Stunt hero Roy Alon dies aged 63

The world's busiest stuntman has died of a heart attack after 35 years of being blown up, hit by cars, shot, drowned and set on fire - reports Daily Record.

Roy Alon defied death in more than a thousand film and TV projects.

He was so in demand, he made the Guinness Book Of Records as the world's most prolific stuntman.

Roy, of Leeds, regularly appeared in blockbusters after his debut in 1977's A Bridge Too Far.

He was killed by James Bond - working on every 007 movie from The Spy Who Loved Me in 1977 - and was saved by Superman.

He was in Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom and Troy, and had just finished The DaVinci Code.

But despite working with stars such as Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Sean Connery, he listed TV hero David Jason as his favourite co-star.

He reckoned he appeared in most of Britain's top TV shows and once said: "I turned down Titanic so I could do A Touch Of Frost.

"Big movies are great but there's a lot of unrecognized talent in TV."

Roy, 63, died at his flat in Leeds on Wednesday. He is survived by his wife Anne and a son and daughter.

He had only three serious injuries during his actionpacked career - a broken leg, a gashed leg and a badly burned face when he was on fire for longer than intended.

He said: "Something can come out of left-field and catch you out but there has never been a stunt I wouldn't do - nothing is impossible."

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