Roy Scammell Explained

Royston Edwin Scammell (28 July 1932 – 15 May 2021) was a British stuntman and actor.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Life and career

Scammell was born in July 1932 in Hendon, Middlesex, England.^{[4] [5]} He died at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital in Luton, Bedfordshire in May 2021 at the age of 88.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1966	Circus of Fear	Man in Speedboat
1969	The Gladiators	B-5
1969	The Magic Christian	Bodybuilder	Uncredited
1973	Psychomania	Riding the Motor-cycles
1973	O Lucky Man!
1974	The Best of Benny Hill	Member of 'Scuttle's Keep Fit Brigade'
1975	The Sexplorer	Ballet Dancer
1977	Under the Bed	Milkman
1977	Golden Rendezvous	Attacker
1979	The World Is Full of Married Men	Jeff Spencer
1980	Flash Gordon	Hawkman #8

Notes and References

1. Web site: Roy Scammell. https://web.archive.org/web/20160506063738/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2babec75dd. dead. 6 May 2016. BFI.
2. Web site: Stuntman Roy still going strong | Watford Observer. 6 March 2003 .
3. Web site: Bricket Wood movie stuntman Roy Scammell tells Rosy Moorhead about his forthcoming Q&A session at the St Albans Film Festival | St Albans & Harpenden Review. 27 February 2013 .
4. Book: Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed. . McFarland . Freese, Gene Scott . 2014 . 356 . 978-0-7864-7643-5.
5. Web site: Roy Scammell | Movies and Filmography. AllMovie.
6. Web site: Adams . Matt . Celebrating the life of last action hero Roy Scammell . Herts Advertiser . 21 May 2021.
7. https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/people/iconic-james-bond-stuntman-lately-living-in-woburn-who-rubbed-shoulders-with-the-likes-of-john-wayne-peter-sellers-frank-sinatra-and-marilyn-monroe-has-died-3242384%3famp Luton Today - Iconic James Bond stuntman, lately living in Woburn, who rubbed shoulders with the likes of John Wayne, Peter Sellers, Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe, has died
8. News: Hadoke . Toby . Toby Hadoke . Roy Scammell obituary . The Guardian . 28 May 2021.