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Template:Realworld Robert "Bob" Herron (born 23 September 1924; age 99) is a Hollywood stuntman and actor. He served as a stunt double for Jeffrey Hunter in the first Star Trek pilot, "The Cage", also featuring in the same uncredited role as part of archive footage in TOS: "The Menagerie, Part II". Herron also appeared, uncredited, as an Enterprise crew member named Sam in TOS: "Charlie X". He later played the Excalbian recreation of the legendary Kahless the Unforgettable in TOS: "The Savage Curtain".

As an actor, Herron had small roles in a number of films, including Gun Fury (1953), Movie Movie (1978), and City Heat (1984). He also appeared in Stanley Kramer's The Domino Principle (1977), which also featured Majel Barrett, but Herron is a stuntman first and an actor second. He has performed stunts on over 200 films and television shows, and has done so for fifty-five years. The films he worked on include The Ten Commandments (1956), Spartacus (1960), The Wild Bunch (1969), Shaft (1971), Rocky (1976), Poltergeist (1982), The Untouchables (1987), and L.A. Confidential (1997). His television work includes The Green Hornet, The Streets of San Francisco, and The Rockford Files. Unfortunately, he received no on-screen credit for much of his work.

Appearances

Other Trek connections

Herron has done stunt work for numerous films and TV shows which feature principal cast members and frequent or major guest actors from the various Star Trek series and films. These include:

Yankee Buccaneer (1952), Serpent of the Nile (1953), The Ten Commandments (1956) and Powderkeg (1971 TV movie), all with Michael Ansara
Gidget (1959) with James Darren and Yvonne Craig
Spartacus (1960) with Jean Simmons, Paul Lambert, Peter Brocco, John Hoyt, Arthur Batanides, William Blackburn, Dick Crockett, Seamon Glass, Gil Perkins, and narrated by Vic Perrin
Ice Palace (1960), with George Takei and Chuck Hicks
PT 109 (1963), with George Takei, James Gregory and Biff Elliot
Morituri (1965), with George Takei, Paul Baxley, Gene Dynarski, Jim Goodwin, Roy Jenson, and music by Jerry Goldsmith
Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963) with DeForest Kelley and William Wellman, Jr.
Temple Houston (1963 TV series) with Jeffrey Hunter
Major Dundee (1965), Soylent Green and Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (both 1973), all with Brock Peters
The Silencers (1966) with Roger C. Carmel, James Gregory, Nancy Kovack, Grant Woods and Chuck Hicks
Paint Your Wagon (1969), Silver Streak (1976), and Johnny Dangerously (1984), all with Ray Walston
McCloud (1970 TV series) with Diana Muldaur, and directors Lou Antonio and Russ Mayberry
The Moonshine War (1970) and McMillian and Wife (1971 TV series), both with John Schuck, the first also featuring Teri Garr and Dick Crockett
They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (1970) and Farewell, My Lovely (1975), both with Anthony Zerbe, the first photographed by Jerry Finnerman
Raid on Rommel (1971) with John Colicos
Shaft (1971) with Lawrence Pressman, co-written by John D.F. Black
The Hindenburg (1975) with Rene Auberjonois, Alan Oppenheimer, Rex Holman and Charles Macaulay, directed by Robert Wise
McNaughton's Daughter (1976 TV movie) with Ricardo Montalban and Byron Morrow, co-directed by Gene Nelson
Rocky (1976) with Michael Dorn
The Fantastic Seven (1979 TV movie) with Christopher Lloyd
The Island (1980) with David Warner
The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) with Joseph Ruskin, Jeff Corey and George Murdock
Pale Rider (1985) with Randy Oglesby
Explorers (1985) with Robert Picardo and James Cromwell
Three Amigos! (1986) with Brian Thompson
Sunset (1988) with Malcolm McDowell and Andreas Katsulas
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) with Ricardo Montalban and Tiny Ron
Rescue 911 (1989 TV series) with William Shatner
Pet Semetary (1989) with Denise Crosby
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) with Patti Yasutake
Steal Big, Steal Little (1995) with Natalia Nogulich
Liar Liar (1997) with Randy Oglesby and Anne Haney
L.A. Confidential (1997) with James Cromwell
Hard Raid (1998) with Anthony Montgomery

Herron has also served as stuntman on more than one film featuring one or more of the following Star Trek guest actors:

External links

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-'''Robert "Bob" Herron''' {{born|23|September|1924}} is a Hollywood stuntman and actor. He appeared, uncredited, as an [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']] crewmember named [[Sam (crewmember)|Sam]] in {{TOS|Charlie X}}. He would later play the [[Excalbian]] recreation of the legendary [[Kahless the Unforgettable]] in {{TOS|The Savage Curtain}}.
+'''Robert "Bob" Herron''' {{born|23|September|1924}} is a Hollywood stuntman and actor. He served as a stunt double for [[Jeffrey Hunter]] in the first ''[[Star Trek]]'' pilot, {{e|The Cage}}, also featuring in the same uncredited role as part of archive footage in {{TOS|The Menagerie, Part II}}. Herron also appeared, uncredited, as an [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']] crew member named [[Sam (crewmember)|Sam]] in {{TOS|Charlie X}}. He later played the [[Excalbian]] recreation of the legendary [[Kahless the Unforgettable]] in {{TOS|The Savage Curtain}}.
-As an actor, Herron had small roles in a number of films, including ''Gun Fury'' (1953), ''Movie Movie'' (1978), and ''City Heat'' (1984). He also appeared in Stanley Kramer's ''The Domino Principle'' (1977), which also featured actress [[Majel Barrett]] ([[Christine Chapel]] on [[TOS]] and [[Lwaxana Troi]] on [[TNG]] and [[DS9]]).
+As an actor, Herron had small roles in a number of films, including ''Gun Fury'' (1953), ''Movie Movie'' (1978), and ''City Heat'' (1984). He also appeared in Stanley Kramer's ''The Domino Principle'' (1977), which also featured [[Majel Barrett]], but Herron is a stuntman first and an actor second. He has performed stunts on over 200 films and television shows, and has done so for fifty-five years. The films he worked on include ''The Ten Commandments'' (1956), ''Spartacus'' (1960), ''The Wild Bunch'' (1969), ''Shaft'' (1971), ''Rocky'' (1976), ''Poltergeist'' (1982), ''The Untouchables'' (1987), and ''L.A. Confidential'' (1997). His television work includes ''The Green Hornet'', ''The Streets of San Francisco'', and ''The Rockford Files''. Unfortunately, he received no on-screen credit for much of his work.
-But Herron is a stuntman first and an actor second. He has performed stunts on over 200 films and television shows, and has done so for 55 years. The films he worked on include ''The Ten Commandments'' (1956), ''Spartacus'' (1960), ''The Wild Bunch'' (1969), ''Shaft'' (1971), ''Rocky'' (1976), ''Poltergeist'' (1982), ''The Untouchables'' (1987), and ''L.A. Confidential'' (1997) -- just to name a few!
-His television work includes ''The Green Hornet'', ''The Streets of San Francisco'', and ''The Rockford Files''. He also served as a stunt double for [[Jeffrey Hunter]] in the first ''[[Star Trek]]'' pilot, {{e|The Cage}}.
-Unfortunately, he received no on-screen credit for much of his work.
 ==Appearances==
 <gallery>
 File:Robert herron pike.jpg|stunt double for [[Jeffrey Hunter]]<br />{{TOS|The Cage}}<br />{{TOS|The Menagerie, Part II}} (archive footage)
-File:Sam, Charlie X.jpg|Crewmember Sam<br />{{TOS|Charlie X}}
+File:Sam, Charlie X.jpg|Crew member Sam<br />{{TOS|Charlie X}}
 File:KahlessTOS.jpg|a recreation of [[Kahless the Unforgettable]]<br />{{TOS|The Savage Curtain}}
 </gallery>
 == Other Trek connections ==
-Herron has done stuntwork for numerous films and TV shows which feature principal cast members and frequent or major guest actors from the various ''Star Trek'' shows and films. These include:
+Herron has done stunt work for numerous films and TV shows which feature principal cast members and frequent or major guest actors from the various ''Star Trek'' series and films. These include:
 * ''Yankee Buccaneer'' (1952), ''Serpent of the Nile'' (1953), ''The Ten Commandments'' (1956) and ''Powderkeg'' (1971 TV movie), all with [[Michael Ansara]]
 * ''Gidget'' (1959) with [[James Darren]] and [[Yvonne Craig]]
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 * ''Hard Raid'' (1998) with [[Anthony Montgomery]]
-Herron has also served as stuntman on more than one film featuring one or more of the following ''Trek'' guest actors:
+Herron has also served as stuntman on more than one film featuring one or more of the following ''Star Trek'' guest actors:
 * [[Elisha Cook, Jr.]],
 * [[John Fiedler]],