Richard Graydon was born on May 12, 1922 in London, England. He is known for his work on Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Batman (1989) and Moonraker (1979). He was married to Hermione Bedford. He died on December 22, 2014 in England.
Before Bob Simmons, the stunt-men were just advanced extras.
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Fact
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On the top of the cable-car in the James Bond-picture "Moonraker", he went over the side. He had no safety-hooks, hanging with just one hand. If it wouldn't work, the fall would be a certain death. He said "it is the nastiest moment of my career".
Stunts
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998
stuntman
Pie in the Sky
1997
TV Series stunts - 1 episode
Doctor Finlay
1993
TV Series stunts
Gøngehøvdingen
1992
TV Series stunt coordinator - 1 episode
Boon
1991
TV Series stunt performer - 1 episode
The Littlest Viking
1989
stunts
Batman
1989
stunts
Willow
1988
stunts
Pathfinder
1987
stunts
Pirates
1986
stunts - uncredited
Dream Lover
1986
stunt coordinator: UK
A View to a Kill
1985
additional stunts - uncredited
Ladyhawke
1985
stunt coordinator
A Passage to India
1984
stunt coordinator - uncredited
Ordeal by Innocence
1984
stunts
Champions
1984
stunt coordinator
Octopussy
1983
stunts - uncredited
For Your Eyes Only
1981
additional stunts - uncredited
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
stunts - uncredited
Moonraker
1979
stunt double: Roger Moore, cable car sequence - uncredited / stunts
The Lady Vanishes
1979
stunt arrangements
The Passage
1979
stunts - uncredited
Ffolkes
1979
stunts - uncredited
International Velvet
1978
stunt coordinator
The Wild Geese
1978
stunts - uncredited
Tod oder Freiheit
1977
horse master
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
stunts - uncredited
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977
second stunt guard at cellblock AA-23 - uncredited / stunts - uncredited
The Duellists
1977
horsemaster
The Man Who Fell to Earth
1976
stunt coordinator - as Dickie Graydon
Royal Flash
1975
stunt arranger
11 Harrowhouse
1974
stunts - uncredited
Dead Cert
1974
stunts - uncredited
Don't Look Now
1973
stunt coordinator - as Richard Grayden
When Eight Bells Toll
1971
stunts - uncredited
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
stunt double: George Lazenby - uncredited
Where Eagles Dare
1968
stunts - uncredited
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
stunt coordinator - uncredited
You Only Live Twice
1967
stunts - uncredited
Thunderball
1965
stunts - uncredited
Goldfinger
1964
stunts - uncredited
From Russia with Love
1963
stunts - uncredited
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Shooting Fish
1997
Racehorse Trainer (as Dickie Graydon)
Between the Lines
1993
TV Series
Edmonds
Wings of Fame
1990
London's Burning
1989
TV Series
Old Man
Déjà Vu
1985
Captain Wilson
Octopussy
1983
Francisco the Fearless
Jockey School
1982
TV Mini-Series
Reggie Sheaton
Eye of the Needle
1981
Home Guard Private
Moonraker
1979
Space Fighter (uncredited)
Love and Bullets
1979
Antonio
Ffolkes
1979
Rasmussen
The Duellists
1977
Cossack / Hussar
Dead Cert
1974
Jockey (uncredited)
The Fortunes of Nigel
1974
TV Mini-Series
Groom
The Last Valley
1971
Yuri (uncredited)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
Draco's Driver (uncredited)
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
Lord Bingham
You Only Live Twice
1967
Astronaut - Russian Spacecraft
The Avengers
1966
TV Series
George Reed
The Unseeing Eye
1959
Short
Eddie Brown (as Dick Graydon)
Wicked Wife
1953
Chandler (as Richard Grayden)
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952
Merrie Man
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Shooting Fish
1997
animal handler
Robin Hood
1991
horse master
Ladyhawke
1985
horse master
Champions
1984
horse master
Tod oder Freiheit
1977
horse master
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ken Adam's Production Films: Moonraker
2006
Video documentary short
Himself
Double-O Stunts
2000
Video documentary short
Himself
Inside 'A View to a Kill'
2000
Video documentary short
Himself
Inside 'From Russia with Love'
2000
Video documentary short
Himself
Inside 'Moonraker'
2000
Video documentary short
Himself
Inside 'Octopussy'
2000
Video documentary short
Himself
Inside 'You Only Live Twice'
2000
Video documentary short
Himself
Terence Young: Bond Vivant
2000
Video documentary short
Himself
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
2000
Video documentary short
Himself
30 Years of James Bond
1992
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Stuntman Challenge
1982
TV Movie
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
À l'abordage - L'aventure de pirates
2009
Video documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) as Stunts
Batman (1989) as Stunts
Moonraker (1979) as Stunts
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) as Stunts
$19 Million
