Who did Steve McQueen's big motorcycle jump stunt in The Great Escape?
Although Steve McQueen did his own motorcycle riding, there was one stunt he did not perform: the hair-raising 60-foot jump over a fence. This was done by McQueen's friend Bud Ekins, who was managing a Los Angeles-area motorcycle shop when recruited for the stunt.
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witt norman
I should read the credits more closely cause for over 50 years I always thought Steve Mc Queen.
Cheryl Love
witt norman, so did I, because I knew he did many of his own stunts.
dmarkc
McQueen did the riding, otherwise. He said, "What stuntman do you know can ride that good?" Always liked his characters.
Howard Groopman
Breeding rabbits is a hare-raising experience.
lls
witt norman, So did I--he was such a natural on anything with wheels!
klmilles
He was also the stunt driver for Bullitt. Extraordinary chase.
urbigguns
I thought this was well known