Yakima Canutt
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Birth Name: Enos Edward Canutt
Born: 29 November 1895 Died: 24 May 1986
Country of origin: United States
Height: 6' 3"
Relationship Status: Married
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Hollywood's most renowned stuntman and second unit director, a pioneer the field, Yakima Canutt was born on a ranch on Penewawa Creek in the Snake River Hills, 16 miles from Colfax, Washington. Canutt grew up riding and roping. He entered his first rodeo at 16 and proved to be a natural bucking-bronc rider and bulldogger. After a brief stateside stint in the navy during the WWI, he continued a record-breaking career as a saddle-bronc rider and picked up the nickname "Yakima" (which, although a Native American name, actually refers to the town he hailed from at the time and was not, as has been erroneously stated elsewh
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1. Gone with the Wind (1939)
Rating: | 2077 Watched |
2. Rio Bravo (1959)
Rating: | 506 Watched |
3. Stagecoach
Rating: | 427 Watched |
4. For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
Rating: | 97 Watched |
5. Dark Command
Rating: | 25 Watched |
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3. The Lawless Rider (1954)
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