James Bamford (stunt coordinator)
James Bamford | |
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| Born | 26 February 1967 Victoria, British Columbia |
| Other names | BamBam |
| Occupation(s) | Stunt performer, stunt double, actor, stunt co-ordinator, Producer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
James Bamford, also known by the nickname "Bam-Bam", is a stunt co-ordinator and stuntman, who works in film and television, and is the current President and on the executive board of Stunts Canada,[1] the oldest and largest organisation of its type in Canada.
Biography
Height: 6 ft 0in[2]
Bamford was born in Victoria, British Columbia, and presently lives and works out of Vancouver, Canada.
Awards, nominations, medals
Bamford won a Leo Award in 2013 for Best Stunt Co-ordination in a Television Movie for Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn.[3]
Bamford was a stunt coordinator on the movie Ek Tha Tiger which won Best Action at the Times of India Film Awards in 2013.[4]
Bamford was nominated for the Leo Awards in 2010 for Best Stunt Coordination in a Dramatic Series for the Stargate Universe episode "Air".[5]
Bamford won a Bronze medal for Team Canada for the Karate-Kumite division in the 1991 World Police and Fire Games, in Memphis, USA.[6]
Career
Bamford has been a stunt double for many actors, including Matthew Fox, Mickey Rourke and Ben Browder, and worked as a stunt performer and stunt coordinator on TV shows from X-Files to Arrow, and films including Final Destination, The Chronicles of Riddick and X-Men 2. He is best known for his work on Stargate Atlantis, and has appeared at many Stargate conventions in Canada, the UK, and Australia.
Joseph Mallozzi, producer of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, hosted a Q&A to Bamford on his Wordpress blog in 2008, and called him "the fearless one".[7]
Premiere Scene[8] interviewed James Bamford about stunt coordination at the London Film and Comic Con, where he says that 'safety is our first concern'.[9]
James Bamford was a presenter at the Leo Awards in 2012.[10]
Next Level Radio[11] interviewed James Bamford, where he says that "a stunt performer has a 100% likelihood of being injured."[12]
James Bamford was voted by the public to be photographed as part of a collaborative Calotype photography exhibition called Vancouver Creatives by VNB,[13] comprising portraits of 22 creative Vancouverites. The magazine Vancouver is Awesome was one of the sponsors of the exhibition.[14]
DC Entertainment's DC All Access[15] went behind the scenes on the TV show Arrow in April 2014, where James Bamford demonstrates some stunt action.[16]
James Bamford was the fight coordinator on the Arrow stunt coordination team led by J.J. Makaro, which was hailed by Entertainment Weekly as the Most Likely to Earn Someone an Emmy in their 5th Annual Season Finale Awards, 2014.[17]
Filmography
This is only a small selection of James Bamford's roles, as in June 2014 he had 424 entries at iMDB.[18]
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S. | Stunt performer |
| 1995 | Sliders | Stunt performer; Stunt double for Jerry O'Connell |
| The Outer Limits (1995 TV series) | Stunt performer | |
| 1996 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Stunt coordinator (cover days) |
| Two | Stunt double for Lochlyn Munro | |
| 1997 | Dead Man's Gun: My Brother's Keeper | Stunt performer |
| Nightman | Stunt double Agent Aldrich | |
| 1998 | Cold Squad | Stunt performer |
| Welcome to Paradox | Stunt double for Ice-T | |
| Shattered Image | Stunt double for William Baldwin | |
| First Wave | Stunt performer | |
| 1999 | So Weird | Stunt performer |
| Behind The Mask | Stunt double for Matthew Fox | |
| Harsh Realm | Stunt double for D. B. Sweeney | |
| The Sentinel | Nick Ray | |
| 2000 | Final Destination | Stunt performer |
| Dark Angel | Stunt double for Michael Weatherly; Stunt double for William Gregory Lee | |
| Call of the Wild | Stunt double | |
| Chain of Fools | ER doctor Stunt performer | |
| 2001 | Smallville | Stunt double |
| UC: Undercover | Stunt double for William Forsythe | |
| 2002 | Reign of Fire | Stunt coordinator |
| John Doe | Stunt performer | |
| The Twilight Zone | Stunt double | |
| Jeremiah | Stunt coordinator (2002-2004 - 34 episodes) | |
| X-Men 2 | Stunt performer for Hugh Jackman; Remy "Gambit" LeBeau (deleted scene)[19] | |
| 2003 | Scary Movie 3 | Stunt performer |
| 2004 | Stargate Atlantis | Stunt coordinator (2004-2009 - 99 episodes) Male Wraith orderly Stunt double for Joe Flanigan |
| The Butterfly Effect | Stunt coordinator Security Guard | |
| Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | Martial arts coordinator Stunt actor: Captain Cutler's Ghost | |
| The Chronicles of Riddick | Stunt performer | |
| Blade: Trinity | Stunt performer | |
| Stargate SG-1 | Eighth | |
| Scary Movie 4 | Stunt actor: soldier | |
| X-Men: The Last Stand | Stunt performer | |
| 2005 | Stargate SG-1 | Fight coordinator (2005-2007 - 5 episodes) Stunt performer Stunt double for Ben Browder |
| 2006 | Fallen | Powers Angel |
| 2007 | In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | Stunt actor: Legionnaire |
| Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | Stunt performer | |
| Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Stunt performer Stunt driver | |
| Sanctuary | Stunt coordinator (8 episodes) | |
| War | Stunt performer | |
| Things We Lost in the Fire | Stunt performer | |
| A Dog's Breakfast | Stunt coordinator | |
| 2008 | Flash Gordon | Stunt coordinator Stunt performer |
| 2009 | Watchmen | Stunt performer |
| Rampage | Stunt coordinator | |
| Stargate Universe | Stunt coordinator (2009-2011 - 39 episodes) | |
| 2010 | Shattered | Stunt performer/double |
| 2011 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy | Thug #2 |
| Once Upon a Time | The Black Knight | |
| Apollo 18 | Stunt coordinator | |
| 2012 | Ek Tha Tiger | Stunt coordinator |
| True Justice | Stunt performer Darko Thug #8 | |
| Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn | Stunt Coordinator | |
| Fringe | Agent Murphy | |
| Alcatraz | White inmate | |
| True Justice | Stunt performer Darko Thug #8 | |
| Arrow | Fight choreographer (2012 - 7 episodes) Stunt coordinator (2012-2013 - 23 episodes) Fight coordinator (2012-2015 – 33 episodes Gunman #2 (Pilot episode) Director (episode 4.07) |
References
- ^ [1] Stunts Canada
- ^ [2] info at Stunts Canada
- ^ [3] Leo Awards 2013 Winners
- ^ Times of India Film Awards 2013
- ^ [4] Leo Awards 2010
- ^ [5] Ask BamBam at GateWorld
- ^ [6] Joseph Malozzi Blog – 15 October 2008
- ^ [7] Premiere Scene website
- ^ [8] Premiere Scene Interview – 01 August 2011
- ^ [9] Leo Awards Presenters 2012
- ^ [10] Next Level Radio
- ^ [11] Next Level Radio Interview – 02 March 2014
- ^ [12] VNB Vancouver Creatives
- ^ [13] Vancouver Is Awesome website news of Vancouver Creatives – 05 March 2014
- ^ [14] DC All Access website
- ^ [15] DC All Access 211 - 15 April 2014
- ^ [16] Entertainment Weekly Radio interview - 28 May 2014
- ^ [17] iMDB James Bamford (I)
- ^ Bamford filmed a scene as Gambit during the Dark Cerebro scene where he would blow up a table. This was later cut from the film was not included on the DVD release.
External links
- James Bamford at IMDb Visited June 29, 2014.
- [18] from Stunts Canada. Visited June 29, 2014.
- [19] Fan news website. Visited June 29, 2014.