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Stuntmen Frank Tully and Tony Brack were killed in an auto accident. The footage is in the film. [21] The Desert Fiddler (1924). Stunt swimmer William Harbaugh drowned while filming a water scene in the Colorado River near Laguna Dam. [21] The King of Wild Horses (1924). An Arabian horse fell on C.P. "Chick" Morrison shortly after filming was ...
A stunt performer, often called a stuntman or stuntwoman and occasionally stuntperson or stunt-person, is a trained professional who performs daring acts, often as a career. Stunt performers usually appear in films or on television, as opposed to a daredevil , who performs for a live audience.
1967 Academy Honorary Award for achievements as a stuntman and for "developing safety devices to protect all stunt men everywhere". [28] [31] 1969 Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Hall of Fame [32] 1975 National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum Rodeo Hall of Fame [33] Stuntmen's Hall of Fame [34] 2001 Texas Trail of Fame [35] Other film awards
Articles relating to stunt performers, trained professionals who perform daring acts, often as a career. When they take the place of an actor, they are known as stunt doubles . Subcategories
Ekins eventually became one of the best stuntmen in Hollywood. [2] He continued doing stunt work until he was in his mid-60s, his stunt career spanned 30 years. [ 2 ] Throughout the 1990s Ekins was on screen in movies and TV as a character actor, and can be seen in films such as Pacific Heights , Mac and Me , The Karate Kid series, The ...
6752 Hollywood Boulevard March 21, 2011 Lou Adler: Recording: 6901 Hollywood Boulevard April 6, 2006 Stella Adler: Live performance: 6777 Hollywood Boulevard August 6, 2006 Renee Adoree: Motion pictures: 1601 Vine Street February 8, 1960 Antonio Aguilar: Recording: 7060 Hollywood Boulevard September 7, 2000
Dar Allen Robinson (March 26, 1947 – November 21, 1986) was an American stunt performer and actor. Robinson broke 19 world records and set 21 "world's firsts." [1] He invented the decelerator (use of dragline cables rather than airbags for a "high fall gag", [citation needed] or a stunt calling for a jump from a high place) which allowed a cameraman to film a top-down view of the stuntman as ...