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
- On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers as Self
- We Are Storror ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- Icons Unearthed: Fast & Furious as self
- Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones ... (Producer)
- Outlaw Johnny Black ... (Stunt Coordinator)
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
- The Lone Ranger ... (Stunts)
- Gangster Squad ... (Stunt Coordinator)
2012
- Django Unchained ... (Stunts)
- On the Road as Pecos Truck Driver
- 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
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Date Movie ... (Second Unit Director)
- Firewall ... (Fight Choreographer)
- The Hard Easy ... (Stunt Double)
2005
- Transporter 2 ... (Stunts)
- John Wayne: Working with a Western Legend as Himself
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
- Joy Ride as Bartender
- American Outlaws ... (Second Unit Director)
- Impostor ... (Stunt Coordinator)
2000
1999
- Wild Wild West ... (Second Unit Director)
- A Piece of the Action: Behind the Scenes of Rush Hour as Self
- 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
- Tombstone ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- The Fugitive ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Super Mario Bros. ... (Stunts)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III ... (Second Unit Director)
- 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)
- Flight of the Intruder ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Delirious ... (Stunt Coordinator)
1990
- Revenge ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- The Rookie ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Downtown ... (Second Unit Director)
1989
- The Package ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Farewell to the King ... (Stunt Coordinator)
1988
- Iron Eagle II ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen as Self
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 ... (Stunts)
- Gremlins ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Romancing the Stone ... (Second Unit Director)
- Starman ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Red Dawn ... (Stunt Coordinator)
1983
- Christine ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Blue Thunder ... (Second Unit Director)
- Special Bulletin ... (Stunts)
- A Killer in the Family ... (Stunt Coordinator)
1982
- Conan the Barbarian ... (Second Unit Director)
- 48 Hrs. ... (Stunt Double)
- Class of 1984 ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Death Wish II as Sniper in Tree (uncredited)
- Hammett ... (Stunt Coordinator)
1981
- Raiders of the Lost Ark as Driver of German Truck (uncredited)
- The Legend of the Lone Ranger ... (Stunts)
- Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark as Self
1980
- The Blues Brothers ... (Stunts)
- Used Cars ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- The Mountain Men ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- My Bodyguard ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Inside Moves as Lucius' Man
1979
- Apocalypse Now ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- 1941 ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Firepower ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Beach Patrol
1978
- Big Wednesday ... (Second Unit Director)
- FM ... (Stunts)
- Circle of Iron ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- The Norseman ... (Stunts)
- Steel Cowboy ... (Stunt Driver)
- Thaddeus Rose and Eddie ... (Stunt Driver)
1977
- Superstunt as Self
1976
- The Shootist ... (Stunts)
- The Return of a Man Called Horse ... (Stunts)
- The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 as Curly
- Death Journey ... (Stunts)
1975
- Night Moves ... (Stunts)
- The Wind and the Lion ... (Stunts)
- Breakheart Pass ... (Stunts)
- White Line Fever ... (Stunt Driver)
- Return to Macon County ... (Stunt Coordinator)
1974
- The Six Million Dollar Man as Stoner
- Blazing Saddles ... (Stunts)
- Earthquake ... (Stunts)
- Mr. Majestyk ... (Stunts)
- 99 and 44/100% Dead ... (Stunts)
- Black Samson as Samson's Street People
1973
- Dillinger ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- The Train Robbers ... (Stunts)
- Cleopatra Jones ... (Stunts)
- The Deadly Trackers as Deputy
- Class of '44 ... (Stunts)
- Slaughter's Big Rip-Off as Thug (uncredited)
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)
- Soldier Blue ... (Stunts)
- A Man Called Horse as Striking Bear
- Barquero as Hawk
- Monte Walsh ... (Stunts)
- Cover Me Babe ... (Stunts)
1969
- 100 Rifles ... (Stunt Double)
- Mackenna's Gold ... (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)