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Bobby Bass(1936-2001)

  • Stunts
  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Bobby Bass
Stuntman and actor Bobby Bass was born on August 6, 1936 in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Bobby not only was a Judo champion with a third degree black belt, but also was a paratrooper, Green Beret, and a Special Forces instructor in the military prior to being introduced to the stunt business by fellow stuntman and actor Gene LeBell in the mid-1960's. Outside of his extensive work as a stuntman, Bass also taught such people as Mel Gibson, Burt Reynolds, Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon, Danny Glover, Michael Douglas, and Kathleen Turner how to either fight and/or handle weapons (Bass helped popularize the use of the head butt in barroom fights). In addition, Bobby became a staunch advocate of safer working conditions in the stunt industry after stuntwoman and then girlfriend Heidi Von Beltz was paralyzed from the neck down in the wake of an automobile stunt going disastrously awry during the shooting of The Cannonball Run (1981) as well as the tragic helicopter accident that claimed the lives of Vic Morrow and two child actors that occurred during the making of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983). Bass died at age 65 from Parkinson's disease on November 7, 2001.
BornAugust 6, 1936
DiedNovember 7, 2001(65)
BornAugust 6, 1936
DiedNovember 7, 2001(65)
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Bobby Bass in Star Trek (1966)
Bobby Bass in Star Trek (1966)
Bobby Bass in Star Trek (1966)
Bobby Bass and Dar Robinson in To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
Stacy Keach and Bobby Bass in The Ninth Configuration (1980)
Bobby Bass
Bobby Bass and Dar Robinson

Known for

To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
To Live and Die in L.A.
7.3
  • Stunts
  • 1985
Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator (1987)
Predator
7.8
  • Stunts
  • 1987
Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon
7.6
  • Stunts
  • 1987
John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers
7.9
  • Stunts
  • 1980

Credits

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Stunts

  • Stephen Baldwin, Mark Addy, Kristen Johnston, and Jane Krakowski in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
    The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
  • Jim Carrey in Man on the Moon (1999)
    Man on the Moon
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in End of Days (1999)
    End of Days
  • Andy Garcia and Michael Keaton in Desperate Measures (1998)
    Desperate Measures
  • Charlie Sheen and Chris Tucker in Money Talks (1997)
    Money Talks
  • George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alicia Silverstone, Uma Thurman, and Chris O'Donnell in Batman & Robin (1997)
    Batman & Robin
  • Halle Berry in The Rich Man's Wife (1996)
    The Rich Man's Wife
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Vanessa Williams in Eraser (1996)
    Eraser
  • Melanie Griffith, Michael Madsen, Nick Nolte, Chazz Palminteri, and Chris Penn in Mulholland Falls (1996)
    Mulholland Falls
  • Executive Decision (1996)
    Executive Decision
  • Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Al Pacino, Ted Levine, Wes Studi, Jerry Trimble, and Mykelti Williamson in Heat (1995)
    Heat
    • (uncredited)
  • Village of the Damned (1995)
    Village of the Damned
  • Mark Dacascos and Scott Wolf in Double Dragon (1994)
    Double Dragon
  • The Puppet Masters (1994)
    The Puppet Masters
  • Nastassja Kinski and Charlie Sheen in Terminal Velocity (1994)
    Terminal Velocity

Actor

  • John Cusack and Minnie Driver in Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
    Grosse Pointe Blank
  • Dan Aykroyd, Jack Lemmon, and James Garner in My Fellow Americans (1996)
    My Fellow Americans
  • Quarterback Attack with Mike Ditka (1995)
    Quarterback Attack with Mike Ditka
  • Jade (1995)
    Jade
  • Dolph Lundgren in Pentathlon (1994)
    Pentathlon
  • Thomas Ian Griffith in Excessive Force (1993)
    Excessive Force
  • Denzel Washington and Bob Hoskins in Heart Condition (1990)
    Heart Condition
  • Michael Keaton in The Squeeze (1987)
    The Squeeze
  • George Peppard, Mr. T, Dirk Benedict, and Dwight Schultz in The A-Team (1983)
    The A-Team
  • Stacy Keach in The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1986)
    The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
  • To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
    To Live and Die in L.A.
  • Stephanie Zimbalist and Alec Baldwin in Love on the Run (1985)
    Love on the Run
  • The Twilight Zone (1985)
    The Twilight Zone
  • Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)
    Simon & Simon
    • (uncredited)
  • Star 80 (1983)
    Star 80

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon in Thelma & Louise (1991)
    Thelma & Louise
  • Michael Douglas in Black Rain (1989)
    Black Rain
  • Like It Is (1970)
    Like It Is

Personal details

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    • August 6, 1936
    • Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
    • November 7, 2001
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(Parkinson's disease)
    • Norma Collins? - November 7, 2001 (his death)
    • Kerry Perez(Stepchild)

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    Stepfather of actress Bo Derek and Kerry Perez.

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