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Although the stories that stuntmen died while filming Ben Hur and Where Eagles Dare are apocryphal, life-threatening injuries and deaths do occur. Contracts often stipulate that the footage may be used if the performer is injured or dies during filming, and some filmmakers such as Jackie Chan consider it disrespectful not to do so.
B. Susan Backlinie; Matthew Baker (entertainer) A. J. Bakunas; Ron Balicki; Gregory J. Barnett; Jeff Barnett (stunt coordinator) Stan Barrett; Stanton Barrett
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 ...
Conrad Palmisano, a veteran Hollywood stuntman, stunt coordinator and director, died on Jan. 10. He was 75. Palmisano’s stunt credits include over 200 projects across several decades. He worked ...
Legendary stuntman Henry Kingi and his son Hank, a successful stuntman and coordinator, discuss the racial barriers broken, the effect of their work, and new obstacles for Black stunt performers.
Canutt tried to get into directing; he was growing older and knew his stunting days were numbered. Harry Joe, Canutt's second son, was born in January 1937. Brothers Joe and Tap later got work as stuntmen with their father. [19] In 1938, Republic Pictures started expanding into bigger pictures and budgets.
James Sherwin "Bud" Ekins (May 11, 1930 – October 6, 2007) was an American professional stuntman in the U.S. film industry. [1] He is considered to be one of the film industry's most accomplished stuntmen with a body of work that includes classic films such as The Great Escape and Bullitt. [1]
Robert Herron (September 23, 1924 – October 10, 2021) was an American stuntman and actor, best known for performing stunts in hundreds of Hollywood films between 1950 and 2011.