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George Leech
Actor
Born December 6, 1921Died June 17, 2012 (90 years)
George Leech was a British film actor and stunt performer who was notable for his work on eleven James Bond films.
Leech was born in London and left school at 14. He was a boxer who won the ABA National Championships when he was 15 as a welterweight and he joined the Royal Navy in 1943.
His first job in movies was performing a stunt involving falling down steps doubling for James Mason in Odd Man Out (1947). He was notable for his contributions to James Bond films from 1962 to 1985 as a stunt performer and in small acting roles (usually as a henchman) including: Dr. No (1962), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), where he was promoted to stunt arranger when Bob Simmons was working on another film, For Your Eyes Only (1981), and A View to a Kill (1985). He also worked on The Guns of Navarone, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Kelly's Heroes, The Eagle Has Landed and Revenge of the Pink Panther.
Leech married in 1952. One of his two daughters Wendy Leech became one of the first female stunt performers and married the stuntman Vic Armstrong. Leech died in Cardiff in 2012 at the age of 90.
Leech was born in London and left school at 14. He was a boxer who won the ABA National Championships when he was 15 as a welterweight and he joined the Royal Navy in 1943.
His first job in movies was performing a stunt involving falling down steps doubling for James Mason in Odd Man Out (1947). He was notable for his contributions to James Bond films from 1962 to 1985 as a stunt performer and in small acting roles (usually as a henchman) including: Dr. No (1962), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), where he was promoted to stunt arranger when Bob Simmons was working on another film, For Your Eyes Only (1981), and A View to a Kill (1985). He also worked on The Guns of Navarone, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Kelly's Heroes, The Eagle Has Landed and Revenge of the Pink Panther.
Leech married in 1952. One of his two daughters Wendy Leech became one of the first female stunt performers and married the stuntman Vic Armstrong. Leech died in Cardiff in 2012 at the age of 90.
Filmography
| 1995 | Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' · as Hyderfoil Crewman |
| 1985 | A View to a Kill · as Miner Gunned Down By Zorin |
| 1985 | Dempsey and Makepeace (TV Series) · as Warder |
| 1981 | For Your Eyes Only · as Henchman Shark Victim |
| 1980 | Superman II · as Man In Street |
| 1980 | North Sea Hijack · as Magnussen |
| 1979 | Moonraker · as Drax's Minion |
| 1978 | Superman · as Man In Office |
| 1978 | Revenge of the Pink Panther · as Asylum Policeman |
| 1978 | The Wild Geese · as Henchman |
| 1977 | The Spy Who Loved Me · as Cortina Gunman #2 |
| 1976 | The Eagle Has Landed · as Traumer (uncredited) |
| 1976 | The Pink Panther Strikes Again · as Mr. Stutterstutt |
| 1975 | Brannigan · as Man In Bar (uncredited) |
| 1975 | The Sweeney (TV Series) · as Crook |
| 1973 | The MacKintosh Man · as Inmate |
| 1971 | Puppet on a Chain · as Thug |
| 1971 | When Eight Bells Toll · as Thug (uncredited) |
| 1970 | UFO (TV Series) · as Alien |
| 1969 | On Her Majesty's Secret Service · as Strangled Spectre Skier |
| 1968 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang · as Chitty's Original Driver (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase (TV Series) · as Second Guard |
| 1967 | The Prisoner (TV Series) · as Corridor Guard |
| 1966 | Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die · as Cast |
| 1965 | Thunderball · as Largo's Crewman |
| 1965 | The Face of Fu Manchu · as Manchu Minion |
| 1964 | Mozambique · as Carl |
| 1964 | The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb · as Ship Attacker (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Goldfinger · as Man In Bulletproof Vest At 'q' Division |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | Carry on Spying · as Waiter |
| 1962 | Dr. No · as Decontamination Technician |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | Billy Budd · as Marine |
| 1962 | Crooks Anonymous · as Shop Salesman |
| 1960 | Sink the Bismarck! · as War Room Officer |
| 1960 | And the Same to You · as Jake |
| 1959 | Hot Money Girl · as Man In Fight |
| 1956 | Port Afrique · as Second Arab |
| 1956 | Private's Progress · as German Soldier |
| 1955 | The Ladykillers · as Detective |
| 1955 | ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast |