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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.
INDUCTED: 1999. Actor, Motorcycle Enthusiast, Off-Road Racer. Steve McQueen was one of the leading movie actors of the 1960s and â70s, but he was also an avid motorcyclist and supporter of the sport. Among McQueenâs many contributions to motorcycling include financing the influential motorcycle movie, On Any Sunday, in which he rode with buddies Malcolm Smith and Mert Lawwill.