Bob Elmore (November 14, 1952 – June 28, 2025) was an American stuntman.

Life and career

Elmore was born in

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and began working in the Wild West Show at

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. Elmore began working as a

stuntman A stunt performer, often called a stuntman or stuntwoman and occasionally stuntperson or stunt-person, is a trained professional who performs daring acts, often as a career. Stunt performers usually appear in films or on television, as opposed ...

during the 1980s, being credited on '' Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment'' (1985), ''

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'' (1986), ''

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'' (1989), ''Casino'' (1995) and later, '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003). Elmore died on June 28, 2025, at the age of 72.

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