Doug Robinson(1930-2021)
- Stunts
- Actor
- Additional Crew
The younger brother of fellow actor/stunt man Joe Robinson, Doug was
born Douglas Bowbank Robinson in central Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1930.
Their father Joseph Robinson Senior and grandfather John were world
champion wrestlers, and both brothers trained in wrestling and
body-building. Doug's film career began in the mid-1950s, and his early
film work included Ben-Hur (1959). He was also one of the Argonauts in
Jason and the Argonauts (1963), and he made numerous British television
appearances usually as a tough guy in everything from The Avengers to
Steptoe and Son. Together, Doug and Joe became two of the cinema's most
popular stunt arrangers, particularly on the James Bond films. Doug and
Joe co-authored, with Honor Blackman, the book "Honor Blackman's Book
of Self-Defence" published by Andre Deutsch in 1965.
