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Roy Scammell

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Royston Edwin Scammell (28 July 1932 – 15 May 2021) was a British stuntman and actor.[1][2][3]

Life and career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Roy Scammell". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Stuntman Roy still going strong | Watford Observer". 6 March 2003.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Freese, Gene Scott (2014). Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 356. ISBN 978-0-7864-7643-5.
  5. ^ "Roy Scammell | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  6. ^ Adams, Matt (21 May 2021). "Celebrating the life of last action hero Roy Scammell". Herts Advertiser.
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ Hadoke, Toby (28 May 2021). "Roy Scammell obituary". The Guardian.
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