After Jim died of lung cancer shortly before work began on An American
Werewolf In London (1981), John Landis banned his crew from smoking on
set.
Got John Landis the job of production assistant on Kelly Heroes (1969)
in Yugoslavia. The two became great friends and stayed in Europe
working as stunt men before returning to the United States to make
Schlock (1973).
Was a regular stunt double for Clint Eastwood in the Spaghetti
Westerns.