![]() ![]() Today Bob Herron is still an active stuntman with appearances on shows such as "The X-Files" and features films like "Hard Rain", "Liar Liar", and "L.A. Star Trek fans know Bob Herron as the first "Kahless" in the popular episode The Savage Curtain. Bob showed him the ropes, how to block, throw punches, hooks, uppercuts, and how to plant his feet properly and Conrad eventually worked the style into the series. Conrad too was into martial arts and at some point he had decided he wanted to learn to box. From "Hawaiian Eye" to "West", Bob and Conrad found themselves working together quite often. Soon afterward came "The Wild Wild West" and doubling series co-star Ross Martin is among his favorite In the late 1950s, he ended up with a regular gig on a series featuring Hollywood newcomer Robert Conrad, called "Hawaiian Eye" where he often doubled Conrad. He chose stunts, beginning a long career in the field that continues to this day.īob's stunt career has flourished with hundreds of movie and tv credits. Soon Bob found he had a choice to make between acting and stunt work. Stunt job was in 1950 in the Errol Flynn epic "Rocky Mountain". ![]() This experience soon had him doing stunt work along with acting gigs. However, his physical prowess in so many arenas found him better suited for the out of doors and after a few years in props Bob began working full time for his stepfather as a wrangler. After the war Bob's ties to the studios landed him a position in the Warner Bros. His boxing background paid off with a Navy championship to his credit. In 1943 Bob entered the Navy in WWII, assigned to the Pacific theatre and participated in a number of land invasions. On his California ranch, Hudkins taught Bob both fisticuffs and horsemanship, two skills which would prove highly useful in the young man's future. Hudkins was a very successful boxing champion who had gone west to seek his fortune, and ended up as one of the key horse wrangles and stunt horse suppliers for many major studios of the era, including Warner Bros. At age twelve with six years of outdoor activities behind him, Bob returned to the mainland to live with his grandparents and began working with his stepfather, Ace Hudkins. About this time he formed an interest in martial arts and studied judo throughout his youth. The island backdrop naturally lent itself to athletic pursuits, and Bob became proficient in many including swimming, surfing, and high diving. Bob went to live in Hawaii with his father. His parents divorced when Bob was very young with his mother remaining in California and his father making a home in the Hawaiian Islands. Professional stuntman Robert Dwane Herron was born in Los Angeles, California. (c) copyright Sue Kesler and Kristin Sabo all rights reserved WILD WILD WEST : Wildest Page : biography - Bob Herron BH LINKS: ![]()
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