George Leech (6 December 1921 – 17 June 2012) was a British film actor and stunt performer who was notable for his work on eleven James Bond films.
Biography
Leech was born in London and left school at 14. He was a boxer who won the ABA National Championships when he was 15 as a welterweight and he joined the Royal Navy in 1943.
Film career
His first job in movies was performing a stunt involving falling down steps doubling for James Mason in Odd Man Out (1947). He was notable for his contributions to James Bond films from 1962 to 1985 as a stunt performer and in small acting roles (usually as a henchman) including: Dr. No (1962), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), where he was promoted to stunt arranger when Bob Simmons was working on another film, For Your Eyes Only (1981), and A View to a Kill (1985). He also worked on The Guns of Navarone, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Kelly's Heroes, The Eagle Has Landed and Revenge of the Pink Panther.
Personal life Leech married in 1952. One of his two daughters Wendy Leech became one of the first female stunt performers and married the stuntman Vic Armstrong. Leech died in Cardiff in 2012 at the age of 90.George Leech Stuntman and actor obituary in The Independent. Retrieved 1 January 2014George Leech Obituary at Herald Scotland. Retrieved 1 January 2014
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1956 Port Afrique Second Arab 1959 The Treasure of San Teresa Man In Fight Uncredited1960 And the Same to You Jake 1962 Billy Budd Marine Uncredited1964 Carry On Spying Waiter Uncredited1964 Goldfinger Man in Bulletproof Vest at Q Branch Uncredited1964 The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb Ship Attacker Uncredited1964 Mozambique Carl 1965 Coast of Skeletons Carlo Seton 1965 The Face of Fu Manchu Manchu Minion Uncredited1965 Thunderball Disco Volante Crewman Uncredited1966 Se tutte le donne del mondo... 1968 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty's original driver Uncredited1969 On Her Majesty's Secret Service Strangled SPECTRE Skier Uncredited1971 Diamonds Are Forever Mr. Kidd Uncredited1971 When Eight Bells Toll Thug Uncredited1971 Puppet on a Chain Thug Uncredited1975 Brannigan Man in Bar Uncredited1976 The Pink Panther Strikes Again Mr. Stutterstutt 1976 The Eagle Has Landed Sturmbannführer Straub Uncredited1977 The Spy Who Loved Me Cortina Gunman #2 Uncredited1978 The Wild Geese Stone Uncredited1978 Revenge of the Pink Panther Asylum Policeman Uncredited1978 Superman Man in Office Uncredited1979 Moonraker Drax's henchman Uncredited1980 North Sea Hijack Magnussen 1981 For Your Eyes Only Henchman Shark Victim Uncredited1985 A View to a Kill Miner Gunned Down by Zorin Uncredited, (final film role)
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