Bennie E. Dobbins(1932-1988)

Stunts
Actor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Bennie E. Dobbins was born on 16 November 1932 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for The Running Man (1987), First Blood (1982) and Weird Science (1985). He died on 5 February 1988 in Vienna, Austria.

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Known for

The Running Man

6.6

Movie

Stunts(as Bennie Dobbins)

1987

First Blood

7.7

Movie

Stunts(Brian Dennehy, as Bennie Dobbins, uncredited)

1982

Weird Science

6.6

Movie

Stunts(as Bernie Dobbins)

1985

Red Heat

6.1

Movie

Stunts(as Bennie Dobbins)

1988

Credits

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Stunts

Red Heat
6.1
- stunt coordinator (as Bennie Dobbins)
- 1988
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
7.6
- stunt coordinator (as Bennie Dobbins)
- 1987
The Running Man
6.6
- stunt coordinator (as Bennie Dobbins)
- 1987
Extreme Prejudice
6.6
- stunt coordinator (as Bennie Dobbins)
- 1987
Jumpin' Jack Flash
5.9
- stunt coordinator
- stunts
- 1986
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
7.8
- stunt coordinator (as Bennie Dobbins)
- 1986
Blue City
4.4
- stunt coordinator (as Bennie Dobbins)
- 1986
Commando
6.7
- stunt coordinator
- stunts
- 1985
Command 5
4.3
TV Movie
- stunt coordinator (as Bennie Dobbins)
- 1985
Weird Science
6.6
- stunt coordinator (as Bernie Dobbins)
- 1985
Brewster's Millions
6.5
- stunt coordinator (as Bennie Dobbins)
- 1985
Streets of Fire
6.7
- stunt coordinator
- stunts (as Bennie Dobbins, uncredited)
- 1984
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
5.5
- assistant stunt coordinator (as Ben Dobbins)
- 1983
48 Hrs.
6.9
- stunt coordinator
- 1982
First Blood
7.7
- stunt double: Brian Dennehy
- stunts (as Bennie Dobbins, uncredited)
- 1982

Actor

Brewster's Millions
6.5
- Hackensack Bulls Coach (as Bennie Dobbins)
- 1985
Magnum, P.I.
7.5
TV Series
- Thug (uncredited)
- 1984
48 Hrs.
6.9
- Road Gang Guard (as Bennie Dobbins)
- 1982
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
4.9
- Ranger Lopez (as Bennie Dobbins)
- 1981
Ruckus
5.7
- Joe (as Benny Dobbins)
- 1980
The Mountain Men
6.3
- Blackfoot Brave (as Bennie Dobbins)
- 1980
The Rockford Files
8.2
TV Series
- Thug #2
- Bates (uncredited)
- 1976–1977
The Quest
7.0
TV Series
- Drover (as Bennie Dobbins)
- 1976
Death Journey
4.7
- Thug (as Bennie Dobbins)
- 1976
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
5.7
- Murphy (as Bennie Dobbins)
- 1976
The Six Million Dollar Man
7.1
TV Series
- Henchman
- 1st Bandit
- 1974–1975
Gone with the West
3.1
- Prison Guard (as Benny Dobbins)
- 1974
99 and 44/100% Dead!
5.5
- Driver (as Bernie Dobbins)
- 1974
Kung Fu
7.6
TV Series
- Todd (uncredited)
- 1974
Emperor of the North
7.2
- Mechanic (uncredited)
- 1973

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Red Heat
6.1
- second unit director (as Bennie Dobbins)
- 1988
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
7.6
- second unit director (as Bennie Dobbins)
- 1987
The Running Man
6.6
- second unit director (as Bennie Dobbins)
- 1987
Extreme Prejudice
6.6
- second unit director (as Bennie Dobbins)
- 1987
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
7.8
- second unit director (as Bennie Dobbins)
- 1986
Commando
6.7
- second unit director
- 1985
Weird Science
6.6
- second unit director (as Bennie Dobbins)
- 1985

Personal details

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Alternative names
- Bennie Dobbins
Born
- November 16, 1932
- Los Angeles County, California, USA
Died
- February 5, 1988
- Vienna, Austria(heart attack)
Parents
- Earl Dobbins
Relatives
- Ben Dobbins(Grandparent)

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Trivia
According to Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dobbins died while working on Red Heat (1988) during the set-up for a fight scene in the snow, setting wooden boards down so the actor's feet wouldn't freeze in the snow. He passed out and didn't regain consciousness.