Robert Herron (September 23, 1924 – October 10, 2021) was an American stuntman and actor, best known for performing stunts in hundreds of Hollywood films between 1950 and 2011.
Herron was born in Lomita, California in September 1924. He began his career in the early 1950s, appearing in films and television series as an actor and as a stunt performer. His work includes The Ten Commandments (1956), Rio Bravo (1959), Spartacus (1960), The Absent-Minded Professor (1961), The Wild Bunch (1969), Shaft (1971), Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and Rocky (1976).
He died from complications of a fall on October 10, 2021, at the age of 97.‘Diamonds Are Forever’ Stuntman Bob Herron Dies at 97
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1952 Cattle Town Rider Uncredited1953 Invaders from Mars Martian Uncredited1953 The Man from the Alamo Uncredited1953 Gun Fury Curly Jordan 1954 Saskatchewan Brill 1954 Magnificent Obsession Taxi Driver Uncredited1954 Four Guns to the Border Evans 1955 The Man from Bitter Ridge Jim Hanley Uncredited1955 The Far Horizons Minor Role Uncredited1956 The Proud Ones Cowboy Uncredited1956 The Rawhide Years Barfly Uncredited1956 Away All Boats Sailor Uncredited1956 The Burning Hills Faber Uncredited1956 Pillars of the Sky Trooper Uncredited1956 The Ten Commandments Courier Uncredited1956 The Mole People Mole Person Uncredited1957 The Big Land Texan Uncredited1957 Man Afraid Frankie Simmons - Burglar Uncredited1958 Westbound Henchman Uncredited1958 Born Reckless Cowboy Uncredited1960 The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond Thug Uncredited1960 Seven Ways from Sundown Waggoner Uncredited1960 Spartacus Minor Role Uncredited1960 The Great Impostor Highway Patrol Officer Uncredited1963 The Slime People Slime Person Uncredited1963 Gunfight at Comanche Creek Agent Uncredited1965 The Great Race Palace Guard Uncredited1969 A Time for Dying Rankin 1970 There Was a Crooked Man... Oran Uncredited1971 Dollars Bodyguard 1973 Oklahoma Crude Dulling 1974 Bank Shot Bank Guard Uncredited1974 Black Samson Nappa's Gang #5 1977 Mr. Billion Moose - Bodyguard 1977 The Domino Principle Brookshire 1977 Local Color Fred 1978 The Fifth Floor Sheriff 1978 Movie Movie Hood #2Mover #1 (segment "Dynamite Hands")(segment "Baxter's Beauties of 1933")1984 City Heat Garage Soldier #5 1988 The Seventh Sign Jimmy's Guard #1 1988 Betrayed Bank Guard 1988 The Naked Gun Dr. Alford Uncredited1989 Grave Secrets Kurt Norwood 1994 True Lies Hotel Guest Uncredited
Television Year Title Role Notes Ref.1965 Star Trek: The Original Series Stunt Double for Jeffrey Hunter Pilot: "The Cage" 1966 Star Trek: The Original Series Sam S1:E2: "Charlie X"1966 Star Trek: The Original Series Stunt Double for Jeffrey Hunter S1:E12: "The Menagerie"1969 Star Trek: The Original Series Kahless S3:E22: "The Savage Curtain"
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