Dick Sheppard dead: James Bond and Italian Job stuntman dies as family grieve

mirror.co.uk:

Dick Sheppard has died at the age of 90. The stuntman, who worked on the Italian Job and two James Bond films, died on March 1, his family confirmed.

He appeared in 500 films and held 18 world records, and once boasted that he had wrecked 2,003 cars in his career. One of his most memorable stunts saw the-father-of-nine ride an ex-army motorbike through a 100 foot tunnel of fire, a record which four people died trying to beat before.

His heartbroken family confirmed the sad news of his passing in an emotional statement posted to Facebook. They said: "Fondly known by many for his obsession with cars and motorbikes he was truly a larger than life character who caught the public’s attention with his daredevil stunts and world records. "His