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Bud Ekins is a Actor and Stunts American born on 11 may 1930 at Hollywood (USA)

Bud Ekins

Bud Ekins
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Nationality USA
Birth 11 may 1930 at Hollywood (USA)
Death 6 october 2007 (at 77 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Bud Ekins (May 11, 1930 – October 6, 2007) was one of the foremost stuntmen of his generation.

Best films

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
(Stunts)
Earthquake (1974)
(Stunts)
Bullitt (1968)
(Stunt Driver)

Usually with

Hal Needham
Hal Needham
(3 films)
Larry Duran
Larry Duran
(3 films)
Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
(2 films)
Bill Hickman
Bill Hickman
(3 films)
Lalo Schifrin
Lalo Schifrin
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Bud Ekins (22 films)

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Actor

Vegas Vacation, 1h33
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about families, Transport films, Road movies
Actors Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Ethan Embry, Marisol Nichols, Randy Quaid, Miriam Flynn
Rating59% 2.9508252.9508252.9508252.9508252.950825
At work, Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) has invented a long life food preservative, earning him a large bonus check. Clark announces to his family that he is taking them on vacation. Enthusiasm wanes, however, when Clark says they are headed to Las Vegas, Nevada. His wife, Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo) and teenage daughter, Audrey (Marisol Nichols) have their doubts, as Las Vegas is not known for its family-friendly atmosphere, while teenage son Rusty (Ethan Embry) appears to be more eager. Upon travelling to Vegas, they run into the "woman in the Ferrari" (Christie Brinkley) who appeared in the first film. Clark is the only one who sees her, but then notices that she now has a child.
The Next Karate Kid, 1h47
Directed by Christopher Cain
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Pat Morita, Hilary Swank, Michael Ironside, Constance Towers, Chris Conrad, Walton Goggins
Roles Jack Russell
Rating46% 2.3101352.3101352.3101352.3101352.310135
Mr. Miyagi leaves Los Angeles and travels to the city of Boston to attend a commendation for Japanese-American soldiers who fought in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II. There, he meets Louisa Pierce, the elderly widow of his commanding officer, Lieutenant Jack Pierce. At Pierce's home, they catch up on old times and talk about war stories.
The Specialist, 1h50
Directed by Luis Llosa
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Transport films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Eric Roberts, Rod Steiger, Mario Ernesto Sánches
Roles Veteran Cop
Rating56% 2.8027152.8027152.8027152.8027152.802715
In 1984, Captain Ray Quick and Colonel Ned Trent, explosives experts working for the CIA, are on a mission to blow up a car transporting a South American drug dealer. But when the car appears, a little girl is inside with the dealer. Ray insists they abort the mission, but Ned intends to see it through and allows the explosion to happen, resulting in the deaths of both the drug dealer and the girl. Angered by the girl's wrongful death, Ray savagely beats Ned and flees, effectively resigning from the CIA.
Pacific Heights, 1h42
Directed by John Schlesinger
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Melanie Griffith, Matthew Modine, Michael Keaton, Laurie Metcalf, Mako Iwamatsu, Nobu McCarthy
Roles Thug
Rating63% 3.198393.198393.198393.198393.19839
Carter Hayes (Michael Keaton) is in bed with a woman, Ann Miller (Beverly D'Angelo) when he is suddenly attacked and beaten by two men. After the men have left, Hayes tells Ann, "The worst is over". He says he is planning to head out and see his family.
Angel Unchained, 1h26
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Don Stroud, Luke Askew, Larry Bishop, Tyne Daly, T. Max Graham, Bill McKinney
Roles Speed
Rating51% 2.562352.562352.562352.562352.56235
Following a gang fight, biker Angel (Don Stroud) calls it quits and leaves his gang, the Nomads, in pursuit of a new life. He meets hippie community leader Jonathan Tremaine (Luke Askew), who is running from the anti-hippie townsfolk. Angel is quick to fall in love with another hippie, Merilee (Tyne Daly). When the situation becomes too tough to handle, Angel is forced to ask the Nomads to help out the hippies. They agree to, but their ineptitude to fight calls for him to face the scathing village people alone.
The Love Bug, 1h48
Directed by Robert Stevenson, Christopher Hibler, Arthur J. Vitarelli
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies, Children's films
Actors Dean Jones, Michele Lee, David Tomlinson, Buddy Hackett, Johnny Flynn, Joe Flynn
Rating65% 3.250253.250253.250253.250253.25025
In 1968, Jim Douglas is a down-on-his luck racing driver, reduced to competing in demolition derby races against drivers half his age. Jim lives in an old fire house overlooking San Francisco Bay with his friend and mechanic, Tennessee Steinmetz, a jolly Brooklynite who constantly extols the virtues of spiritual enlightenment, having spent time amongst Buddhist monks in Tibet, and builds "art" from car parts. After yet another race ends in a crash (and Tennessee turns his Edsel into a sculpture), Jim finds himself without a car and heads into town in search of some cheap wheels. He is enticed into an upmarket European car showroom after setting eyes on an attractive sales assistant, Carole Bennett. Jim witnesses the dealership's British owner, Peter Thorndyke, being unnecessarily abusive towards a white Volkswagen Beetle that rolls into the showroom, and defends the car's honor, much to Thorndyke's displeasure. The following morning Jim is shocked to find that the car is parked outside his house and that Thorndyke is pressing charges for grand theft. A heated argument between Jim and Thorndyke is settled when Carole persuades Thorndyke to drop the charges if Jim buys the car on a system of monthly payments.

Team

Extreme Justice, 1h36
Directed by Mark L. Lester
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Lou Diamond Phillips, Scott Glenn, Chelsea Field, Yaphet Kotto, Andrew Divoff, Richard Grove
Roles Stunts
Rating54% 2.749572.749572.749572.749572.74957
After an incident where he used questionable police tactics, Jeff Powers (Lou Diamond Phillips) is placed on probation. Upon hearing of his probation, a friend from the force later invites Jeff to join the Special Investigation Section, an elite and highly secretive LAPD unit designed to track and shut down high profile criminals. Jeff discovers that the group is actually a group of rogue cops who actually function like an unofficially sanctioned death squad and are given wide latitude when it comes to dealing with criminals. Although their official mission is to surveil criminals and arrest them in the act of committing a crime, the squad often resorts to brutality and murder to dispatch the subjects they are supposed to arrest.
Black Moon Rising, 1h40
Directed by Harley Cokeliss
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Actors Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, Robert Vaughn, Richard Jaeckel, Lee Ving, Dan Shor
Roles Stunts
Rating55% 2.7517252.7517252.7517252.7517252.751725
Sam Quint (Tommy Lee Jones) is a former thief hired by the FBI to steal a computer disk which contains incriminating evidence against The Lucky Dollar Corporation of Las Vegas. After stealing the disk, Quint is pursued by Marvin Ringer (Lee Ving), another former thief and acquaintance who works for the company. At the same time, a prototype vehicle called the Black Moon, which can reach speeds of 325 MPH and runs on tap water, is being tested in the desert by Earl Windom (Richard Jaeckel). Quint and Windom later cross paths at a gas station, where Quint hides the disk in the back bumper of the Black Moon. Windom is hauling the Black Moon to Los Angeles, and Quint, still being pursued by Ringer and his men, follows Windom and his team there.
MegaForce
MegaForce (1982)
, 1h39
Directed by Hal Needham
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Actors Barry Bostwick, Michael Beck, Persis Khambatta, Edward Mulhare, Henry Silva, George Furth
Roles Stunts
Rating37% 1.856491.856491.856491.856491.85649
As Hunter dirige Megaforce, un commando d'élite américain en motocyclettes à lance-missiles (Delta MK 4 Megafighter) et en buggies, et parcourt le monde pour combattre le mal.
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again, 1h27
Directed by Jerry Belson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Musical theatre, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Comedy science fiction films
Actors Mark Blankfield, Bess Armstrong, Tim Thomerson, Krista Errickson, Cassandra Peterson, Peter Brocco
Roles Stunt Coordinator
Rating60% 3.045883.045883.045883.045883.04588
Brilliant surgeon Daniel Jekyll (Mark Blankfield) dedicates himself to medical research, hoping to unlock man's animal nature and increase his capacity for self-healing. Jekyll accidentally creates a white powder which, when inhaled through the nose, temporarily turns him into a completely uninhibited sex maniac who calls himself Mister Hyde. Jekyll can't bring himself to throw away the drug or to stop taking it, and Hyde's escapades play havoc with Jekyll's life. At the very end, the corpse of Robert Louis Stevenson is seen literally spinning in his grave.
Zero to Sixty, 1h41
Directed by Don Weis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Darren McGavin, Bill Hudson, Lorraine Gary, Sylvia Miles, Joan Collins, David Huddleston
Roles Stunts
Rating50% 2.526112.526112.526112.526112.52611
Michael Nolan (McGavin) finds himself down on his luck following his divorce settlement, which has left him with nothing. During the repossession of his car he makes chase all the way to the auto repossession company. His persistence impresses the owner who hires him on the spot. Nolan is then teamed up with Larry, a 16-year-old experience repo agent. As Nolan settles into his new career he continually finds himself troubled by women, angry car owners and more.
Animal House, 1h49
Directed by Ivan Reitman, John Landis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Teen movie
Actors John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Tom Hulce, Peter Riegert
Roles Stunts
Rating73% 3.697553.697553.697553.697553.69755
In 1962, college freshmen Lawrence "Larry" Kroger and Kent Dorfman seek to join a fraternity at Faber College. Finding themselves out of place at the prestigious Omega Theta Pi House's party, and rejected by other houses, they finally visit the slovenly and riotous Delta Tau Chi House, where Kent's brother was once a member, making Kent a "legacy", unable to be declined. Larry and Kent are invited to pledge and given the fraternity names "Pinto" and "Flounder," respectively, by John "Bluto" Blutarsky.
Sorcerer
Sorcerer (1977)
, 2h1
Directed by William Friedkin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Trucker films, Road movies
Actors Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Ramon Bieri, Amidou, Peter Capell
Roles Stunt Coordinator
Rating76% 3.8468453.8468453.8468453.8468453.846845
The film opens with a prologue that consists of four segments described by critics as "vignettes". They show the principal characters in different parts of the world and provide their backstories.
Earthquake
Earthquake (1974)
, 2h3
Directed by Mark Robson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes La fin du monde, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about earthquakes
Actors Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Lorne Greene, Geneviève Bujold, Richard Roundtree
Roles Stunts
Rating59% 2.9517552.9517552.9517552.9517552.951755
Stewart Graff (Heston) is jogging near the Hollywood Sign. Back home, his wife Remy Royce-Graff (Gardner),a foul-mouthed bitter woman, starts her morning by picking a fight with him. After he has showered and is preparing to leave, Stewart finds Remy unconscious with a bottle of pills nearby. Accustomed to her periodic suicide attempts, Stewart prepares to induce vomiting when a violent tremor shakes the bedroom. Remy bolts out of bed, revealing that she was faking.
The Front Page, 1h45
Directed by Billy Wilder, Carey Loftin, Howard Kazanjian
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Films about capital punishment, Films based on plays, Erotic thriller films
Actors Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Charles Durning, David Wayne, Susan Sarandon, Vincent Gardenia
Roles Stunts
Rating72% 3.6487153.6487153.6487153.6487153.648715
Chicago Examiner reporter Hildebrand "Hildy" Johnson (Jack Lemmon) has just quit his job in order to marry Peggy Grant (Susan Sarandon) and start a new career, when convict Earl Williams (Austin Pendleton) escapes from death row just prior to his execution. Earl is an impoverished, bumbling leftist whose only offense is stuffing fortune cookies with messages demanding the release of Sacco and Vanzetti, but the yellow press of Chicago has painted him as a dangerous threat from Moscow. As a result the citizenry are anxious to see him put to death.