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Gerry Crampton
Fulham, London, England
Gerry Crampton was a British stunt performer and stunt coordinator best known for his work in the James Bond film series. The eldest of five children, Robert Gerald Crampton, was…
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Gerry Crampton was a British stunt performer and stunt coordinator best known for his work in the James Bond film series. The eldest of five children, Robert Gerald Crampton, was born in Fulham on 28 April 1930. His father, a keen amateur boxer, taught Gerry and his brothers to box. He also became a keen swimmer and taught himself to dive. Gerry left school at the age of 14 to become a butcher's boy before returning to London in 1945, initially finding work at Ealing Studios as a sound assistant on David Lean's Great Expectations (1946). In 1948 Crampton was called up for his National Service and found himself working as a teletypist in the RAF. After Gerry began bodybuilding, winning Britain's Mr Body Beautiful in 1956. Crampton's big chance in films came when he met the James Bond stunt coordinator, Bob Simmons, in 1960, who took him under his wing. In 1967 he appeared in The Avengers episode entitled "Dead Man's Treasure" in the role of 1st Guest. Crampton had a special expertise working in India where he first worked on Tarzan Goes to India in 1962 with Jock Mahoney. He was to return to India 48 more times in his career, working on countless Indian as well as British productions
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2005
Stoned
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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1999
Darkness Falls
Movie Stunts
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1994
The Jungle Book
Movie Sgt. Major
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1994
Guinevere
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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1992
A Touch of Frost
TV show Stunts
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1992
Patriot Games
Movie Stunts
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1989
Batman
Movie Stunt Double
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1989
Tales from the Crypt
TV show Snaps
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1988
Willow
Movie Nockmaar Lieutenant (uncredited)
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1987
Still Crazy Like a Fox
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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1987
A Killing on the Exchange
TV show Stunt Coordinator
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1986
Heavenly Pursuits
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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1985
The Bride
Movie Gentleman
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1985
Cover Her Face
TV show Fight Arranger
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1985
Dempsey and Makepeace
TV show Knuckles Brannigan
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1982
Gandhi
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Movie Stunts
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1976
The Eagle Has Landed
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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1976
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
Movie Party Guest (uncredited)
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1975
Hennessy
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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1974
Juggernaut
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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1972
Death Line
Movie Tunnel Worker
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1972
The Protectors
TV show Barnes
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1972
Assignment: Vienna
TV show Freddy
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1971
Lesson #007: Close Quarters Combat
Movie Self
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1970
UFO
TV show Fight Choreographer
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1970
Cromwell
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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1969
Cribbins
TV show
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1968
Hammerhead
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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1968
Dark of the Sun
Movie Stunts
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1967
The Prisoner
TV show Guardian
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1967
The Dirty Dozen
Movie Staff Sergeant Alistair Clayton (uncredited)
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1966
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Movie Stunts
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1965
The Heroes of Telemark
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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1963
From Russia with Love
Movie Stunts
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1962
Captain Clegg
Movie Tattooed Sailor (Uncredited)
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1961
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Movie Wrecker (uncredited)
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1961
The Avengers
TV show Guest
