Terry Leonard
Born: 1941-01-01
Known For: Crew
Biography
Stuntman, stunt coordinator, and second unit director Terry Leonard is regarded as a legend in the film business, having worked with too many Oscar-winning directors and talent to name. Leonard attended the University of Arizona and was a decathlete for the 1964 Olympic trials. Moreover, Terry played professional football for the British Columbia Lions in Vancouver, Canada until his burgeoning football career was abruptly curtailed by a back injury. In the wake of said back injury, Leonard contacted veteran stuntman Chuck Roberson about getting work in Hollywood, California. Terry worked as an extra on the film McLintock! (1963) and performed his first big stunt for the Western movie El Dorado (1966). Leonard subsequently went on to have a long and impressive career as a stuntman, stunt coordinator, and second unit director on a slew of films and a handful of TV shows that have encompassed several decades. In 2003 Terry was the recipient of a Golden Boot Award for his sterling and significant contributions to the Western genre.
Filmography
2025
- We Are Storror ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- Outlaw Johnny Black ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones ... (Producer)
- Icons Unearthed: Fast & Furious as self
2022
- Manifest Evil ... (Stunt Coordinator)
2020
- The Call of the Wild ... (Stunts)
2018
- Bird Box ... (Stunts)
2017
- CHiPs ... (Stunts)
2016
- Jason Bourne ... (Stunts)
- Rush Hour as Jimmy Robinson
2015
- Furious 7 ... (Stunts)
- Hot Pursuit ... (Stunts)
2014
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ... (Stunts)
- Happy Face Killer ... (Stunt Driver)
2013
- Gangster Squad ... (Second Unit Director)
- The Lone Ranger ... (Stunts)
2012
- Django Unchained ... (Stunts)
- People Like Us ... (Stunt Driver)
2011
- Cowboys & Aliens ... (Second Unit Director)
- Bad Teacher ... (Stunts)
- The Green Hornet ... (Stunts)
2010
- Inception ... (Stunts)
- The Expendables ... (Second Unit Director)
- Faster ... (Stunts)
2009
- Fast & Furious ... (Second Unit Director)
2007
- Death Proof ... (Stunts)
- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story ... (Stunts)
2006
- Date Movie ... (Second Unit Director)
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Firewall ... (Fight Choreographer)
- The Hard Easy ... (Stunt Double)
2005
- Transporter 2 ... (Stunts)
2004
- The Forgotten ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- The Last Shot ... (Stunts)
- The Last Ride ... (Stunts)
- Double Dare as Self
2003
- Agent Cody Banks ... (Second Unit Director)
- 2 Fast 2 Furious ... (Second Unit Director)
2002
- The Sum of All Fears ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Behind the Action: Stuntmen in the Movies as Self
2001
- American Outlaws ... (Second Unit Director)
- Joy Ride as Bartender
- Impostor ... (Stunt Coordinator)
2000
1999
- A Piece of the Action: Behind the Scenes of Rush Hour as Self
- Wild Wild West ... (Second Unit Director)
- Wild Wild West: Evil Devices as Himself
1998
- Rush Hour ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- The Horse Whisperer ... (Second Unit Director)
- Mighty Joe Young ... (Second Unit Director)
1996
- Eraser ... (Second Unit Director)
- My Fellow Americans ... (Stunts)
- Santa with Muscles ... (Stunts)
1995
- Die Hard: With a Vengeance ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- The Quick and the Dead ... (Second Unit Director)
- Money Train ... (Second Unit Director)
1994
- Maverick ... (Second Unit Director)
1993
- The Fugitive ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Tombstone ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III ... (Second Unit Director)
- Super Mario Bros. ... (Stunts)
- Lifepod ... (Stunt Coordinator)
1992
- HBO First Look
- Patriot Games ... (Stunts)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer ... (Stunt Coordinator)
1991
- Backdraft ... (Stunts)
- Showdown in Little Tokyo ... (Second Unit Director)
- Delirious ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Flight of the Intruder ... (Stunt Coordinator)
1990
- Revenge ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- The Rookie ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Downtown ... (Second Unit Director)
1989
- Farewell to the King ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- The Package ... (Stunt Coordinator)
1988
- The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen as Self
- Iron Eagle II ... (Stunt Coordinator)
1987
- Dragnet ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- No Man's Land ... (Stunts)
- Death Before Dishonor ... (Director)
1986
- Cobra ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Deadly Friend ... (Stunt Coordinator)
1985
- Clue ... (Stunt Coordinator)
1984
- Hunter ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Gremlins ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Romancing the Stone ... (Second Unit Director)
- Red Dawn ... (Second Unit Director)
- Starman ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- The Mystic Warrior ... (Stunt Coordinator)
1983
- Christine ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- A Killer in the Family ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Special Bulletin ... (Stunts)
- Blue Thunder ... (Second Unit Director)
1982
- Conan the Barbarian ... (Second Unit Director)
- Class of 1984 ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- 48 Hrs. ... (Stunt Double)
- Death Wish II as Sniper in Tree (uncredited)
- Hammett ... (Stunt Coordinator)
1981
- Raiders of the Lost Ark as Driver of German Truck (uncredited)
- Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark as Self
- The Legend of the Lone Ranger ... (Stunts)
1980
- The Blues Brothers ... (Stunts)
- Used Cars ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- My Bodyguard ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Inside Moves as Lucius' Man
- The Mountain Men ... (Stunt Coordinator)
1979
- Apocalypse Now ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Firepower ... (Stunt Double)
- 1941 ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Beach Patrol
1978
- Big Wednesday ... (Second Unit Director)
- Circle of Iron ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- The Norseman ... (Stunts)
- Thaddeus Rose and Eddie ... (Stunt Driver)
- Steel Cowboy ... (Stunt Driver)
- FM ... (Stunts)
1976
- The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 as Curly
- Death Journey ... (Stunts)
- The Return of a Man Called Horse ... (Stunts)
- The Shootist ... (Stunts)
1975
- Return to Macon County ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Breakheart Pass ... (Stunts)
- Night Moves ... (Stunts)
- White Line Fever ... (Stunt Driver)
- The Wind and the Lion ... (Stunts)
1974
- The Six Million Dollar Man as Stoner
- Blazing Saddles ... (Stunts)
- Mr. Majestyk ... (Stunts)
- Black Samson as Samson's Street People
- Earthquake ... (Stunts)
- 99 and 44/100% Dead ... (Stunts)
1973
- Dillinger ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Class of '44 ... (Stunts)
- The Train Robbers ... (Stunts)
- The Deadly Trackers as Deputy
- Slaughter's Big Rip-Off as Thug (uncredited)
- Cleopatra Jones ... (Stunts)
1972
- The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean as Outlaw
- The Wrath of God ... (Stunts)
1971
- Big Jake ... (Stunts)
- Sometimes a Great Notion
1970
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes ... (Stunts)
- Rio Lobo ... (Stunt Double)
- Barquero as Hawk
- Monte Walsh ... (Stunts)
- A Man Called Horse as Striking Bear
- Soldier Blue ... (Stunts)
- Cover Me Babe ... (Stunts)
1969
- Mackenna's Gold ... (Stunt Double)
- 100 Rifles ... (Stunt Double)
- Hard Contract ... (Stunts)
1968
- Planet of the Apes ... (Stunts)
- Ice Station Zebra ... (Stunts)
1967
- Hombre ... (Stunts)
1966
- El Dorado ... (Stunts)
1963
- McLintock! ... (Stunts)