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
Rio Bravo
Gunman on Horse (uncredited)
El Cid
Second Unit Director
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Stunt Coordinator
Rio Lobo
Second Unit Director
Stagecoach
Cavalry Scout / Indian Attacking Stagecoach (uncredited)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Young Cavalryman
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 Iron RiderYak Halliday
- 1926The Fighting StallionYak
- 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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