Bob Herron
Acting
Born September 23, 1924 · Lomita, California, USA
Died October 10, 2021
Also known as Robert Herron
Biography
Stuntman and actor Bob Herron was born on September 23, 1924 in Lomita, California. Herron grew up with his father in Hawaii. After his parents divorced, Bob's mother remained in California and married Ace Hudkins, who was a famous supplier of horses for movies. Following service in the Navy in the South Pacific, Herron started wrangling horses on movie sets for his stepfather Hudkins in 1946. Bob made the transition to stuntman in 1950 and went on to perform stunts in a slew of films and television shows in a career that spanned from the 1950's to the early 2010's.
Filmography50+ titles
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Tales from the Crypt
Star Trek
L.A. Confidential
Rocky
Rio Bravo
The Ten Commandments
Second Chances
Kung Fu
Airwolf
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Wild West
Kisses for My President
The Goonies
Spartacus
Lonely Are the Brave
Along the Great Divide
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
The Six Million Dollar Man
Elmer Gantry
The Court Jester
Winchester '73
Reno 911!
Pale Rider
Poltergeist
Blazing Saddles
True Lies
The Chase
The Great Race
American Graffiti
The Cincinnati Kid
Shenandoah
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Auntie Mame
Batman Returns
Sneakers
Frankenweenie
Soylent Green
The Great Impostor
Prince of Darkness
There Was a Crooked Man...
Mannix
Morituri
Liar Liar
Pet Sematary
Silver Streak
Obsession
The Enforcer
Rough Night in Jericho
Harper