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Chuck Couch(1922-1991)

  • Actor
  • Stunts
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Stuntman and actor Charles Edward Couch was born on September 1, 1922. The older brother of fellow stuntman Bill Couch, Chuck was a boxer and a seasoned circus performer who was proficient with the trapeze, tightrope walking, and a sway pole act prior to becoming a stuntman in the mid-1950's. Among the notable actors that Couch doubled for are Stephen Boyd, Richard Long, Martin Landau, Guy Williams, Jack Lord, Terry-Thomas, and Ricardo Montalban. Moreover, Chuck invested in real estate and made a lot of money renting condos that he had bought while living and working in Hawaii as a stunt coordinator for the hit TV series Hawaii Five-O (1968). Couch died at age 68 on June 18, 1991.
BornSeptember 1, 1922
DiedJune 18, 1991(68)
BornSeptember 1, 1922
DiedJune 18, 1991(68)
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Known for

Charles Bronson in Death Wish II (1982)
Death Wish II
6.0
  • Stunts
  • 1982
Dead & Buried (1981)
Dead & Buried
6.5
  • Stunts(as Charles Couch)
  • 1981
Tawny Kitaen and J.P. Luebsen in Witchboard (1986)
Witchboard
5.7
  • Stunts
  • 1986
Sandahl Bergman, Corinne Bohrer, Mary Cadorette, Brett Cullen, Vicki Frederick, Sherman Hemsley, Julia Montgomery, Don Most, and Wendie Jo Sperber in Stewardess School (1986)
Stewardess School
4.3
  • Stunts(as Charles Couch)
  • 1986

Credits

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  • Falcon Crest (1981)
    Falcon Crest
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Bodyguard
    • Riebmann's Henchman (uncredited)
    • 1985–1986
  • Jim Baker, Joyce Bulifant, Leo Burmester, Polly Holliday, Stephen Keep Mills, and Geoffrey Lewis in Flo (1980)
    Flo
    5.6
    TV Series
    • 1981
  • Vincent Price, Coral Browne, Woodrow Parfrey, William Phipps, and James Reynolds in Time Express (1979)
    Time Express
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Wrangler
    • 1979
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Second Stuntman
    • Keoki
    • Man #1 ...
    • 1969–1979
  • Peter Graves in Dead Man on the Run (1975)
    Dead Man on the Run
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Chaney
    • 1975
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Guard (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)
    I Spy
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Chuck (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)
    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Adam (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Jill St. John and Doug McClure in The King's Pirate (1967)
    The King's Pirate
    5.5
    • Member of Zucco's Troop
    • 1967
  • Noel Harrison and Stefanie Powers in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)
    The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Sub Captain
    • Circus Performer
    • 1966–1967
  • Adam West and Burt Ward in Batman (1966)
    Batman
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Henchman (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Anne Francis and John Ericson in Honey West (1965)
    Honey West
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Witness Number Two
    • 1966
  • Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)
    The Wild Wild West
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Tumbler (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Andy Devine, Joyce Meadows, Martin Milner, and Jay North in Zebra in the Kitchen (1965)
    Zebra in the Kitchen
    5.3
    • Kind Driver (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Townsman
    • Circus Worker
    • Rancher (uncredited)
    • 1964–1965

Stunts



  • Tawny Kitaen and J.P. Luebsen in Witchboard (1986)
    Witchboard
    5.7
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1986
  • Sandahl Bergman, Corinne Bohrer, Mary Cadorette, Brett Cullen, Vicki Frederick, Sherman Hemsley, Julia Montgomery, Don Most, and Wendie Jo Sperber in Stewardess School (1986)
    Stewardess School
    4.3
    • stuntperson (as Charles Couch)
    • 1986
  • Paul Reiser, Scott McGinnis, Rick Overton, Paul Provenza, and Robert Townsend in Odd Jobs (1986)
    Odd Jobs
    4.5
    • stunts
    • 1986
  • Appointment with Fear (1985)
    Appointment with Fear
    3.2
    • stunts
    • 1985
  • Gary Busey and Willie Nelson in Barbarosa (1982)
    Barbarosa
    6.3
    • stunt double
    • 1982
  • Charles Bronson in Death Wish II (1982)
    Death Wish II
    6.0
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1982
  • Alan Arkin and Carol Burnett in Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)
    Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
    4.2
    • stunt player (as Charles E. Couch)
    • 1981
  • Dead & Buried (1981)
    Dead & Buried
    6.5
    • stunts (as Charles Couch)
    • 1981
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    7.4
    TV Series
    • stunt double: Jack Lord
    • stunts
    • stunt coordinator (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1968–1980
  • She's Dressed to Kill (1979)
    She's Dressed to Kill
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1979
  • Vincent Price, Coral Browne, Woodrow Parfrey, William Phipps, and James Reynolds in Time Express (1979)
    Time Express
    6.4
    TV Series
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1979
  • The Swinging Barmaids (1975)
    The Swinging Barmaids
    5.3
    • stuntman (as Charles E. Couch)
    • 1975
  • Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
    Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
    6.1
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • The Last Movie (1971)
    The Last Movie
    6.1
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • John Wayne, Rock Hudson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Antonio Aguilar, Bruce Cabot, Roman Gabriel, Big John Hamilton, Ben Johnson, Lee Meriwether, Melissa Newman, and Merlin Olsen in The Undefeated (1969)
    The Undefeated
    6.6
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1969

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Charles E. Couch
  • Born
    • September 1, 1922
    • Asheville, North Carolina, USA
  • Died
    • June 18, 1991
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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