Stagecoach
1939
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Enos Edward "Yakima" Canutt (November 29, 1895 – May 24, 1986) was an American champion rodeo rider, actor, stuntman, and action director. He developed many stunts for films and the techniques and technology to protect stuntmen in performing them.
Yakima Canutt. Second Unit or Assistant Director: Ben-Hur. Starting out as a rodeo cowboy and then becoming a stuntman in silent westerns, Yakima Canutt later doubled for such stars as Clark Gable and John Wayne, among others, in such dangerous activities as jumping off the top of a cliff on horseback, leaping from a stagecoach onto its runaway ...
Hollywood's most renowned stuntman and second unit director, a pioneer the field, Yakima Canutt was born on a ranch on Penewawa Creek in the Snake River Hills, 16 miles from Colfax, Washington. Canutt grew up riding and roping.
Yakima Canutt (November 29, 1895 – May 24, 1986) was an American rodeo rider, actor, stuntman and action director who developed many stunt riding techniques while introducing safety measures and devices of his own design; and either directed, coordinated stunts or appeared in over 300 films:
Enos Edward "Yakima" Canutt was a champion rodeo star who parlayed his dexterity on horseback into a legendary career as a Hollywood stuntman. Born in 1895 on his family's ranch near Colfax, Washingt
May 21, 2024 · But the very first stunt performer to win recognize was Yakima Canutt, from Colfax, Washington. Canutt was awarded an honorary award in 1967 for "creating the profession known today of...
May 27, 1986 · Yakima Canutt, an Oscar-winning stunt man who doubled for John Wayne and other stars in dozens of movies, died Saturday at the North Hollywood Medical Center. He was 89 years old.
Jun 8, 2017 · Yakima Canutt’s daredevil horse stunts from 1939’s Stagecoach (shown) were reused by MGM in two pictures. If John Wayne hadn’t brought Canutt onto John Ford’s set, who knows when, if ever, the Westerns genre would have advanced from kiddie fare to adult cinema.
Aug 28, 2023 · Yakima Canutt’s journey from the ranches of Washington to the heart of Hollywood embodies the spirit of a true pioneer. His legacy as an innovator, mentor, and fearless performer continues to shape the world of stunts and action cinema.
May 26, 1986 · Yakima Canutt, a rough-and-ready bronco rider who became a famed Hollywood stunt man, doubling for John Wayne in dozens of movies and choreographing the chariot race in “Ben Hur,” died...
