Wayne Michaels

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Wayne David Michaels (born 22 January 1959 in Blackpool) is an English stuntman and stunt arranger. He performed the bungee jump in the opening scenes in the James Bond film GoldenEye. The opening 220 m bungee jump, shot at the Verzasca Dam in Switzerland, was voted the best movie stunt of all time as of 2002 and set a record for the highest bungee jump off a fixed structure.[1]

Apart from his work on a number of James Bond films, he has performed stunts on more than 60 British and international film and television projects during the 1980s, the 1990s, and the 2000s.

Select Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Lucifer Police sergeant
1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade German Agent Uncredited
1989 Batman Napier Hood #3
1992 Blue Ice Terrorist Uncredited
1995 GoldenEye Capt. Bernard Jaubert - Tiger Helicopter Pilot Uncredited

References[]

  1. ^ "007's bungee jump tops best movie stunt poll". 17 November 2002. Retrieved 12 November 2006.

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