Yakima Canutt

from Colfax, Washington, U.S.A.

Artwork for Gone with the WindImage of Yakima Canutt

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.

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Timeline

2000Aged 105

  • Poster for Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

    (archive footage)

1993Aged 98

  • Poster for Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

    Self - 2nd Unit Director (archive footage)

1975Aged 80

  • Poster for Breakheart Pass

    Stunt Coordinator

1970Aged 75

  • Poster for Rio Lobo

    Second Unit Director

1968Aged 73

  • Poster for Where Eagles Dare

    Second Unit Director

1966Aged 71

  • Poster for Spy Smasher Returns

    Armored Car Driver (uncredited)

  • Poster for Khartoum

    Second Unit Director

1965Aged 70

  • Poster for Cat Ballou

    Stunt Coordinator

1964Aged 69

  • Poster for The Fall of the Roman Empire

    Stunt Coordinator

1962Aged 67

  • Poster for The Son of Captain Blood

    Second Unit Director

1961Aged 66

  • Poster for El Cid

    Second Unit Director

1960Aged 65

  • Poster for Spartacus

    Stunts Coordinator

1959Aged 64

  • Poster for Rio Bravo

    Gunman on Horse (uncredited)

1955Aged 60

  • Poster for The King's Thief

    Second Unit Director

1954Aged 59

  • Poster for The Lawless Rider

    Director

  • Poster for King Richard and the Crusaders

    Second Unit Director

1953Aged 58

  • Poster for Mogambo

    Second Unit Director

1952Aged 57

  • Poster for Hangman's Knot

    Second Unit Director

1950Aged 55

  • Poster for The Showdown

    Davis

  • Poster for Rocky Mountain

    Trooper Ryan (USA) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Devil's Doorway

    Second Unit Director

  • Poster for Stage to Tucson

    Second Unit Director

1949Aged 54

  • Poster for Hellfire

    Second Unit Director

1948Aged 53

  • Poster for Dangers of the Canadian Mounted

    Director

  • Poster for G-Men Never Forget

    Director

  • Poster for Oklahoma Badlands

    Director

  • Poster for Carson City Raiders

    Director

  • Poster for Sons of Adventure

    Director

  • Poster for Adventures of Frank and Jesse James

    Director

1947Aged 52

  • Poster for Angel and the Badman

    Second Unit Director

  • Poster for That's My Man

    Second Unit Director

1946Aged 51

  • Poster for My Pal Trigger

    Director

1945Aged 50

  • Poster for Sheriff of Cimarron

    Director

  • Poster for Manhunt of Mystery Island

    Director

  • Poster for Federal Operator 99

    Director

1944Aged 49

  • Poster for Hidden Valley Outlaws

    Vigilante Tracy

  • Poster for Call of the Rockies

    Second Unit

  • Poster for San Fernando Valley

    Stunt Coordinator

1943Aged 48

  • Poster for King of the Cowboys

    Wilson Henchman

  • Poster for Calling Wild Bill Elliott

    Militiaman

  • Poster for Riders of the Rio Grande

    Deputy

  • Poster for Song of Texas

    Rodeo Performer

  • Poster for Coney Island

    Saloon Waiter in Brawl

  • Poster for For Whom the Bell Tolls

    Young Cavalryman

  • Poster for Idaho

    Stunts

  • Poster for Silver Spurs

    Stunt Coordinator

1942Aged 47

  • Poster for Heart of the Rio Grande

    Wranger (uncredited)

  • Poster for Spy Smasher

    Armored Car Driver (uncredited)

  • Poster for Code of the Outlaw

    Stunts

  • Poster for Cowboy Serenade

    Stunts

  • Poster for Flying Tigers

    Stunt Coordinator

  • Poster for Gentleman Jim

    Stunts

1941Aged 46

  • Poster for Prairie Pioneers

    Morrison - Henchman

  • Poster for The Great Train Robbery

    Klefner

  • Poster for Nevada City

    2nd Stagecoach Driver

  • Poster for Kansas Cyclone

    Wagon Driver (uncredited)

  • Poster for Bad Man of Deadwood

    Stage Driver

  • Poster for Gauchos of El Dorado

    Henchman Snakes

  • Poster for Western Union

    Stunts

  • Poster for Jungle Girl

    Stunt Coordinator

  • Poster for Gangs of Sonora

    Stunts

  • Poster for Citadel of Crime

    Stunts

  • Poster for They Died with Their Boots On

    Stunt Coordinator

1940Aged 45

  • Poster for Calling Philo Vance

    Sorrento Sailor (uncredited)

  • Poster for Pioneers of the West

    Henchman Nolan

  • Poster for Ghost Valley Raiders

    1st Stage Driver

  • Poster for Dark Command

    Townsman on Balcony

  • Poster for Deadwood Dick

    Henchman

  • Poster for The Ranger and the Lady

    Mack

  • Poster for Frontier Vengeance

    Henchman Zack

  • Poster for Mysterious Doctor Satan

    Sailor at Winch

  • Poster for Virginia City

    Stunt Double

  • Poster for Three Faces West

    Stunt Coordinator

  • Poster for Melody Ranch

    Stunts

  • Poster for The Border Legion

    Stunt Coordinator

1939Aged 44

  • Poster for Stagecoach

    Cavalry Scout / Indian Attacking Stagecoach (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Night Riders

    (uncredited)

  • Poster for Daredevils of the Red Circle

    G-Man

  • Poster for Wyoming Outlaw

    (uncredited)

  • Poster for Dust Be My Destiny

    Ambulance Man (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Kansas Terrors

    The Sergeant

  • Poster for Cowboys from Texas

    Tex Dawson

  • Poster for Gone with the Wind

    Renegade

  • Poster for Zorro's Fighting Legion

    Gold Shipment Trooper

  • Poster for The Lone Ranger Rides Again

    Stunts

  • Poster for Dodge City

    Stunts

  • Poster for Three Texas Steers

    Stunts

  • Poster for Young Mr. Lincoln

    Stunts

  • Poster for New Frontier

    Stunts

  • Poster for In Old Monterey

    Stunts

  • Poster for The Light That Failed

    Stunt Coordinator

1938Aged 43

  • Poster for The Secret of Treasure Island

    Dreer (Mole-Men Leader)

  • Poster for Overland Stage Raiders

    Bus Driver (uncredited)

  • Poster for Storm Over Bengal

    Tribesman

  • Poster for Santa Fe Stampede

    Ben Carey (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Lone Ranger

    Stunts

  • Poster for Outlaws of Sonora

    Stunt Coordinator

  • Poster for In Old Chicago

    Stunts

  • Poster for Riders of the Black Hills

    Stunts

  • Poster for Army Girl

    Stunt Coordinator

1937Aged 42

  • Poster for The Riders of the Whistling Skull

    Otah

  • Poster for Trouble in Texas

    Squint Palmer

  • Poster for The Painted Stallion

    Tom

  • Poster for Riders of the Rockies

    Arizona Ranger Sergeant Beef

  • Poster for Heart of the Rockies

    Charlie Coe

  • Poster for Prairie Thunder

    High Wolf

  • Poster for The Mysterious Pilot

    Indian Luke

  • Poster for Gunsmoke Ranch

    Stunts

  • Poster for It Could Happen to You

    Stunts

  • Poster for Riders of the Dawn

    Stunt Double

  • Poster for Zorro Rides Again

    Stunt Double

1936Aged 41

  • Poster for Custer's Last Stand

    Renegade / Indian

  • Poster for The Oregon Trail

    Tom Richards

  • Poster for King of the Pecos

    Pete

  • Poster for The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

    Number Eight / Sailor Brawler

  • Poster for The Lonely Trail

    Bull Horrell

  • Poster for Wildcat Trooper

    The Raven

  • Poster for Winds of the Wasteland

    (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Vigilantes Are Coming

    Henchman Barsam [Ch. 1]

  • Poster for The Black Coin

    Ed McMahan

  • Poster for Trailin' West

    Gambler (uncredited)

  • Poster for Ghost Town Gold

    Buck, Barrington's Henchman

  • Poster for The Big Show

    Driver of Cattle Truck

  • Poster for The Bold Caballero

    Murdered Peon / Soldier (uncredited)

  • Poster for Ten Laps to Go

    Barney Smith - Henchman

  • Poster for The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

    Stunt Double

  • Poster for The Charge of the Light Brigade

    Stunt Double

  • Poster for Roarin' Lead

    Stunt Double

1935Aged 40

  • Poster for Outlaw Rule

    Blaze Tremaine

  • Poster for Pals of the Range

    Henchman Brown

  • Poster for Cyclone of the Saddle

    Snake

  • Circle of Death

    Young Brave

  • Poster for Rough Riding Ranger

    Henchman Draw

  • Poster for Avenging Angel

    Saloon owner

  • Poster for The Dawn Rider

    (uncredited)

  • Poster for Branded a Coward

    'The Cat' (original)

  • Poster for Paradise Canyon

    Curly Joe Gale

  • Poster for Cowboy G-Man

    Curly Joe

  • Poster for Westward Ho

    (uncredited)

  • Poster for Lawless Range

    Joe Burns

  • Poster for The Miracle Rider

    Stunts

  • Poster for The Farmer Takes a Wife

    Stunt Double

  • Poster for Texas Terror

    Stunts

  • Poster for The Last Days of Pompeii

    Stunts

  • Poster for The New Frontier

    Stunts

1934Aged 39

  • Poster for Claim Jumpers

    Joe Cole

  • Poster for The Lucky Texan

    Joe Cole

  • Poster for West of the Divide

    Hank

  • Poster for Blue Steel

    Danti, the Polka Dot Bandit

  • Poster for Rodeo Rocketeers

    Cheyanne Kent

  • Poster for The Man from Utah

    Cheyenne Kent

  • Poster for Bandits of the Badlands

    Danti, the Polka Dot Bandit

  • Poster for The Shadow Gang

    Yak

  • Poster for Next Of Kin

    Hank

  • Poster for Randy Rides Alone

    Stunts

  • Poster for The Drifter

    Henchman

  • Poster for Carrying the Mail

    Spade

  • Poster for The Star Packer

    Yak

  • Poster for The Man from Hell

    Yak (Henchman)

  • Poster for Fighting Thru

    Big Jack Thorne

  • Poster for Pals of the West

    Larkin

  • Poster for The Lawless Frontier

    (uncredited)

  • Poster for 'Neath the Arizona Skies

    Sam Black

  • Poster for Monte Carlo Nights

    Stunts

1933Aged 38

  • Poster for Scarlet River

    Yak, a Wrangler

  • Poster for The Telegraph Trail

    High Wolf

  • Poster for Son of the Border

    Yak

  • Poster for Fighting Texans

    Joe

  • Poster for The Wolf Dog

    Bill

  • Poster for Riders of Destiny

    (uncredited)

  • Poster for Sagebrush Trail

    (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Cheyenne Kid

    Stunt Double

  • Poster for The Three Musketeers

    Stunts

  • Poster for Cross Fire

    Stunts

  • Poster for Fighting With Kit Carson

    Stunts

  • Poster for Laughing at Life

    Stunt Double

  • Poster for The Mystery Squadron

    Stunts

1932Aged 37

  • Riders of the Golden Gulch

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The Shadow of the Eagle

    Boyle

  • Poster for Texas Tornado

    Jackson - Henchman

  • Poster for The Hurricane Express

    Henchman

  • Poster for Guns for Hire

    Sheriff Pete Peterson

  • Poster for The Last Frontier

    Wild Bill

  • Poster for The Devil Horse

    Slim [Chs. 3-5, 8] / Henchman [Chs. 11-12] (uncredited)

  • Poster for Law and Lawless

    Tex Barnes

  • Poster for The Wyoming Whirlwind

    Henchman Jackson

  • Poster for Renegades of the West

    Stunts

1931Aged 36

  • Poster for Pueblo Terror

    Ballen

  • Poster for The Vanishing Legion

    Yak

  • Poster for The Galloping Ghost

    Henchman

  • Poster for The Hurricane Horseman

    Sheriff Jones

  • Poster for Two Fisted Justice

    Pancho Rider Perkins

  • Poster for The Lightning Warrior

    Ken Davis [Ch. 3] / Deputy [Ch. 8]

  • Poster for Battling with Buffalo Bill

    Scout Jack Brady

  • Poster for The Cheyenne Cyclone

    Ed Brady

1930Aged 35

  • Poster for Firebrand Jordan

    Red Carson

  • Poster for The Cheyenne Kid

    Marshal Utah Kane

  • Poster for The Texan

    Cowboy (uncredited)

  • Poster for Bar-L Ranch

    Steve

  • Poster for The Lonesome Trail

    Two-Gun

  • Poster for Canyon Hawks

    Jack Benson

  • Poster for Westward Bound

    Gang Leader Jim

1929Aged 34

  • Poster for Bad Men's Money

    Jim Donovan

  • Poster for Captain Cowboy

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The King of the Kongo

    Stunts

1928Aged 33

  • Poster for The Vanishing West

    Steve Marvin

1927Aged 32

  • Poster for Hell Hounds of the Plains

    Deputy Yak Hammond

1926Aged 31

  • Poster for The Fighting Stallion

    Yak

  • Poster for The Iron Rider

    Yak Halliday

  • Poster for The Devil Horse

    Dave Carson

  • Poster for Desert Greed

    Yak Carroll

1925Aged 30

  • Poster for Two-Fisted Sheriff

    Jerry O'Connell

  • Poster for The Ridin' Comet

    Slim Ranthers

  • Poster for White Thunder

    Chick Richards

  • Poster for Wild Horse Canyon

    Yak Dawson

  • Poster for The Mystery Box

    Whipping boss

  • Poster for The Human Tornado

    Jim Marlow

1924Aged 29

1922Aged 27

  • Poster for The Heart of a Texan

    Link

1920Aged 25

  • Poster for The Girl Who Dared

    Bob Purdy

1919Aged 24

  • Poster for Lightning Bryce

    Deputy (Episode #15)