Bennie Dobbins

Benny E. Dobbins, aka Ben, Bernie, or Bennie Dobbins (November 16, 1932 February 5, 1988)[1] was an American stuntman, actor, stunt coordinator, and second unit director.

Bennie Dobbins
Born(1932-11-16)November 16, 1932
Los Angeles County, California, US
DiedFebruary 5, 1988(1988-02-05) (aged 55)
Vienna, Austria
Years active19571988

As coordinator and director, Dobbins is known for films such as Planes, Trains and Automobiles, The Running Man, Extreme Prejudice, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Commando, and Weird Science.

As a stuntman and actor Dobbins was frequently omitted from the end credits. Even in his credited work, he is often given generic character names such as Cowboy #2 in Gunsmoke (S17E21 "Yankton") and 1st Bandit in The Six Million Dollar Man (S1E12 "The Coward").

Dobbins died in Austria after suffering a heart attack near the ski resort of Schladming during the filming of Red Heat starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Dobbins was a co-director on the film, and was coordinating the stunts when he collapsed. He was airlifted from the film location by helicopter to a hospital where, later, a doctor pronounced him dead.[1]

Filmography

A partial filmography follows.[2][3]

Stuntman

Director, Stunt Coordinator

Actor

References

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