Bob Simmons (stunt man) Gun". He appeared in the gun barrel sequence for Sean Connery in three James Bond films: "Dr. No", "From Russia with Love", and "Goldfinger". Simmons is the only person to officially perform the scene, while not starring in the main role as James Bond. Simmons also had a role as SPECTRE agent Jacques Bouvar in the pre-title sequence of the fourth film, "Thunderball". Simmons developed a stunt technique involving trampolines, first used in "You Only Live Twice", whereby stuntmen would bounce off a trampoline in concert with a triggered explosion so as to simulate being blown into the air. This
Sean Connery said of the situation, "If you were his friend in these early days you didn't raise the subject of Bond. He was, and is, a much better actor than just playing James Bond, but he became synonymous with Bond. He'd be walking down the street and people would say, "Look, there's James Bond." That was particularly upsetting to him." While making the Bond films, Connery also starred in other acclaimed films such as Alfred Hitchcock's "Marnie" (1964) and "The Hill" (1965). Having played Bond six times Connery's global popularity was such that he shared a Golden Globe Henrietta Award with