Robert Lee Minor or Bob Lee Minor (born January 1, 1944) is an American stunt performer,

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and film actor, best known for doubling many

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celebrities such as: Jim Brown,

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, Danny Glover,

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and

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. Minor was born in

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, and made his first television appearance in 1973 on the

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, '' Search'', then appeared in tons of shows such as: '' McCloud'', ''

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'' and '' Starsky and Hutch'' among other popular

Filmography

Stunt Performing

Here is a list of stunt performances Bob Minor has done: * ''

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls ''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'' is a 1970 American satirical musical melodrama film starring Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, Phyllis Davis, John LaZar, Michael Blodgett, and David Gurian. The film was directed by Russ Meyer and ...

'' (1970) * ''

Blacula ''Blacula'' is a 1972 American blaxploitation horror film directed by William Crain. It stars William Marshall in the title role about an 18th-century African prince named Mamuwalde, who is turned into a vampire (and later locked in a coffin) by ...

'' (1972) * '' Hammer'' (1972) * ''

Come Back, Charleston Blue ''Come Back, Charleston Blue'' is a 1972 American comedy film starring Godfrey Cambridge and Raymond St. Jacques, loosely based on Chester Himes' novel ''The Heat's On''. It is a sequel to the 1970 film '' Cotton Comes to Harlem''. Plot Detect ...

'' (1972) * '' Black Gunn'' (1972) * '' Black Caesar'' (1973) * '' Live and Let Die'' (1973) * ''

Cleopatra Jones ''Cleopatra Jones'' is a 1973 American blaxploitation film directed by Jack Starrett. Tamara Dobson stars as an undercover government agent who uses the day job of supermodel as her cover and an excuse to travel to exotic places. Bernie Casey, S ...

'' (1973) * ''

Detroit 9000 ''Detroit 9000'' is a 1973 American action film directed by Arthur Marks from a screenplay by Orville H. Hampton. Originally marketed as a blaxploitation film, it had a resurgence on video 25 years later. Plot Street-smart white detective Dan ...

'' (1973) * '' That Man Bolt'' (1973) * ''

Hell Up in Harlem ''Hell Up in Harlem'' is a 1973 blaxploitation American neo-noir film, starring Fred Williamson and Gloria Hendry. Written and directed by Larry Cohen, it is a sequel to the film '' Black Caesar''. The film's soundtrack was recorded by Edwin S ...

'' (1973) * '' Three the Hard Way'' (1974) * '' Rollerball'' (1975) .... Rollerball Team Member (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1993) (as stunt coordinator/Second Unit Director)

Actor

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The Legend of Nigger Charley ''The Legend of Nigger Charley'' is a 1972 blaxploitation Western film directed by Martin Goldman. The story of a trio of escaped slaves, it was released during the heyday of blaxploitation films. Filmed in Charles City, Virginia, Eve's Ranch, ...

'' (1972) .... Fred * '' Sweet Jesus, Preacherman'' (1973) .... Hotel target (uncredited) * ''

Coffy ''Coffy'' is a 1973 American blaxploitation film written and directed by Jack Hill. The story is about a black female vigilante played by Pam Grier who seeks violent revenge against a heroin dealer responsible for her sister's addiction.Gary A. ...

'' (1973) .... Studs * ''

Scream Blacula Scream ''Scream Blacula Scream'' is a 1973 American blaxploitation vampire horror film. It is a sequel to the 1972 film '' Blacula''. The film was produced by American International Pictures (AIP) and Power Productions. This was the acting debut of Ri ...

'' (1973) .... Pimp #1 * ''

'' (1973) .... Killer (uncredited) * ''

Three Tough Guys ''Three Tough Guys'' (also known as ''Tough Guys'') is a 1974 crime-action film directed by Duccio Tessari. It may be regarded as an example of the Blaxploitation genre. It stars Lino Ventura, Fred Williamson and Isaac Hayes, who also compo ...

'' (1974) .... Hood (uncredited) * '' Foxy Brown'' (1974) .... Oscar * ''

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'' (1974) .... Henchman * '' Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry'' (1974) .... Deputy #5 * '' The Swinging Cheerleaders'' (1974) .... Ryan * '' Black Samson'' (1974) .... Samson's Street People * ''

Carnal Madness ''Carnal Madness'' (also known as ''Delinquent School Girls'', ''Sizzlers'', ''The Delinquents'', ''Love Maniacs'', ''Scrubbers 2'') is a 1975 exploitation film directed by Gregory Corarito and starring Stephen Stucker, Robert Lee Minor, Bob Min ...

'' (1975) .... Dick Peters * ''

Switchblade Sisters ''Switchblade Sisters'' is a 1975 American exploitation action film detailing the lives of high school-aged female gang members. It was directed by Jack Hill and stars Joanne Nail, Robbie Lee and Monica Gayle. The film is also known as ''The J ...

'' (1975) .... Parker * '' Rollerball'' (1975) .... Rollerball Team Member (uncredited) * '' Hard Times'' (1975) .... Zack * ''

Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde ''Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde'' is a 1976 blaxploitation horror film loosely inspired by the 1886 novella '' Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film stars Bernie Casey and Rosalind Cash, and was directed by Willi ...

'' (1976) .... Security Guard * ''

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'' (1976) .... Pirate (uncredited) * '' Drum'' (1976) .... Cuban Slave * '' J. D.'s Revenge'' (1976) .... Husband * ''

The Next Man ''The Next Man'' (also known as ''The Arab Conspiracy'' or ''Double Hit'') is a 1976 American political action thriller film starring Sean Connery, Adolfo Celi, Cornelia Sharpe, and Charles Cioffi. Critical reaction at its opening was not positiv ...

'' (1976) .... Killer – Bahamas (uncredited) * ''

Mr. Billion ''Mr. Billion'' is a 1977 action comedy/action-adventure film directed by Jonathan Kaplan. It is notable as the Hollywood debut of Terence Hill. It's also the last film of actor William Redfield, who died before its release. Plot After billion ...

'' (1977) .... Black Kidnapper * '' The Deep'' (1977) .... Wiley * '' The Choirboys'' (1977) .... Hod carrier 2 * ''

The Driver ''The Driver'' is a 1978 American neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Walter Hill. It stars Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, and Isabelle Adjani. O'Neal is the getaway driver for robberies whose exceptional talent has prevented him be ...

'' (1978) .... Green Mask * ''

Death Dimension ''Death Dimension'' (also known as ''Death Dimensions'', ''Freeze Bomb'', ''Icy Death'', ''The Kill Factor'', and ''Black Eliminator'') is a 1978 United States, American B-movie, B-list action thriller and martial arts film by Al Adamson starring ...

'' (1978) .... Tatoupa * ''

Norma Rae ''Norma Rae'' is a 1979 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt from a screenplay written by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr. The film is based on the true story of Crystal Lee Sutton— which was told in the 1975 book ''Crystal Lee, a W ...

'' (1979) .... Lucius White * '' Skatetown, U.S.A.'' (1979) * '' Angel City'' (1980) .... Jabbo * ''

Escape from New York ''Escape from New York'' is a 1981 American science fiction film, science fiction action film co-written, co-scored and directed by John Carpenter. It stars Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Adrienne B ...

'' (1981) .... Duty Sergeant * ''

Rocky III ''Rocky III'' is a 1982 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the sequel to '' Rocky II'' (1979) and is the third installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise. Along with Stallone reprising the title r ...

'' (1982) .... Challenger #1 * '' White Dog'' (1982) .... Joe * '' Forced Vengeance'' (1982) .... LeRoy Nicely * ''

The Sting II ''The Sting II'' is a 1983 American comedy film and a sequel to ''The Sting'', again written by David S. Ward. It was directed by Jeremy Paul Kagan and stars an entirely original cast including Jackie Gleason, Mac Davis, Teri Garr, Karl Malde ...

'' (1983) .... Tony Savitt * ''

Heart Like a Wheel ''Heart Like a Wheel'' is the fifth solo studio album by Linda Ronstadt, released in November 1974. It was Ronstadt's last album to be released by Capitol Records. At the time of its recording, Ronstadt had already moved to Asylum Records and r ...

'' (1983) .... Ralph, NHRA Official * '' Women of San Quentin (1983) .... J.W. Powers * ''

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'' (1985) .... Private Jackson * '' Hamburger: The Motion Picture'' (1986) .... Officer Rigney * ''Bad Guys'' (1986) .... Biker in Bar (uncredited) * '' The Morning After'' (1986) .... Man * '' Project X'' (1987) .... Air Policeman * '' Action Jackson'' (1988) .... Gamble * ''

Torch Song Trilogy ''Torch Song Trilogy'' is a collection of three plays by Harvey Fierstein rendered in three acts: ''International Stud'', ''Fugue in a Nursery'', and ''Widows and Children First!'' The story centers on Arnold Beckoff, a Jewish homosexual, drag ...

'' (1988) .... Gregory * '' L.A. Bounty'' (1989) .... Martin * ''

Catch Me If You Can ''Catch Me If You Can'' is a 2002 American Biographical film, biographical crime film, crime Comedy drama, comedy-drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks with Christopher Walken, Martin ...

'' (1989) .... Sandman * '' Glory'' (1989) .... Contraband Soldier * '' Almost an Angel'' (1990) .... Joe – Moses Bros. Truck Driver * '' Aces: Iron Eagle III'' (1992) .... Bigman * '' Unlawful Entry'' (1992) .... Detective Murray * '' Innocent Blood'' (1992) .... Bus Driver * '' Love Field'' (1992) .... Barricade Policeman * ''

'' (1993) .... Alex * ''

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'' (1993) .... Art Blake * '' Surviving the Game'' (1994) .... Security Guard * ''

Beverly Hills Cop III ''Beverly Hills Cop III'' is a 1994 American action comedy film starring Eddie Murphy and directed by John Landis, who had previously worked with Murphy on ''Trading Places'' and ''Coming to America''. It is the third film in the Beverly Hills C ...

'' (1994) .... Security Guard in Printing Room (uncredited) * '' Assassins'' (1995) .... Cop * ''Rage'' (1995) .... Kelly's Man (uncredited) * '' The Sunchaser'' (1996) .... Deputy Lynch * ''Judge and Jury'' (1996) .... Biker #1 * '' The Replacement Killers'' (1998) .... Cop Arresting Meg (uncredited) * '' The Gingerbread Man'' (1998) .... Mr. Pitney * '' Light It Up'' (1999) .... Lester's Dad * ''

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'' (2000) .... Muller * '' The Beat'' (2003) .... Robbery Victim (uncredited) * '' Death at a Funeral'' (2010) .... Edward

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