Vic Armstrong Biography (1946-)

Full name, Victor Monroe Armstrong; born October 5, 1946, in Farnham Common,Bucks, England; brother of Andy Armstrong (a stuntperson, second unit director, producer, director, writer, and actor); married Wendy Leech; children: Nina (a stunt performer). Addresses: Agent: Gersh Agency, 232 N. Cannon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Stunt coordinator, stunt performer, stunt arranger, stunt supervisor, actor, director
Birth Details: October 5, 1946; Farnham Common, Bucks, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) stunts, Arabesque, 1966
Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) stunts, You Only Live Twice (also known as Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice), 1967
(Uncredited) Stunts, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (also known as IanFleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), 1968
Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) ski double: Bond, On Her Majesty'sSecret Service (also known as Ian Fleming's On Her Majesty's Secret Service and O.H.M.S.S.), 1969
Stunt coordinator, Figure's in a Landscape, 1970
Stunt coordinator, Ryan's Daughter, 1970
Stunts, When Eight Bells Toll, 1971
Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) stunts, Young Winston, 1972
Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) stunts, Live & Let Die (also known as Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die), 1973
(Uncredited) Stunt double: George Segal, A Touch of Class, 1973
Horse master, Billy Two Hats (also known as The Lady and the Outlaw), 1974
Stunts, Side By Side, 1975
Stunt coordinator, assistant stunt arranger, and (uncredited) stunts, A Bridge Too Far, 1977
Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) stunt double: Christopher Reeve, Superman, Warner Bros., 1978
Stunt coordinator, Escape to Athena, Associated Film, 1978
Stunt arranger, The Unidentified Flying Oddball, Buena Vista, 1979
Second unit director, stunt coordinator: second unit, and stunts, BearIsland (also known as Alistair MacLean's Bear Island), United Artists, 1979
Stunt coordinator, (uncredited) stunt double: Christopher Reeve, and (uncredited) stunts, Superman II, Warner Bros., 1980
Stunt supervisor, The Watcher in the Woods, 1980
Stuntman, The Long Good Friday, Paragon, 1980
(Uncredited) Stunts, Flash Gordon, 1980
Stunt supervisor, The Watcher in the Woods, Buena Vista, 1981
Stunt coordinator, Green Ice, 1981
Stunts, An American Werewolf in London (also known as AmericanWerewolf), Universal, 1981
(Uncredited) Stunts and stunt double: Mr. Ford/Indiana Jones, Raidersof the Lost Ark (also known as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark), Paramount, 1981
Stunt coordinator, Blade Runner, 1982
Stuntman and stunt arranger, Invitation to the Wedding, 1983
Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) stunts, Krull (also known as Dragons of Krull, Dungeons and Dragons, The Dungeons of Krull, and Krull: Invaders of the Black Fortress), Columbia Pictures, 1983
Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) high fall on horseback stunt double: Sean Connery, Never Say Never Again, Warner Bros., 1983
Stunt coordinator, stunt double: Christopher Reeve, and (uncredited) stunts, Superman 3, 1983
(Uncredited) Stunt double: Han Solo, Star Wars: Episode VI--Return ofthe Jedi (also known as Return of the Jedi and Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi), 1983
Stunt arranger (British crew), Slayground, Universal, 1984
Stunt coordinator, Conan the Destroyer, Universal, 1984
Stunt arranger (studio), stunt double: Mr. Ford/Indiana Jones double #1,and (uncredited) stunts, Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom, Paramount, 1984
Action unit supervisor, Red Sonja, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1985
Stunts, Brazil, Universal, 1985
Stunt coordinator, stunt double, stunts, and unicorn master, Legend, Universal, 1985
(Uncredited) Stunt double: Mr. Ford, Witness, 1985
Stunt coordinator, The Mission, Warner Bros., 1986
Stunt coordinator, Tai-Pan, 1986
(Uncredited) Stunt double: Mr. Ford, The Mosquito Coast, 1986
Stunt coordinator, Empire of the Sun, Warner Bros., 1987
Stunt coordinator and second unit director, Million Dollar Mystery(also known as Money Mania), 1987
Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) stunts, The Sicilian, TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1987

Stunt double, Frantic, Warner Bros., 1988
Stunt coordinator, Rambo III, TriStar, 1988
Stunts, Amsterdamned, 1988
(Uncredited) Stunt double: Mr. Ford, Working Girl, 1988
Stunt coordinator, We're No Angels, Paramount, 1989
Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) stunt double: Mr. Ford/Indiana Jones double #1), Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade, Paramount, 1989
Stunt coordinator and second unit director, Henry V, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1989
Stunt coordinator and second unit director, Total Recall, TriStar,1990
Stunt coordinator and third unit director, Air America, TriStar, 1990
Stunt coordinator and second unit director, Cover Up, LIVE Home Video, 1990
Stunt coordinator (USA only) and second unit director, Double Impact, Columbia, 1991
Stunt coordinator and second unit director, FX-2 (also known as F/X2: The Deadly Art of Illusion and FX2), Orion, 1991
Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) director: opening sequence, Terminator 2 (also known as El Exterminator 2, T2, T2--Terminator 2: Judgment Day, T2: Extreme Edition, and Terminator 2--Le jugement dernier), 1991
Stunt double: Mr. Ford, Regarding Henry, 1991
(Uncredited) Stunt double: Mr. Ford, Patriot Games, 1992
Stunt coordinator and second unit director, Universal Soldier, TriStar, 1992
Stunt coordinator and (uncredited) second unit director and driving double: Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Last Action Hero, Columbia, 1993
Producer and director, Joshua Tree (also known as Army of One), Live Entertainment, 1993
Stunt coordinator, second unit director, and horse master, Black Beauty, Warner Bros., 1993
Second unit director, Radioland Murders, Universal, 1994
Stunt coordinator and second unit director, Rob Roy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1995
(As Victor Armstrong) Stunt coordinator and second unit director, Johnny Mnemonic (also known as Johnny Mnemonique), 1995
Stunt coordinator, Cutthroat Island (also known as L'ile aux pirates, Corsari, and Die Piratenbraut), 1995
(As Victor M. Armstrong) Second unit director, The Phantom, 1996
Second unit director, Shadow Conspiracy, Buena Vista, 1997
Stunt coordinator and second unit director, Starship Troopers, TriStar/Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
Stunt coordinator and second unit director, Tomorrow Never Dies, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1997
Stunt coordinator, stunts, and second unit director, Black Dog, Universal, 1998
Second unit director, The Avengers, Warner Bros., 1998
Stunt coordinator and second unit director, Entrapment (also knownas Verlockende Falle), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
Second unit director, The World Is Not Enough (also known as Pressure Point and T.W.I.N.E.), United Artists, 1999
Director, The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (documentary), 1999
Second unit director, Quills (also known as Quills--Macht der Besessenheit), Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2000
Second unit director and stunt coordinator, Charlie's Angels (alsoknown as 3 Engel fuer Charlie), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000
Second unit director, Captain Corelli's Mandolin (also known as Captaine Corelli), MCA/Universal, 2001
Utility stunts, The Fourth Angel (also known as Vengeance secrete), 2001
Stunt coordinator, Die Another Day (also known as D.A.D.),Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002
Second unit director: action unit, The Four Feathers, Artisan Entertainment, 2002
Action unit director and stunt coordinator, Gangs of New York, Miramax, 2002
Second unit director, The League of Extraordinary Gentleman (alsoknown as LXG, The League, and Die Liga der aussergewoehnlichen Gentleman), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
Second unit director, Miracle, Buena Vista, 2004
Second unit director, Lakshya, 2004
Action director, Blade: Trinity, New Line Cinema, 2004
Second unit director, The Great Raid, Miramax, 2005
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) First ninja, You Only Live Twice (also known as Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice), 1967
Big Youth, Expose (also known as Trauma and House on Straw Hill), 1975
Nicky Baker, The 'Copter Kids, 1976
(Uncredited) Bus driver, An American Werewolf in London (also known as American Werewolf), 1981
Drunken soldier, Tai-Pan, 1986
Job horse boss, Black Beauty, 1994
Television Work
(Uncredited) Stunts, Space: 1999 (series; also known as Spazio:1999), 1975
Stunt arranger, Ivanhoe (movie), CBS, 1982
Stunt coordinator, Lace II (miniseries), ABC, 1985
Director, "Austria, 1917," Young Indiana Jones (episodic), ABC, 1992
Television Appearances
Specials
Himself, Making of "Universal Soldier" (documentary), 1992
Himself, Premiere Bond: Die Another Day (documentary), ITV, 2002
Himself, Best Ever Bond (documentary), ITV1, 2002
Himself, James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute, BBC, 2002
Episodic
Pierre, "The Lion Hunt," The Zoo Gang, 1974
Jules, "The Twisted Cross," The Zoo Gang, 1974
(Uncredited) Operative, "Collision Course," Space: 1999, 1975
Stuntman, "Slags," The Comic Strip Presents, 1984
Himself, "Vic Armstrong," This Is Your Life, 2003

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