double: James Bond, in opening sequence - uncredited)
 
1962 The Pirates of Blood River (horse master, master of arms)
 
1961 The Naked Edge (fight arranger)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (2 titles)
George & Mildred (TV series) (lighting director - 3 episodes, 1977-1978) (lighting - 2 episodes, 1979)
– The Twenty Six Year Itch (1979) (lighting)
– A Military Pickle (1979) (lighting)
– I Believe in Yesterday (1978) (lighting director)
– The Right Way to Travel (1977) (lighting director)
– All Around the Clock (1977) (lighting director)
 
1977 The Upchat Line (TV series) (lighting director - 1 episode)
– Accommodation Address (1977) (lighting director)
 
Show ShowArt Department (1 title)
1987 Promised Land (storyboard artist)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1973 The Man Called Noon (associate producer)
 
1966 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (second unit director)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2006 Bond in Greece (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1995 Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' (video documentary)
Himself (archive footage)
 
1983 James Bond in India (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1977 Making of James Bond (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Shooting Scene 341 (1977) … Himself
– Organising (1977) … Himself
 
1971 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Bob Simmons (1971) … Himself
 
1965 A Child's Guide to Blowing Up a Motor Car (TV short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (9 titles)
2006 Bill Suitor: The Rocket Man Movies (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Ken Adam's Production Films: You Only Live Twice (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 007 in Egypt (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Lesson #007: Close Quarters Combat (video)
Himself
 
2000 Inside 'For Your Eyes Only' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Inside 'You Only Live Twice' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Double-O Stunts (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1965 Telescope (TV series documentary)
 
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Alternate Names:

Robert Simmons

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Trivia:

Doubled for Sean Connery as Bond in the gun-barrel sequences of the first three James Bond films, despite having been approximately six inches shorter than Connery. He also doubled Richard Kiel in "the Spy Who Loved Me" in the train-scene, where he went through the window with real plate glass. Kiel stands 7.2 feet tall and Bob was 5.9... See more »

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