---
name: "Bennie Dobbins"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bennie-e-dobbins"
fi1m_id: "bennie-e-dobbins"
imdb_id: "nm0229609"
tmdb_id: 949734
wikidata_id: "Q113494973"
roles: ["Stunts"]
born: "16 November 1932"
died: "5 February 1988"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-09-25T08:49:24.337970+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Bennie Dobbins

## Identity

Bennie Dobbins

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bennie-e-dobbins
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bennie-e-dobbins
- **IMDb ID:** nm0229609
- **TMDB ID:** 949734
- **Wikidata ID:** Q113494973
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennie_Dobbins, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113494973, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0229609/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/949734

Stunts. Born 16 November 1932 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. Died 5 February 1988.

## Details

- **Work:** Stunts
- **Born:** 16 November 1932, Los Angeles County, California, USA
- **Died:** 5 February 1988
- **Active:** 1967–1986
- **Also known as:** Bennie E. Dobbins, Ben Dobbins, Benny Dobbins
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 9: 8 crew, 1 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 83 (1), 1960s 86 (2), 1970s 59 (3), 1980s 84 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 69 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 4, Science Fiction 4, Drama 3, Adventure 2, Thriller 2, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,105m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennie_Dobbins, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113494973, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0229609/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/949734

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Ride Lonesome*](https://film.one/film/ride-lonesome.md) (83)

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## Biography

Bennie E. Dobbins, also credited as Bennie Dobbins or Benny Dobbins, was an American actor, stuntman, stunt coordinator and second unit director.

He began his career in the late 1950s with an uncredited role as an outlaw in *Ride Lonesome* (1959). He appeared in supporting or uncredited parts in films including *The Boston Strangler* (1968), *Tora! Tora! Tora!* (1970), *The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean* (1972) and *48 Hrs.* (1982), as well as television series such as *The Green Hornet* (1966) and *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974).

Dobbins coordinated stunts on numerous 1980s films including *Ferris Bueller's Day Off* (1986), *The Running Man* (1987), *Planes, Trains and Automobiles* (1987) and *Extreme Prejudice* (1987). He died in Vienna, Austria, in 1988 while working on *Red Heat*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (9)

### Crew (8) — the average rests on these

- *Ferris Bueller's Day Off* (1986), Fi1m 81, Second Unit Director — [page](https://film.one/film/ferris-buellers-day-off.md)
- *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial* (1982), Fi1m 91, Stunts — [page](https://film.one/film/e-t-the-extra-terrestrial.md)
- *Southern Comfort* (1981), Fi1m 81, Stunt Coordinator — [page](https://film.one/film/southern-comfort.md)
- *The Towering Inferno* (1974), Fi1m 68, Stunts — [page](https://film.one/film/the-towering-inferno.md)
- *Battle for the Planet of the Apes* (1973), Fi1m 36, Stunts — [page](https://film.one/film/battle-for-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Conquest of the Planet of the Apes* (1972), Fi1m 73, Stunts — [page](https://film.one/film/conquest-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Planet of the Apes* (1968), Fi1m 84, Stunts — [page](https://film.one/film/planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Bonnie and Clyde* (1967), Fi1m 88, Stunts — [page](https://film.one/film/bonnie-and-clyde.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Ride Lonesome* (1959), Fi1m 83, as Outlaw (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/ride-lonesome.md)

## Complete filmography (50)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Red Heat* (1988), Second Unit Director
- *Planes, Trains and Automobiles* (1987), Stunt Coordinator
- *The Running Man* (1987), Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
- *Extreme Prejudice* (1987), Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
- *Jumpin' Jack Flash* (1986), Stunt Coordinator
- *Ferris Bueller's Day Off* (1986), Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/ferris-buellers-day-off.md)
- *Commando* (1985), Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator, Stunts
- *Weird Science* (1985), Stunt Coordinator
- *Brewster's Millions* (1985), as Hackensack Bulls Coach
- *48 Hrs.* (1982), as Road Gang Guard · Stunt Coordinator
- *First Blood* (1982), Stunt Double
- *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial* (1982), Stunts — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/e-t-the-extra-terrestrial.md)
- *Cat People* (1982), Stunts
- *The Sword and the Sorcerer* (1982), Stunts
- *Southern Comfort* (1981), Stunt Coordinator — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/southern-comfort.md)
- *Happy Birthday to Me* (1981), Stunts
- *A Change of Seasons* (1980), Stunt Coordinator
- *Ruckus* (1980), as Joe
- *The Mountain Men* (1980), as Blackfoot Brave
- *The In-Laws* (1979), Stunts
- *Over the Edge* (1979), Stunts
- *The White Buffalo* (1977), Stunt Coordinator
- *The Outlaw Josey Wales* (1976), Stunts
- *The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox* (1976), as Murphy
- *The Master Gunfighter* (1975), Stunts
- *The Towering Inferno* (1974), Stunts — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-towering-inferno.md)
- *Earthquake* (1974), Stunts
- *99 and 44/100% Dead* (1974), as Driver (as Bernie Dobbins) · Stunts
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), series, as Bandit
- *The Seven-Ups* (1973), Stunt Driver
- *Magnum Force* (1973), Stunts
- *Battle for the Planet of the Apes* (1973), Stunts — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/battle-for-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Emperor of the North* (1973), as Mechanic (uncredited)
- *The Poseidon Adventure* (1972), Stunts
- *The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean* (1972), as Outlaw · Stunts
- *Conquest of the Planet of the Apes* (1972), Stunts — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/conquest-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Dirty Harry* (1971), Stunts
- *Sometimes a Great Notion* (1971), as Stunts
- *Nichols* (1971), series, as Ben
- *Wild Rovers* (1971), as Sheepman
- *Soldier Blue* (1970), Stunts
- *Barquero* (1970), as Encow · Stunt Coordinator
- *Tora! Tora! Tora!* (1970), as Falling Sailor / Burning Sailor (uncredited) · Stunts
- *The Pigeon* (1969), as Eddie
- *The Boston Strangler* (1968), as Police Officer (uncredited) · Stunts
- *Planet of the Apes* (1968), Stunts — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Bonnie and Clyde* (1967), Stunts — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/bonnie-and-clyde.md)
- *Not With My Wife, You Don't!* (1966), Stunts
- *The Green Hornet* (1966), series, as Air Force Colonel
- *Ride Lonesome* (1959), as Outlaw (uncredited) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/ride-lonesome.md)

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