Simon Crane

Simon Crane


in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK
Simon Crane (born 1960) is a British stuntman, stunt coordinator, second unit director and film director. Crane has been a staple in the stunt world for decades working on several of the biggest action films and franchises in movie history, including several Bond films, Aliens, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Batman, Superman 4, Terminator 3, X-Men 3 and Men in Black 3.

When filming Cliffhanger (1993), Sly Stallone paid $1 million dollars out of his own pocket for stunt man Simon Crane to slide between two planes on a cable at 15,000 feet (4.6 km) – making it the most expensive aerial stunt ever, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

Like Vic Armstrong and the Powells, Crane has been very popular with the Bond Film Series. Starting out in A View to a Kill (1985), and then he became Timothy Dalton’s stunt double for The Living Daylights (1987) and then graduating to 2nd Unit Stunt Coordinator for License to Kill. Finally in 1995, he was hired as the Stunt Coordinator for GoldenEye, he’s been a 2nd Unit Director or Stunt Coordinator on every film he’s worked since.

After the Bond franchise, Simon coordinated stunts for the Academy-Award winning films Titanic and Saving Private Ryan. In 2014, Crane won a SAG Award for Outstanding Action Performance By A Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture on the film Unbroken.

Movies for Simon Crane...

Best Ever Bond
Title: Best Ever Bond
Character: Self
Released: November 22, 2002
Type: Movie
Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall their favourite moments.
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Inside 'The Living Daylights'
Title: Inside 'The Living Daylights'
Character: Self
Released: October 17, 2000
Type: Movie
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "The Living Daylights"
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Inside 'Licence to Kill'
Title: Inside 'Licence to Kill'
Released: October 17, 2000
Type: Movie
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film 'Licence to Kill'.
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Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion
Title: Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion
Character: Self
Released: August 29, 2000
Type: Movie
A very well structured making-of ducumentary for the film Braveheart (1995). We learn about how Mel Gibson got attached to the project as star, director and producer. This is a fairly informative piece that is a great companion to the film.
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James Bond Down River
Title: James Bond Down River
Released: February 26, 2000
Type: Movie
Promotional documentary filmed at the London East End Docklands area and River Thames for the filming of the opening boat chase for The World Is Not Enough (1999).
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Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn
Title: Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn
Character: Himself
Released: January 22, 2000
Type: Movie
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Building A Better Mummy
Title: Building A Better Mummy
Character: Himself
Released: September 28, 1999
Type: Movie
An in-depth look into the creative and technical processes that brought us the heart-stopping visual effects of the film, with director Stephen Sommers and the crew at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM).
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Titanic
Title: Titanic
Character: Fourth Officer Boxhall
Released: November 18, 1997
Type: Movie
101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912.
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Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Title: Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Released: December 26, 1995
Type: Movie
Made for TV documentary including interview and behind the scenes footage from the James Bond movie GoldenEye (1995).
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Title: HBO First Look
Character: Self
Released: June 12, 1992
Type: TV
HBO First Look is an American television show on HBO that chronicles up and coming movies. It first started in 1992 with a documentary on A League of Their Own starring Tom Hanks, and still airs today. The series shows behind-the-scenes looks at the filming and interviews with the actors. The show is part documentary and part advertisement. It airs on HBO with no set schedule.
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Title: Dempsey and Makepeace
Character: Policeman
Released: January 11, 1985
Type: TV
Dempsey and Makepeace is a British television crime drama made by London Weekend Television for ITV, created and produced by Ranald Graham. The leading roles were played by Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber, who later married each other on 18 November 1989. The series combined elements of previous series such as the mis-matching of British and American crime-fighters from different classes as seen in The Persuaders! and the action of The Professionals.