Fred Graham(1908-1979)

Renowned action director William Witney once called Graham--a stuntman legendary for his fisticuffs--"the best screen brawler I've ever used".

[when asked, as a fight specialist, how to make them look realistic] My ideas to make fights look good on screen were to stay loose and relaxed, a little distance from your opponent, and throw punches. Never throw a punch at chin level because a good take makes it look like a miss. Throw [the punch] at the opponent's eye level because a good take makes it appear like it's right on the chin. Design your routines for 30 to 40 seconds of screen time, leaving room for closeups on the stars.