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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.
Bud Ekins was born in 1930 in Hollywood and died in 2007 in Los Angeles. He was known for doubling Steve McQueen in The Great Escape and Bullitt, and for appearing in The Blues Brothers, Sorcerer and Animal House.
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- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Beverly Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA
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 an actor and stuntman who doubled for Steve McQueen in The Great Escape and Bullitt. He also inherited McQueen's motorcycles and won several gold medals in motorcycle trials.
- May 11, 1930
- October 6, 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. Ekins died...
Jan 1, 2008 · BUD EKINS HAS FINALLY MADE THE GREAT ESCAPE. Inexorably tied to the barbwire-fence jump in the 1963 film that helped launch good friend Steve McQueen into stardom, Ekins’ accomplishments went...
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May 18, 2020 · Bud Ekins was a legendary motorcyclist who competed in motocross, trials and desert races, and performed the famous jump in 'The Great Escape'. He also founded the Baja 1000 and owned a Triumph dealership in Hollywood.
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