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He was educated at Stowe School in Buckinghamshire and was an amateur jockey and a dancer.
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Richard Graydon
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He was rejected for service in the Royal Air Force in World World War II due to a childhood eye injury. His acting, dancing and horse riding skills were used to good effect in the 1952 film The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men and he then developed a career as a stunt performer. His stunts for James Bond films included toboganning down the Cresta Run in On Her Majesty"s Secret Service and doubling for Roger Moore in a cable car fight scene 1,000ft above ground on Sugarloaf Mountain, Brazil in Moonraker.
Graydon was shorter than Moore at 5ft 8in but it was necessary to maintain the height difference with the stuntman doubling for 7ft 2in Richard Kiel who played Jaws.
In the scene he had to fall and then hold on to the roof of the cable car with his hands and did not have his safety harness on. His left hand slipped off the roof but he held on one-handed until he could regain his grip.
He became known for his ability to hang onto things high above the ground and was selected for stunts that required that skill.
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Born
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December 22, 2014 (aged 92) -
Nationality
British