Bob Herron (stuntman)

{{Short description|American actor (1924–2021)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Bob Herron

| image = Cropped_Photo_of_Bob_Herron.jpg

| caption =

| birthname = Robert Herron

| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|9|23}}

| birth_place = Lomita, California, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|10|10|1924|9|23}}

| death_place = Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.

| occupation = Stuntman, actor

| years_active = 1950–2011

| spouse = Lynne

| children = 4

| alma_mater =

}}

Robert Herron (September 23, 1924 – October 10, 2021) was an American stuntman and actor, best known for performing stunts in hundreds of Hollywood films between 1950 and 2011.

Herron was born in Lomita, California in September 1924. He began his career in the early 1950s, appearing in films and television series as an actor and as a stunt performer. His work includes The Ten Commandments (1956), Rio Bravo (1959), Spartacus (1960), The Absent-Minded Professor (1961), The Wild Bunch (1969), Shaft (1971), Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and Rocky (1976).{{cite web|url=http://www.westernclippings.com/stuntmen/bobbyherron_stuntmen.shtml|title=Bobby Herron|publisher=Western Clippings|access-date=September 16, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/artisans/news/stuntmen-association-sixty-years-1234916971/|title=Celebrating 60 Years of the Stuntmen's Association with Bob Herron|publisher=Variety|date=February 27, 2021|access-date=September 16, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://archive.vcstar.com/news/cason-to-stuntman-gives-actor-ernest-borgnine-full-credit-ep-363346978-352024221.html/|title=Cason: T.O. stuntman gives actor Ernest Borgnine full credit|publisher=Ventura County Star|date=July 21, 2012|access-date=September 16, 2021}}

He died from complications of a fall on October 10, 2021, at the age of 97.[https://variety.com/2021/artisans/news/bob-herron-dead-diamonds-forever-batman-1235086547/ ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ Stuntman Bob Herron Dies at 97]