Royston Edwin Scammell (28 July 1932 – 15 May 2021) was a British stuntman and actor.[1][2][3]
Life and career
Scammell was born in July 1932 in Hendon, Middlesex, England.[4][5] He died at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital in Luton, Bedfordshire in May 2021 at the age of 88.[6][7][8]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Circus of Fear | Man in Speedboat | |
| 1969 | The Gladiators | B-5 | |
| 1969 | The Magic Christian | Bodybuilder | Uncredited |
| 1973 | Psychomania | Riding the Motor-cycles | |
| 1973 | O Lucky Man! | ||
| 1974 | The Best of Benny Hill | Member of 'Scuttle's Keep Fit Brigade' | |
| 1975 | The Sexplorer | Ballet Dancer | |
| 1977 | Under the Bed | Milkman | |
| 1977 | Golden Rendezvous | Attacker | |
| 1979 | The World Is Full of Married Men | Jeff Spencer | |
| 1980 | Flash Gordon | Hawkman #8 |
References
- ↑ "Roy Scammell". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016.
- ↑ "Stuntman Roy still going strong | Watford Observer". 6 March 2003.
- ↑ "Bricket Wood movie stuntman Roy Scammell tells Rosy Moorhead about his forthcoming Q&A session at the St Albans Film Festival | St Albans & Harpenden Review". 27 February 2013.
- ↑ Freese, Gene Scott (2014). Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 356. ISBN 978-0-7864-7643-5.
- ↑ "Roy Scammell | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
- ↑ Adams, Matt (21 May 2021). "Celebrating the life of last action hero Roy Scammell". Herts Advertiser.
- ↑ Luton Today - Iconic James Bond stuntman, lately living in Woburn, who rubbed shoulders with the likes of John Wayne, Peter Sellers, Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe, has died
- ↑ Hadoke, Toby (28 May 2021). "Roy Scammell obituary". The Guardian.
External links
- Roy Scammell at IMDb
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