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:

Filmography

TitleYearCrewStuntsActorNotes
Foreman of Bar Z Ranch1915stuntsUncredited
Lightning Bryce1919DeputySerial, Ep. 15, Uncredited
The Girl Who Dared1920Bob Purdy
The Heart of a Texan1922Link
The Forbidden Range1923Buck Madison
Days of '491924
Sell 'Em Cowboy1924Luke Strong
Ridin' Mad1924Steve Carlson
The Desert Hawk1924Handy Man
The Riddle Rider1924
Branded a Bandit1924stunts, uncreditedJess Dean
The Cactus Cure1925Bud Osborne
Romance and Rustlers1925Bud Kane
Scar Hanan1925storyScar Hanan
A Two-Fisted Sheriff1925Jerry O'Connell
The Riding Comet1925Slim Ranthers
Wolves of the Road1925The Pronto Kid
White Thunder1925Chick Richards
The Mystery Box1925Whipping boss
The Human Tornado1925Jim Marlow
The Strange Rider1925Jim Weston
Wild Horse Canyon1925Uncredited
The Devil Horse1926second unit directorstunts, uncreditedDave Carson
Desert Greed1926producerYak Carroll
The Outlaw Breaker1926producer; writerYak Darnell
The Iron Rider1926producerYak Halliday
King of the Rodeo1926producerUncredited
Hell Hounds of the Plains1926Yak Hammond
The Fighting Stallion1927Yak
Pals of the West1927Uncredited
The Vanishing West1928Steve Marvin
The King of the Kongo1929stuntsUncredited
The Three Outcasts1929Dick Marsh
Bad Men's Money1929stunts, uncreditedJim Donovan
Captain Cowboy1929
Riders of the Storm1929
A Texan's Honor1929Bob Morgan
Firebrand Jordan1930stunts, uncreditedRed Carson
Bar-L Ranch1930stunts, uncreditedSteve
The Cheyenne Kid1930storystunt double, uncreditedMarshal Utah Kane
The Texan1930CowboyUncredited
Ridin' Law1930Buck Lambert
The Lonesome Trail1930Two-Gun
Canyon Hawks1930Jack Benson
Breed of the West1930stunt doubleCowhandUncredited
Westward Bound1930Gang leader Jim
Freighters of Destiny1931stuntsUncredited
Sundown Trail1931stunt doubleUncredited
The Phantom of the West1931stuntsUncredited
Pueblo Terror1931stunt double, uncreditedBallen, crooked Foreman
The Vanishing Legion1931stunt double, uncreditedYak / Bill PetersSerial, [Chs. 1 & 3] / [Ch. 4]
The Galloping Ghost1931stuntsHenchmanSerial, Uncredited
Hurricane Horseman1931stunt double: Lane Chandler, uncreditedSheriff Jones
Two Fisted Justice1931stunt double, uncreditedPerkins
The Lightning Warrior1931stunt double: George BrentKen Davis / DeputySerial, [Ch. 3] / [Ch. 8], Uncredited
Battling with Buffalo Bill1931second unit director, uncreditedScout Jack Brady
The Cheyenne Cyclone1931stunt double uncreditedHenchman Ed Brady
Beyond the Rockies1932stunt doubleUncredited
Come on Danger!1932stuntsUncredited
Ghost Valley1932stunt doubleUncredited
Lawless Valley1932stunt double: Lane ChandlerUncredited
Partners1932stunt doubleUncredited
Renegades of the West1932stunt doubleUncredited
The Black Ghost1932Wild Bill, Indian scout(archive footage)
The Reckless Rider1932stunt doubleUncredited
The Saddle Buster1932stunt doubleUncredited
The Texan1932stunt doubleUncredited
Vanishing Men1932stuntsUncredited
Riders of the Golden Gulch1932storystuntsUncredited
The Shadow of the Eagle1932stunts, uncreditedHenchman Boyle
Battling Buckaroo1932stunts, uncreditedSheriff Rawlins
The Texas Tornado1932Henchman Jackson
The Last of the Mohicans1932Black Fox, messenger / bullion wagon driverSerial, [Ch.1] / [Ch.6]
The Hurricane Express1932stuntsHenchmanUncredited
Guns for Hire1932stunts, uncreditedSheriff Pete Peterson
The Last Frontier1932stunt double: Lon Chaney, Jr, uncreditedWild Bill HickokSerial, [Chs. 1-2]
The Devil Horse1932Slim / HenchmanSerial, [Chs. 3-4, 8] / [Chs. 11-12], Uncredited
Law and Lawless1932stunt double: Tex Barnes, uncreditedTex Barnes
Wyoming Whirlwind1932stunts, uncreditedBuck Jackson
Cross Fire1933stunt doubleUncredited
King of the Wild Horses1933stunts: HorsesUncredited
Laughing at Life1933stunt double: Victor McLaglenUncredited
The Cheyenne Kid1933stunt doubleUncredited
The Mystery Squadron1933stuntsUncredited
Via Pony Express1933stunt doubleHenchmanUncredited
Scarlet River1933stunt double: Tom Keene and Lon Chaney, Jr.Yak, a Wrangler
The Telegraph Trail1933stunts, uncreditedHigh Wolf
The Three Musketeers1933stuntsEl Shaitan, when masked / Legion OfficerSerial, [Ch. 8], Uncredited
The Whispering Shadow1933stunt coordinatorDetectiveSerial, [Ch. 12], Uncredited
Son of the Border1933stunt double: Tom KeeneYakUncredited
The Fighting Texans1933stunts, uncreditedHenchman Joe
Fighting with Kit Carson1933stuntsMystery RiderUncredited
The Wolf Dog1933stunt coordinator, uncreditedBill
Riders of Destiny1933stunt double: John Wayne, uncreditedHenchman
Sagebrush Trail1933stunt double: John Wayne, uncreditedEd Walsh, Outlaw Gang Leader
Burn 'Em Up Barnes1934stunt coordinatorUncredited
Elinor Norton1934stuntsUncredited
Mystery Mountain1934stuntsSerial, Uncredited
Range Riders1934stuntsUncredited
The Lost Jungle1934stuntsUncredited
The Sundown Trail1934stuntsUncredited
The Trail Beyond1934stuntsUncredited
Wild Gold1934stunt doublestunt doubleUncredited
The Lucky Texan1934stunt double: John Wayne, uncreditedJoe Cole
West of the Divide1934stunt double: John Wayne, uncreditedHank Gentry Henchman
Blue Steel1934stunt double: John WayneDanti, the Polka Dot Bandit
The Man from Utah1934stunts, uncreditedCheyenne Kent
Monte Carlo Nights1934stuntsCasino HoodUncredited
Randy Rides Alone1934stunt double uncreditedHenchman Spike
Carrying the Mail1934stunts, uncreditedShank outlaw gang leaderShort
The Man from Hell1934stunts, uncreditedYak Henchman
Desert Man1934stunts, uncreditedOutlaw SpadeShort
Fighting Through1934stunts, uncreditedBig Jack Thorne
The Star Packer1934stunts, uncreditedYak, Travers' Indian Sidekick
Pals of the West1934stunt double, uncreditedLarkinShort
The Law of the Wild1934stuntsTownsmanUncredited
The Lawless Frontier1934stunt double: John Wayne, uncreditedJoe, Zanti's Henchman
'Neath the Arizona Skies1934stunts, uncreditedSam Black
Between Men1935stunts
Big Calibre1935stuntsUncredited, (archive footage)
Texas Terror1935stunts, stunt doubleUncredited
The Courageous Avenger1935stuntsUncredited, (archive footage)
The Cowboy and the Bandit1935stuntsUncredited
The Cyclone Ranger1935stunt doubleUncredited
The Desert Trail1935stuntsUncredited, (archive footage)
The Farmer Takes a Wife1935stuntUncredited
The Fighting Marines1935second unit director, uncreditedstuntsUncredited
The Last Days of Pompeii1935stuntsUncredited
The New Frontier1935stunt doubleUncredited
Welcome Home1935stuntsUncredited
Outlaw Rule1935stunts, uncreditedBlaze Tremaine
Pals of the Range1935stunts, uncreditedHenchman Brown
Cyclone of the Saddle1935stunts, uncreditedSnake
The Miracle Rider1935stunt doubleIndian chiefUncredited
Circle of Death1935director, uncreditedstunt coordinatorYoung Brave
The Dawn Rider1935stunts, uncreditedSaloon Owner
Branded a Coward1935stunts, uncredited'The Cat' original
Paradise Canyon1935stunts, uncreditedCurly Joe Gale
Dante's Inferno1935Stoker on the ParadiseUncredited
Westward Ho1935Red Ballard henchman
Rough Riding Ranger1935stunts, uncreditedHenchman Draw
Lawless Range1935stunts, uncreditedJoe Burns, chief henchman
Darkest Africa1936stuntsUncredited
Oh, Susanna!1936stuntsUncredited
The Charge of the Light Brigade1936stunt double: Errol FlynnUncredited
The Lawless Nineties1936stunt double: John WayneUncredited
The Three Mesquiteers1936stuntsUncredited
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine1936stuntsUncredited
Custer's Last Stand1936stuntsRenegade / IndianSerial, Uncredited
The Oregon Trail1936stunt double, uncreditedTom Richards
King of the Pecos1936Henchman Pete
The Clutching Hand1936stunt double, uncredited,Number Eight, garage-owner / chauffeur thug
The Lonely Trail1936Trooper Bull Horrell
Wildcat Trooper1936The Raven
Winds of the Wasteland1936stuntsHenchman SmokeyUncredited
The Vigilantes Are Coming1936stunt double: Robert Livingston and others, uncreditedHenchman BarsamSerial, [Ch. 1]
The Black Coin1936stunts, uncreditedEd McMahan thugSerial, [Chs. 3,10-14]
Trailin' West1936stuntsGamblerUncredited
Ghost-Town Gold1936stunts, uncreditedBuck Barrington's Henchman
The Big Show1936Driver of Cattle TruckUncredited
The Bold Caballero1936stunt doubleMurdered Peon / SoldierUncredited
Ten Laps to Go1936stunts, uncreditedBarney Smith - Henchman
Roarin' Lead1936stunt double: Ray Corrigan, uncreditedHenchman Canary
Ali Baba Goes to Town1937stuntsUncredited
Riders of the Dawn1937stuntsUncredited
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm1937stuntsUncredited
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge1937stuntsUncredited
Zorro Rides Again1937stunt double: John CarrollUncredited
Riders of the Whistling Skull1937stunt double: Ray Corrigan, uncreditedOtah
Hit the Saddle1937stunt double, uncreditedBuck - McGowan Henchman
Trouble in Texas1937stunt double, uncredited, archive footageHenchman Squint Palmer
Nancy Steele Is Missing!1937Convict in Prison BreakUncredited
Gunsmoke Ranch1937Henchman Spider
Come On, Cowboys!1937stunt coordinator, uncreditedHenchman Jake
The Painted Stallion1937stunt double: Ray Corrigan and LeRoy Mason, uncreditedTom
It Could Happen to You!1937Truck DriverUncredited
Range Defenders1937Henchman Hodge
Riders of the Rockies1937Arizona Ranger Sergeant Beef
S.O.S. Coast Guard1937stuntsSeamanUncredited
Heart of the Rockies1937Charlie Coe, Dawson henchman
Prairie Thunder1937Chief High Wolf
Conquest1937CossackUncredited
The Mysterious Pilot1937stunt double, uncreditedIndian LukeSerial, [Chs.1-2,4-8,15]
In Old Chicago1938stuntsUncredited
Army Girl1938stunt coordinatorUncredited
Call the Mesquiteers1938stuntsUncredited, (archive footage)
Dick Tracy Returns1938stuntsUncredited
Frontier Town1938stuntsUncredited, (archive footage)
Red River Range1938stuntsUncredited
Riders of the Black Hills1938stuntsUncredited
The Lone Ranger1938stuntsSerial, Uncredited
The Mexicali Kid1938stuntsUncredited, (archive footage)
The Painted Stallion1938stunt doubleTom(archive footage)
The Painted Trail1938stuntsUncredited, (archive footage)
Hollywood Stadium Mystery1938stuntsPhotographerUncredited
The Secret of Treasure Island1938stunts, uncreditedDreer Mole-Men Leader
Pals of the Saddle1938stuntsHenchmanUncredited
Overland Stage Raiders1938stuntsBus DriverUncredited
Storm Over Bengal1938TribesmanUncredited
Santa Fe Stampede1938stuntsBen CareyUncredited
Captain Fury1939stuntsUncredited
Desperate Trails1939stage driving double: Horace MurphyUncredited
Dodge City1939stuntsUncredited
Man of Conquest1939stuntsUncredited
New Frontier1939stuntsUncredited
The Light That Failed1939stuntsUncredited
The Lone Ranger Rides Again1939stuntsUncredited
The Oregon Trail1939stuntsUncredited, (archive footage)
Three Texas Steers1939stuntsUncredited
Young Mr. Lincoln1939stuntsUncredited
Stagecoach1939second unit director, uncreditedstunt coordinatorCavalry scoutUncredited
The Night Riders1939Mob MemberUncredited
Daredevils of the Red Circle1939G-manSerial, [Chs. 10, 12], Uncredited
Wyoming Outlaw1939Henchman Ed Sims
Dust Be My Destiny1939Ambulance ManUncredited
The Kansas Terrors1939stunt double, uncreditedThe Sergeant
Cowboys from Texas1939stunts, uncreditedTex Dawson
Gone with the Wind1939stunt coordinator, uncredited; stunt double: Clark Gable, uncreditedRenegade
Zorro's Fighting Legion 1939stuntsTrooperUncredited
Boom Town1940stuntsUncredited
Lone Star Raiders1940stunt coordinatorUncredited
One Million B.C.1940stuntsUncredited
The Border Legion1940stunt coordinatorUncredited
The Trail Blazers1940stunt doubleUncredited
Three Faces West1940stunt coordinatorUncredited
Virginia City1940stunt double: Errol Flynn / Guinn WilliamsUncredited
When the Daltons Rode1940stuntsUncredited
Young Bill Hickok1940stunt double: stagestuntUncredited
Calling Philo Vance1940Sailor on the SorrentoUncredited
Pioneers of the West1940Henchman Nolan
Ghost Valley Raiders1940Marty Owens, Stagedriver
Dark Command1940second unit director, uncreditedstunt coordinatorTownsman on balconyUncredited
The Carson City Kid1940Pete - BartenderUncredited
Deadwood Dick1940stunt double: Don DouglasHenchmanSerial, [ch. 5], Uncredited
The Ranger and the Lady1940stunt coordinator, uncreditedMack
Oklahoma Renegades1940RancherUncredited
Under Texas Skies1940Henchman Talbot
Frontier Vengeance1940Henchman Zack
Mysterious Doctor Satan1940Sailor at WinchSerial, [Chs. 3-4], Uncredited
Country Fair1941stuntsUncredited
Gangs of Sonora1941stuntsUncredited
Jungle Girl1941stunt coordinatorSerial, Uncredited
Pals of the Pecos1941stuntsUncredited
They Died with Their Boots On1941stunt coordinatorUncredited
Western Union1941stunts
White Eagle1941stuntsHenchmanSerial, [Ch. 4], Uncredited
Prairie Pioneers1941stunt coordinatorHenchman MorrisonUncredited
The Great Train Robbery1941Klefner
Saddlemates1941stuntsWagon driverUncredited
Nevada City1941stuntssecond Stagecoach DriverUncredited
Kansas Cyclone1941Wagon DriverUncredited
Bad Man of Deadwood1941stuntsStage DriverUncredited
Gauchos of El Dorado1941Henchman Snakes
Code of the Outlaw1942stunt double: Tom Tyler
Flying Tigers1942stunt coordinatorUncredited
Gentleman Jim1942stuntsUncredited
Heart of the Rio Grande1942WrangerUncredited
Spy Smasher1942stuntsArmored Car DriverSerial, [Ch. 9], Uncredited
Remember Pearl Harbor1942Bar BrawlerUncredited
Perils of Nyoka1942TuaregUncredited
Shadows on the Sage1942Red Harvey, a Henchman
Idaho1943stuntsUncredited
King of the Cowboys1943Duke Wilson HenchmanUncredited
Santa Fe Scouts1943Uncredited
Calling Wild Bill Elliott1943MilitiamanUncredited
Riders of the Rio Grande1943DeputyUncredited
Coney Island1943Saloon Waiter in BrawlUncredited
Song of Texas1943Rodeo performerUncredited
Thundering Trails1943stunt coordinatorUncredited
For Whom the Bell Tolls1943Young cavalrymanUncredited
In Old Oklahoma1943second unit director, uncreditedstuntsBrawlerUncredited
Call of the Rockies1944second unit director, uncredited
Pride of the Plains1944Henchman Bowman
Hidden Valley Outlaws1944stunt coordinatorVigilante TracyUncredited
San Fernando Valley1944second unit director
The Fighting Seabees1944second unit director, uncreditedstuntsUncredited
The San Antonio Kid1944stunt coordinatorUncredited
Tucson Raiders1944second unit director
Vigilantes of Dodge City1944second unit director
Zorro's Black Whip1944second unit director
Along the Navajo Trail1945second unit directorstuntsUncredited
Dakota1945second unit directorstunt doubleUncredited
Federal Operator 991945director
Man from Oklahoma1945second unit director, uncredited
Manhunt of Mystery Island1945director
Sheriff of Cimarron1945director
Sunset in El Dorado1945stunt double: Roy RogersUncredited
The Topeka Terror1945second unit directorstuntsUncredited, (archive footage)
Desert Command1946El Shaitan maskedUncredited
My Pal Trigger1946second unit director; uncredited director
Santa Fe Uprising1946second unit director
Sun Valley Cyclone1946second unit director
Under Nevada Skies1946second unit director
Angel and the Badman1947second unit director
Northwest Outpost1947second unit director
That's My Man1947second unit director
Trail to San Antone1947stuntsUncredited, (archive footage)
Twilight on the Rio Grande1947second unit director
Wyoming1947second unit director
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James1948director
Carson City Raiders1948director
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted1948director
G-Men Never Forget1948director
Moonrise1948second unit director
Oklahoma Badlands1948directorstuntsRancherUncredited
Sons of Adventure1948director
The Untamed Breed1948stunt coordinatorUncredited
Hellfire1949second unit director
Red Stallion in the Rockies1949second unit directorstunt coordinator
The Doolins of Oklahoma1949second unit director
Devil's Doorway1950second unit director, uncredited
Fast on the Draw1950Rodeo Scene Stock FootageUncredited
Stage to Tucson1950second unit director
The Showdown1950Davis
Rocky Mountain1950stunt coordinatorTrooper RyanUncredited
Only the Valiant1951stunt coordinatorUncredited
Soldiers Three1951second unit director, uncredited
Spoilers of the Plains1951horse-wagon transfer stuntUncredited
Hangman's Knot1952second unit director
Ivanhoe1952second unit director, uncredited
Battle Circus1953stuntsUncredited
Knights of the Round Table1953second unit director, uncredited
Last of the Comanches1953second unit director
King Richard and the Crusaders1954second unit director
The Lawless Rider1954director
Helen of Troy1956second unit director
Westward Ho, The Wagons!1956second unit director
Zarak1956assistant director
Old Yeller1957second unit director
Ben-Hur1959second unit director
Rio Bravo1959stunt coordinatorGunman on horseUncredited
Zorro Rides Again1959stuntsUncredited
Spartacus1960second unit directorstunt coordinator; stuntsUncredited
Swiss Family Robinson1960second unit director
El Cid1961second unit director
The Fall of the Roman Empire1964second unit director
Cat Ballou1965second unit director; executive in charge of production uncreditedstunt coordinatorUncredited
Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine1966directorTV movie
Code 6451966director
Khartoum1966second unit director
R.C.M.P. and the Treasure of Genghis Khan1966directorTV movie
The Flim-Flam Man1967second unit director
Blue1968second unit director; uncredited directorstuntsUncredited
Where Eagles Dare1968second unit director
A Man Called Horse1970second unit director
Rio Lobo1970second unit director
Song of Norway1970second unit director
Breakheart Pass1975second unit directorstunt coordinator
Equus1977technical advisor

References

  • Baxter, John O. (1974). Stunt; the story of the great movie stunt men. Garden City, N.Y: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-06520-5.
  • Drake, Oliver; Canutt, Yakima (1979). Stunt man: the autobiography of Yakima Canutt. New York: Walker. ISBN 0-8027-0613-4.
  • Glut, Donald F.; Harmon, Jim (1973). The great movie serials: their sound and fury. London: Woburn Press. ISBN 0-7130-0097-X.
  • Goldstein, Alan (May 26, 1986). "Yakima Canutt, Rodeo Rider Who Became Film Stunt Man, Dies". Los Angeles Times.
  • Kazanjian,Howard; Chris Enss (2007). The young Duke: the early life of John Wayne. Guilford, Conn: TwoDot. ISBN 978-0-7627-3898-4.
  • Richards, Jeffrey H. (1977). Swordsmen of the screen, from Douglas Fairbanks to Michael York. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. ISBN 0-7100-8478-1.
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