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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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Known For
Rio Bravo
(1959)
Gunman on Horse (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
(1939)
Renegade
Stagecoach
(1939)
Cavalry Scout (uncredited)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
(1943)
Young Cavalryman
Dark Command
(1940)
Townsman on Balcony
Riders of Destiny
(1933)
(uncredited)
The Hurricane Express
(1932)
Henchman
Full Filmography
Acting
Lightning Bryce
(1919)
Deputy (Episode #15)
The Heart of a Texan
(1922)
Link
Branded a Bandit
(1924)
Jess Dean
The Desert Hawk
(1924)
Handy Man
White Thunder
(1925)
Chick Richards
Two-Fisted Sheriff
(1925)
Jerry O'Connell
Wild Horse Canyon
(1925)
Yak Dawson
The Iron Rider
(1926)
Yak Halliday
The Fighting Stallion
(1926)
Yak
Desert Greed
(1926)
Yak Carroll
Rex the Devil Horse
(1926)
Dave Carson
Hell Hounds of the Plains
(1927)
Deputy Yak Hammond
The Vanishing West
(1928)
Steve Marvin
Captain Cowboy
(1929)
The Cheyenne Kid
(1930)
Marshal Utah Kane
Westward Bound
(1930)
Gang Leader Jim
Canyon Hawks
(1930)
Jack Benson
Bar-L Ranch
(1930)
Steve
Firebrand Jordan
(1930)
Red Carson
The Texan
(1930)
Cowboy (uncredited)
Two Fisted Justice
(1931)
Pancho Rider Perkins
The Vanishing Legion
(1931)
Yak
The Galloping Ghost
(1931)
Henchman
The Lightning Warrior
(1931)
Ken Davis [Ch. 3] / Deputy [Ch. 8]
Battling with Buffalo Bill
(1931)
Scout Jack Brady
The Hurricane Horseman
(1931)
Sheriff Jones
The Shadow of the Eagle
(1932)
Boyle
The Devil Horse
(1932)
Slim [Chs. 3-5, 8] / Henchman [Chs. 11-12] (uncredited)
The Wyoming Whirlwind
(1932)
Henchman Jackson
The Hurricane Express
(1932)
Henchman
Texas Tornado
(1932)
Jackson - Henchman
The Last Frontier
(1932)
Wild Bill
Law and Lawless
(1932)
Tex Barnes
Fighting Texans
(1933)
Joe
The Telegraph Trail
(1933)
High Wolf
Riders of Destiny
(1933)
(uncredited)
Scarlet River
(1933)
Yak, a Wrangler
Sagebrush Trail
(1933)
(uncredited)
The Wolf Dog
(1933)
Bill
Son of the Border
(1933)
Yak
The Lawless Frontier
(1934)
(uncredited)
Carrying the Mail
(1934)
Spade
Blue Steel
(1934)
Danti, the Polka Dot Bandit
'Neath the Arizona Skies
(1934)
Sam Black
West of the Divide
(1934)
Hank
The Star Packer
(1934)
Yak
The Lucky Texan
(1934)
Joe Cole
Bandits of the Badlands
(1934)
Danti, the Polka Dot Bandit
The Man from Utah
(1934)
Cheyenne Kent
The Shadow Gang
(1934)
Yak
Randy Rides Alone
(1934)
The Man from Hell
(1934)
Yak (Henchman)
Pals of the West
(1934)
Larkin
Next Of Kin
(1934)
Hank
Fighting Thru
(1934)
Big Jack Thorne
Avenging Angel
(1935)
Saloon owner
Westward Ho
(1935)
(uncredited)
Pals of the Range
(1935)
Henchman Brown
Branded a Coward
(1935)
'The Cat' (original)
Rough Riding Ranger
(1935)
Henchman Draw
Outlaw Rule
(1935)
Blaze Tremaine
Lawless Range
(1935)
Joe Burns
Cyclone of the Saddle
(1935)
Snake
Paradise Canyon
(1935)
Curly Joe Gale
The Dawn Rider
(1935)
(uncredited)
Trailin' West
(1936)
Gambler (uncredited)
Winds of the Wasteland
(1936)
(uncredited)
The Bold Caballero
(1936)
Murdered Peon / Soldier (uncredited)
King of the Pecos
(1936)
Pete
The Oregon Trail
(1936)
Tom Richards
Custer's Last Stand
(1936)
Renegade / Indian
The Black Coin
(1936)
Ed McMahan
The Vigilantes Are Coming
(1936)
Henchman Barsam [Ch. 1]
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
(1936)
Number Eight / Sailor Brawler
Ten Laps to Go
(1936)
Barney Smith - Henchman
The Lonely Trail
(1936)
Bull Horrell
Wildcat Trooper
(1936)
The Raven
Prairie Thunder
(1937)
High Wolf
Heart of the Rockies
(1937)
Charlie Coe
Trouble in Texas
(1937)
Squint Palmer
The Mysterious Pilot
(1937)
Indian Luke
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
(1937)
Otah
The Painted Stallion
(1937)
Tom
Riders of the Rockies
(1937)
Arizona Ranger Sergeant Beef
Storm Over Bengal
(1938)
Tribesman
Santa Fe Stampede
(1938)
Ben Carey (uncredited)
The Secret of Treasure Island
(1938)
Dreer (Mole-Men Leader)
Overland Stage Raiders
(1938)
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Cowboys from Texas
(1939)
Tex Dawson
Daredevils of the Red Circle
(1939)
G-Man
Zorro's Fighting Legion
(1939)
Gold Shipment Trooper
Stagecoach
(1939)
Cavalry Scout (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
(1939)
Renegade
Dust Be My Destiny
(1939)
Ambulance Man (uncredited)
Wyoming Outlaw
(1939)
(uncredited)
The Night Riders
(1939)
(uncredited)
The Kansas Terrors
(1939)
The Sergeant
Deadwood Dick
(1940)
Henchman
Dark Command
(1940)
Townsman on Balcony
Mysterious Doctor Satan
(1940)
Sailor at Winch
Calling Philo Vance
(1940)
Sorrento Sailor (uncredited)
Pioneers of the West
(1940)
Henchman Nolan
The Ranger and the Lady
(1940)
Mack
Frontier Vengeance
(1940)
Henchman Zack
Ghost Valley Raiders
(1940)
1st Stage Driver
Nevada City
(1941)
2nd Stagecoach Driver
Prairie Pioneers
(1941)
Morrison - Henchman
Kansas Cyclone
(1941)
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
The Great Train Robbery
(1941)
Klefner
Gauchos of El Dorado
(1941)
Henchman Snakes
Bad Man of Deadwood
(1941)
Stage Driver
Heart of the Rio Grande
(1942)
Wranger (uncredited)
Spy Smasher
(1942)
Armored Car Driver (uncredited)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
(1943)
Young Cavalryman
Coney Island
(1943)
Saloon Waiter in Brawl
Riders of the Rio Grande
(1943)
Deputy
Song of Texas
(1943)
Rodeo Performer
Calling Wild Bill Elliott
(1943)
Militiaman
King of the Cowboys
(1943)
Wilson Henchman
Hidden Valley Outlaws
(1944)
Vigilante Tracy
Rocky Mountain
(1950)
Trooper Ryan (USA) (uncredited)
The Showdown
(1950)
Davis
Rio Bravo
(1959)
Gunman on Horse (uncredited)
Spy Smasher Returns
(1966)
Armored Car Driver (uncredited)
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
(1988)
Self (archive footage)
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
(1993)
Self - 2nd Unit Director (archive footage)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
(2000)
(archive footage)
Production
Crew
The King of the Kongo
(1929)
Stunts
The Galloping Ghost
(1931)
Stunts
The Vanishing Legion
(1931)
Stunts
Renegades of the West
(1932)
Stunts
The Devil Horse
(1932)
Stunts
The Hurricane Express
(1932)
Stunts
The Three Musketeers
(1933)
Stunts
Fighting With Kit Carson
(1933)
Stunts
The Mystery Squadron
(1933)
Stunts
The Cheyenne Kid
(1933)
Stunt Double
Cross Fire
(1933)
Stunts
Scarlet River
(1933)
Stunts
Laughing at Life
(1933)
Stunt Double
Riders of Destiny
(1933)
Stunt Double
The Wolf Dog
(1933)
Stunts
The Man from Utah
(1934)
Stunts
Monte Carlo Nights
(1934)
Stunts
Randy Rides Alone
(1934)
Stunts
The Lucky Texan
(1934)
Stunts
Texas Terror
(1935)
Stunts
The Farmer Takes a Wife
(1935)
Stunt Double
The New Frontier
(1935)
Stunts
The Last Days of Pompeii
(1935)
Stunts
The Miracle Rider
(1935)
Stunts
Custer's Last Stand
(1936)
Stunts
The Charge of the Light Brigade
(1936)
Stunt Double
Ghost-Town Gold
(1936)
Stunts
The Bold Caballero
(1936)
Stunt Double
Roarin' Lead
(1936)
Stunt Double
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
(1936)
Stunts and Stunt Double
It Could Happen to You
(1937)
Stunts
Riders of the Dawn
(1937)
Stunt Double
Gunsmoke Ranch
(1937)
Stunts
Zorro Rides Again
(1937)
Stunt Double
Riders of the Black Hills
(1938)
Stunts
In Old Chicago
(1938)
Stunts
Santa Fe Stampede
(1938)
Stunts
Outlaws of Sonora
(1938)
Stunt Coordinator
Army Girl
(1938)
Stunt Coordinator
The Lone Ranger
(1938)
Stunts
Storm Over Bengal
(1938)
Stunts
The Light That Failed
(1939)
Stunt Coordinator
Dodge City
(1939)
Stunts
Stagecoach
(1939)
Second Unit and Stunt Coordinator
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
(1939)
Stunts
In Old Monterey
(1939)
Stunts
Young Mr. Lincoln
(1939)
Stunts
Three Texas Steers
(1939)
Stunts
Wyoming Outlaw
(1939)
Stunt Coordinator
New Frontier
(1939)
Stunts
Zorro's Fighting Legion
(1939)
Stunts
Dust Be My Destiny
(1939)
Stunts
The Border Legion
(1940)
Stunt Coordinator
Three Faces West
(1940)
Stunt Coordinator
Melody Ranch
(1940)
Stunts
Virginia City
(1940)
Stunt Double
Bad Man of Deadwood
(1941)
Stunts
Nevada City
(1941)
Stunts
Jungle Girl
(1941)
Stunt Coordinator
They Died with Their Boots On
(1941)
Stunt Coordinator
Western Union
(1941)
Stunts
Gauchos of El Dorado
(1941)
Stunt Coordinator
Citadel of Crime
(1941)
Stunts
Gangs of Sonora
(1941)
Stunts
Cowboy Serenade
(1942)
Stunts
Code of the Outlaw
(1942)
Stunts
Heart of the Rio Grande
(1942)
Stunt Double
Gentleman Jim
(1942)
Stunts
Spy Smasher
(1942)
Stunts
Flying Tigers
(1942)
Stunt Coordinator
Idaho
(1943)
Stunts
Silver Spurs
(1943)
Stunt Coordinator
King of the Cowboys
(1943)
Stunt Coordinator
Riders of the Rio Grande
(1943)
Stunts
Coney Island
(1943)
Stunts
Song of Texas
(1943)
Stunts
San Fernando Valley
(1944)
Stunt Coordinator
Call of the Rockies
(1944)
Second Unit
The Showdown
(1950)
Stunt Coordinator
Rio Bravo
(1959)
Stunt Coordinator
Spartacus
(1960)
Second Unit and Stunts Coordinator
The Fall of the Roman Empire
(1964)
Stunt Coordinator
Cat Ballou
(1965)
Stunt Coordinator
Breakheart Pass
(1975)
Stunt Coordinator
Writing
Directing
Federal Operator 99
(1945)
Director
Sheriff of Cimarron
(1945)
Director
Manhunt of Mystery Island
(1945)
Director
My Pal Trigger
(1946)
Director
That's My Man
(1947)
Second Unit Director
Angel and the Badman
(1947)
Second Unit Director
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
(1948)
Director
Sons of Adventure
(1948)
Director
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
(1948)
Director
G-Men Never Forget
(1948)
Director
Oklahoma Badlands
(1948)
Director
Carson City Raiders
(1948)
Director
Stage to Tucson
(1950)
Second Unit Director
Hangman's Knot
(1952)
Second Unit Director
King Richard and the Crusaders
(1954)
Second Unit Director
The Lawless Rider
(1954)
Director
The King's Thief
(1955)
Second Unit Director
El Cid
(1961)
Second Unit Director
The Son of Captain Blood
(1962)
Second Unit Director
The Fall of the Roman Empire
(1964)
Second Unit Director
Cat Ballou
(1965)
Second Unit Director
Khartoum
(1966)
Second Unit Director
Where Eagles Dare
(1968)
Second Unit Director
Rio Lobo
(1970)
Second Unit Director