Jim Dowdall is an actor, stunt performer, and stunt coordinator from England who brings over forty years of experience to the table. He is a highly sought-after stunt expert in the industry, having been involved in nearly 200 film and television projects throughout his career, including some historically acclaimed films. Among his credits are eight James Bond movies, two installments in the Star Wars saga, Saving Private Ryan, The Pianist, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Dowdall's work in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope included performing stunts as a stormtrooper located on the Death Star. He also appeared in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, playing Jerrol Blendin, a member of Lando Calrissian's Bespin Wing Guards, during the Cloud City jail sequence, together with Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, and Billy Dee Williams. He was not credited for either of these roles.
- Official website on www.jimstunt.com:80 (content now obsolete; archived from the original on September 2, 2016)
- Jim Dowdall at the Internet Movie Database
- Jim Dowdall (Stormtrooper) by Dennis Pellegrom on Star Wars Interviews ( 2009 ) (content now obsolete; archived from the original on February 5, 2023)