Person
Yakima Canutt
Acting · 1895–1986 · Colfax, Washington, U.S.A.
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Yakima Canutt (November 29, 1895 – May 24, 1986), also known as Yak Canutt, was an American rodeo rider, actor, stuntman and action director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yakima Canutt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Gone with the Wind
Renegade
Where Eagles Dare
Second Unit Director
Spartacus
Stunts Coordinator
Stagecoach
Cavalry Scout / Indian Attacking Stagecoach (uncredited)
Rio Bravo
Gunman on Horse (uncredited)
Spy Smasher
Armored Car Driver (uncredited)
Sagebrush Trail
(uncredited)
El Cid
Second Unit Director
Flying Tigers
Stunt Coordinator
Filmography
- 2000Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs(archive footage)
- 1993Ben-Hur: The Making of an EpicSelf - 2nd Unit Director (archive footage)
- 1988The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood StuntmenSelf (archive footage)
- 1975Breakheart PassStunt Coordinator
- 1970Rio LoboSecond Unit Director
- 1968Where Eagles DareSecond Unit Director
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
- 1966KhartoumSecond Unit Director
- 1966Spy Smasher ReturnsArmored Car Driver (uncredited)
- 1965Cat BallouSecond Unit Director
- 1964The Fall of the Roman EmpireStunt Coordinator
- 1962The Son of Captain BloodSecond Unit Director
- 1961El CidSecond Unit Director
- 1960SpartacusStunts Coordinator
- 1959Rio BravoGunman on Horse (uncredited)
- 1955The King's ThiefSecond Unit Director
- 1954King Richard and the CrusadersSecond Unit Director
- 1954The Lawless RiderDirector
- 1953MogamboSecond Unit Director
- 1952Hangman's KnotSecond Unit Director
- 1950Stage to TucsonSecond Unit Director
- 1950Rocky MountainTrooper Ryan (USA) (uncredited)
- 1950Devil's DoorwaySecond Unit Director
- 1950The ShowdownDavis
- 1949HellfireSecond Unit Director
- 1948Adventures of Frank and Jesse JamesDirector
- 1948Sons of AdventureDirector
- 1948Carson City RaidersDirector
- 1948Oklahoma BadlandsDirector
- 1948G-Men Never ForgetDirector
- 1948Dangers of the Canadian MountedDirector
- 1947That's My ManSecond Unit Director
- 1947Angel and the BadmanSecond Unit Director
- 1946My Pal TriggerDirector
- 1945Federal Operator 99Director
- 1945Manhunt of Mystery IslandDirector
- 1945Sheriff of CimarronDirector
- 1944San Fernando ValleyStunt Coordinator
- 1944Call of the RockiesSecond Unit
- 1944Hidden Valley OutlawsVigilante Tracy
- 1943Silver SpursStunt Coordinator
- 1943For Whom the Bell TollsYoung Cavalryman
- 1943Coney IslandSaloon Waiter in Brawl
- 1943Song of TexasRodeo Performer
- 1943Riders of the Rio GrandeDeputy
- 1943Calling Wild Bill ElliottMilitiaman
- 1943King of the CowboysWilson Henchman
- 1943IdahoStunts
- 1942Gentleman JimStunts
- 1942Flying TigersStunt Coordinator
- 1942Spy SmasherArmored Car Driver (uncredited)
- 1942Heart of the Rio GrandeWranger (uncredited)
- 1942Cowboy SerenadeStunts
- 1942Code of the OutlawStunts
- 1941They Died with Their Boots OnStunt Coordinator
- 1941Gauchos of El DoradoHenchman Snakes
- 1941Bad Man of DeadwoodStage Driver
- 1941Citadel of CrimeStunts
- 1941Gangs of SonoraStunts
- 1941Kansas CycloneWagon Driver (uncredited)
- 1941Jungle GirlStunt Coordinator
- 1941Nevada City2nd Stagecoach Driver
- 1941The Great Train RobberyKlefner
- 1941Western UnionStunts
- 1941Prairie PioneersMorrison - Henchman
- 1940Mysterious Doctor SatanSailor at Winch
- 1940The Border LegionStunt Coordinator
- 1940Frontier VengeanceHenchman Zack
- 1940Melody RanchStunts
- 1940The Ranger and the LadyMack
- 1940Deadwood DickHenchman
- 1940Three Faces WestStunt Coordinator
- 1940Dark CommandTownsman on Balcony
- 1940Ghost Valley Raiders1st Stage Driver
- 1940Virginia CityStunt Double
- 1940Pioneers of the WestHenchman Nolan
- 1940Calling Philo VanceSorrento Sailor (uncredited)
- 1939The Light That FailedStunt Coordinator
- 1939Zorro's Fighting LegionGold Shipment Trooper
- 1939Gone with the WindRenegade
- 1939Cowboys from TexasTex Dawson
- 1939The Kansas TerrorsThe Sergeant
- 1939Dust Be My DestinyAmbulance Man (uncredited)
- 1939In Old MontereyStunts
- 1939New FrontierStunts
- 1939Wyoming Outlaw(uncredited)
- 1939Daredevils of the Red CircleG-Man
- 1939Young Mr. LincolnStunts
- 1939Three Texas SteersStunts
- 1939The Night Riders(uncredited)
- 1939Dodge CityStunts
- 1939StagecoachCavalry Scout / Indian Attacking Stagecoach (uncredited)
- 1939The Lone Ranger Rides AgainStunts
- 1938Santa Fe StampedeBen Carey (uncredited)
- 1938Storm Over BengalTribesman
- 1938Overland Stage RaidersBus Driver (uncredited)
- 1938Army GirlStunt Coordinator
- 1938Riders of the Black HillsStunts
- 1938In Old ChicagoStunts
- 1938Outlaws of SonoraStunt Coordinator
- 1938The Secret of Treasure IslandDreer (Mole-Men Leader)
- 1938The Lone RangerStunts
- 1937The Mysterious PilotIndian Luke
- 1937Zorro Rides AgainStunt Double
- 1937Prairie ThunderHigh Wolf
- 1937Heart of the RockiesCharlie Coe
- 1937Riders of the DawnStunt Double
- 1937Riders of the RockiesArizona Ranger Sergeant Beef
- 1937It Could Happen to YouStunts
- 1937The Painted StallionTom
- 1937Gunsmoke RanchStunts
- 1937Trouble in TexasSquint Palmer
- 1937The Riders of the Whistling SkullOtah
- 1936Roarin' LeadStunt Double
- 1936Ten Laps to GoBarney Smith - Henchman
- 1936The Bold CaballeroMurdered Peon / Soldier (uncredited)
- 1936Ghost Town GoldBuck, Barrington's Henchman
- 1936The Charge of the Light BrigadeStunt Double
- 1936Trailin' WestGambler (uncredited)
- 1936The Black CoinEd McMahan
- 1936The Vigilantes Are ComingHenchman Barsam [Ch. 1]
- 1936Winds of the Wasteland(uncredited)
- 1936Wildcat TrooperThe Raven
- 1936The Lonely TrailBull Horrell
- 1936The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching HandNumber Eight / Sailor Brawler
- 1936The Trail of the Lonesome PineStunts
- 1936King of the PecosPete
- 1936The Oregon TrailTom Richards
- 1936Custer's Last StandRenegade / Indian
- 1935Lawless RangeJoe Burns
- 1935The New FrontierStunts
- 1935The Last Days of PompeiiStunts
- 1935Texas TerrorStunts
- 1935Westward Ho(uncredited)
- 1935Cowboy G-ManCurly Joe
- 1935Paradise CanyonCurly Joe Gale
- 1935The Farmer Takes a WifeStunt Double
- 1935Branded a Coward'The Cat' (original)
- 1935The Dawn Rider(uncredited)
- 1935Avenging AngelSaloon owner
- 1935Rough Riding RangerHenchman Draw
- 1935Circle of DeathYoung Brave
- 1935The Miracle RiderStunts
- 1935Pals of the RangeHenchman Brown
- 1935Cyclone of the SaddleSnake
- 1935Outlaw RuleBlaze Tremaine
- 1934'Neath the Arizona SkiesSam Black
- 1934The Lawless Frontier(uncredited)
- 1934Pals of the WestLarkin
- 1934Fighting ThruBig Jack Thorne
- 1934The Man from HellYak (Henchman)
- 1934The Star PackerYak
- 1934Carrying the MailSpade
- 1934The DrifterHenchman
- 1934Randy Rides Alone
- 1934Bandits of the BadlandsDanti, the Polka Dot Bandit
- 1934The Shadow GangYak
- 1934Next Of KinHank
- 1934Monte Carlo NightsStunts
- 1934The Man from UtahCheyenne Kent
- 1934Rodeo RocketeersCheyanne Kent
- 1934Blue SteelDanti, the Polka Dot Bandit
- 1934West of the DivideHank
- 1934The Lucky TexanJoe Cole
- 1934Claim JumpersJoe Cole
- 1933The Mystery SquadronStunts
- 1933Sagebrush Trail(uncredited)
- 1933Riders of Destiny(uncredited)
- 1933The Wolf DogBill
- 1933Laughing at LifeStunt Double
- 1933Fighting With Kit CarsonStunts
- 1933Fighting TexansJoe
- 1933Cross FireStunts
- 1933Son of the BorderYak
- 1933The Three MusketeersStunts
- 1933The Telegraph TrailHigh Wolf
- 1933Scarlet RiverYak, a Wrangler
- 1933The Cheyenne KidStunt Double
- 1932The Wyoming WhirlwindHenchman Jackson
- 1932Law and LawlessTex Barnes
- 1932Renegades of the WestStunts
- 1932The Devil HorseSlim [Chs. 3-5, 8] / Henchman [Chs. 11-12] (uncredited)
- 1932The Last FrontierWild Bill
- 1932Guns for HireSheriff Pete Peterson
- 1932The Hurricane ExpressHenchman
- 1932Texas TornadoJackson - Henchman
- 1932The Shadow of the EagleBoyle
- 1931The Cheyenne CycloneEd Brady
- 1931Battling with Buffalo BillScout Jack Brady
- 1931The Lightning WarriorKen Davis [Ch. 3] / Deputy [Ch. 8]
- 1931Two Fisted JusticePancho Rider Perkins
- 1931The Hurricane HorsemanSheriff Jones
- 1931The Galloping GhostHenchman
- 1931The Vanishing LegionYak
- 1931Pueblo TerrorBallen
- 1930Westward BoundGang Leader Jim
- 1930Canyon HawksJack Benson
- 1930Bar-L RanchSteve
- 1930The TexanCowboy (uncredited)
- 1930The Cheyenne KidMarshal Utah Kane
- 1930Firebrand JordanRed Carson
- 1929The King of the KongoStunts
- 1929Captain Cowboy
- 1929Bad Men's MoneyJim Donovan
- 1928The Vanishing WestSteve Marvin
- 1927Hell Hounds of the PlainsDeputy Yak Hammond
- 1926Desert GreedYak Carroll
- 1926Rex the Devil HorseDave Carson
- 1926The Fighting StallionYak
- 1926The Iron RiderYak Halliday
- 1925The Human TornadoJim Marlow
- 1925The Mystery BoxWhipping boss
- 1925Wild Horse CanyonYak Dawson
- 1925White ThunderChick Richards
- 1925The Ridin' CometSlim Ranthers
- 1925Two-Fisted SheriffJerry O'Connell
- 1924Branded a BanditJess Dean
- 1924The Riddle Rider
- 1924The Desert HawkHandy Man
- 1924Notch Number One
- 1924Days of '49Hombre
- 1922The Heart of a TexanLink
- 1920The Girl Who DaredBob Purdy
- 1919Lightning BryceDeputy (Episode #15)
- —Captain Mephisto and the Transformation MachineDirector
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