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Rocky Taylor (b. 1945)

Alias:
Laurie Taylor

Birthplace:
Bermondsey, London, England, UK

Born:
February 28, 1945

Biography from TheMovieDB

Rocky Taylor (born Laurie Taylor; February 28, 1945) is an English stuntman and actor.  His first appearance as a stuntman was an uncredited role in Dr. No. He has since been a stuntman for many famous and successful films including multiple James Bond and Indiana Jones films, A Bridge Too Far, Titanic, The Da Vinci Code, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and the HBO television series Game of Thrones. He has also had minor acting roles in 40 films, including doubling for Roger Moore and Sean Connery in James Bond films. He is also known for playing the original Honey Monster in a series of commercials for Sugar Puffs.  Taylor currently holds the record for being the oldest stuntman in Britain, with 35 years as a stunt performer and 20 years as a stunt coordinator. He appeared on Russell Howard's Good News in 2011 to discuss his career.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Stunt Coordinator:
1976  Confessions of a Driving Instructor
1985  My Beautiful Laundrette
1996  Evita
2002  Black Plague
2005  BloodRayne
2007  Rise of the Footsoldier
2009  Doghouse
2011  Unwatchable
2021  Mothering Sunday

Stunt Double:
1976  Confessions of a Driving Instructor
1985  My Beautiful Laundrette
1996  Evita
2002  Black Plague
2005  BloodRayne
2006  The History Boys
2007  Rise of the Footsoldier
2009  Doghouse
2011  Unwatchable
2021  Mothering Sunday

Stunts:
1967  The Dirty Dozen
1970  Cromwell
1971  Get Carter
1976  Confessions of a Driving Instructor
1977  A Bridge Too Far
1981  An American Werewolf in London
1981  Raiders of the Lost Ark
1984  Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1985  Death Wish 3
1985  My Beautiful Laundrette
1985  Spies Like Us
1988  Buster
1988  Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988  Without a Clue
1989  Slipstream
1990  Nuns on the Run
1991  Highlander II: The Quickening
1996  Evita
1997  Tomorrow Never Dies
1998  Elizabeth
2002  Black Plague
2005  BloodRayne
2006  Children of Men
2006  The History Boys
2006  V for Vendetta
2007  Rise of the Footsoldier
2009  Doghouse
2011  Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011  Unwatchable
2013  Fast & Furious 6
2017  The Foreigner
2019  Spider-Man: Far From Home
2021  Mothering Sunday
2022  Gangsta Granny Strikes Again

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Stunt Coordinator:
1994  Pie in the Sky
2013  Utopia

Stunt Double:
1961  The Avengers
1968  The Champions
1977  The Professionals
1994  Pie in the Sky
2013  Utopia

Stunts:
1961  The Avengers
1968  The Champions
1975  The Sweeney
1977  The Professionals
1978  Blake's 7
1994  Pie in the Sky
2013  Utopia

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