Bob Yerkes

Bob Yerkes was born on Feb 11, 1932 in USA. Bob Yerkes's big-screen debut came with Julia Misbehaves directed by Jack Conway in 1948. Bob Yerkes is known for State of Play directed by Kevin Macdonald, Russell Crowe stars as Cal McAffrey and Ben Affleck as Stephen Collins. The upcoming new movie Bob Yerkes plays is Water for Elephants which will be released on Apr 22, 2011.

Stuntman Bob Yerkes was born Brayton Walter Yerkes on February 11, 1932 in Los Angeles County, California. Yerkes started tumbling down at Santa Monica Muscle Beach at age eleven and ran away from home to join the Clyde Beatty Circus as part of an acrobatic act at age fifteen. Bob began performing stunts in movies upon returning to Los Angeles in the late 1940's. His career as a stuntman encompasses several decades. Among the notable people that Yerkes has doubled for are Paul Newman, Robert Duvall, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Christopher Lloyd, and Della Reese. Moreover, Bob also taught many celebrities circus acts for various "Circus of the Stars" TV specials throughout the 1980's as well as has trained numerous stunt performers in the backyard of his home in Los Angeles, California.