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Bill Couch(1926-1999)

  • Stunts
  • Actor
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Actor and stuntman Bill Couch was born on September 3, 1926 in Asheville, North Carolina. The younger brother of fellow stuntman Chuck Couch, Bill was a circus performer who specialized in high wire work which included a sway pole act prior to becoming a stuntman in the early 1960's. Among the actors that Couch doubled for are Spencer Tracy, Buddy Hackett, Richard Jaeckel, and William Shatner. Bill died at age 72 on February 25, 1999 in Studio City, California.
BornSeptember 3, 1926
DiedFebruary 25, 1999(72)
BornSeptember 3, 1926
DiedFebruary 25, 1999(72)
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Kirstie Alley, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II : La Colère de Khan (1982)
Star Trek II : La Colère de Khan
7.7
  • Stunts(as Bill Couch Sr.)
  • 1982
Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, and Harold Ramis in S.O.S. fantômes (1984)
S.O.S. fantômes
7.8
  • Stunts(uncredited)
  • 1984
Jenny Agutter, Farrah Fawcett, Michael York, and Roscoe Lee Browne in L'Âge de cristal (1976)
L'Âge de cristal
6.8
  • Stunts(uncredited)
  • 1976
John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in Les Blues Brothers (1980)
Les Blues Brothers
7.9
  • Stunts(as William J. Couch)
  • 1980

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  • Montana (1990)
    Montana
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1990
  • Lydie Denier in La princesse de satan (1989)
    La princesse de satan
    4.0
    • stunt player
    • 1989
  • Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
    Big Top Pee-wee
    5.1
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1988
  • Richard Jaeckel, John David Bland, Ken Olandt, and Cec Verrell in Supercarrier (1988)
    Supercarrier
    5.1
    TV Series
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1988
  • Hiding Out (1987)
    Hiding Out
    6.4
    • stunts
    • 1987
  • Code Name Zebra (1987)
    Code Name Zebra
    4.1
    • stunt player
    • 1987
  • Disorderlies (1987)
    Disorderlies
    5.0
    • stunts
    • 1987
  • John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Margaret Langrick, and Joshua Rudoy in Bigfoot et les Henderson (1987)
    Bigfoot et les Henderson
    6.1
    • stunt coordinator
    • stunts
    • 1987
  • Angie Dickinson and Ben Gazzara in Les tueurs de l'autoroute (1987)
    Les tueurs de l'autoroute
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1987
  • Sandahl Bergman, Corinne Bohrer, Mary Cadorette, Brett Cullen, Vicki Frederick, Sherman Hemsley, Julia Montgomery, Don Most, and Wendie Jo Sperber in Stewardess School (1986)
    Stewardess School
    4.3
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1986
  • Michael Keaton and Maria Conchita Alonso in Piégé (1986)
    Piégé
    5.7
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1986
  • Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines in Deux flics à Chicago (1986)
    Deux flics à Chicago
    6.5
    • stunt coordinator
    • stunts (as Bill Couch Sr., uncredited)
    • 1986
  • Heather O'Rourke in Poltergeist II (1986)
    Poltergeist II
    5.7
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1986
  • L'impossible évasion (1986)
    L'impossible évasion
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1986
  • Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, and Jason Presson in Explorers (1985)
    Explorers
    6.4
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1985

Actor



  • Angie Dickinson and Ben Gazzara in Les tueurs de l'autoroute (1987)
    Les tueurs de l'autoroute
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Technical Officer
    • 1987
  • Tom Selleck in Magnum (1980)
    Magnum
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Nick Sutherland
    • 1986
  • Brainstorm (1983)
    Brainstorm
    6.4
    • Agent #1
    • 1983
  • Réincarnations (1981)
    Réincarnations
    6.5
    • Townsperson (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Earthbound (1981)
    Earthbound
    4.3
    • Sprong
    • 1981
  • De plein fouet (1980)
    De plein fouet
    5.9
    • Albert Feinberg
    • 1980
  • Nimitz, retour vers l'enfer (1980)
    Nimitz, retour vers l'enfer
    6.7
    • Durrell (as William Couch)
    • 1980
  • Natalie Wood and Sean Connery in Météore (1979)
    Météore
    5.1
    • Communications Center Technician
    • 1979
  • Kurt Russell and Tim Matheson in Sur la piste des Cheyennes (1976)
    Sur la piste des Cheyennes
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Jeremy McComb
    • 1976
  • Jenny Agutter, Farrah Fawcett, Michael York, and Roscoe Lee Browne in L'Âge de cristal (1976)
    L'Âge de cristal
    6.8
    • Sandman
    • 1976
  • Burt Reynolds and Cybill Shepherd in Enfin l'amour (1975)
    Enfin l'amour
    5.3
    • Tarzan
    • 1975
  • Emergency! (1972)
    Emergency!
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Victim
    • 1974
  • Bruce Lee and James Franciscus in Longstreet (1971)
    Longstreet
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Charles Claridge (as William J. Couch)
    • 1971
  • Clint Eastwood in L'Inspecteur Harry (1971)
    L'Inspecteur Harry
    7.7
    • Suicide Jumper (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Mannix (1967)
    Mannix
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Policeman (as William J. Couch)
    • 1971

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Bill Couch Sr.
  • Born
    • September 3, 1926
    • Asheville, North Carolina, USA
  • Died
    • February 25, 1999
    • Studio City, California, USA(undisclosed)

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