Charles Bail
Charles Bail, sometimes credited as Chuck Bail, was an American film director, actor, and stuntman.
Also recorded as Chuck Bail
Charles Bail
- Born
- 1935 · Pittsburgh.
- Died
- 2020
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- actor · screenwriter · director
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Charles Bail, sometimes credited as Chuck Bail, was an American film director, actor, and stuntman.
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Career
Bail directed five full-length films: Black Samson (1974), Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975), The Gumball Rally (1976), Choke Canyon (1986), and Street Corner Justice (1996). He appeared in the 1980 film The Stunt Man as Chuck, the stunt coordinator, essentially playing himself.
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Bail died on November 25, 2020, at the age of 85.
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- 1.Black Samson at American Film Institute
- 2.Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold at Allmovie
- 3.The Gumball Rally at Allmovie
- 4.Choke Canyon at American Film Institute
- 5.Street Corner Justice at American Film Institute
- 6.Bastardo, Luigi. The Stunt Man (1980) DVD Review: One of the Best Damn Movies Ever, Ever. Cinema Sentries. December 3, 2011.
- 7.Chuck Bail, Famed Stuntman and ‘Gumball Rally’ Director, Dies at 85, Hollywood Reporter, November 26, 2020.
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