Jerry Summers(1931-2006)

Stuntman and actor Jerry Summers was born on February 3, 1931. A first-rate athlete, Summers studied acting with Richard Boone. Jerry began his career as an actor and stuntman in the mid-1950's. Among the notable actors that Summers doubled for are Tony Curtis, Sal Mineo, Christopher Jones, and Walter Koenig. Jerry played ranch hand Ira Bean on the first season of the Western TV series The High Chaparral (1967). Moreover, Summers was a stunt driver for the hit TV show The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) as well as a member of the Hollywood Stuntmen's Hall of Fame. Jerry died at age 74 on January 1, 2006 in Arroyo Grande, California. He was survived by his wife Frankie and six children.