The Catacombs Catacombs Credits Guide
Stunt and fight coordinators

Stunt and fight coordinators

End Of Eternity Space Warp Collision Course War Games Ring Around The Moon The Last Sunset Breakaway The Last Sunset The Full Circle Catacombs Of The Moon The Seance Spectre The Immunity Syndrome

Other stuntmen (names link to imdb or the Catacombs):

Collision Course

Vic Armstrong - Main Mission Operative in Collision Course, Rescue Worker in The Exiles. Born in 1946. A top stunt coordinator and second unit director, often the double for Harrison Ford. Films include You Only Live Twice (1967) and numerous other Bonds, Superman 1-3 (1978+), Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) and other Indiana Jones films, Total Recall (1990), Brazil (1985), Terminator 2, Starship Troopers (1997), Last Action Hero (1993), Charlies Angels (200), Gangs Of New York (2002), War Of The Worlds (2005), I Am Legend (2007), The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008). He won an Academy Award for technical achievement in 2001, and a BAFTA in 2002.

The Dorcons Devil's Planet

Del Baker - Hunted man in Devil's Planet, Dorcon soldier in The Dorcons. Blakes 7, Time Bandits, Batman, Octopussy, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Judge Dredd, The Mummy Returns.

Guardian Of Piri

Mark Boyle - Double for Mr Landau in Bringers Of Wonder. Born 1945, died 1999. You Only live Twice, Dr Who (1972), Superman 1-3, The Empire Strikes Back, The Long Good Friday, American Werewolf in London, Return of the Jedi, Batman, Alien 3, Judge Dredd, Fifth Element, The Beach.

Devil's Planet

Peter Brayham (imdb) Stunt arranger for most of the final episodes of Year Two including Bringers Of Wonder, Garth in Devil's Planet and a guard in The Dorcons. From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Danger Man, The Prisoner, The Sweeney, The Professionals, Time Bandits, Minder, Boon, The Bill, Prime Suspect, Bridget Jones's Diary

Devil's Planet

Cyd Child - Double for Catherine Schell in Bringers Of Wonder, a guard in Devil's Planet. Diana Rigg's stunt double in The Avengers. Superman 1-2, Blakes 7, For Your Eyes Only.

Journey To Where The Last Sunset

Tim Condren - double for Nick Tate in Space Warp; worked closely with Nick Tate in various other episodes. Stuntman in Goldfinger, Superman films, Brazil, Willow, Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves. Born 1929, died 2006.

The Metamorph

George Lane Cooper - Overseer in Metamorph. On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Diamonds Are Forever, Batman, Superman 1-2, Brazil, The Princess Bride, The Mummy.

Collision Course

Leslie Crawford appeared as an Alphan in Collision Course and The Taybor. Crawford was Roger Moore's stunt double for The Saint (1962-1969), and continued on to the Bond films with Live and Let Die (1973) and The Man with the Golden Gun (1974). He also did stunts for The Prisoner (1967), The Avengers (1967-8), The Persuaders! (1971), Blake's 7 (1979) and Flash Gordon (1980). Born 1933, died 2006.

Alpha Child

Gerry Crampton. A former body-builder, he worked frequently on the Bond movies since Dr No (1962), as well as Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981), Gandhi (1982), Batman (1989).

The Beta Cloud New Adam, New Eve The Dorcons

Cliff Diggins - Sometimes credited as Cliff Diggings. Stunts and double for Koenig in Catacombs Of The Moon, New Adam New Eve, Devil's Planet, The Dorcons. On screen as a guard in The Beta Cloud and an Alphan in The Dorcons. Stuntman in From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, and, on TV, The Sweeney and Blakes 7. Born 1931, died 2002

Jim Dowdall - Double for Mr Landau in Bringers Of Wonder. The Eagle Has Landed, Star Wars, The Spy Who Loved Me, Superman, The Empire Strikes Back, The Long Good Friday, Brazil, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Batman, The English Patient, Entrapment, Enemy at the Gates, The Pianist, The Bourne Supremacy, Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy (2005), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).

The Beta Cloud

Joe Dunne - Security guard in The Beta Cloud. Stunts in Breakaway, Ring Around The Moon, Guardian Of Piri, End Of Eternity, Death's Other Dominion, Space Brain, Mission Of The Darians, The Beta Cloud, Space Warp, Bringers Of Wonder part 1, Bringers Of Wonder part 2.
Joe Dunne became a stunt co-ordinator on The Avengers when Ray Austin became a director. He first worked with the Andersons on The Protectors (1972-1973), both as a stunt arranger and stunt double for Robert Vaughn. He worked in the US since the 1980s. Films as stuntman or stunt co-ordinator include Return Of The Pink Panther (1974), The Man With Two Brains (1983), Chaplin (1992), The Usual Suspects (1995), Mars Attacks (1996), Ronin (1998), Reindeer Games (2000).
He worked with some of the directors on the show many times, most notably Peter Medak, and recently bumped into Martin Landau and talked to him about their time together on the show. (Thanks to Mathew Dunne for the information)

Ring Around The Moon The Last Sunset Space Warp

Dorothy Ford - Born 1943, died 2003. Double for Helena in Matter Of Life and Death and Last Sunset, for Maya in The Exiles. Stunt double and coordinator in Spy Who Loved Me and numerous other Bonds, Willow, Batman, Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves,

Collision Course

Romo Gorrara - born 1932, died 1997. He was an assistant stunt co-ordinator on Cleopatra (1963). He doubled for Sean Connery in You Only Live Twice (1967). Other credits include Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), GoldenEye (1995). He was a stunt arranger on several Space 1999 episodes, and appeared on-screen as a guard.

End Of Eternity

Martin Grace - Guard in End Of Eternity. You Only Live Twice and many other Bonds (double for Roger Moore), Moon Zero Two, Superman, all three Indiana Jones films (as Harrison Ford's double), The Truman Show. Born 1942, died 2010.

Frank Henson - Born 1935, died 2019. A security guard, The Dorcons, possibly others. You Only Live Twice, Blakes 7, The Sweeney, Star Wars, Long Good Friday, American Werewolf in London, Return Of the Jedi, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Brazil, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

The Bringers Of Wonder part 1

Nick Hobbs played Clive Kander in Bringers of Wonder. Blakes 7 (1978), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Superman (1978), An American Werewolf in London (1981), Octopussy (1983), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Brazil (1985), A View to a Kill (1985), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Billy Elliot (2000), Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 (2010) and part 2 (2011), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Game of Thrones (2015), Star Wars Rogue One (2016).

The Last Sunset

Alf Joint - Steiner Breakaway, Guard Alpha Child, double for Balor in End Of Eternity, Overseer The Metamorph, stunt arranger on many episodes - A prominent UK stunt coordinator, including Goldfinger and most Bonds, The Omen, Superman II, Star Wars Return of The Jedi, Outland.

Collision Course

George Leech - Born 1921, died 2012. Often doubled for Barry Morse. He performed stunts in many James Bond films from Dr. No (1962) until A View to a Kill (1985), and was the main stunt arranger on On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). Other films include Star Wars (1977) and Superman (1978). Vic Armstrong was his son-in-law.

The Exiles

Frank Maher - Decontamination in The Exiles. Best known as Patrick McGoohan's double in The Prisoner, he also conceived and co-wrote an episode of the series. Many Avengers and Danger Man in the 1960s, Blakes 7.

Missing Link

Val Musetti - Guard in Missing Link, Spirit Mateo in Troubled Spirit. Many Avengers in the 1960s, Batman, Superman 2, London's Burning, Alien 3, Midsomer Murders, 55 Degrees North.

Collision Course

Peter Pocock did the balcony jump in Collision Course. He specialised in horse riding stunts. Goldfinger (1964), When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970), Young Winston (1972), Superman (1978)

Space Warp

Dinny Powell - Psychon in Space Warp. Born 1932. Doubled for Connery and Moore in many James Bond films from Dr No onwards. Brazil, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Eddie Powell - Stuntman in Bringers Of Wonder. Born 1927, died 2000. From Russia With Love and other Bonds, Dracula Prince Of Darkness, Where Eagles Dare, Alien, Aliens, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Batman, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

A Matter Of Balance

Terry Richards - founded the stunt register in 1960. His most famous appearance was the Arab swordsman shot by Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).

War Games

Colin Skeaping - Guard in End Of Eternity and other episodes. Live and Let Die and many other Bonds. First 3 Star Wars (double for Luke Skywalker), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Batman, 28 Days Later. TV series Poirot, Midsomer Murders, Spooks

End Of Eternity

Eddie Stacey - double for Martin Landau (eg Last Sunset, The Exiles), guard in End Of Eternity. On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Superman 3, Willow, Batman, Gladiator.

Breakaway

Roy Scammell - Nordstrom in Breakaway, records lab space animal in Bringers Of Wonder part 1, Maya animal in The Dorcons. Born 1932. As a teenager he was a professional ice skater; his skating skills were used as stunt coordinator of Rollerball (1975) and working with Arlene Phillips on the original production of Starlight Express (1984). Stunt arranger on A Clockwork Orange (1971), stunt coordinator on Alien (1979), Saturn 3 (1980), Greystoke (1984). He did stunts on The Dirty Dozen (1967), Casino Royale (1967), The Italian Job (1969), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Doctor Who (1987), GoldenEye (1995).

The Mark Of Archanon

Terry Walsh - Double for Prentis Hancock (Last Sunset), Rescue Eagle Pilot Mark of Archanon, Scotsman Journey to Where, double for Martin Landau in New Adam, New Eve, guard in Seance Spectre. Stunt man, stunt coordinator and sword master in many Dr Who episodes, Superman, Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, Willow, Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Born 1939, died April 2002

War Games

Paul Weston - Alphan ("Lew") in Breakaway, double for Anton Philips in War Games and other episodes, double for Zarl in One Moment Of Humanity, guard in End Of Eternity, guard and stunt arranger in Seance Spectre. Stunt coordinator and stuntman on You Only Live Twice and numerous Bonds, Superman films, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Star Wars Return Of The Jedi, Aliens, Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves, The Count Of Monte Cristo.. Website


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