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Vic Armstrong Biography (1946-)
Full name, Victor Monroe Armstrong; born October 5, 1946, in Farnham Common,Bucks, England; brother of Andy Armstrong (a stuntperson, second unit director, producer, director, writer, and actor); married Wendy Leech; children: Nina (a stunt performer). Addresses: Agent: Gersh Agency, 232 N. Cannon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Stunt coordinator, stunt performer, stunt arranger, stunt supervisor, actor, director
- Birth Details
- October 5, 1946
- Farnham Common, Bucks, United Kingdom
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
- Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) stunts, Arabesque, 1966
- Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) stunts, You Only Live Twice (also known as Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice), 1967
- (Uncredited) Stunts, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (also known as IanFleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), 1968
- Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) ski double: Bond, On Her Majesty'sSecret Service (also known as Ian Fleming's On Her Majesty's Secret Service and O.H.M.S.S.), 1969
- Stunt coordinator, Figure's in a Landscape, 1970
- Stunt coordinator, Ryan's Daughter, 1970
- Stunts, When Eight Bells Toll, 1971
- Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) stunts, Young Winston, 1972
- Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) stunts, Live & Let Die (also known as Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die), 1973
- (Uncredited) Stunt double: George Segal, A Touch of Class, 1973
- Horse master, Billy Two Hats (also known as The Lady and the Outlaw), 1974
- Stunts, Side By Side, 1975
- Stunt coordinator, assistant stunt arranger, and (uncredited) stunts, A Bridge Too Far, 1977
- Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) stunt double: Christopher Reeve, Superman, Warner Bros., 1978
- Stunt coordinator, Escape to Athena, Associated Film, 1978
- Stunt arranger, The Unidentified Flying Oddball, Buena Vista, 1979
- Second unit director, stunt coordinator: second unit, and stunts, BearIsland (also known as Alistair MacLean's Bear Island), United Artists, 1979
- Stunt coordinator, (uncredited) stunt double: Christopher Reeve, and (uncredited) stunts, Superman II, Warner Bros., 1980
- Stunt supervisor, The Watcher in the Woods, 1980
- Stuntman, The Long Good Friday, Paragon, 1980
- (Uncredited) Stunts, Flash Gordon, 1980
- Stunt supervisor, The Watcher in the Woods, Buena Vista, 1981
- Stunt coordinator, Green Ice, 1981
- Stunts, An American Werewolf in London (also known as AmericanWerewolf), Universal, 1981
- (Uncredited) Stunts and stunt double: Mr. Ford/Indiana Jones, Raidersof the Lost Ark (also known as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark), Paramount, 1981
- Stunt coordinator, Blade Runner, 1982
- Stuntman and stunt arranger, Invitation to the Wedding, 1983
- Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) stunts, Krull (also known as Dragons of Krull,
Dungeons and Dragons,
The Dungeons of Krull, and Krull: Invaders of the Black Fortress), Columbia Pictures, 1983
- Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) high fall on horseback stunt double: Sean Connery, Never Say Never Again, Warner Bros., 1983
- Stunt coordinator, stunt double: Christopher Reeve, and (uncredited) stunts, Superman 3, 1983
- (Uncredited) Stunt double: Han Solo, Star Wars: Episode VI--Return ofthe Jedi (also known as Return of the Jedi and Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi), 1983
- Stunt arranger (British crew), Slayground, Universal, 1984
- Stunt coordinator, Conan the Destroyer, Universal, 1984
- Stunt arranger (studio), stunt double: Mr. Ford/Indiana Jones double #1,and (uncredited) stunts, Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom, Paramount, 1984
- Action unit supervisor, Red Sonja, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1985
- Stunts, Brazil, Universal, 1985
- Stunt coordinator, stunt double, stunts, and unicorn master, Legend, Universal, 1985
- (Uncredited) Stunt double: Mr. Ford, Witness, 1985
- Stunt coordinator, The Mission, Warner Bros., 1986
- Stunt coordinator, Tai-Pan, 1986
- (Uncredited) Stunt double: Mr. Ford, The Mosquito Coast, 1986
- Stunt coordinator, Empire of the Sun, Warner Bros., 1987
- Stunt coordinator and second unit director, Million Dollar Mystery(also known as Money Mania), 1987
- Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) stunts, The Sicilian, TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1987
- Stunt double, Frantic, Warner Bros., 1988
- Stunt coordinator, Rambo III, TriStar, 1988
- Stunts, Amsterdamned, 1988
- (Uncredited) Stunt double: Mr. Ford, Working Girl, 1988
- Stunt coordinator, We're No Angels, Paramount, 1989
- Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) stunt double: Mr. Ford/Indiana Jones double #1), Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade, Paramount, 1989
- Stunt coordinator and second unit director, Henry V, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1989
- Stunt coordinator and second unit director, Total Recall, TriStar,1990
- Stunt coordinator and third unit director, Air America, TriStar, 1990
- Stunt coordinator and second unit director, Cover Up, LIVE Home Video, 1990
- Stunt coordinator (USA only) and second unit director, Double Impact, Columbia, 1991
- Stunt coordinator and second unit director, FX-2 (also known as F/X2: The Deadly Art of Illusion and FX2), Orion, 1991
- Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) director: opening sequence, Terminator 2 (also known as El Exterminator 2,
T2,
T2--Terminator 2: Judgment Day,
T2: Extreme Edition, and Terminator 2--Le jugement dernier), 1991
- Stunt double: Mr. Ford, Regarding Henry, 1991
- (Uncredited) Stunt double: Mr. Ford, Patriot Games, 1992
- Stunt coordinator and second unit director, Universal Soldier, TriStar, 1992
- Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) second unit director and driving double: Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Last Action Hero, Columbia, 1993
- Producer and director, Joshua Tree (also known as Army of One), Live Entertainment, 1993
- Stunt coordinator, second unit director, and horse master, Black Beauty, Warner Bros., 1993
- Second unit director, Radioland Murders, Universal, 1994
- Stunt coordinator and second unit director, Rob Roy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1995
- (As Victor Armstrong) Stunt coordinator and second unit director, Johnny Mnemonic (also known as Johnny Mnemonique), 1995
- Stunt coordinator, Cutthroat Island (also known as L'ile aux pirates,
Corsari, and Die Piratenbraut), 1995
- (As Victor M. Armstrong) Second unit director, The Phantom, 1996
- Second unit director, Shadow Conspiracy, Buena Vista, 1997
- Stunt coordinator and second unit director, Starship Troopers, TriStar/Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
- Stunt coordinator and second unit director, Tomorrow Never Dies, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1997
- Stunt coordinator, stunts, and second unit director, Black Dog, Universal, 1998
- Second unit director, The Avengers, Warner Bros., 1998
- Stunt coordinator and second unit director, Entrapment (also knownas Verlockende Falle), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
- Second unit director, The World Is Not Enough (also known as Pressure Point and T.W.I.N.E.), United Artists, 1999
- Director, The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (documentary), 1999
- Second unit director, Quills (also known as Quills--Macht der Besessenheit), Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2000
- Second unit director and stunt coordinator, Charlie's Angels (alsoknown as 3 Engel fuer Charlie), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000
- Second unit director, Captain Corelli's Mandolin (also known as Captaine Corelli), MCA/Universal, 2001
- Utility stunts, The Fourth Angel (also known as Vengeance secrete), 2001
- Stunt coordinator, Die Another Day (also known as D.A.D.),Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002
- Second unit director: action unit, The Four Feathers, Artisan Entertainment, 2002
- Action unit director and stunt coordinator, Gangs of New York, Miramax, 2002
- Second unit director, The League of Extraordinary Gentleman (alsoknown as LXG,
The League, and Die Liga der aussergewoehnlichen Gentleman), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
- Second unit director, Miracle, Buena Vista, 2004
- Second unit director, Lakshya, 2004
- Action director, Blade: Trinity, New Line Cinema, 2004
- Second unit director, The Great Raid, Miramax, 2005
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Film Appearances
- (Uncredited) First ninja, You Only Live Twice (also known as Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice), 1967
- Big Youth, Expose (also known as Trauma and House on Straw Hill), 1975
- Nicky Baker, The 'Copter Kids, 1976
- (Uncredited) Bus driver, An American Werewolf in London (also known as American Werewolf), 1981
- Drunken soldier, Tai-Pan, 1986
- Job horse boss, Black Beauty, 1994
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Television Work
- (Uncredited) Stunts, Space: 1999 (series; also known as Spazio:1999), 1975
- Stunt arranger, Ivanhoe (movie), CBS, 1982
- Stunt coordinator, Lace II (miniseries), ABC, 1985
- Director, "Austria, 1917," Young Indiana Jones (episodic), ABC, 1992
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Television Appearances
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Specials
- Himself, Making of "Universal Soldier" (documentary), 1992
- Himself, Premiere Bond: Die Another Day (documentary), ITV, 2002
- Himself, Best Ever Bond (documentary), ITV1, 2002
- Himself, James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute, BBC, 2002
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Episodic
- Pierre, "The Lion Hunt," The Zoo Gang, 1974
- Jules, "The Twisted Cross," The Zoo Gang, 1974
- (Uncredited) Operative, "Collision Course," Space: 1999, 1975
- Stuntman, "Slags," The Comic Strip Presents, 1984
- Himself, "Vic Armstrong," This Is Your Life, 2003
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