Stuntman and actor Charles Edward Couch was born on September 1, 1922. The older brother of fellow stuntman
Bill Couch, Chuck was a boxer and a seasoned circus performer who was proficient with the trapeze, tightrope walking, and a sway pole act prior to becoming a stuntman in the mid-1950's. Among the notable actors that Couch doubled for are
Stephen Boyd,
Richard Long,
Martin Landau,
Guy Williams,
Jack Lord,
Terry-Thomas, and
Ricardo Montalban. Moreover, Chuck invested in real estate and made a lot of money renting condos that he had bought while living and working in Hawaii as a stunt coordinator for the hit TV series
Hawaii Five-O (1968). Couch died at age 68 on June 18, 1991.