1963 GUNSMOKE Contract Actor, Jim Burk. James Arness & John Wayne Stunt Double

Description: Jim Burk (14 November 1932 – 10 March 2009; age 76) was a stuntman and stunt actor who performed stunts in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. etired for the most part in the late 1980s and settled in Montana's Bitterroot Valley. He was known for training falling horses in nearly three decades of westerns and cavalry films. His stepfather, Jimmy Loukes, helped him break into the film industry as a stuntman in the 1950s. Stuntman and actor who worked on over a dozen films with John Wayne. He is probably best remembered as "Trooper", a member of the Fain Gang in Big Jake,and also as "Bobby Joe" in The Undefeated (He's the one who was leg wrestlingwith everyone and had to fight Merlin Olsen).He also doubled John Wayne in the log shots of the Meadow Scene in True GritThis piece from Colorado Bob FilmographyStunts1992 Accidental Hero (stunts - as Jimmy H. Burk)1991 Hook (stunts - as James H. Burk)1990 Far Out Man (stunts)1989 Tango & Cash (stunts)1989 Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (stunts)1988 Young Guns (stunts)1988 Action Jackson (stunts)1987 Dragnet (stunts)1984 2010 (stunts)1983 Hysterical (stunts - as James H. Burk)1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (stunts)1982 Conan the Barbarian (stunts)1981 Reds (stunts - uncredited)1981 Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. (stunts)1980 Wholly Moses! (stunts)1980 Bronco Billy (stunts - uncredited)1980 The Mountain Men (stunts)1980 The Long Riders (stuntman)1978 Convoy (stunts - as James Burk)1976 Gator (stunts - uncredited)1976 Drum (stunts - uncredited)1976 The Shootist (stunt double: / John Wayne - uncredited - uncredited, stunts - uncredited)1976 Leadbelly (stunts)1976 Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)1975 The Man Who Would Be King (stunts - uncredited)1975 Take a Hard Ride (stunts - uncredited)1975 Crazy Mama (stunts)1974 The Trial of Billy Jack (stunts - uncredited)1974 Hijack! (TV movie) (stunts - uncredited)1974 Chinatown (stunts - uncredited)1974 The Midnight Man (stunts)1973 The Outfit (stunts - uncredited)1973 The Stone Killer (stunts - uncredited)1973 Oklahoma Crude (stunts - uncredited)1973 The Train Robbers (stunts - uncredited)1972 The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (stunts - uncredited)1972 The Cowboys (stunts - uncredited)1971 Big Jake (stunts - uncredited)1971 One More Train to Rob (stunts - uncredited)1970 Never Give an Inch (stunts - uncredited)1970 Chisum (stunts - uncredited)1970 Five Savage Men (stunts - uncredited)1969 The Undefeated (stunts - uncredited)1969 True Grit (stunts - uncredited)1969 Mackenna's Gold (stunts - uncredited)1968 Hellfighters (stunts - uncredited)1968 The Green Berets (stunts - uncredited)1967 The War Wagon (stunts - uncredited)1967 The Way West (stunts - uncredited)1966 Stagecoach (stunts - uncredited)1965 The Hallelujah Trail (stunts - uncredited)1963 McLintock! (stunts - uncredited)1962 Geronimo (stunts - uncredited)1961 The Comancheros (stunts - uncredited)1960 The Alamo (stunts - uncredited)1959 The Horse Soldiers (stunts - uncredited)1959 Pork Chop Hill (stunts - uncredited)1958 The Big Country (stunts - uncredited)1953 Arrowhead (stunts - uncredited)1953 Pony Express (stunts - uncredited)1951 Flame of Araby (stunts - uncredited) Actor2000 The $treet (TV series)– Miracle on Wall Street (2000) … Santa Claus (as Jim Burke)2000 Wonderland (TV series)– Pilot (2000) … Cop #1 (as Jim Burke)1997 A Smile Like Yours...Nancy Tellen's Groom (as Jim Burke)1994 NYPD Blue (TV series)– Simone Says (1994) … Uniform Cop (as Jim Burke)1991 K-9000 (TV movie)...Zeiss Man1991 Paradise (TV series)– Out of the Ashes (1991) … Otto (as Jim Burke)1989 Johnny Handsome...Prison Guard1983 Brainstorm...Lab Technician1981 The Legend of the Lone Ranger...Ranger Stephenson (as Jim Burke)1980 All God's Children (TV movie)1980 Tom Horn...Slaughter House Man (as Jimmy H. Burk)1978-1980 Fantasy Island (TV series)Bart / Paul Kendall– Nona/One Million B.C. (1980) (as Jim Burke)– Pentagram/Casting Director/A Little Ball (1979) … Paul Kendall– The Funny Girl/Butch and Sundance (1978) … Bart1979 Prophecy...Rescuer (as James H. Burk)1979 M*A*S*H (TV series)– A Night at Rosie's (1979) … M.P.1978 Hooper...Jimbo1978 Convoy..Frick (as James H. Burk)1976 Slumber Party '57...Biker III1976 Gator...Sheriff Williams1974 Mannix (TV series)...– Desert Sun (1974) (as Jim Burke)1974 Hijack! (TV movie)...First Cowboy1974 Chinatown...Farmer in the Valley (as Jim Burke)1974 Hec Ramsey (TV series)– Scar Tissue (1974) … Chief Guard1974 The Magician (TV series)– The Stainless Steel Lady (1974) … Hubbard (as Jim Burke)1973 Dusty's Trail (TV series)– Here Come the Brides, There Go the Grooms (1973) … Clint1973 Oklahoma Crude...Moody1972 The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean..Bart Jackson1972 The Cowboys...Pete1971 Big Jake...Trooper1971 One More Train to Rob...Skinner1970 Never Give an Inch...Biggy Newton1970 Chisum...Trace - Wrangler1970 Lancer (TV series)– Lifeline (1970) … Lew1968 The Green Berets...Soldier (uncredited)1965 The Hallelujah Trail...Elks-Runner (as James Burk)1962 Geronimo...Cavalryman (as James Burk)1960 The Alamo...Tennessean (uncredited)1958 The Big Country...Blackie/Cracker Hannassey1953 Arrowhead...Cavalryman (uncredited) THE CONTRACT This is an ORIGINAL Gunsmoke contract between Jim Burk and The Arness Production Company dated April 24,1963. Burk was James Arness stunt double. This contract was personally hand-signed by Jim Burk in a blue ballpoint pen. Take advantage of this exclusive opportunity. Jim Arness and his family have stored this contract for the past 60 years.

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Location: New Hudson, Michigan

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