George Leech
Known for Acting · 21 credits
- Born
- 1921-12-06
- Died
- 2012-06-17
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
Biography
George Leech was a British film actor and stunt performer who was notable for his work on eleven James Bond films.
Leech was born in London and left school at 14. He was a boxer who won the ABA National Championships when he was 15 as a welterweight and he joined the Royal Navy in 1943.
His first job in movies was performing a stunt involving falling down steps doubling for James Mason in Odd Man Out (1947). He was notable for his contributions to James Bond films from 1962 to 1985 as a stunt performer and in small acting roles (usually as a henchman) including: Dr. No (1962), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), where he was promoted to stunt arranger when Bob Simmons was working on another film, For Your Eyes Only (1981), and A View to a Kill (1985). He also worked on The Guns of Navarone, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Kelly's Heroes, The Eagle Has Landed and Revenge of the Pink Panther.
Leech married in 1952. One of his two daughters Wendy Leech became one of the first female stunt performers and married the stuntman Vic Armstrong. Leech died in Cardiff in 2012 at the age of 90.
Known For
The Prisoner
1967
as Corridor Guard / Guardian
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
as Warder
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968
as Chitty's original driver (uncredited)
The Eagle Has Landed
1976
as Traumer (uncredited)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976
as Mr. Stutterstutt
Brannigan
1975
as Man in Bar (uncredited)
TV Shows (2)
Movies (19)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968
as Chitty's original driver (uncredited)
The Eagle Has Landed
1976
as Traumer (uncredited)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976
as Mr. Stutterstutt
Brannigan
1975
as Man in Bar (uncredited)
The MacKintosh Man
1973
as Inmate (uncredited)
North Sea Hijack
1980
as Magnussen
When Eight Bells Toll
1971
as Thug (uncredited)
Crooks Anonymous
1962
as Salesman (uncredited)
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
1964
as Ship Attacker (uncredited)
Mozambique
1964
as Carl
Carry On Spying
1964
as Waiter (uncredited)
Port Afrique
1956
as Second Arab
Coast of Skeletons
1965
as George Leech
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
2000
And the Same to You
1960
as Jake
Scene Nun, Take One
1964
Terence Young: Bond Vivant
2000
as Self
Double-O Stunts
2000
Swiss Movement
1969
as Self
About George Leech
George Leech was a British film actor and stunt performer who was notable for his work on eleven James Bond films. Leech was born in London and left school at 14. He was a boxer who won the ABA National Championships when he was 15 as a welterweight and he joined the Royal Navy in 1943. His first job in movies was performing a stunt involving falling down steps doubling for James Mason in Odd Man Out (1947). He was notable for his contributions to James Bond films from 1962 to 1985 as a stunt performer and in small acting roles (usually as a h… With 21 credits spanning from 1956 to 2000, George Leech has appeared in 19 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular George Leech Movies
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) — as Chitty's original driver (uncredited)
- The Eagle Has Landed (1976) — as Traumer (uncredited)
- The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) — as Mr. Stutterstutt
- Brannigan (1975) — as Man in Bar (uncredited)
- The MacKintosh Man (1973) — as Inmate (uncredited)
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