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Yakima Canutt

Yakima Canutt

Acting1895Colfax, Washington, U.S.A.

Biography

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Yakima Canutt (November 29, 1895 – May 24, 1986), also known as Yak Canutt, was an American rodeo rider, actor, stuntman and action director.

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Acting History

2000
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
as (archive footage)
1993
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
as Self - 2nd Unit Director (archive footage)
1988
1975
Breakheart Pass
Stunt Coordinator
1972
The Dick Cavett Show
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
1970
Rio Lobo
Second Unit Director
1968
Where Eagles Dare
Second Unit Director
1966
Spy Smasher Returns
as Armored Car Driver (uncredited)
Khartoum
Second Unit Director
1965
Cat Ballou
Second Unit Director
Cat Ballou
Stunt Coordinator
1964
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Second Unit Director
1962
The Son of Captain Blood
Second Unit Director
1961
El Cid
Second Unit Director
1960
Spartacus
Second Unit
Spartacus
Stunts Coordinator
1959
Rio Bravo
as Gunman on Horse (uncredited)
Rio Bravo
Stunt Coordinator
1955
The King's Thief
Second Unit Director
1954
King Richard and the Crusaders
Second Unit Director
1953
Mogambo
Second Unit Director
1952
Hangman's Knot
Second Unit Director
1950
Rocky Mountain
as Trooper Ryan (USA) (uncredited)
The Showdown
as Davis
Devil's Doorway
Second Unit Director
The Showdown
Stunt Coordinator
Stage to Tucson
Second Unit Director
1949
Hellfire
Second Unit Director
1948
1947
Angel and the Badman
Second Unit Director
That's My Man
Second Unit Director
1946
1945
1944
Hidden Valley Outlaws
as Vigilante Tracy
San Fernando Valley
Stunt Coordinator
1943
Coney Island
as Saloon Waiter in Brawl
Song of Texas
as Rodeo Performer
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Young Cavalryman
King of the Cowboys
as Wilson Henchman
Silver Spurs
Stunt Coordinator
Idaho
Stunts
King of the Cowboys
Stunt Coordinator
1942
Heart of the Rio Grande
as Wranger (uncredited)
Spy Smasher
as Armored Car Driver (uncredited)
Flying Tigers
Stunt Coordinator
1941
Prairie Pioneers
as Morrison - Henchman
Gauchos of El Dorado
as Henchman Snakes
Nevada City
as 2nd Stagecoach Driver
Kansas Cyclone
as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Gauchos of El Dorado
Stunt Coordinator
Jungle Girl
Stunt Coordinator
1940
Pioneers of the West
as Henchman Nolan
Mysterious Doctor Satan
as Sailor at Winch
Ghost Valley Raiders
as 1st Stage Driver
Calling Philo Vance
as Sorrento Sailor (uncredited)
The Dark Command
as Townsman on Balcony
Frontier Vengeance
as Henchman Zack
Deadwood Dick
as Henchman
Three Faces West
Stunt Coordinator
The Border Legion
Stunt Coordinator
Virginia City
Stunt Double
1939
The Kansas Terrors
as The Sergeant
Wyoming Outlaw
as (uncredited)
The Night Riders
as (uncredited)
Zorro's Fighting Legion
as Gold Shipment Trooper
Dust Be My Destiny
as Ambulance Man (uncredited)
Stagecoach
as Cavalry Scout / Indian Attacking Stagecoach (uncredited)
Cowboys from Texas
as Tex Dawson
Stagecoach
Stunt Coordinator
Stagecoach
Second Unit Director
Stagecoach
Stunt Double
The Light That Failed
Stunt Coordinator
Wyoming Outlaw
Stunt Coordinator
1938
Overland Stage Raiders
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Santa Fe Stampede
as Ben Carey (uncredited)
Storm Over Bengal
as Tribesman
The Secret of Treasure Island
as Dreer (Mole-Men Leader)
Outlaws of Sonora
Stunt Coordinator
Army Girl
Stunt Coordinator
1937
Heart of the Rockies
as Charlie Coe
Prairie Thunder
as High Wolf
Riders of the Rockies
as Arizona Ranger Sergeant Beef
Trouble in Texas
as Squint Palmer
The Mysterious Pilot
as Indian Luke
Zorro Rides Again
Stunt Double
Riders of the Dawn
Stunt Double
1936
Ghost Town Gold
as Buck, Barrington's Henchman
Custer's Last Stand
as Renegade / Indian
Wildcat Trooper
as The Raven
The Lonely Trail
as Bull Horrell
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
as Number Eight / Sailor Brawler
The Vigilantes Are Coming
as Henchman Barsam [Ch. 1]
The Bold Caballero
as Murdered Peon / Soldier (uncredited)
Ten Laps to Go
as Barney Smith - Henchman
The Black Coin
as Ed McMahan
The Oregon Trail
as Tom Richards
Trailin' West
as Gambler (uncredited)
Roarin' Lead
Stunt Double
The Bold Caballero
Stunt Double
1935
Westward Ho
as (uncredited)
Lawless Range
as Joe Burns
Paradise Canyon
as Curly Joe Gale
Outlaw Rule
as Blaze Tremaine
The Dawn Rider
as (uncredited)
Branded a Coward
as 'The Cat' (original)
Rough Riding Ranger
as Henchman Draw
1934
The Lucky Texan
as Joe Cole
Fighting Thru
as Big Jack Thorne
The Lawless Frontier
as (uncredited)
The Man from Utah
as Cheyenne Kent
Blue Steel
as Danti, the Polka Dot Bandit
The Man from Hell
as Yak (Henchman)
1933
Riders of Destiny
as (uncredited)
An Innocent Man
as (uncredited)
Scarlet River
as Yak, a Wrangler
Riders of Destiny
Stunt Double
Laughing at Life
Stunt Double
The Cheyenne Kid
Stunt Double
1932
The Last Frontier
as Wild Bill
The Devil Horse
as Slim [Chs. 3-5, 8] / Henchman [Chs. 11-12] (uncredited)
Law and Lawless
as Tex Barnes
The Wyoming Whirlwind
as Henchman Jackson
Texas Tornado
as Jackson - Henchman
1931
Pueblo Terror
as Ballen
Battling with Buffalo Bill
as Scout Jack Brady
The Lightning Warrior
as Ken Davis [Ch. 3] / Deputy [Ch. 8]
The Hurricane Horseman
as Sheriff Jones
1930
Bar-L Ranch
as Steve
The Cheyenne Kid
as Marshal Utah Kane
Canyon Hawks
as Jack Benson
Westward Bound
as Gang Leader Jim
The Texan
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Firebrand Jordan
as Red Carson
1929
1927
Hell Hounds of the Plains
as Deputy Yak Hammond
1926
Rex the Devil Horse
as Dave Carson
The Iron Rider
as Yak Halliday
1925
White Thunder
as Chick Richards
Wild Horse Canyon
as Yak Dawson
1924
Branded a Bandit
as Jess Dean
1919

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/29/1895
Day of Death
5/24/1986
Place of Birth
Colfax, Washington, U.S.A.