Roy Scammell

Royston Edwin Scammell (28 July 1932 – 15 May 2021) was a British stuntman and actor.[1][2][3]

Life and career

Scammell was born in July 1932 in Hendon, Middlesex, England.[4][5] He died at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital in Luton, Bedfordshire in May 2021 at the age of 88.[6][7][8]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1966Circus of FearMan in Speedboat
1969The GladiatorsB-5
1969The Magic ChristianBodybuilderUncredited
1973PsychomaniaRiding the Motor-cycles
1973O Lucky Man!
1974The Best of Benny HillMember of 'Scuttle's Keep Fit Brigade'
1975The SexplorerBallet Dancer
1977Under the BedMilkman
1977Golden RendezvousAttacker
1979The World Is Full of Married MenJeff Spencer
1980Flash GordonHawkman #8

References
  1. "Roy Scammell". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016.
  2. "Stuntman Roy still going strong | Watford Observer". 6 March 2003.
  3. "Bricket Wood movie stuntman Roy Scammell tells Rosy Moorhead about his forthcoming Q&A session at the St Albans Film Festival | St Albans & Harpenden Review". 27 February 2013.
  4. Freese, Gene Scott (2014). Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 356. ISBN 978-0-7864-7643-5.
  5. "Roy Scammell | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  6. Adams, Matt (21 May 2021). "Celebrating the life of last action hero Roy Scammell". Herts Advertiser.
  7. Luton Today - Iconic James Bond stuntman, lately living in Woburn, who rubbed shoulders with the likes of John Wayne, Peter Sellers, Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe, has died
  8. Hadoke, Toby (28 May 2021). "Roy Scammell obituary". The Guardian.


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