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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 ...
Actor and stuntman Dar Robinson died in November 1986 on the set of Million Dollar Mystery. That movie, Cyclone , and Lethal Weapon were all dedicated to his memory. [ 14 ]
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 plunged over an embankment. Unfortunately, in the tumble being impaled on a tree branch causing severe injuries, Dar couldn't be saved.
On September 21, 1978, stuntman A.J. Bakunas was fatally injured while doubling a fall for George Kennedy's character "Big Lew" Cassidy. [4] Bakunas, who had already filmed a jump from ninth floor of the Kincaid Towers , wanted to surpass fellow stuntman Dar Robinson 's then-new world record for highest free-fall (286 feet), [ 5 ] a record ...
Theodore Curphey, 89, American coroner (death of Marilyn Monroe. [93] Alex Duthart, 61, Scottish drummer, heart attack. [94] Gabriel Fielding, 70, English novelist. [95] Zofia Gomułkowa, 84, Polish communist activist, wife of Władysław Gomułka. [96] Cezar Lăzărescu, 63, Romanian architect and urban planner.
Famed stuntman Dar Robinson, who played Moke, the albino hit-man, filmed his death scene by free falling from the side of a building while firing a gun. Robinson used his own invention, a decelerator, so cameras could film from above without a visible airbag below (a scattering crowd of people below can also be seen in this shot). [9]
Kate Beckinsale is not one to shy away from doing many of her own stunts. The actress, 51, shocked fans on Saturday, October 26, by posting multiple photos of injuries she endured from doing her ...
Death Age Nationality Notability Make-model Displacement (cc) Location Details Source "Indian Larry" Desmedt: August 30, 2004: 55 American Motorcycle builder and stuntman Concord, North Carolina: Butch Laswell: March 10, 1996: 37 American Motorcycle stunt rider: Honda CR500 Mesquite, Nevada: Joi Harris: August 14, 2017: 40 American