Yakima Canutt
Yakima Canutt was born on Nov 29, 1895 in USA. Yakima Canutt's big-screen debut came with Thundering Hoofs directed by Albert S. Rogell in 1924. Yakima Canutt is known for Where Eagles Dare directed by Brian G. Hutton, Richard Burton stars as Maj. Smith and Clint Eastwood as Lt. Schaffer. The most recent award Yakima Canutt achieved is Walk of Fame. The upcoming new movie Yakima Canutt plays is Breakheart Pass which will be released on Dec 25, 1975.
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.
Birthday
Nov 29, 1895Place of Birth
Colfax, Washington, USA
Known For
Awards
5 wins & 0 nominations
Movies & TV Shows
- 1975
second unit director or assistant director, stunts
6.7 - 1970
second unit director or assistant director
6.7 - 1970
second unit director or assistant director
4.2 - 1970
second unit director or assistant director
6.8 - 1968
second unit director or assistant director
7.6 - 1968
stunts, second unit director or assistant director
6.1 - 1967
second unit director or assistant director
6.8 - 1966
second unit director or assistant director
6.8 - 1965
second unit director or assistant director, stunts
6.8 - 1964
second unit director or assistant director, stunts
6.7 - 1962
second unit director or assistant director
5.2 - 1961
second unit director or assistant director
7.2 - 1960
second unit director or assistant director
7.1 - 1960
second unit director or assistant director, stunts
7.9 - 19598.0
- 1959
second unit director or assistant director
8.1 - 1959
stunts
6.2 - 1957
second unit director or assistant director
7.2 - 1956
second unit director or assistant director
5.7 - 1956
second unit director or assistant director
5.5 - 1956
second unit director or assistant director
6.1 - 1955
second unit director or assistant director
5.8 - 1954
King Richard and the Crusaders
second unit director or assistant director
5.5 - 1954
stunts
7.4 - 1953
second unit director or assistant director
6.2 - 1953
second unit director or assistant director
6.3 - 1953
stunts
5.9 - 1952
second unit director or assistant director
6.7 - 1952
second unit director or assistant director
6.7 - 1951
stunts
6.5 - 19506.7
- 1950
second unit director or assistant director
7.2 - 1949
second unit director or assistant director
6.4 - 1949
second unit director or assistant director, stunts
5.3 - 1948
second unit director or assistant director
7.1 - 1948
stunts
5.5 - 1947
second unit director or assistant director
6.2 - 1947
second unit director or assistant director, stunts
6.3 - 1947
second unit director or assistant director
6.1 - 1947
stunts, second unit director or assistant director
5.8 - 1947
second unit director or assistant director
6.8 - 1947
stunts
6.2 - 1946
second unit director or assistant director
6.5 - 1946
second unit director or assistant director
6.4 - 1946
stunts
7.3 - 1945
second unit director or assistant director, stunts
5.9 - 1945
second unit director or assistant director
6.2 - 1945
second unit director or assistant director, stunts
6.0 - 1945
stunts
6.4 - 1944
- 1944
second unit director or assistant director
6.3 - 1944
second unit director or assistant director
6.8 - 1944
second unit director or assistant director, stunts
6.7 - 1944
second unit director or assistant director
7.4 - 1944
second unit director or assistant director, stunts
6.3 - 1944
second unit director or assistant director, stunts
6.4 - 19436.4
- 19436.8
- 19436.3
- 19436.9
- 19435.9
- 1943
stunts
6.1 - 1943
stunts
7.1 - 1943
stunts
5.9 - 1943
stunts
6.9 - 19427.4
- 19427.1
- 19426.4
- 1942
stunts
7.6 - 1942
stunts
6.7 - 1942
stunts
6.3 - 1942
stunts
6.6 - 19415.7
- 19415.8
- 19417.0
- 19416.8
- 19415.3
- 19416.2
- 19417.2
- 1941
stunts
6.5 - 1941
stunts
5.8 - 1941
stunts
6.8 - 1941
stunts
6.4 - 1941
stunts
7.5 - 1941
stunts
6.7 - 19407.4
- 19405.4
- 19407.0
- 19407.8
- 1940
stunts, actor, second unit director or assistant director
as Townsman on Balcony (uncredited)
6.7 - 19406.0
- 19406.8
- 19405.8
- 1940
stunts
6.1 - 1940
stunts
6.2 - 1940
stunts
5.6 - 1940
stunts
7.1 - 1940
stunts
6.4 - 1940
stunts
6.1 - 1940
stunts
6.7 - 1940
stunts
5.7 - 1940
stunts
6.8 - 19397.2
- 19398.2
- 19396.8
- 19396.8
- 19395.9
- 19397.1
- 19395.7
- 1939
stunts, actor, second unit director or assistant director
as Cavalry Scout / Indian Attacking Stagecoach (uncredited)
7.8 - 1939
stunts
6.6 - 1939
stunts
5.9 - 1939
stunts
5.3 - 1939
stunts
6.0 - 1939
stunts
7.5 - 1939
stunts
6.1 - 1939
stunts
5.4 - 1939
stunts
6.2 - 1939
stunts
7.1 - 19396.9
- 19386.1
- 1938
second unit director or assistant director, actor, stunts
as Tribesman (uncredited)
5.2 - 19385.7
- 19384.8
- 19386.0
- 1938
stunts
5.7 - 1938
stunts
6.4 - 1938
stunts
6.6 - 1938
stunts
5.9 - 1938
stunts
5.1 - 1938
stunts
5.6 - 19385.8
- 1938
stunts
6.7 - 19376.5
- 19375.2
- 19376.4
- 19375.9
- 19374.6
- 19375.7
- 19376.0
- 19376.4
- 19376.1
- 19375.5
- 19376.5
- 19375.8
- 1937
stunts
6.9 - 1937
stunts
6.3 - 1937
stunts
6.3 - 1937
stunts
5.6 - 1937
stunts
6.5 - 19366.1
- 19364.7
- 19365.7
- 19365.6
- 19365.4
- 19366.0
- 19365.0
- 19365.6
- 19365.3
- 19366.0
- 1936
- 19367.0
- 1936
stunts
6.4 - 1936
stunts
5.5 - 19366.8
- 1936
stunts
6.3 - 1936
stunts
5.6 - 19356.6
- 19355.1
- 19355.7
- 19356.7
- 19355.2
- 19352.9
- 1935
stunts
5.4 - 1935
stunts
6.2 - 1935
stunts
5.3 - 1935
stunts
6.4 - 1935
stunts
5.3 - 19355.7
- 1935
stunts
5.6 - 19345.0
- 19345.0
- 19345.5
- 1934
- 19345.1
- 19345.1
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- 19345.2
- 19345.5
- 1934
stunts
7.1 - 1934
stunts
5.8 - 1934
stunts
5.3 - 1934
stunts
2.5 - 1934
stunts
6.5 - 1934
stunts
4.7 - 19335.4
- 19335.4
- 19336.4
- 19336.3
- 19335.4
- 19335.7
- 19336.1
- 1933
stunts
6.0 - 1933
stunts
5.2 - 1933
stunts
5.2 - 19325.7
- 1932
actor, second unit director or assistant director, stunts
as Slim Johnson [Chs. 3-5, 8] / Henchman [Chs. 11-12] (uncredited)
6.6 - 19326.0
- 19325.2
- 19325.3
- 19325.8
- 19324.7
- 19325.5
- 1932
stunts
5.4 - 1932
stunts
5.2 - 1932
stunts
- 1932
stunts
5.9 - 1932
stunts
5.0 - 1931
second unit director or assistant director, stunts, actor
as Jack Brady - Scout
5.8 - 19316.3
- 19316.0
- 19315.8
- 19316.7
- 1931
stunts
5.8 - 19305.4
- 19306.4
- 1930
- 1929
stunts
5.5 - 1929
stunts
5.8 - 19276.1
- 19265.7
- 1926
- 19266.0
- 19245.7
- 1924
actor
4.4 - 1924
stunts
6.1