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Allen Dodd Pinson, Sr. (30 October 1916 – 22 January 2006; age 89) was a stuntman and stunt actor who served as stunt double for Leonard Nimoy in the Star Trek: The Original Series second season episode "Bread and Circuses". Pinson received no credit for his work.
Pinson performed stunts for such productions like Planet of the Apes, I Spy, and Mr. Majestyk. He was born and raised in Muskogee and Tulsa, Oklahoma. He and his wife Inge-Maria had two children and he finally retired from the stunt business in the late '70s.
Pinson passed away in his home on the Kaweah River in Three Rivers, California. He was 89 years old.