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Vic Armstrong is a Actor, Director, Second Unit Director and Stunts British born on 5 october 1946

Vic Armstrong

Vic Armstrong
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 5 october 1946 (77 years)

Victor Monroe Armstrong (born 5 October 1946) is a BAFTA winning British film director, stunt coordinator, second unit director, and stunt double -- the world's most prolific according to the Guinness Book of Records. The 6-foot Armstrong doubled for 6'1" Harrison Ford in the first three Indiana Jones films, 6'2" Timothy Dalton for Flash Gordon, George Lazenby for the Swiss Alps skiing scenes in the Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and 6'4" Christopher Reeve in Superman and Superman II.

Reportedly, Armstrong looked so much like Harrison Ford that the crew members on the films were constantly mistaking him for Ford. This proved useful when Ford injured his back and had to sit out for filming crucial action sequences in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Armstrong filled in for him. The stunt where he jumps from a horse onto a German tank in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was voted one of the Top Ten film stunts of all time by a panel of experts and Sky Movies viewers in the UK in 2002. On a private photograph taken on the film set, Ford wrote to Armstrong, "If you learn to talk I'm in deep trouble!" Armstrong was unable to work on the fourth Indiana Jones film, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull due to commitments to The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. However, he had discussed possible action sequences with Steven Spielberg during production of War of the Worlds.

Armstrong's first movie as a director was the 1993 action film Joshua Tree (a.k.a. Army of One) starring Dolph Lundgren and George Segal. He is a famed stunt coordinator and action unit director, notable for (amongst others) the action sequences of several James Bond films, War of the Worlds, and I Am Legend. Vic was also the opening scene director on Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Second Unit Director for The Amazing Spider-Man.

Armstrong is the brother of Andy Armstrong and husband of stunt woman Wendy Leech, whom he met while filming Superman II (she doubled for Margot Kidder) and they have three children.

His memoir My Life as Indiana Jones, James Bond, Superman and Other Action Heroes: The True Adventures of the World's Greatest Stuntman which was published by Titan Books in early 2011. He received an honorary Academy Award in 2001 for his work.

In 2013, he signed on to direct a remake of the Left Behind film series stated for release in 2014.

Best films

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
(Stunts)
War of the Worlds (2005)
(Second Unit Director)
I Am Legend (2007)
(Stunt Coordinator)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
(Stunt Double)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
(Special Guest Director)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
(Stunt Coordinator)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Vic Armstrong (108 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2021No Time to DieStunt Coordinator
2019Angel Has FallenSecond Unit Director
2018Johnny English Strikes AgainAssistant Director
2016A Sunday HorseDirector
2014Jack Ryan: Shadow RecruitStunt Coordinator
2014Left BehindDirector
2012The Amazing Spider-ManStunts
2011The Green HornetSecond Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
2011ThorSecond Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
2010Robin HoodStunts
2010SaltStunt Coordinator
2010ShanghaiStunt Coordinator
2008The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon EmperorActor, Stunt Coordinator
2007The Golden CompassSecond Unit Director
2007I Am LegendStunt Coordinator
2006Mission: Impossible IIISecond Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
2005War of the WorldsSecond Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
2004Blade: TrinityAction Director, Second Unit Cinematographer
2004LakshyaSecond Unit Director
2003The League of Extraordinary GentlemenSecond Unit Director, Second Unit Cinematographer
2002Gangs of New YorkStunt Coordinator
2002Die Another DayStunt Coordinator
2001The Fourth AngelUtility Stunts
2000Charlie's AngelsSecond Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
2000QuillsSecond Unit Director
1999EntrapmentSecond Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
1999The World Is Not EnoughStunt Coordinator
1998Black DogStunt Coordinator
1997Tomorrow Never DiesStunt Coordinator
1997Starship TroopersSecond Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
1997Shadow ConspiracyStunt Coordinator
1995Cutthroat IslandStunt Coordinator
1995Rob RoyStunt Coordinator
1994Black BeautyActor, Stunt CoordinatorJob Horse Boss
1993Joshua TreeDirector
1993Last Action HeroDirector, Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
1992Flodder Does Manhattan!Stunts
1992Patriot GamesStunt Double
1992Universal SoldierSecond Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
1991Terminator 2: Judgment DaySpecial Guest Director
1991Cover-UpSecond Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
1991F/X2Director, Second Unit Director
1991Double ImpactSecond Unit Director, Martial Arts Choreographer
1991Regarding HenryStunt Double
1990Air AmericaStunt Coordinator
1990Total RecallSecond Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
1989Henry VSecond Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
1989Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeActor, Stunt CoordinatorGerman Soldier (uncredited)
1989We're No AngelsStunt Coordinator
1988FranticStunt Double
1988Rambo IIIStunt Coordinator
1988Working GirlStunt Double
1988AmsterdamnedStunts
1987Empire of the SunStunt Coordinator
1987Million Dollar MysteryStunts
1987The SicilianStunt Coordinator
1986The MissionStunt Coordinator
1986The Mosquito CoastStunt Double
1986Tai-PanActor, Stunt CoordinatorDrunken Sailor
1985BrazilStunts
1985LegendStunt Coordinator
1985WitnessStunt Double
1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomStunt Double
1984DuneStunts
1984Conan the DestroyerStunt Coordinator
1983Never Say Never AgainStunt Double
1983Return of the JediStunt Double
1983Superman IIIStunts
1983KrullStunt Coordinator
1982Blade RunnerStunt Double
1982A Time To DieStunt Double
1981Raiders of the Lost ArkActor, StuntsGerman Soldier (uncredited)
1981DragonslayerStunts
1981An American Werewolf in LondonStunts
1981Green IceStunt Coordinator
1980The Long Good FridayStunts
1980Flash GordonStunts
1980Superman IIStunt Double
1980The Watcher in the WoodsStunt Coordinator
1979Escape to AthenaStunt Coordinator
1979Bear IslandStunt Coordinator
1978SupermanStunt Coordinator
1977A Bridge Too FarStunt Double
1976The OmenStunts
1976ExposéActorBig Youth
1976The Return of a Man Called HorseStunt Double
1975HennessyStunts
1974The Odessa FileStunt Double
197411 HarrowhouseStunts
1974Billy Two HatsActor, StuntsHarry Sweets Bradley (uncredited)
1974Dead CertStunt Double
1973Live and Let DieActor, Stunt DoublePolicier
1973A Touch of ClassStunt Double
1972Young WinstonStunt Double
1971MacbethStunts
1971Mary, Queen of ScotsStunt Double
1971VillainStunts
1970Ryan's DaughterStunts
1970Hell BoatsStunt Coordinator
1970Figures in a LandscapeStunt Coordinator
1969On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceStunt Double
1969Alfred the GreatStunt Double
1969The Assassination BureauStunts
1969Zeta OneStunts
1968Chitty Chitty Bang BangActor, StuntsCavalry Guard at Cannon (uncredited)
1968MayerlingStunts
1968SubterfugeStunt Driver
1967You Only Live TwiceActor, Stunts