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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.
Steve McQueen is Bullitt. 1  Steve McQueen plays San Francisco Police investigator Lieutenant Frank Bullitt. 2  The chase itself is at the heart of the film. 3  The villains car was the infamously black 1968 Dodge Charger R/T's. 4  To be precise there were two 1968 Mustang GT 390's used in the filming of Bullitt.