Yakima Canutt had a long and successful career in the film industry, beginning as a rodeo cowboy and then becoming a stuntman in silent westerns. He went on to double for some of the biggest stars of the time, such as Clark Gable and John Wayne, performing some of the most dangerous stunts imaginable, including jumping off a cliff on horseback, leaping from a stagecoach onto its runaway team, and being "shot" off a horse at full gallop. His skill and bravery made him one of the most sought-after stuntmen of his time.
Yakima Canutt is a member of Stunts
Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth
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The Lightning Warrior (1931)
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$125 /week |
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The Devil Horse (1932)
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$1,000 |
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The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand (1936)
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$125 / day |
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 team, being "shot" off a horse at full gallop and other such potentially life-threatening activities. He became expert at staging massive events involving livestock, such as cattle stampedes and covered-wagon races, as well as Indians-vs.-cavalry battles on a grand scale. Canutt's most noteworthy achievement as a second-unit director came in his staging and direction of the chariot-race sequence in William Wyler 's Ben Hur (1959)--which, from initial planning to final execution, took two years.
