Terry Leonard

About

Stuntman, stunt coordinator, and second unit director Terry Leonard is regarded as a legend in the film business, having worked with too many Oscar-winning directors and talent to name. Leonard attended the University of Arizona and was a decathlete for the 1964 Olympic trials. Moreover, Terry played professional football for the British Columbia Lions in Vancouver, Canada until his burgeoning football career was abruptly curtailed by a back injury. In the wake of said back injury, Leonard contacted veteran stuntman Chuck Roberson about getting work in Hollywood, California. Terry worked as an extra on the film McLintock! (1963) and performed his first big stunt for the Western movie El Dorado (1966). Leonard subsequently went on to have a long and impressive career as a stuntman, stunt coordinator, and second unit director on a slew of films and a handful of TV shows that have...

Known for

ClueMovie • 1985InceptionMovie • 2010The Six Million Dollar ManSeries • 1974Django UnchainedMovie • 2012HunterSeries • 1984GremlinsMovie • 1984The Amazing Spider-Man 2Movie • 2014Raiders of the Lost ArkMovie • 1981Furious 7Movie • 2015The Quick and the DeadMovie • 199548 Hrs.Movie • 1982Apocalypse NowMovie • 1979HBO First LookSeries • 1992Conan the BarbarianMovie • 1982The ExpendablesMovie • 2010Die Hard: With a VengeanceMovie • 1995Rush HourMovie • 1998Jason BourneMovie • 2016Gangster SquadMovie • 2013The Call of the WildMovie • 2020Planet of the ApesMovie • 1968Bird BoxMovie • 2018The FugitiveMovie • 1993ChristineMovie • 1983