Vince Deadrick obit

Remembering TOS Stuntman Vince Deadrick, Sr., 1932-2017

 

He was not on the list.

StarTrek.com is saddened to report the passing of Vince Deadrick, Sr. The veteran stuntman and stunt actor, who worked on Star Trek: The Original Series and was the father of Star Trek: Enterprise stuntman/stunt coordinator Vince Deadrick, Jr., died on Saturday, May 27 at the age of 84. At the behest of his son, during a visit to the Enterprise set, the elder Deadrick performed an uncredited stunt in the episode "Borderland."

Among the TOS episodes in which the St. Louis-born Deadrick appeared were "Balance of Terror," "What Are Little Girls Made Of?," "Shore Leave," "The Doomsday Machine," "The Apple" and "Mirror, Mirror." His dozens of non-Trek stunt and/or acting roles included Dirty Harry, The Towering Inferno, The Lady in Red, The Beastmaster, Beverly Hills Cop, Commando, Lethal Weapon 4, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, CSI: Miami and Numbers.

Deadrick would have turned 85 in August. Please join StarTrek.com in offering our condolences to his family, friends, colleagues and fans.

Vince Deadrick Sr. was born on August 8, 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Broken Arrow (1996), Total Recall (1990) and Arlington Road (1999). He was married to Susan Lenora Schuler and Celeste Anne Beaman. He died on May 27, 2017 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Doubled for Steve McQueen and Lee Majors.

Along with Majel Barrett, Joseph Ruskin, Clint Howard and Jack Donner, he is one of only four actors to appear in both Star Trek (1966) and Star Trek: Enterprise (2001). Of these, he and Donner are the only ones who did not also appear in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).

Father of Vince Deadrick Jr., and grandfather of Tara Deadrick. Also related to Matt Deadrick.

 

Stunts

Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Connor Trinneer, and Linda Park in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)

Star Trek: Enterprise

7.6

TV Series

stunts (uncredited)

2004

1 episode

 

Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

8.1

stunts

2003

 

Elizabeth Hurley and Brendan Fraser in Bedazzled (2000)

Bedazzled

6.1

stunts

2000

 

Tim Robbins, Jeff Bridges, and Joan Cusack in Arlington Road (1999)

Arlington Road

7.2

stunts

1999

 

Matt Stone and Trey Parker in BASEketball (1998)

BASEketball

6.5

stunts

1998

 

Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, and Chris Rock in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

Lethal Weapon 4

6.6

stunts

1998

 

Drew Barrymore, Dean Cain, Sean Patrick Flanery, Andy Dick, and Luke Wilson in Best Men (1997)

Best Men

5.5

stunts

1997

 

Vivica A. Fox, Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, and Kimberly Elise in Set It Off (1996)

Set It Off

6.9

stunts

1996

 

Linda Hamilton and Jim Belushi in Separate Lives (1995)

Separate Lives

5.0

utility stunts

1995

 

Michael Biehn, William Petersen, and Leo Rossi in In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King (1995)

In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King

4.6

stunt coordinator (as Vince Deadrick)

1995

 

James Woods, Lolita Davidovich, and Jason Alexander in For Better or Worse (1995)

For Better or Worse

4.8

stunts

1995

 

Tommy Lee Jones and Jeff Bridges in Blown Away (1994)

Blown Away

6.2

stunts

1994

 

Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. in Air America (1990)

Air America

5.8

stunts

1990

 

Arnold Schwarzenegger in Total Recall (1990)

Total Recall

7.5

stunts (as Vince Deadrick)

1990

 

Billy Dee Williams in Secret Agent OO Soul (1990)

Secret Agent OO Soul

3.4

stunts

1990

 

Matthew Broderick in Glory (1989)

Glory

7.8

stunt player

1989

 

Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson in Ghostbusters II (1989)

Ghostbusters II

6.6

stunts

1989

 

Clint Eastwood in The Dead Pool (1988)

The Dead Pool

6.3

stunts

1988

 

Sherilyn Fenn and Richard Tyson in Two Moon Junction (1988)

Two Moon Junction

5.0

stunts (as Vincent Deadrick Sr.)

1988

 

Robert Duvall and Sean Penn in Colors (1988)

Colors

6.7

stunts

1988

 

James Woods in Cop (1988)

Cop

6.4

stunts

1988

 

Billy Crystal and Danny DeVito in Throw Momma from the Train (1987)

Throw Momma from the Train

6.3

stunt coordinator

1987

 

Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks in Dragnet (1987)

Dragnet

6.0

stunts

1987

 

Million Dollar Mystery (1987)

Million Dollar Mystery

5.0

stunts

1987

 

Virginia Madsen in Slam Dance (1987)

Slam Dance

5.2

stunt player

1987

 

Eddie Murphy in The Golden Child (1986)

The Golden Child

6.0

stunts

1986

 

Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, and Helen Slater in Ruthless People (1986)

Ruthless People

6.9

stunts

1986

 

Arnold Schwarzenegger in Raw Deal (1986)

Raw Deal

5.6

utility stunts

1986

 

Short Circuit (1986)

Short Circuit

6.6

stunts

1986

 

North & South: Book 1, North & South (1985)

North & South: Book 1, North & South

8.1

TV Mini Series

stunts (uncredited)

1985

1 episode

 

Arnold Schwarzenegger in Commando (1985)

Commando

6.7

stunts

1985

 

D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)

D.A.R.Y.L.

6.3

stuntman (as Vince Deadrick)

1985

 

Betsy Russell in Avenging Angel (1985)

Avenging Angel

4.9

stunts (as Vincent Deadrick Sr.)

1985

 

Michael Chambers, Lucinda Dickey, and Adolfo Quinones in Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo

5.2

stunt coordinator

1984

 

Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

Beverly Hills Cop

7.4

stunts (as Vincent P. Deadrick Sr.)

1984

 

Thief of Hearts (1984)

Thief of Hearts

5.8

stunts

1984

 

Lucinda Dickey in Ninja III: The Domination (1984)

Ninja III: The Domination

5.4

stunt player

1984

 

Donna Wilkes in Angel (1983)

Angel

5.8

stunts (as Vince Deadrick)

1983

 

Molly Ringwald and Peter Strauss in Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

5.5

stunts

1983

 

Heart Like a Wheel (1983)

Heart Like a Wheel

6.7

stunts (as Vince Deadrick)

1983

 

Lee Horsley in Matt Houston (1982)

Matt Houston

6.5

TV Series

stunts

1982–1985

 

Lee Majors and Heather Thomas in The Fall Guy (1981)

The Fall Guy

7.1

TV Series

stunts

1981–1986

 

Used Cars (1980)

Used Cars

6.7

stunt double: Jack Warden

1980

 

Clint Eastwood in Bronco Billy (1980)

Bronco Billy

6.2

bar fighter (uncredited)

1980

 

Joanna Cassidy, Roosevelt Grier, and John Saxon in The Glove (1979)

The Glove

5.3

stunts (as Vince Deadrick)

1979

 

The Lady in Red (1979)

The Lady in Red

6.3

stunts (as Vincent Deadrick Sr.)

1979

 

Pamela Jean Bryant, Susan Kiger, Lisa London, and Kimberly Cameron in H.O.T.S. (1979)

H.O.T.S.

4.6

stunts

1979

 

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

4.7

stunts (as Vince Deadrick)

1979

 

The Norseman (1978)

The Norseman

3.6

stunt coordinator (as Vince Deadrick)

1978

 

Sisters of Death (1977)

Sisters of Death

4.3

stunt coordinator (as Vince Deadrick)

1977

 

Fred Astaire, William Holden, Paul Newman, Richard Chamberlain, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Blakely, and Jennifer Jones in The Towering Inferno (1974)

The Towering Inferno

7.0

stunts (uncredited)

1974

 

Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)

The Six Million Dollar Man

7.1

TV Series

stunt coordinator (as Vincent Deadrick)

1974

1 episode

 

Brian Fong, Michael Richardson, Mitchell Ryan, and Reid Smith in Chase (1973)

Chase

7.2

TV Series

stunt double: Michael Richardson (uncredited)

1973

1 episode

 

George Segal in Blume in Love (1973)

Blume in Love

6.2

stunt double

stunts (uncredited)

1973

 

Leon Ames, Joseph Cotten, Tab Hunter, Cesar Romero, Claude Akins, Eve Brent, and Roosevelt Grier in The Timber Tramps (1973)

The Timber Tramps

5.7

stunt coordinator (as Vince Diedrich)

1973

 

Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry (1971)

Dirty Harry

7.7

stunts (uncredited)

1971

 

Sean Connery, Jill St. John, and Lana Wood in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Diamonds Are Forever

6.5

stunts (uncredited)

1971

 

James Garner and Louis Gossett Jr. in Skin Game (1971)

Skin Game

7.0

stunts (uncredited)

1971

 

Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, Jason Robards, E.G. Marshall, Tatsuya Mihashi, Koreya Senda, Takahiro Tamura, Eijirô Tôno, James Whitmore, and Sô Yamamura in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

Tora! Tora! Tora!

7.5

stunts (uncredited)

1970

 

James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)

Gunsmoke

8.1

TV Series

stunt double: Don Chastain (uncredited)

1968

1 episode

 

Star Trek (1966)

Star Trek

8.4

TV Series

stunt double: William Windom

stunt double: DeForest Kelley

stunt double: Bruce Mars (uncredited)

1966–1967

3 episodes

 

Adam West and Burt Ward in Batman (1966)

Batman

7.5

TV Series

stunt double: Jim Lefebvre (uncredited)

1967

2 episodes

 

Robert Vaughn, Leo G. Carroll, and David McCallum in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.7

TV Series

stunts: motor cycle crash (uncredited)

1964

1 episode

 

Soldier in the Rain (1963)

Soldier in the Rain

6.6

stunt double Steve McQueen (uncredited)

1963

 

Hell Is for Heroes (1962)

Hell Is for Heroes

6.9

stunts (uncredited)

1962

 

Cary Grant and Tony Curtis in Operation Petticoat (1959)

Operation Petticoat

7.2

stunts (uncredited)

1959

 

Actor

Numb3rs (2005)

Numb3rs

6.9

TV Series

Marty Blanchard

2005

1 episode

 

Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Connor Trinneer, and Linda Park in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)

Star Trek: Enterprise

7.6

TV Series

Alien Slave Trader #1 (uncredited)

2004

1 episode

 

David Caruso, Eva LaRue, Rex Linn, Omar Benson Miller, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, and Jonathan Togo in CSI: Miami (2002)

CSI: Miami

6.5

TV Series

Homeless Man

2004

1 episode

 

Thomas Ian Griffith and Jason Scott Lee in Timecop: The Berlin Decision (2003)

Timecop: The Berlin Decision

4.7

Video

Stage Driver #1

2003

 

Alvin Alvarez, Bobby Gonzalez, Vaneza Leza Pitynski, and Jeffrey Licon in The Brothers Garcia (2000)

The Brothers Garcia

6.8

TV Series

Stunt coordinator (as Vince Deadrick)

2001

1 episode

 

Christian Slater and John Travolta in Broken Arrow (1996)

Broken Arrow

6.1

Jim

1996

 

Ground Zero Texas (1994)

Ground Zero Texas

6.8

Video Game

Phil

1994

 

Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)

MacGyver

7.6

TV Series

Screaming Man

1991

1 episode

 

Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Michael Byrne, Alison Doody, and John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

8.2

Rough Rider (as Vince Deadrick)

1989

 

Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Magnum, P.I.

7.5

TV Series

Matt

1986

1 episode

 

North & South: Book 1, North & South (1985)

North & South: Book 1, North & South

8.1

TV Mini Series

Greyhaired Fighting Man at Station (uncredited)

1985

1 episode

 

Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues (1985)

Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues

5.4

TV Movie

Deaf Man

1985

 

Days of Our Lives (1965)

Days of Our Lives

5.3

TV Series

Gaines

1985

1 episode

 

Lee Majors and Heather Thomas in The Fall Guy (1981)

The Fall Guy

7.1

TV Series

Brawler (uncredited)

1985

1 episode

 

Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)

Dallas

7.1

TV Series

J.R.'s Bodyguard

1984

2 episodes

 

Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in Romancing the Stone (1984)

Romancing the Stone

6.9

Zolo's Men

1984

 

Lee Horsley in Matt Houston (1982)

Matt Houston

6.5

TV Series

Officer Martin

1984

1 episode

 

Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982)

Tales of the Gold Monkey

8.0

TV Series

German Sailor (uncredited)

1982

1 episode

 

The Beastmaster (1982)

The Beastmaster

6.2

Guard on Parapet

1982

 

Ramblin'Man (1979)

Ramblin'Man

4.9

TV Series

1981

1 episode

 

Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)

The Six Million Dollar Man

7.1

TV Series

Ed (as Paul Deadrick)

1978

1 episode

 

Patrick Duffy in Man from Atlantis (1977)

Man from Atlantis

6.5

TV Series

Herb Wayland (as Vincent Deadrick)

1977

1 episode

 

James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)

Gunsmoke

8.1

TV Series

Brawler

Cowboy #1

1st Trooper ...

1967–1975

5 episodes

 

Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz Jr., and Lucie Arnaz in Here's Lucy (1968)

Here's Lucy

6.9

TV Series

Bandit #1 (as Vincent P. Deadrick)

1974

1 episode

 

William Conrad in Cannon (1971)

Cannon

6.8

TV Series

Guard Watchng for Plane (as Vince Deadrick)

1972

1 episode

 

Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry (1971)

Dirty Harry

7.7

Pedestrian (uncredited)

1971

 

Lancer (1968)

Lancer

7.0

TV Series

Third Drover (as Vincent Deadrick)

1970

1 episode

 

Mike Connors in Mannix (1967)

Mannix

7.4

TV Series

Thug

Richard Newley

1969–1970

2 episodes

 

Harlen Carraher, Kellie Flanagan, Hope Lange, Edward Mulhare, and Charles Nelson Reilly in The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968)

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

7.7

TV Series

Man in Convertible (as Vince Deadrick)

1969

1 episode

 

Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)

Mission: Impossible

7.9

TV Series

Private (as Vincent Deadrick)

1969

1 episode

 

Lee Majors, Barbara Stanwyck, Linda Evans, Peter Breck, and Richard Long in The Big Valley (1965)

The Big Valley

7.6

TV Series

Guard

Foley (as Vince Deadrick)

1969

2 episodes

 

Star Trek (1966)

Star Trek

8.4

TV Series

Engineer

Native

Romulan Crewman ...

1966–1968

4 episodes

 

Robert Vaughn, Leo G. Carroll, and David McCallum in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.7

TV Series

Tommy Blenman (as Vincent Deadrick)

1964

1 episode

 

Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)

Love with the Proper Stranger

7.2

Call Boy (uncredited)

1963

 

Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)

Wanted: Dead or Alive

8.0

TV Series

Sy Benton

Ken

Norman (as Vince Deadrick)

1960–1961

3 episodes

 

Cary Grant and Tony Curtis in Operation Petticoat (1959)

Operation Petticoat

7.2

Minor Role (uncredited)

1959

 

Robert Mitchum and Curd Jürgens in The Enemy Below (1957)

The Enemy Below

7.4

American Sailor (uncredited)

1957