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James Sherwin "Bud" Ekins (May 11, 1930 – October 6, 2007) was an American professional stuntman in the U.S. film industry. He is considered to be one of the film industry's most accomplished stuntmen with a body of work that includes classic films such as The Great Escape and Bullitt.
Oct 12, 2007 · Bud Ekins, a devil-may-care motorcyclist who went from racing through the mountain trails and desert rambles of Southern California in the late 1940s to renown as the stuntman double for Steve...
Bud Ekins was born on 11 May 1930 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Sorcerer (1977) and National Lampoon's Animal House (1978). He was married to Betty Gene Towne.
Oct 10, 2007 · Bud Ekins, a pioneering champion off-road motorcyclist and a veteran stuntman who doubled for Steve McQueen on the famous motorcycle jump in “The Great Escape,” has died. He was 77....
Bud Ekins was born on 11 May 1930 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Sorcerer (1977) and National Lampoon's Animal House (1978). He was married to Betty Gene Towne.
Dec 23, 2023 · This is HIS story. Phil West. Sat, 23 Dec 2023. With Christmas coming and an inevitable appointment with legendary biking flick The Great Escape, which turned 60 in 2023, it’s timely to remember the man who made THAT jump – Bud Ekins.
Oct 9, 2007 · Bud Ekins, one of the founders of the Baja 1000, who worked as a stunt man for actor Steve McQueen in such films as The Great Escape and Bullitt, died Oct. 6. He was 77. Ekins, born in...
Bud Ekins. Stuntman. 10 May 1930 to 5 October 2007. When Steve McQueen’s character made his audacious leap for freedom in The Great Escape (1963), it was Ekins who was actually in the saddle.
Bud Ekins is known as an Stunts, Actor, Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Driver, and Stunt Double. Some of their work includes Diamonds Are Forever, Animal House, Bullitt, Sorcerer, The Front Page, Coogan's Bluff, Earthquake, and The Cincinnati Kid.
Oct 14, 2007 · LOS ANGELES — Bud Ekins, a pioneering champion off-road motorcyclist and veteran stuntman who doubled for Steve McQueen on the famous motorcycle jump in “The Great Escape,” has died. He...
