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His breakout role came in 1980 when he portrayed Raymond Bailey, a self-important leading man whose stunt double was played by Steve Railsback in The Stunt Man. Peter O'Toole befriended Roarke during filming, and the two became drinking pals.
Gilbert married Yvonne Yrigoyen, whose father was also a stunt performer, [1] in 1962. They had three sons, all of whom are also stunt performers, as are their five grandsons. He died at his home in Camarillo, California, on February 5, 2024, at the age of 87. [1]
Enos Edward "Yakima" Canutt (November 29, 1895 – May 24, 1986) was an American champion rodeo rider, actor, stuntman, and action director. He developed many stunts for films and the techniques and technology to protect stuntmen performing them.
Madalone coordinated stunts for over 400 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. [1] He also coordinated stunts for Castle. [1] In 2002, he released his song and music video, a tribute to the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, titled "America We Stand As One".
Richard William Farnsworth (September 1, 1920 – October 6, 2000) was an American actor and stuntman.He was twice nominated for an Academy Award: in 1978 for Best Supporting Actor for Comes a Horseman, and in 2000 for Best Actor in The Straight Story, making him the second–oldest nominee for the award for the latter.
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 ...
George Frederick Bernard Powell (15 August 1928 – 20 April 2013), [1] credited as Nosher Powell, Freddie Powell, or Fred Powell, was an English actor, stuntman and boxer. He is best known for his work in the James Bond film series , most notably From Russia with Love (1963).
Hoy was born and raised in New York.He joined the Marines and served in World War II. [1]Bobby Hoy's career spanned 55 years as first a stuntman, then an actor and director.