Gary Combs

Gary M. Combs (sometimes misspelled as Gary Coombs) is a stuntman, stunt actor, and stunt coordinator who performed stunts in several episodes of and in . He was one of the stunt doubles for William Shatner and was uncredited for all of his Star Trek television appearances. 
Combs filmed his scenes for on Wednesday and Thursday at Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park, his scenes for on Friday at Desilu Stage 10, and his scene for on Wednesday at Stage 9. He filmed his scenes for on Friday at the "Arab Village" part of the 40 Acres backlot, and his scene for on Friday at Stage 9.
Combs is the son of pioneer stuntman, wrangler, and trainer , who was employed for forty years with several major motion picture studios. Combs son is fellow Star Trek stuntman Gilbert Combs.
Combs, himself, is a veteran Hollywood stuntman and has performed and coordinated in films such as Nevada Smith (1966, with Brian Keith), El Dorado (1966, with Paul Fix, Adam Roarke, Chuck Courtney, and stunts by George Wilbur), (1968), Little Big Man (1970, with Jeff Corey), (1973, with John Beck), Midway (1976, with Monte Markham, Clyde Kusatsu, Robert Ito, Lloyd Kino, John Schuck, Mitchell Ryan, and stunts by Erik Cord), (1978), (1981), (1982, with Joanna Cassidy), (1983), (1987, with Peter Weller, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer, Robert DoQui, Freddie Hice, and stunts by Doug Coleman, Gene LeBell, and Spiro Razatos), (1989, with Patricia Tallman and Anthony De Longis), (1991, with Billy Campbell and Max Grodénchik), Falling Down (1993), (1994, with Alan Ruck and Carlos Carrasco), (1995), Eddie (1996, starring Whoopi Goldberg and Frank Langella), (1998, as stunt double for Robert Redford), The Runaway Bride (1999), America's Sweethearts (2001), (2003, with Dick Miller, Robert Picardo, Ron Perlman, Frank Welker, Glen Hambly, and stunts by Phil Culotta, Alex Daniels, Monica Staggs, and Ransom Gates), and A Lot Like Love (2005).
As a stuntman and stunt actor he has also performed in television series such as Gunsmoke (1969-1971, with John Schuck, Bill Erwin, Anthony Caruso, Clint Howard, and Original Series co-stunt performer Bobby Clark), Planet of the Apes (1974, with Mark Lenard and Joseph Ruskin), (1975, with Alan Oppenheimer), and (1990-1991).
On 10 May 2015, Combs received the Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award at the Taurus World Stunt Awards.
== Star Trek appearances ==
File:Gary Combs, The Galileo Seven.jpg|Rees Vaughn's stunt double(uncredited)
File:Gorn captain.jpg|Gorn Captain(uncredited)
File:Gary Combs, Space Seed.jpg|William Shatner's stunt double(uncredited)
File:Klingon soldier Organia 4.jpg|Klingon Soldier(uncredited)
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