Who was the stuntman for John Wayne?

Riley R. Waters
PASSINGS : Riley R. Waters, John Wayne’s Stunt Double. Riley R. Waters, 69, who worked as movie legend John Wayne’s stunt double for 30 years and founded his own casting agency for movie and television extras.

How old was Yakima Canutt when he died?

90 years (1895–1986)
Yakima Canutt/Age at death

Who was the stuntman in Stagecoach?

Yakima Canutt
He is shot again, had to let go, and all six horses and the stage coach run over him, leaving him lying in the dirt twitching. The scene is from director John Ford’s “Stagecoach,” and the exceptional stuntman was Yakima Canutt.

Who was the most famous stuntman of all time?

Yakima Canutt died in 1986, the most famous and respected stuntman of all time. Named Yakima after the city of Yakima, Washington. Installed in the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, OK (USA). Father of stuntmen Joe Canutt and Tap Canutt. His daughter Audrea married the stuntman Tom L. Dittman.

Who was the organizer of the first rodeo?

In addition to personal letters, the collection includes 36 photographs, published materials, and clippings related to the 1924 and the 1934 London rodeo. Organized by Charles Cochran, and managed by Tex Austin, the June 14 – July 5, 1924 London rodeo of Wembley, was the First International Rodeo.

Who are the children of stuntman Yakima Canutt?

Two of his children, Tap Canutt and Joe Canutt, followed him into the stunt profession. Yakima Canutt died in 1986, the most famous and respected stuntman of all time. Named Yakima after the city of Yakima, Washington. Installed in the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, OK (USA).

Who was the stuntman in Raiders of the Lost Ark?

In his 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark, Steven Spielberg paid homage to Canutt, recreating the stunt when stuntman Terry Leonard (doubling for Harrison Ford) ‘dropped’ from the front of a German transport truck, was dragged underneath (along a prepared trench) and then climbed up the back and round to the front again.