Acting
Yakima Canutt
EN, NL, IT cinema · 227 credits
Born
29 November 1895
Died
24 May 1986 (aged 90)
Birthplace
Colfax, Washington, U.S.A.
Also known as Enos Edward "Yakima" Canutt · Enos Edward Canutt
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yakima Canutt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine
Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine
Director
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
as (archive footage)
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
as Self - 2nd Unit Director (archive footage)
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
1988
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
as Self (archive footage)
Breakheart Pass
Stunt Coordinator
Rio Lobo
Second Unit Director
Where Eagles Dare
Second Unit Director
Spy Smasher Returns
as Armored Car Driver (uncredited)
Khartoum
Second Unit Director
Cat Ballou
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
The Son of Captain Blood
Second Unit Director
El Cid
Second Unit Director
Spartacus
Stunts Coordinator, Second Unit
Rio Bravo
as Gunman on Horse (uncredited), Stunt Coordinator
The King's Thief
Second Unit Director
King Richard and the Crusaders
Second Unit Director
The Lawless Rider
Director
Mogambo
Second Unit Director
Hangman's Knot
Second Unit Director
Rocky Mountain
as Trooper Ryan (USA) (uncredited)
The Showdown
as Davis, Stunt Coordinator
Stage to Tucson
Second Unit Director
Devil's Doorway
Second Unit Director
Hellfire
Second Unit Director
Oklahoma Badlands
Director
Carson City Raiders
Director
G-Men Never Forget
Director
Sons of Adventure
Director
That's My Man
Second Unit Director
Angel and the Badman
Second Unit Director
My Pal Trigger
Director
Sheriff of Cimarron
Director
Federal Operator 99
Director
Hidden Valley Outlaws
as Vigilante Tracy
San Fernando Valley
Stunt Coordinator
Call of the Rockies
Second Unit
King of the Cowboys
as Wilson Henchman, Stunt Coordinator
Song of Texas
as Rodeo Performer, Stunts
Riders of the Rio Grande
as Deputy, Stunts
Calling Wild Bill Elliott
as Militiaman
Coney Island
as Saloon Waiter in Brawl, Stunts
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Young Cavalryman
Silver Spurs
Stunt Coordinator
Idaho
Stunts
Spy Smasher
as Armored Car Driver (uncredited), Stunts
Heart of the Rio Grande
as Wranger (uncredited), Stunt Double
Flying Tigers
Stunt Coordinator
Bad Man of Deadwood
as Stage Driver, Stunts
Gauchos of El Dorado
as Henchman Snakes, Stunt Coordinator
Prairie Pioneers
as Morrison - Henchman
The Great Train Robbery
as Klefner
Kansas Cyclone
as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Nevada City
as 2nd Stagecoach Driver, Stunts
They Died with Their Boots On
Stunt Coordinator
Jungle Girl
Stunt Coordinator
Pioneers of the West
as Henchman Nolan
Mysterious Doctor Satan
as Sailor at Winch
Calling Philo Vance
as Sorrento Sailor (uncredited)
Dark Command
as Townsman on Balcony
Deadwood Dick
as Henchman
Ghost Valley Raiders
as 1st Stage Driver
Frontier Vengeance
as Henchman Zack
The Border Legion
Stunt Coordinator
Three Faces West
Stunt Coordinator
Melody Ranch
Stunts
Virginia City
Stunt Double
Stagecoach
as Cavalry Scout / Indian Attacking Stagecoach (uncredited), Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director, Stunt Double
Gone with the Wind
as Renegade
Dust Be My Destiny
as Ambulance Man (uncredited), Stunts
Wyoming Outlaw
as (uncredited), Stunt Coordinator
The Night Riders
as (uncredited)
Zorro's Fighting Legion
as Gold Shipment Trooper, Stunts
Cowboys from Texas
as Tex Dawson
The Kansas Terrors
as The Sergeant
New Frontier
Stunts
Dodge City
Stunts
The Light That Failed
Stunt Coordinator
The Secret of Treasure Island
as Dreer (Mole-Men Leader)
Santa Fe Stampede
as Ben Carey (uncredited), Stunts
Storm Over Bengal
as Tribesman, Stunts
Overland Stage Raiders
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Army Girl
Stunt Coordinator
Outlaws of Sonora
Stunt Coordinator
Riders of the Rockies
as Arizona Ranger Sergeant Beef
Trouble in Texas
as Squint Palmer
The Mysterious Pilot
as Indian Luke
Heart of the Rockies
as Charlie Coe
Prairie Thunder
as High Wolf
Riders of the Dawn
Stunt Double
Zorro Rides Again
Stunt Double
Winds of the Wasteland
as (uncredited)
The Lonely Trail
as Bull Horrell
Wildcat Trooper
as The Raven
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
as Number Eight / Sailor Brawler
The Vigilantes Are Coming
as Henchman Barsam [Ch. 1]
Ten Laps to Go
as Barney Smith - Henchman
The Black Coin
as Ed McMahan
Custer's Last Stand
as Renegade / Indian, Stunts
The Oregon Trail
as Tom Richards
The Bold Caballero
as Murdered Peon / Soldier (uncredited), Stunt Double
Trailin' West
as Gambler (uncredited)
Ghost Town Gold
as Buck, Barrington's Henchman, Stunts
The Big Show
as Driver of Cattle Truck
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Stunts, Stunt Double
Roarin' Lead
Stunt Double
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Stunt Double
Westward Ho
as (uncredited)
The Dawn Rider
as (uncredited)
Avenging Angel
as Saloon owner
Branded a Coward
as 'The Cat' (original)
Rough Riding Ranger
as Henchman Draw
Pals of the Range
as Henchman Brown
Paradise Canyon
as Curly Joe Gale
Outlaw Rule
as Blaze Tremaine
Lawless Range
as Joe Burns
Cowboy G-Man
as Curly Joe
Circle of Death
1935
Circle of Death
as Young Brave, Director
Texas Terror
Stunts
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Stunt Double
The Lucky Texan
as Joe Cole, Stunts
West of the Divide
as Hank, Stunts
The Lawless Frontier
as (uncredited)
Randy Rides Alone
Actor, Stunts
'Neath the Arizona Skies
as Sam Black
Blue Steel
as Danti, the Polka Dot Bandit
Bandits of the Badlands
as Danti, the Polka Dot Bandit
The Man from Hell
as Yak (Henchman)
Claim Jumpers
as Joe Cole
The Man from Utah
as Cheyenne Kent, Stunts
Fighting Thru
as Big Jack Thorne
Carrying the Mail
as Spade
Pals of the West
as Larkin
Rodeo Rocketeers
as Cheyanne Kent
The Drifter
as Henchman
Riders of Destiny
as (uncredited), Stunt Double
Sagebrush Trail
as (uncredited)
The Wolf Dog
as Bill, Stunts
Scarlet River
as Yak, a Wrangler, Stunts
The Telegraph Trail
as High Wolf
The Cheyenne Kid
Stunt Double
Laughing at Life
Stunt Double
Cross Fire
Stunts
The Last Frontier
as Wild Bill
Law and Lawless
as Tex Barnes
The Wyoming Whirlwind
as Henchman Jackson
The Devil Horse
as Slim [Chs. 3-5, 8] / Henchman [Chs. 11-12] (uncredited), Stunts
The Hurricane Express
as Henchman, Stunts
Texas Tornado
as Jackson - Henchman
Guns for Hire
as Sheriff Pete Peterson
The Lightning Warrior
as Ken Davis [Ch. 3] / Deputy [Ch. 8]
The Vanishing Legion
as Yak, Stunts
The Galloping Ghost
as Henchman, Stunts
The Hurricane Horseman
as Sheriff Jones
Battling with Buffalo Bill
as Scout Jack Brady
Two Fisted Justice
as Pancho Rider Perkins
Pueblo Terror
as Ballen, Stunts
The Cheyenne Cyclone
as Ed Brady
Firebrand Jordan
as Red Carson
The Cheyenne Kid
as Marshal Utah Kane, Writer
Canyon Hawks
as Jack Benson
Westward Bound
as Gang Leader Jim
Bar-L Ranch
as Steve
The Texan
as Cowboy (uncredited)
The Lonesome Trail
as Two-Gun
Bad Men's Money
as Jim Donovan, Stunts
The Vanishing West
as Steve Marvin
Hell Hounds of the Plains
as Deputy Yak Hammond
The Iron Rider
as Yak Halliday, Producer
Rex the Devil Horse
as Dave Carson
Desert Greed
as Yak Carroll
Two-Fisted Sheriff
as Jerry O'Connell
White Thunder
as Chick Richards
Wild Horse Canyon
as Yak Dawson
The Mystery Box
as Whipping boss
The Human Tornado
as Jim Marlow
The Ridin' Comet
as Slim Ranthers
The Desert Hawk
as Handy Man
Branded a Bandit
as Jess Dean
The Girl Who Dared
as Bob Purdy
Lightning Bryce
as Deputy (Episode #15), as Deputy