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William Cummings (1920-2002) was an English stuntman and actor. He played the thug Quist in the 1965 film, Thunderball.

Career[]

In 1965, Cummings played Quist in the movie Thunderball. The stuntman was paid $450 to jump into the shark pool. Due to the dangers on the set, Cummings demanded an extra fee £250 to double for Emilio Largo's sidekick Quist as he was dropped into the pool of sharks.

Personal life[]

Cummings ran a greengrocer's store in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England; he died in 2002.