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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 ...
Soucek, severely injured, was still alive when he was cut from the barrel but died while the Astrodome stunt show was still going on. Stuntman Evel Knievel had tried to persuade Soucek not to go through with the stunt, calling it "the most dangerous I've ever seen". [4] Soucek is buried at the Drummond Hill Cemetery in Niagara Falls, Ontario ...
Jackie Chan's legs were crushed between two cars during a dangerous stunt scene. [247] The Fugitive (1993). Harrison Ford damaged some ligaments in his leg while filming a chase scene in the woods. Because he refused to have surgery until filming was wrapped, his character (Dr. Richard Kimble) walked with a limp throughout the film. [207]
Here are 10 of the craziest and most exhilarating stunts ever pulled in America. Man on Wire/Magnolia Pictures. 1. Philippe Petit’s Twin Towers Tightrope Walk.
"Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One" star Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie talk about the "most dangerous" stunt they've ever done for this latest installment.
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The Globe of Death is a circus and carnival stunt where stunt riders ride motorcycles inside a mesh sphere ball. It is similar to the wall of death, but in this act riders can loop vertically as well as horizontally. [1] There have been three performance-related deaths recorded between 1949 and 1997. [2]
'CBS This Morning' has a look at one of his most dangerous stunts. 'It's a stunt called roll-a-bowl-a. A board stacked on cylinders and wobbling wildly. He's one of the very few people in the ...