# Charles Bail

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**Charles Bail**, sometimes credited as **Chuck Bail**, was an American [film director](/source/Film_director), actor, and [stuntman](/source/Stuntman).

## Career

Bail directed five full-length films: *[Black Samson](/source/Black_Samson)* (1974),[1] *[Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold](/source/Cleopatra_Jones_and_the_Casino_of_Gold)* (1975),[2] *[The Gumball Rally](/source/The_Gumball_Rally)* (1976),[3] *[Choke Canyon](/source/Choke_Canyon)* (1986),[4] and *[Street Corner Justice](/source/Street_Corner_Justice)* (1996).[5]

He appeared in the 1980 film *[The Stunt Man](/source/The_Stunt_Man)* as Chuck, the stunt coordinator, essentially playing himself.

## Death

Bail died on November 25, 2020, at the age of 85.[6]

## References

1. [Black Samson](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/55267-BLACK-SAMSON?cxt=filmography) at [American Film Institute](/source/American_Film_Institute)

1. [Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold](https://www.allmovie.com/movie/cleopatra-jones-and-the-casino-of-gold-vm469904) at [Allmovie](/source/Allmovie)

1. [The Gumball Rally](https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-gumball-rally-vm436797) at [Allmovie](/source/Allmovie)

1. [Choke Canyon](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/57285-CHOKE-CANYON?cxt=filmography) at [American Film Institute](/source/American_Film_Institute)

1. [Street Corner Justice](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/60582-STREET-CORNER-JUSTICE?cxt=filmography) at [American Film Institute](/source/American_Film_Institute)

1. [Chuck Bail, Famed Stuntman and ‘Gumball Rally’ Director, Dies at 85](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/chuck-bail-famed-stuntman-and-gumball-rally-director-dies-at-85-4097871/), *[Hollywood Reporter](/source/Hollywood_Reporter)*, November 26, 2020.

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