Bob Simmons

Bob Simmons

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.

  • Musoro: Bob Simmons
  • Mukurumbira: 1.004
  • Inozivikanwa: Acting
  • Bhavhdhe: 1922-03-31
  • Nzvimbo yekuzvarirwa: Fulham, London, England
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Bob Simmons Mafirimu

  • 1958
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    A Night to Remember

    A Night to Remember

    7.6 1958 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Great Van Robbery

    The Great Van Robbery

    4 1959 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Flanagan Boy

    The Flanagan Boy

    5.8 1953 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Guns of Navarone

    The Guns of Navarone

    7.314 1961 HD

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  • 1965
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    Thunderball

    Thunderball

    6.7 1965 HD

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  • 1964
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    Goldfinger

    Goldfinger

    7.347 1964 HD

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  • 1971
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    Murphy's War

    Murphy's War

    6.122 1971 HD

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  • 1965
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    Thunderball

    Thunderball

    6.7 1965 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Spy Who Loved Me

    The Spy Who Loved Me

    6.8 1977 HD

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  • 1976
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    Potato Fritz

    Potato Fritz

    5 1976 HD

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  • 1963
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    From Russia with Love

    From Russia with Love

    7.063 1963 HD

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  • 1958
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    Tank Force!

    Tank Force!

    6.222 1958 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Road to Hong Kong

    The Road to Hong Kong

    5.7 1962 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Sword and the Rose

    The Sword and the Rose

    6.341 1953 HD

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  • 1971
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    Lesson #007: Close Quarters Combat

    Lesson #007: Close Quarters Combat

    4.8 1971 HD

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  • 1983
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    James Bond in India

    James Bond in India

    4 1983 HD

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  • 1961
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    Fury at Smugglers' Bay

    Fury at Smugglers' Bay

    4.6 1961 HD

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  • 1955
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    Billete para Tánger

    Billete para Tánger

    1 1955 HD

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  • 1962
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    Dr. No

    Dr. No

    6.986 1962 HD

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  • 1979
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    Moonraker

    Moonraker

    6.17 1979 HD

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  • 1981
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    For Your Eyes Only

    For Your Eyes Only

    6.528 1981 HD

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  • 1979
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    Moonraker

    Moonraker

    6.17 1979 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Wild Geese

    The Wild Geese

    6.846 1978 HD

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  • 1982
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    Who Dares Wins

    Who Dares Wins

    5.988 1982 HD

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  • 1971
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    Diamonds Are Forever

    Diamonds Are Forever

    6.4 1971 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Black Knight

    The Black Knight

    6.2 1954 HD

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  • 1982
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    The Wall

    The Wall

    6 1982 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Secret Ways

    The Secret Ways

    5.2 1961 HD

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  • 1939
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    Jamaica Inn

    Jamaica Inn

    6.1 1939 HD

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  • 1974
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    Caravan to Vaccarès

    Caravan to Vaccarès

    5.4 1974 HD

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  • 1985
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    A View to a Kill

    A View to a Kill

    6.2 1985 HD

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  • 1961
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    Fury at Smugglers' Bay

    Fury at Smugglers' Bay

    4.6 1961 HD

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  • 1962
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    Dr. No

    Dr. No

    6.986 1962 HD

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  • 1964
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    Goldfinger

    Goldfinger

    7.347 1964 HD

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  • 1965
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    Thunderball

    Thunderball

    6.7 1965 HD

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  • 1967
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    You Only Live Twice

    You Only Live Twice

    6.6 1967 HD

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  • 1973
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    Live and Let Die

    Live and Let Die

    6.5 1973 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Spy Who Loved Me

    The Spy Who Loved Me

    6.8 1977 HD

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  • 1981
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    For Your Eyes Only

    For Your Eyes Only

    6.528 1981 HD

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  • 1983
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    Octopussy

    Octopussy

    6.3 1983 HD

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