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Bud Ekins, 77; stuntman did famous motorcycle jump in 'The Great Escape'. October 10, 2007|Dennis McLellan | Times Staff Writer. Bud Ekins, a pioneering champion off-road motorcyclist and a veteran stuntman who doubled for Steve McQueen on the famous motorcycle jump in The Great Escape, has died.
Ekins coached McQueen in off-road riding and in turn McQueen got Ekins stunt roles in films, culminating in a job as his double in 1963âs The Great Escape. Experts say that although the Triumph is not the most expensive of McQueenâs bikes to come to auction it is the most iconic.