James Bamford (stunt coordinator)

James Bamford, also known by the nickname "Bam-Bam", is a Canadian film & television director, stunt co-ordinator and stuntman and was the President and on the executive board of Stunts Canada for three consecutive terms,[1] the oldest and largest organisation of its type in Canada. He was the sole “directing producer” of Arrow and has also directed several episodes of the series including many premieres, season finales, crossovers, and the series finale [2].

James Bamford
Bamford at Bridge Studios in Vancouver
NationalityCanadian
Other namesBamBam, Bam
Occupation
Years active1990–present

Biography

Bamford was born in Victoria, British Columbia, and presently lives and works out of Vancouver, Canada.[3]

Awards, nominations, medals

Bamford won a Leo Award in 2013 for Best Stunt Co-ordination in a Television Movie for Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn.[4]

Bamford was a stunt coordinator on the movie Ek Tha Tiger which won Best Action at the Times of India Film Awards in 2013.[5]

Bamford was nominated for the Leo Awards in 2010 for Best Stunt Coordination in a Dramatic Series for the Stargate Universe episode "Air".[6]

Bamford won a Bronze medal for Team Canada for the Karate-Kumite division in the 1991 World Police and Fire Games, in Memphis, USA.[7]

Career

Bamford has been a stunt double for many actors, including Benicio Del Toro, Mickey Rourke and David Duchovny, and worked as a stunt performer and stunt coordinator on TV shows from The X-Files to Arrow, and films including Final Destination, The Chronicles of Riddick and X-Men 2. He is best known for his work on Arrow, and has appeared at many fan conventions in the USA, Canada, the UK and Australia including San Diego Comic-Con.

Joseph Mallozzi, producer of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, hosted a Q&A to Bamford on his Wordpress blog in 2008, and called him "the fearless one".[8]

Premiere Scene interviewed Bamford about stunt coordination at the London Film and Comic Con.[9]

Bamford was a presenter at the Leo Awards in 2012.[10]

Next Level Radio[11] interviewed James Bamford, where he says that "a stunt performer has a 100% likelihood of being injured."[12]

Bamford was voted by the public to be photographed as part of a collaborative Calotype photography exhibition called Vancouver Creatives by VNB,[13] comprising portraits of 22 creative Vancouverites. The magazine Vancouver is Awesome was one of the sponsors of the exhibition.[14]

DC Entertainment's DC All Access went behind the scenes on the TV show Arrow in April 2014, where James Bamford demonstrates some stunt action.[15]

Bamford was the fight coordinator on the Arrow stunt team, which was hailed by Entertainment Weekly as the Most Likely to Earn Someone an Emmy in their 5th Annual Season Finale Awards, 2014.[16]

Filmography

This is only a small selection of James Bamford's roles, as in June 2014 he had 424 entries at iMDB.[17]

YearFilmRole
1994M.A.N.T.I.S.Stunt performer
1995SlidersStunt performer;
Stunt double for Jerry O'Connell
The Outer LimitsStunt performer
1996Poltergeist: The LegacyStunt coordinator (cover days)
TwoStunt double for Lochlyn Munro
1997Dead Man's Gun: My Brother's KeeperStunt performer
NightmanStunt double
Agent Aldrich
1998Cold SquadStunt performer
Welcome to ParadoxStunt double for Ice-T
Shattered ImageStunt double for William Baldwin
First WaveStunt performer
1999So WeirdStunt performer
Behind The MaskStunt double for Matthew Fox
Harsh RealmStunt double for D. B. Sweeney
The SentinelNick Ray
2000Final DestinationStunt performer
Dark AngelStunt double for Michael Weatherly;
Stunt double for William Gregory Lee
Call of the WildStunt double
Chain of FoolsER doctor
Stunt performer
2001SmallvilleStunt double
UC: UndercoverStunt double for William Forsythe
2002Reign of FireStunt coordinator
John DoeStunt performer
The Twilight ZoneStunt double
JeremiahStunt coordinator (2002–2004 – 34 episodes)
X2Stunt performer for
Hugh Jackman;
Remy LeBeau / Gambit
(deleted scene)[18]
2003Scary Movie 3Stunt performer
2004Stargate AtlantisStunt coordinator (2004–2009 – 99 episodes)
Male Wraith
orderly
Stunt double for Joe Flanigan
The Butterfly EffectStunt coordinator
Security Guard
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters UnleashedMartial arts coordinator
Stunt actor: Captain Cutler's Ghost
The Chronicles of RiddickStunt performer
Blade: TrinityStunt performer
Stargate SG-1Eighth
Scary Movie 4Stunt actor: soldier
X-Men: The Last StandStunt performer
2005Stargate SG-1Fight coordinator (2005–2007 – 5 episodes)
Stunt performer
Stunt double for Ben Browder
2006FallenPowers Angel
2007In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege TaleStunt actor: Legionnaire
Aliens vs. Predator: RequiemStunt performer
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver SurferStunt performer
Stunt driver
SanctuaryStunt coordinator (8 episodes)
WarStunt performer
Things We Lost in the FireStunt performer
A Dog's BreakfastStunt coordinator
2008Flash GordonStunt coordinator
Stunt performer
2009WatchmenStunt performer
RampageStunt coordinator
Stargate UniverseStunt coordinator (2009–2011 – 39 episodes)
2010ShatteredStunt performer/double
2011Mortal Kombat: LegacyThug No. 2
Once Upon a TimeThe Black Knight
Apollo 18Stunt coordinator
2012Ek Tha TigerStunt coordinator
True JusticeStunt performer
Darko Thug No. 8
Halo 4: Forward Unto DawnStunt coordinator
FringeAgent Murphy
AlcatrazWhite inmate
True JusticeStunt performer
Darko Thug No. 8
ArrowFight choreographer (2012 – 7 episodes)
Stunt coordinator (2012–2013 – 23 episodes)
Fight coordinator (2012–2016 – 38 episodes)
Gunman #2 (Pilot episode)
Director (2015–2020 – 17 episodes)
Supervising stunt coordinator (2016–2017 – 21 episodes)
Producer (2017–2020)
2016SupergirlDirector ("Survivors")
2020BatwomanDirector ("If You Believe In Me, I Believe In You")
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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Stunts Canada
  2. "James Bamford IMDB". www.imdb.com/name/nm0051466/. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. "James Bamford | STUNTS CANADA". www.stuntscanada.com. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  4. "Leo Awards, 2013 Leo Awards Winners". leoawards.com. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  5. "TOIFA 2013 Winners: Barfi! Wins Top Honors". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  6. "Leo Awards, 2010 Nominees by Name". www.leoawards.com. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  7. "Ask "BAMBAM" – Spoilers ALL seasons, all SG Shows/Movies [Archive] – GateWorld Forum". forum.gateworld.net. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  8. "October 15, 2008: Stargate Atlantis Stunt Coordinator James "Bam Bam" Bamford Takes Your Best Shots". Josephmallozzi's Weblog. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  9. http://www.frankmandesign.co.uk. "Premiere Scene – Further Videos – James Bamford Interviews". www.premierescene.net. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  10. "Leo Awards, 2012 Presenters". www.leoawards.com. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  11. Next Level Radio
  12. Next Level Radio Interview – 2 March 2014
  13. "VNB " Vancouver Creatives 2". vnbphoto.com. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  14. Photo, VNB (5 March 2014). "Vancouver Creatives: James Bamford |". Vancouver Is Awesome. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  15. "DC All Access: Taking Aim at Arrow". DC. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  16. "Season Finale Awards: 'Arrow' stunt team vows to do it even better". EW.com. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  17. "James Bamford". IMDb. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  18. Bamford filmed a scene as Gambit during the Dark Cerebro scene where he would blow up a table. This was later cut from the film, and was not included on the DVD release.
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