Bob Simmons (Fulham, London, England, 31 March 1923 – 21 October 1987) was an English actor and stunt man who worked in many British-made films, most notably the James Bond series.

No to Diamonds Are Forever, the gun barrel sequences by Bob Simmons, Sean Connery, and George Lazenby feature James Bond in a business suit and trilby. For his first two films, Roger Moore's Bond continues this tradition but without the hat.

Bob Simmons was an English actor and stunt man, best known for his work in many British made films, most notably EON Productions ' James Bond film series from its inception in 1962 with Dr. No until the 1985 film A View to a Kill.

Doubled for Sean Connery as Bond in the gun-barrel sequences of the first three James Bond films, despite having been approximately six inches shorter than Connery. He also doubled Richard Kiel in "the Spy Who Loved Me" in the train-scene, where he …

In the first EON James Bond film, it was not Sean Connery who appeared in the famous gunbarrel that opened the movie: that honour fell to stuntman Bob Simmons, who could also claim to be the very first Bond stunt artist.

Jul 6, 2015 · Bob Simmons not only doubled Sean Connery in many Bond outings, but was also the main stunt co-ordinator and action director until 1983. He was also the Bond seen in the gun barrel sequences for Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963) and Goldfinger (1964).

Bob Simmons (Fulham, London, England, 31 March 1923 – 21 October 1987) was an English actor and stunt man who worked in many British-made films, most notably the James Bond series. Bob Simmons as James Bond 007 in the gun barrel sequence featured in the movies Dr. No, From Russia with Love, and Goldfinger.

Apr 13, 2020 · Stuntman Bob Simmons worked on James Bond films for 23 years, from 1962-1985 Some of his most famous work includes performing the first Gunbarrel sequence, acting as Colonel Jack Bouvier in Thunderball (1965), and the henchman blown up by the Lotus car in For Your Eyes Only (1981).

James Bond, played by Bob Simmons, walked along a white backdrop, shown from a view through the inside of the barrel of a henchman's gun. Aware that he was being watched, Bond quickly turned and shot the assassin.