Bob Herron

Career overview

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Task: Write a 180-260 word career overview of Bob Herron (Acting).
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Name: Bob Herron (also known as Robert Herron).
Profession: American stuntman and actor.
Birth: September 23, 1924, in Lomita, California.
Death: October 10, 2021 (aged 97).
Early Life: Grew up with father in Hawaii. Mother married Ace Hudkins (horse supplier for movies) after parents divorced.
Early Career: Served in the Navy in the South Pacific. Started wrangling horses for stepfather Hudkins in 1946.
Transition: Transitioned to stuntman in 1950.
Career Span: 1950s to early 2010s (specifically 1950 to 2011).
Credits/Work:
Films: Diamonds Are Forever, L.A. Confidential, Batman Forever, Four Guns to the Border (one of his earliest film credits as an actor, directed by Richard Carlson).
TV: Worked on hundreds of shows.
Total Known Credits: 239 (per TMDB).
Best known for: Performing stunts in hundreds of Hollywood films.
Other: Founder of Stuntmen's Association.
Paragraph 1: Early life and start of career.
Bob Herron, also known as Robert Herron, was an American stuntman and actor born on September 23, 1924, in Lomita, California. After growing up with his father in Hawaii, he served in the Navy in the South Pacific. Following his service, he began wrangling horses on movie sets for his stepfather, Ace Hudkins, in 1946. Hudkins was a well-known supplier of horses for films. Herron transitioned into work as a stuntman in 1950, beginning a career that spanned from the 1950s through 2011.
Paragraph 2: Career highlights and filmography.
Throughout his career, Herron performed stunts in hundreds of Hollywood films and worked on hundreds of television shows. His film credits include work on Diamonds Are Forever, L.A. Confidential, and Batman Forever. One of his earliest credits as an actor was in the film Four Guns to the Border, which was directed by Richard Carlson. In addition to his work on screen, he was the founder of the Stuntmen's Association. Herron died on October 10, 2021, at the age of 97.
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Bob Herron, also known as Robert Herron, was an American stuntman and actor born on September 23, 1924, in Lomita, California. After spending his childhood with his father in Hawaii, he served in the Navy in the South Pacific. In 1946, he began wrangling horses on movie sets for his stepfather, Ace Hudkins, who was a famous supplier of horses for films. Herron transitioned to working as a stuntman in 1950, initiating a career that lasted from the 1950s until 2011.

During his professional life, Herron performed stunts in hundreds of Hollywood films and worked on hundreds of television shows. His filmography includes credits such as Diamonds Are Forever, L.A. Confidential, and Batman Forever. One of his earliest roles as an actor was in the film Four Guns to the Border, directed by Richard Carlson