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Bob Simmons
Bob Simmons

Bob Simmons

Actor
65 years (Mar 31, 1922 – Oct 21, 1987)Fulham, London, England
Bob Simmons is credited as a British actor, the sort of presence that makes a cast feel lived in. His usual ground is adventure. The career covers 73 years of on-camera work. 'Thunderball' is the entry that turns a familiar face into a name, thanks to Colonel Jacques Bouvar - SPECTRE #6.
Bob Simmons is credited as a British actor, the sort of presence that makes a cast feel lived in. His usual ground is adventure. The career covers 73 years of on-camera work. 'Thunderball' is the entry that turns a familiar face into a name, thanks to Colonel Jacques Bouvar - SPECTRE #6.
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Is Bob Simmons still alive?
Bob Simmons passed away on October 21, 1987 at age 65.
What are the most famous roles of Bob Simmons?
Bob Simmons is best known for roles in Dr. No, Goldfinger, From Russia with Love.
How many movies has Bob Simmons been in?
Over a 34-year career (since 1953), Bob Simmons has appeared in 18 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Bob Simmons's first movie?
The career of Bob Simmons began with The Flanagan Boy (1953).
What is Bob Simmons's most recent movie or series?
Bob Simmons's most recent release is James Bond in India, which premiered on January 25, 1983.
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Bob Simmons
Bob Simmons
1922-03-31 · Fulham, London, England

Bob Simmons (Fulham, London, England, 31 March 1923 – 21 October 1987) was an English actor and stunt man who worked in many British-made films, most notably the James Bond series.

Simmons was a former Army Physical Training Instructor at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst who had initially planned to be an actor but thought a career in performing stunts would be more lucrative and interesting. Simmons first worked for Albert R. Broccoli and Irving Allen's Warwick Films on the film The Red Beret, which included future Bond film regulars director Terence Young, screenwriter Richard Maibaum and cameraman, later director of photography Ted Moore. Simmons later worked in many other Warwick Films and worked for Allen in his The Long Ships and Genghis Khan, where he had his eye injured when kicked by a horse.

When Albert R. Broccoli began to produce the James Bond films, Simmons tested as an actor for the Bond role, but until his death in 1987, he became the stunt coordinator for every Bond film except From Russia with Love, which he joined later in the production, On Her Majesty's Secret Service and The Man with the Golden Gun. He appeared in the gun barrel sequence for Sean Connery in three James Bond films: Dr. No, From Russia with Love, and Goldfinger. Simmons is the only person to officially perform the scene, while not starring in the main role of James Bond. Simmons was also Connery's stunt double. Simmons also had a role as SPECTRE agent Jacques Bouvar in the pre-title sequence of the fourth film, Thunderball.

Simmons developed a stunt technique involving trampolines, first used in You Only Live Twice, whereby stuntmen would bounce off a trampoline in concert with a triggered explosion so as to simulate being blown into the air. This was used in many other films, including by Simmons again in The Wild Geese, where Simmons also doubled for Richard Burton.

Upon retirement, Simmons wrote an autobiography entitled Nobody Does It Better titled after the theme song for the 1977 Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. He died on 21 October 1987.

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