Duffy Hambleton Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Duffy Hambleton was born in 1937 as Ronald Hambleton. He is known for his work on THX 1138 (1971), Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) and Bound for Glory (1976).
Net Worth
$100,000
Date Of Birth
1937
Profession
Stunts, Actor, Producer
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Fact
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Director George Lucas was angry during the 1971 filming of THX 1138 when people rushed to the aid of Duffy Hambleton. He was upset because he thought they may have ruined his spectacular shots of Hambleton's amazing stunt. The stuntman had just roared his police motorcycle at full sped into a fallen paint stand that had been built to Hambleton's specifications. As he flew over the handlebars he was struck by the airborne motorcycle and landed in the street on his back while at the same time slamming into a crashed car. Although everyone's concern was warranted, Hambleton was not injured. No-one rushed into the crash scene frames. George Lucas got his shots.
2
In 1971 Duffy Hambleton was in a California motorcycle race when he saw a fellow racer lose control and tumble end over end. Duffy pulled out of the race to give assistance and saw blood pouring from the victim's left glove. He removed the glove to see two severed fingers fall out. The injured racer grabbed the fingers and attempted to reenter the race, but was restrained by Hambleton's superior strength and was forced into an ambulance. That rider weighed 95 pounds and was totally deaf. Her name - Kitty O'Neil. Hambleton accompanied her to the hospital and found himself making critical medical decisions for her. At his request they reattached her fingers in a slightly curved position. After healing, Kitty was able to resume playing the piano. They teamed together on many projects for the next several years.
3
Stuntman Ronald 'Duffy' Hambleton perfected a dramatic flaming car rollover stunt for a TV special in 1978 with the help of his former wife, famed deaf stuntwoman Kitty O'Neil.
4
Stockard Channing starred in the role of Kitty O'Neil, famed woman stunt performer in the 1979 movie, "Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story." Duffy Hambleton, husband of Kitty O'Neil, served as one of the film's executive producers. On December 6, 1976, professional stuntwoman Kitty O'Neil set the land-speed record for female drivers at the Alvord Desert in southeastern Oregon. O'Neil's two-way average speed was 512.710 mph. James Farentino played the role of Duffy Hambleton. In the movie Hambleton quit his job as a bank vice-president to become a stuntman.
5
His testimony is under intense criticism by defense experts in the murder trial of actor Robert Blake. [February 2005]
6
Testified that Robert Blake solicited his help in killing his wife. [March 2003]
Stunts
Title
Year
Status
Character
Murder 1, Dancer 0
1983
TV Movie stunt coordinator
The Monkey Mission
1981
TV Movie stunt coordinator
The Big Black Pill
1981
TV Movie stunt coordinator
Bound for Glory
1976
stunts
Midway
1976
stunts - uncredited
Mitchell
1975
stunts - uncredited
Race with the Devil
1975
stunts - uncredited
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974
stunt coordinator - as Duffy Hambledon
Cleopatra Jones
1973
stunts - uncredited
THX 1138
1971
bike stunts - as Duffy Hamilton
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Jackson County Jail
1976
Sam Mayers
Baretta
1976
TV Series
S.W.A.T.
1975
TV Series
Cal
Mitchell
1975
Edmondo Bocca
Hangup
1974
Detective
Mannix
1974
TV Series
Hit Man
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
1979
TV Movie executive producer
Known for movies
THX 1138 (1971) as Stunts
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) as Stunts
