Bill Babcock

BILL BABOCK

Bill at 76

Information from IMDb

Date of Birth
January 27, 1927
Monroe, New York, USA

Mini- Biography
Bill Babock, was a stuntman, actor, rancher, and stage hand
in Hollywood, CA during the 1950's

Veteran of two wars: World War II - Army Air Force,
318th Fighter Control Squadron, 8th Air Force and the
Korean Conflict - Marine Corps, 2nd div.,
Reconnaissance/Intelligenc

He currently lives in Nashville, Indiana, where he has been the past 4 years.
The 40 years prior to that, he was in Orange County, NY,
where he was born, living with his 2nd wife, Doris, and his youngest daughter, Lana.

Filmography
Stunts
1971 Big Jake (stunts - uncredited)
1965 The Sons of Katie Elder (stunts - uncredited)
1961 The Misfits (stunts - uncredited)
1960 The Alamo (stunts - uncredited)
1959 Ben-Hur (stunts - uncredited)
1959 Alias Jesse James (stunts - uncredited)
1959 Rio Bravo (stunts - uncredited)
1958 The Big Country (stunts - uncredited)
1958 Run Silent Run Deep (stunts - uncredited)

Actor
1970 Trader Hornee...Barroom Tough

Bill Babock only appeared in a handful of movies,
but was part of the
John Wayne Stock Company
4 of which starred Duke

Big Jake (1971) (stunts - uncredited)
The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) (stunts - uncredited)
The Alamo (1960 ) (stunts - uncredited)
Rio Bravo (1959 ) (stunts - uncredited)

In Rio Bravo, he can be seen in gun fighting scenes and falling off a roof.

In The Alamo, he’s very prominent in one scene – he’s the scout that goes for help,
has one line - with bit parts throughout. they filmed part of this in Texas, NM and Arizona,
they carried their stuff to the site on donkeys.

Here is his interesting web-site
Wild 'Bill' Babock