Person
Bob Herron
Acting · 1924–2021 · Lomita, California, USA
Biography
Stuntman and actor Bob Herron was born on September 23, 1924 in Lomita, California. Herron grew up with his father in Hawaii. After his parents divorced, Bob's mother remained in California and married Ace Hudkins, who was a famous supplier of horses for movies. Following service in the Navy in the South Pacific, Herron started wrangling horses on movie sets for his stepfather Hudkins in 1946. Bob made the transition to stuntman in 1950 and went on to perform stunts in a slew of films and television shows in a career that spanned from the 1950's to the early 2010's.
Known for
Star Trek
Kahless
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Stunts
Mannix
Thug #2 (uncredited)
The Wild Wild West
Captain Jackson (uncredited)
Reno 911!
Bob Herron, Prisoner Unjustly Accused
Airwolf
Stunt Double
The Six Million Dollar Man
Bandit
The Invaders
Stunts
Gunsmoke
Vern
Tales from the Crypt
Stunts
Filmography
- 2011Love's Christmas JourneyStunt Double
- 2005Be CoolStunts
- 2004A Stuntman for All Seasons: A Tribute to Bennie DobbinsSelf
- 2003Reno 911!Bob Herron, Prisoner Unjustly Accused
- 2003The Long Ride HomeStunt Double
- 2002Behind the Action: Stuntmen in the MoviesSelf
- 2000BedazzledStunts
- 1998Second ChancesStunts
- 1998BASEketballStunts
- 1998Small SoldiersStunts
- 1997MouseHuntStunts
- 1997L.A. ConfidentialStunts
- 1997Leave It to BeaverStunts
- 1997BuddyUtility Stunts
- 1997Liar LiarStunts
- 1997Buffy the Vampire SlayerStunts
- 1997RetroactiveStunt Double
- 1995Batman ForeverStunt Double
- 1994True LiesStunts
- 1992SneakersStunts
- 1992Batman ReturnsStunt Double
- 1992Stop! Or My Mom Will ShootStunts
- 1991Child's Play 3Stunts
- 1990Dick TracyStunt Double
- 1990Another 48 Hrs.Stunts
- 1990Dark AngelStunts
- 1989Grave SecretsKurt Norwood
- 1989Tales from the CryptStunts
- 1989Pet SemataryStunts
- 1988The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!Dr. Alford (uncredited)
- 1988Messenger of DeathStunts
- 1988BetrayedBank Guard
- 1988Red HeatStunts
- 1988The Seventh SignJimmy's Guard
- 1987No Man's LandStunts
- 1987Prince of DarknessStunts
- 1987DragnetStunts
- 1986¡Three Amigos!Stunts
- 198652 Pick-UpStunts
- 1986Thrashin'Stunts
- 1986Howard the DuckStunts
- 1986AnnihilatorStunts
- 1985Weird ScienceStunts
- 1985Pee-wee's Big AdventureStunts
- 1985ExplorersStunts
- 1985Pale RiderStunts
- 1985The GooniesStunts
- 1984FrankenweenieStunts
- 1984AirwolfStunt Double
- 1983Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSarge (uncredited)
- 1983CujoStunt Double
- 1982HystericalStunt Coordinator
- 1982The ToyStunt Double
- 1982PoltergeistStunts
- 1982The Sword and the SorcererStunts
- 1980Any Which Way You CanStunts
- 1980Melvin and HowardStunts
- 1980The Nude BombStunts
- 1979The Black HoleStunt Double
- 19791941Stunts
- 1979The Frisco KidStunts
- 1979The Fantastic SevenStunts
- 1979Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady TruckersNick
- 1978The Fifth FloorSheriff
- 1978Movie MovieHood #2 / Mover #1
- 1978ConvoyStunts
- 1978California SuiteStunts
- 1977SuperstuntSelf
- 1977Herbie Goes to Monte CarloStunts
- 1977RollercoasterStunts
- 1977Local ColorFred
- 1977The Domino PrincipleBrookshire
- 1977Mr. BillionMoose - Bodyguard
- 1976The EnforcerStunts
- 1976Silver StreakStunts
- 1976RockyStunts
- 1976ObsessionStunt Coordinator
- 1976SwashbucklerStunts
- 1976No Deposit, No ReturnStunts
- 1975Hearts of the WestStunts
- 1975BreakoutStunts
- 1975Death Race 2000Stunts
- 1975The Last SurvivorsStunts
- 1974EarthquakeStunts
- 197499 and 44/100% DeadStunts
- 1974Black SamsonStunts
- 1974The Bank ShotBank Guard (uncredited)
- 1974Uptown Saturday NightStunts
- 1974Blazing SaddlesStunts
- 1974The Six Million Dollar ManBandit
- 1973The Don Is DeadStunts
- 1973The MagicianScuba Diver
- 1973American GraffitiStunts
- 1973DillingerStunts
- 1973Cleopatra JonesStunts
- 1973Oklahoma CrudeDulling
- 1973Soylent GreenStunts
- 1972Kung FuSecond Tough
- 1972Joe KiddStunts
- 1972The Groundstar ConspiracyStunts
- 1972Prime CutStunts
- 1971$Bodyguard
- 1971Diamonds Are ForeverStunts
- 1971Bearcats!Paul
- 1971The SteagleStunts
- 1971ShaftStunts
- 1971Raid on RommelStunts
- 1971The Feminist and the FuzzStunts
- 1970There Was a Crooked Man...Oran
- 1970Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?Stunts
- 1970They Call Me Mister Tibbs!Stunts
- 1970The GrasshopperStunts
- 1970Zig ZagStunts
- 1969The Silent GunStunts
- 1969Paint Your WagonStunts
- 1969A Time for DyingRankin
- 1969The Over the Hill GangLafe Jordan
- 1969The Wild BunchStunt Double
- 1969Mackenna's GoldStunts
- 1968With Six You Get EggrollStunts
- 1968In Enemy CountryStunts
- 1968SpeedwayStunts
- 1968Journey to ShilohStunts
- 1968Ice Station ZebraStunt Coordinator
- 1967CounterpointStunts
- 1967MannixThug #2 (uncredited)
- 1967Rough Night in JerichoStunts
- 1967ChukaStunt Double
- 1967In Like FlintStunts
- 1967TobrukStunts
- 1967Hot Rods to HellStunts
- 1967The InvadersStunts
- 1966Not With My Wife, You Don't!Stunts
- 1966The AppaloosaStunts
- 1966It's About TimeDoctor
- 1966Star TrekKahless
- 1966Beau GesteStunts
- 1966What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?Stunts
- 1966An American DreamStunts
- 1966HarperStunts
- 1966The SilencersStunts
- 1966The ChaseStunts
- 1966The Rare BreedStunts
- 1965The War LordStunts
- 1965The Cincinnati KidStunts
- 1965The Wild Wild WestCaptain Jackson (uncredited)
- 1965MorituriStunts
- 1965Ship of FoolsStunts
- 1965The Great RacePalace Guard (uncredited)
- 1965Cat BallouStunts
- 1965ShenandoahStunts
- 1965In Harm's WayStunts
- 1965The Sword of Ali BabaStunts
- 1965Girl HappyStunts
- 1965My Blood Runs ColdStunts
- 1965Major DundeeStunts
- 1965Love Has Many FacesStunt Double
- 1965Star Trek: The CageStunt Double
- 1964Sex and the Single GirlStunts
- 1964Bullet for a BadmanStunts
- 1964Kisses for My PresidentStunts
- 1964A Distant TrumpetStunts
- 1963Kings of the SunStunts
- 1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldStunts
- 1963Gunfight at Comanche CreekStunts
- 1963Temple Houston
- 1963PT 109Stunts
- 1963The Slime PeopleSlime Person (uncredited)
- 196240 Pounds of TroubleStunts
- 1962Taras BulbaStunt Double
- 1962The Chapman ReportStunts
- 1962The Spiral RoadStunts
- 1962Escape from ZahrainStunts
- 1962Lonely are the BraveStunts
- 1961Man-TrapStunts
- 1961Francis of AssisiStunts
- 1961Love in a Goldfish BowlStunts
- 1961Portrait of a MobsterStunts
- 1961The Absent-Minded ProfessorStunts
- 1960The Great ImpostorHighway Patrol Officer (uncredited)
- 1960SpartacusStunts
- 1960Seven Ways from Sundown
- 1960Elmer GantryStunts
- 1960Who Was That Lady?Stunts
- 1960The UnforgivenStunts
- 1960The Rise and Fall of Legs DiamondThug (uncredited)
- 1960Ice PalaceStunts
- 1959The FBI StoryStunts
- 1959Cry ToughStunts
- 1959WestboundHenchman (uncredited)
- 1959Rio BravoStunts
- 1958Auntie MameStunts
- 1958The Perfect FurloughStunt Double
- 1958Ride a Crooked TrailStunts
- 1958Darby's RangersStunts
- 1958The Deep SixStunts
- 1957The Monolith MonstersStunts
- 1957Man AfraidFrankie Simmons - Burglar (uncredited)
- 1957The Big LandStunts
- 1957Utah BlaineStunts
- 1956The Mole People
- 1956The Ten CommandmentsCourier (uncredited)
- 1956Walk the Proud LandStunts
- 1956The Vagabond KingStunts
- 1956SantiagoStunts
- 1956Come Next SpringStunts
- 1955The Court JesterStunts
- 1955Lady Godiva of CoventryStunts
- 1955To Hell and BackStunts
- 1955GunsmokeVern
- 1955The Far HorizonsStunts
- 1955The Man from Bitter RidgeJim Hanley (uncredited)
- 1954DestryStunts
- 1954Four Guns to the BorderEvans
- 1954River of No ReturnStunts
- 1954SaskatchewanBrill
- 1954The Boy from OklahomaStunts
- 1953War ArrowStunts
- 1953Gun FuryCurly Jordan
- 1953Champ for a DayStunts
- 1953The Man from the Alamo(uncredited)
- 1953The Charge at Feather RiverStunts
- 1953Column SouthStunts
- 1953Serpent of the NileStunts
- 1952Operation SecretStunt Double
- 1952Yankee BuccaneerStunts
- 1952The Miracle of Our Lady of FatimaStunts
- 1952The Story of Will RogersStunts
- 1952The Red Ball ExpressStunts
- 1952The SniperStunts
- 1951Ten Tall MenStunts
- 1951The Golden HordeStunts
- 1951The Red Badge of CourageStunts
- 1951Along the Great DivideStunts
- 1951Only the ValiantStunts
- 1951Raton PassStunts
- 1950Rocky MountainStunts
- 1950The Flame and the ArrowStunts
- 1950Winchester '73Stunts
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