About Terry Forrestal
Lived 1948 – 2000 (aged 52). Terry Forrestal was a British actor, film actor, stunt performer, television actor, bASE jumper and stuntman.
Terrence Philip Julian Forrestal (13 May 1948 – 10 June 2000) was an English actor, stuntman and BASE jumper.
Born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, to Irish parents, he attended Finchley Catholic Grammar School. He served in the British Armed Forces in Northern Ireland, among other places.
He was a stuntman and stunt coordinator since the 1970s. He was also a technical advisor and occasionally an actor on films and TV. His best-known work includes Bond films Moonraker, Octopussy, Never Say Never Again, and GoldenEye, as well as Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Batman (1989), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Braveheart, Titanic and Elizabeth.
He died after a BASE jumping accident on 10 June 2000, in Lysefjord, Norway, aged 52, after attempting to rescue himself from a ledge.
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Who was Terry Forrestal?
actor and stuntman (1948-2000)
When was Terry Forrestal born?
Terry Forrestal was born on 13 May 1948 in Chesterfield.
When did Terry Forrestal die?
Terry Forrestal died on 10 June 2000 in Lysefjord, Norway.
What was Terry Forrestal's occupation?
Terry Forrestal was an actor, film actor, stunt performer, television actor, bASE jumper and stuntman.
What nationality was Terry Forrestal?
Terry Forrestal was British.
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