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Ben Scott (born 30 June 1959; age 64) is a stuntman and stunt coordinator who performed stunts as a Klingon crewman in the Star Trek: Enterprise second season episode "Bounty". He received no credit for this performance. His costume was later sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay and was also worn by actor Dan Desmond and stuntman David LeBell. [1]

Born as Benjamin Raymond Scott in Blythe, California, he started performing stunts in the late 1970s with appearances in 1941 (1979, along with Vince Deadrick, Jr., Eurlyne Epper-Woldman, Gary Epper, Leslie Hoffman, Robert Herron, Joyce McNeal, and Mic Rodgers), and as a boxer in Goldie and the Boxer (1979, with Madlyn Rhue, Ivy Bethune, Gene LeBell, and George Wilbur). His brother John-Clay Scott and his father Walter Scott are also stuntmen and stunt coordinators and he is related to stunt performers John Scott and Lori Scott.

In the '80s, Scott performed stunts in films such as Triumphs of a Man Called Horse (1982, starring Vaughn Armstrong), Conan the Barbarian (1982), Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983, with stunts by Tony Cecere, Ann Chatterton, Vince Deadrick, and Beth Nufer), Red Dawn (1984), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985, starring Charles Napier), Cobra (1986, with Andrew J. Robinson and Brian Thompson), Blind Date (1987, with John Larroquette and stunts by Keii Johnston, Gene LeBell, and Harry Wowchuk), Masters of the Universe (1987, starring Frank Langella, Meg Foster, Robert Duncan McNeill, Anthony De Longis, Robert Towers, and stunts by Janet Brady, Tony Brubaker, Doc Charbonneau, Charles Croughwell, and Clint Lilley), Poltergeist III (1988), My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988), Pet Sematary (1989, starring Denise Crosby and with Brad Greenquist, Kavi Raz, Chuck Courtney, and stunts by Donna Garrett and Robert Herron), A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989, starring Lisa Wilcox), and Tango & Cash (1989, with Teri Hatcher).

In the '90s Scott performed stunts in Back to the Future Part III (1990, starring Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Thomas F. Wilson), Far and Away (1992, with Colm Meaney), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993, with stunts by Dan Barringer, Erik Cord, Scott Leva, and David LeBell), Corrina, Corrina (1994, with Whoopi Goldberg and Brent Spiner), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Tank Girl (1995, with Lori Petty and Malcolm McDowell), Bean (1997), Spawn (1997, with stunts by Jay Caputo, Kane Hodder, Faith Minton, Michael Papajohn, Denney Pierce, and Spice Williams), Hard Rain (1998, with Christian Slater), The Horse Whisperer (1998), Rush Hour (1998), and Inspector Gadget (1999).

In addition he served as stunt coordinator for films including After the Shock (1990), The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), Cabin Boy (1994, with stunts by Charlie Brewer, Kerrie Cullen, and Merritt Yohnka), Night of the Scarecrow (1995), Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (1997), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), American Beauty (1999, with stunts by Phil Culotta), and Tracey Takes On... (1997-1998). A memorable performance by Scott was the short living role of Jurgen in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), with fellow Trek performers Charles Napier, Clint Howard, Brian George, Robin Gammell, Christian Slater, Patricia Tallman, and stunts by Jay Caputo, Bud Davis, Anita Hart, Edward Conna, Gary Guercio, Michael Haynes, and Kim Robert Koscki.

Since 2000 he was the stunt coordinator for Running Mates (2000, with Teri Hatcher and Bruce McGill), One Hour Photo (2002), and for several episodes of Without a Trace, Dragnet (2003-2004), Six Feet Under (2001-2005), Desire (2006), Fashion House (2006), and American Body Shop (2007). Scott performed stunts in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001), Not Another Teen Movie (2001), Hollywood Homicide (2003, with stunts by Chris Doyle, Tom Huff, Tim Trella, Gary Wayton, Joey Anaya, Chris Palermo, and Monica Staggs), Bad Santa (2003), and two episodes of Deadwood (2005-2006, along with Thomas DuPont and Phil Chong).

More recent credits includes stunt work in Stiletto (2009, with Alina Andrei, Sala Baker, Mark DeAlessandro, Buck McDancer, and Peewee Piemonte) and stunt coordination for Flying By (2009) and several episodes of True Blood (2008-2009, featuring Michelle Forbes and John Billingsley).

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