George Leech (actor)
George Leech was a British film actor and stunt performer who was notable for his work on eleven James Bond films.
Biography
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.Film career
His first job in movies was performing a stunt involving falling down steps doubling for James Mason in Odd Man Out.He was notable for his contributions to James Bond films from 1962 to 1985 as a stunt performer and in small acting roles including: Dr. No, Goldfinger, Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, where he was promoted to stunt arranger when Bob Simmons was working on another film, For Your Eyes Only, and A View to a Kill. 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.