Trans Canada Hell Drivers
Just Stunts Inc. Is a company with three generations of experience in the stunts performance and movie industries, starting with twin brothers Bill and Walter Williams and continued today by Geoff Williams. In their early years, Bill and Walter started their carriers with gymnastic tumbling and acrobatic roller skating. The twin brothers then decided they would rather perform for larger audiences by performing on a trampolinebalanced on a single pole50 feet in the air! This renowned, one-of- a-kind act became known as ‘The Magic Carpet’. Soon after perfecting this act, their touring life began opening for the world famous Harlem Globetrotters. This act would find them performing in the finest circuses and shows the world has ever seen.
For Bill & Walter Williams this would be the beginning of a lifetime dedicated to entertaining. Bill and Walter joined Jack Kochman's 'New York World's Fair Hell Drivers', performing over 3000 times during 1964-65! It was here that they perfected their superior auto stunt-work that we continue to see today in commercials, television and movies. By late 1965 Bill & Walter Williams had gained enough experience and expertise in the business of auto thrills, to create their own show, the 'Trans-Canada Hell Drivers'. To this day, it is those standards, set in that original production that all other North American auto stunt shows are measured.
Putting their talents on display with ramp-to-ramp leaps, reverse spins, precision driving and high skiis. Space Pirate Captain Harlock Full Movie English Dub Download. Out of this show a legendary Canadian entertainment character was born, 'Happy the Clown'. “Happy”, played by the late Bill Williams, brought live clowning entertainment to new heights with his crazy antics, perfect slapstick timing and of course “Happy’s Clown Car”. Within a few short years, Bill & Walter had become the respected and renowned experts in their field. Known for their skill, professionalism and dedication to safety, the Williams’ twins would now be called on by Hollywood producers.
This page is about the automobile sport. For the 1957 film starring Stanley Baker, see Hell Drivers (film). Hell Drivers - The frequently used term to describe, and the very popular title of, numerous automobile thrill-based productions performing at fairs and racetracks by various squads of stunt drivers since the 1930s.
Motion Picture and Television appearances for the Williams’ twins included the Police Academy movies, Perry Mason, Knight Rider, and Thrill of a Lifetime. Commercials for Ford, Dodge and Chrysler also featured the Williams’ twins driving skills and would be seen around the world. During all the years Bill and Walter performed stunts for audience all over North American, Bills son Geoff was their watching and performing the trade. Starting with just handing out Hell Driver programs to loading cars on the car carrier after shows, Geoff learned from the ground up. In his teen years Bill let him start performing in the Hell Driver show doing precision driving, dive bomb crashes, hi skiiis, and roll overs.
Geoff has performed in countless shows and has performed and perfected these automotive stunts thousands of times over. Later in his Career Geoff made a break into the Movie Industry performing stunts in motion pictures and commercials. He has performed to this date in over 50 motion picture and TV series and countless commercials and is member of ACTRA and SAG. Geoff continues like his father to be a perfectionist when it comes to his trade as a stunt performer. Hitting marks within less then a inch time after time, and performing dangerous, highly skilled stunts with safety of the cast,crew, and himself always in mind, being the most important factor in a good performance.
Geoff is also a licensed mechanic and the owner and operator of a mechanical garage and car dealership that has been open for 25 years. His extensive experience in the automotive industry gives him a great advantage of understanding automotive stunts and how certain cars will perform during these stunts.
Over the past few years Geoff has been passing down his knowledge to his son Bill like his father did for him. Since the days of the Hell Drivers appearing at fairs is slowly coming to a end, the new generation of stunt performers do not have mentors like the Williams Twins to guide them in the right direction. Geoff provides this guidance that is so highly sought after in the industry The Williams Family has performed in Major Blockbusters, your favourite TV shows, and those commercials you tell your friends about. With three generation of experience Just Stunts Inc. Can bring any Motion Picture, TV Show, or Commercial, qualified Stunt Professionals who will hit their marks, be safety conscious and having you call them back the next time you need stunts!