Tank Nuts Episode One- Jim Dowdall- Stuntman to the Stars - a podcast by World of Tanks

To launch this brand new podcast we chat with the UK's most prolific stuntman Mr Jim Dowdall.

Jim has been in the entertainment business almost without a break for well over 40 years.

Starting in the Circus working for a lion trainer and as an acrobat directly from leaving school at 16 and after a spell in a variety of other jobs like motorcycle mechanic and delivering cars, Jim entered the film business as an armourer on films like ‘The Dirty Dozen’ and ‘Where Eagles Dare’. A spell in The Parachute Regiment in the early 70’s was ended by a bad jump causing vertebrae damage. After recovery and working as a walk on and also as an assistant director, Jim entered the stunt business.

Jim has worked on almost every kind of action film including 9 ‘Bonds’ ‘Superman’ ‘Star Wars’ ‘Indiana Jones’ ‘Batman’ to ‘Enemy at the Gates’ ‘Saving Private Ryan’ and a host of others.  

A straight talking action man his stories will make you laugh out loud. 

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