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He died instantly upon impact of multiple injuries, and The Late, Late Breakfast Show was cancelled two days later. [223] Million Dollar Mystery (1987). Stuntman Dar Robinson died in a motorcycle accident after a dangerous stunt had been filmed and the medics on the set had been dismissed. Dar was going around a curve when his motorcycle ...
Gary Edelen, Hollywood stuntman. The Kennewick High grad headed to California to work on building movie sets after growing up in Tri-Cities. After a while he worked himself into stunt work for ...
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in February 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
List of deaths of stunt performers killed while performing Year Production Stunt performer Notes 1959 The Horse Soldiers: Fred Kennedy Late in the film, while John Wayne's raiding Union Army troop are fleeing the Confederate Army, a stuntman falls from his horse during the scene where a bridge is blown up. The cause of death was the fall rather ...
Grant Page, a stuntman who worked on the Mad Max films, has died in a car crash, aged 85.. The “legendary” stunt performer’s death was announced by his son Leroy, with details revealing he ...
Hollywood stuntman and martial artist Gene LeBell has died. He was 89. Professional wrestler Bas Rutten announced LeBell’s death via Facebook, writing, “You will be greatly missed Gene, I love ...
He had successfully leapt into High Falls one week previously. 1844: Dancer Clara Vestris Webster's dress caught fire during The Revolt of the Harem at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Webster was badly burned and died three days later. 1861: The four Gale sisters were a team of British ballerinas who were appearing at Philadelphia's Continental Theater.
Ernie Orsatti, the hunky actor who appeared in some of Hollywood’s biggest movies before embarking on a prodigious career as a stuntman, has died at the age of 80. Orsatti died Sept. 12 from a ...