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Stunt doubles must resemble the star they are standing in for, but some productions find doubles that look so much like the real thing they're basically twins! 9 stars who look shockingly ...
In April 2013, the Gimli Glider was offered for sale at auction, by a company called Collectable Cars, [9] with an estimated price of CA$2.75–3 million. [27] However, bidding only reached CA$425,000 and the lot was unsold. [28] According to a website dedicated to saving the aircraft, the Gimli Glider was scrapped in early 2014.
He did stunt-double work for several years before breaking into acting with the help of John Ford. An elegiac portrayal of a former cowboy theater owner in the 1950s coming-of-age drama The Last Picture Show won Johnson the 1971 Academy Award , BAFTA Award , and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor .
Gary Connery (born 18 June 1969) [1] is a British skydiver, BASE jumper, and professional stuntman. [2] Connery has performed stunt-work in numerous films. He has also acted as the stunt-double for Gary Oldman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Rowan Atkinson, and John Hurt. [2]
John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor best known for portraying Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Sallah in the Indiana Jones franchise. He has received three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, with one win, and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
Kate Beckinsale is not one to shy away from doing many of her own stunts. The actress, 51, shocked fans on Saturday, October 26, by posting multiple photos of injuries she endured from doing her ...
Jeannie Epper, who was a stunt double for Lynda Carter in the original “Wonder Woman” TV series and performed stunts in many movies and TV shows, died Sunday evening at her home in Simi Valley ...
A body double or photography double is used in certain specific shots to replace the credited actor of a character. [1] The body double's face is obscured to maintain the illusion that they are the same character; usually by shooting their body at an angle that leaves their face out (such as by showing the body double from the back) or in post-production by superimposing the original actor's ...