Stephen R. Hudis

Stephen R. Hudis is a stunt performer, stunt coordinator and second-unit director who started out as a child actor. Born in 1957, he first visited a film set at Elstree Studios in London, where his father, the writer Norman I. Hudis, had scripted an episode of The Saint, and the family later moved to America when his father was brought to Hollywood by MGM. At twelve he recorded a voice-over for George Cukor's final film, Justine, then took guest and lead roles on television, including The Psychiatrist, and played a lead in The Cowboys (1972) alongside John Wayne. In 1973 he was cast as the title character in the ITV series Ski-Boy. After briefly studying at Loyola Marymount University, he left to become a production assistant and worked his way up the crew, appearing in commercials, television and films as a stunt performer and second-unit director.