Ray Austin R.I.P. - stuntman turned director for UK and US TV

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May 19, 2023, 1:09:49 PM5/19/23
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From doing stunts in "North by Northwest"... to acting in bit parts on shows like "The Saint"... to his work on "The Avengers," where he was the stunt coordinator, doubled for both Patrick Macnee AND Diana Rigg, and taught Rigg how to do kung fu... to directing British series like "Space: 1999" and "The New Avengers"... to directing American TV series like "Magnum P.I." (12 episodes), "JAG" (7 episodes), "The Love Boat," "Hart to Hart" and "Spenser: For Hire," plus genre TV reunion movies like "The Return of the Man from UNCLE" and "The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman"... Ray Austin had quite a wide-ranging career. He was 90. His death was confirmed by his website, http://www.raymondaustin.com/ .
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