Yakima Canutt filmography explained

See main article: Yakima Canutt. 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

Title Year CrewStunts Actor Notes
Foreman of Bar Z Ranch 1915 stunts Uncredited
Lightning Bryce 1919 Deputy Serial, Ep. 15, Uncredited
The Girl Who Dared 1920 Bob Purdy
The Heart of a Texan 1922 Link
The Forbidden Range 1923 Buck Madison
Days of '49 1924
Sell 'Em Cowboy 1924 Luke Strong
Ridin' Mad 1924 Steve Carlson
The Desert Hawk 1924 Handy Man
The Riddle Rider 1924
Branded a Bandit 1924 stunts, uncredited Jess Dean
The Cactus Cure 1925 Bud Osborne
Romance and Rustlers 1925 Bud Kane
Scar Hanan 1925 story Scar Hanan
A Two-Fisted Sheriff 1925 Jerry O'Connell
The Riding Comet 1925 Slim Ranthers
Wolves of the Road 1925 The Pronto Kid
White Thunder 1925 Chick Richards
The Mystery Box 1925 Whipping boss
The Human Tornado 1925 Jim Marlow
The Strange Rider 1925 Jim Weston
Wild Horse Canyon 1925 Uncredited
The Devil Horse 1926 second unit director stunts, uncredited Dave Carson
Desert Greed 1926 producer Yak Carroll
The Outlaw Breaker 1926 producer; writer Yak Darnell
The Iron Rider 1926 producer Yak Halliday
King of the Rodeo 1926 producer Uncredited
Hell Hounds of the Plains 1926 Yak Hammond
The Fighting Stallion 1927 Yak
Pals of the West 1927 Uncredited
The Vanishing West 1928 Steve Marvin
The King of the Kongo 1929 stunts Uncredited
The Three Outcasts 1929 Dick Marsh
Bad Men's Money 1929 stunts, uncredited Jim Donovan
Captain Cowboy 1929
Riders of the Storm 1929
A Texan's Honor 1929 Bob Morgan
Firebrand Jordan 1930 stunts, uncredited Red Carson
Bar-L Ranch 1930 stunts, uncredited Steve
The Cheyenne Kid 1930 story stunt double, uncredited Marshal Utah Kane
The Texan 1930 Cowboy Uncredited
Ridin' Law 1930 Buck Lambert
The Lonesome Trail 1930 Two-Gun
Canyon Hawks 1930 Jack Benson
Breed of the West 1930 stunt double Cowhand Uncredited
Westward Bound 1930 Gang leader Jim
Freighters of Destiny 1931 stunts Uncredited
Sundown Trail 1931 stunt double Uncredited
The Phantom of the West 1931 stunts Uncredited
Pueblo Terror 1931 stunt double, uncredited Ballen, crooked Foreman
The Vanishing Legion 1931 stunt double, uncredited Yak / Bill Peters Serial, [Chs. 1 & 3] / [Ch. 4]
The Galloping Ghost 1931 stunts Henchman Serial, Uncredited
Hurricane Horseman 1931 stunt double: Lane Chandler, uncredited Sheriff Jones
Two Fisted Justice 1931 stunt double, uncredited Perkins
The Lightning Warrior 1931 stunt double: George Brent Ken Davis / Deputy Serial, [Ch. 3] / [Ch. 8], Uncredited
Battling with Buffalo Bill 1931 second unit director, uncredited Scout Jack Brady
The Cheyenne Cyclone 1931 stunt double uncredited Henchman Ed Brady
Beyond the Rockies 1932 stunt double Uncredited
Come on Danger! 1932 stunts Uncredited
Ghost Valley 1932 stunt double Uncredited
Lawless Valley 1932 stunt double: Lane Chandler Uncredited
Partners 1932 stunt double Uncredited
Renegades of the West 1932 stunt double Uncredited
The Black Ghost 1932 Wild Bill, Indian scout (archive footage)
The Reckless Rider 1932 stunt double Uncredited
The Saddle Buster 1932 stunt double Uncredited
The Texan 1932 stunt double Uncredited
Vanishing Men 1932 stunts Uncredited
Riders of the Golden Gulch 1932 story stunts Uncredited
The Shadow of the Eagle 1932 stunts, uncredited Henchman Boyle
Battling Buckaroo 1932 stunts, uncredited Sheriff Rawlins
The Texas Tornado 1932 Henchman Jackson
The Last of the Mohicans 1932 Black Fox, messenger / bullion wagon driver Serial, [Ch.1] / [Ch.6]
The Hurricane Express 1932 stunts Henchman Uncredited
Guns for Hire 1932 stunts, uncredited Sheriff Pete Peterson
The Last Frontier 1932 stunt double: Lon Chaney, Jr, uncredited Wild Bill Hickok Serial, [Chs. 1-2]
The Devil Horse 1932 Slim / Henchman Serial, [Chs. 3-4, 8] / [Chs. 11-12], Uncredited
Law and Lawless 1932 stunt double: Tex Barnes, uncredited Tex Barnes
Wyoming Whirlwind 1932 stunts, uncredited Buck Jackson
Cross Fire 1933 stunt double Uncredited
King of the Wild Horses 1933 stunts: Horses Uncredited
Laughing at Life 1933 stunt double: Victor McLaglen Uncredited
The Cheyenne Kid 1933 stunt double Uncredited
The Mystery Squadron 1933 stunts Uncredited
Via Pony Express 1933 stunt double Henchman Uncredited
Scarlet River 1933 stunt double: Tom Keene and Lon Chaney, Jr. Yak, a Wrangler
The Telegraph Trail 1933 stunts, uncredited High Wolf
The Three Musketeers 1933 stunts El Shaitan, when masked / Legion Officer Serial, [Ch. 8], Uncredited
The Whispering Shadow 1933 stunt coordinator Detective Serial, [Ch. 12], Uncredited
Son of the Border 1933 stunt double: Tom Keene Yak Uncredited
The Fighting Texans 1933 stunts, uncredited Henchman Joe
Fighting with Kit Carson 1933 stunts Mystery Rider Uncredited
The Wolf Dog 1933 stunt coordinator, uncredited Bill
Riders of Destiny 1933 stunt double: John Wayne, uncredited Henchman
Sagebrush Trail 1933 stunt double: John Wayne, uncredited Ed Walsh, Outlaw Gang Leader
Burn 'Em Up Barnes 1934 stunt coordinator Uncredited
Elinor Norton 1934 stunts Uncredited
Mystery Mountain 1934 stunts Serial, Uncredited
Range Riders 1934 stunts Uncredited
The Lost Jungle 1934 stunts Uncredited
The Sundown Trail 1934 stunts Uncredited
The Trail Beyond 1934 stunts Uncredited
Wild Gold 1934 stunt double stunt double Uncredited
The Lucky Texan 1934 stunt double: John Wayne, uncredited Joe Cole
West of the Divide 1934 stunt double: John Wayne, uncredited Hank Gentry Henchman
Blue Steel 1934 stunt double: John Wayne Danti, the Polka Dot Bandit
The Man from Utah 1934 stunts, uncredited Cheyenne Kent
Monte Carlo Nights 1934 stunts Casino Hood Uncredited
Randy Rides Alone 1934 stunt double uncredited Henchman Spike
Carrying the Mail 1934 stunts, uncredited Shank outlaw gang leader Short
The Man from Hell 1934 stunts, uncredited Yak Henchman
Desert Man 1934 stunts, uncredited Outlaw Spade Short
Fighting Through 1934 stunts, uncredited Big Jack Thorne
The Star Packer 1934 stunts, uncredited Yak, Travers' Indian Sidekick
Pals of the West 1934 stunt double, uncredited Larkin Short
The Law of the Wild 1934 stunts Townsman Uncredited
The Lawless Frontier 1934 stunt double: John Wayne, uncredited Joe, Zanti's Henchman
'Neath the Arizona Skies 1934 stunts, uncredited Sam Black
Between Men 1935 stunts
Big Calibre 1935 stunts Uncredited, (archive footage)
Texas Terror 1935 stunts, stunt doubleUncredited
The Courageous Avenger 1935 stunts Uncredited, (archive footage)
The Cowboy and the Bandit 1935 stunts Uncredited
The Cyclone Ranger 1935 stunt double Uncredited
The Desert Trail 1935 stunts Uncredited, (archive footage)
The Farmer Takes a Wife 1935 stunt Uncredited
The Fighting Marines 1935 second unit director, uncredited stunts Uncredited
The Last Days of Pompeii 1935 stunts Uncredited
The New Frontier 1935 stunt double Uncredited
Welcome Home 1935 stunts Uncredited
Outlaw Rule 1935 stunts, uncredited Blaze Tremaine
Pals of the Range 1935 stunts, uncredited Henchman Brown
Cyclone of the Saddle 1935 stunts, uncredited Snake
The Miracle Rider 1935 stunt double Indian chief Uncredited
Circle of Death 1935 director, uncredited stunt coordinator Young Brave
The Dawn Rider 1935stunts, uncredited Saloon Owner
Branded a Coward 1935 stunts, uncredited 'The Cat' original
Paradise Canyon 1935 stunts, uncredited Curly Joe Gale
Dante's Inferno 1935 Stoker on the Paradise Uncredited
Westward Ho 1935 Red Ballard henchman
Rough Riding Ranger 1935 stunts, uncredited Henchman Draw
Lawless Range 1935 stunts, uncredited Joe Burns, chief henchman
Darkest Africa 1936 stunts Uncredited
Oh, Susanna! 1936 stunts Uncredited
The Charge of the Light Brigade 1936 stunt double: Errol Flynn Uncredited
The Lawless Nineties 1936 stunt double: John Wayne Uncredited
The Three Mesquiteers 1936 stunts Uncredited
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine 1936 stunts Uncredited
Custer's Last Stand 1936 stunts Renegade / Indian Serial, Uncredited
The Oregon Trail 1936 stunt double, uncredited Tom Richards
King of the Pecos 1936 Henchman Pete
The Clutching Hand 1936 stunt double, uncredited, Number Eight, garage-owner / chauffeur thug
The Lonely Trail 1936 Trooper Bull Horrell
Wildcat Trooper 1936 The Raven
Winds of the Wasteland 1936 stunts Henchman Smokey Uncredited
The Vigilantes Are Coming 1936 stunt double: Robert Livingston and others, uncredited Henchman Barsam Serial, [Ch. 1]
The Black Coin 1936 stunts, uncredited Ed McMahan thug Serial, [Chs. 3,10-14]
Trailin' West 1936 stunts Gambler Uncredited
Ghost-Town Gold 1936 stunts, uncredited Buck Barrington's Henchman
The Big Show 1936 Driver of Cattle Truck Uncredited
The Bold Caballero 1936 stunt double Murdered Peon / Soldier Uncredited
Ten Laps to Go 1936 stunts, uncredited Barney Smith - Henchman
Roarin' Lead 1936 stunt double: Ray Corrigan, uncredited Henchman Canary
Ali Baba Goes to Town 1937 stunts Uncredited
Riders of the Dawn 1937 stunts Uncredited
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm 1937 stunts Uncredited
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge 1937 stunts Uncredited
Zorro Rides Again 1937 stunt double: John Carroll Uncredited
Riders of the Whistling Skull 1937 stunt double: Ray Corrigan, uncredited Otah
Hit the Saddle 1937 stunt double, uncredited Buck - McGowan Henchman
Trouble in Texas 1937 stunt double, uncredited, archive footage Henchman Squint Palmer
Nancy Steele Is Missing! 1937 Convict in Prison Break Uncredited
Gunsmoke Ranch 1937 Henchman Spider
Come On, Cowboys! 1937 stunt coordinator, uncredited Henchman Jake
The Painted Stallion 1937 stunt double: Ray Corrigan and LeRoy Mason, uncredited Tom
It Could Happen to You! 1937 Truck Driver Uncredited
Range Defenders 1937 Henchman Hodge
Riders of the Rockies 1937 Arizona Ranger Sergeant Beef
S.O.S. Coast Guard 1937 stunts Seaman Uncredited
Heart of the Rockies 1937 Charlie Coe, Dawson henchman
Prairie Thunder 1937 Chief High Wolf
Conquest 1937 Cossack Uncredited
The Mysterious Pilot 1937 stunt double, uncredited Indian Luke Serial, [Chs.1-2,4-8,15]
In Old Chicago 1938 stunts Uncredited
Army Girl 1938 stunt coordinator Uncredited
Call the Mesquiteers 1938 stunts Uncredited, (archive footage)
Dick Tracy Returns 1938 stunts Uncredited
Frontier Town 1938 stunts Uncredited, (archive footage)
Red River Range 1938 stunts Uncredited
Riders of the Black Hills 1938 stunts Uncredited
The Lone Ranger 1938 stunts Serial, Uncredited
The Mexicali Kid 1938 stunts Uncredited, (archive footage)
The Painted Stallion 1938 stunt double Tom (archive footage)
The Painted Trail 1938 stunts Uncredited, (archive footage)
Hollywood Stadium Mystery 1938 stunts Photographer Uncredited
The Secret of Treasure Island 1938 stunts, uncredited Dreer Mole-Men Leader
Pals of the Saddle 1938 stunts Henchman Uncredited
Overland Stage Raiders 1938 stunts Bus Driver Uncredited
Storm Over Bengal 1938 Tribesman Uncredited
Santa Fe Stampede 1938 stunts Ben Carey Uncredited
Captain Fury 1939 stunts Uncredited
Desperate Trails 1939 stage driving double: Horace Murphy Uncredited
Dodge City 1939 stunts Uncredited
Man of Conquest 1939 stunts Uncredited
New Frontier 1939 stunts Uncredited
The Light That Failed 1939 stunts Uncredited
The Lone Ranger Rides Again 1939 stunts Uncredited
The Oregon Trail 1939 stunts Uncredited, (archive footage)
Three Texas Steers 1939 stunts Uncredited
Young Mr. Lincoln 1939 stunts Uncredited
Stagecoach 1939 second unit director, uncredited stunt coordinator Cavalry scout Uncredited
The Night Riders 1939 Mob Member Uncredited
Daredevils of the Red Circle 1939 G-man Serial, [Chs. 10, 12], Uncredited
Wyoming Outlaw 1939 Henchman Ed Sims
Dust Be My Destiny 1939 Ambulance Man Uncredited
The Kansas Terrors 1939 stunt double, uncredited The Sergeant
Cowboys from Texas 1939 stunts, uncredited Tex Dawson
Gone with the Wind 1939 stunt coordinator, uncredited; stunt double: Clark Gable, uncredited Renegade
Zorro's Fighting Legion 1939 stunts Trooper Uncredited
Boom Town 1940 stunts Uncredited
Lone Star Raiders 1940 stunt coordinator Uncredited
One Million B.C. 1940 stunts Uncredited
The Border Legion 1940 stunt coordinator Uncredited
The Trail Blazers 1940 stunt double Uncredited
Three Faces West 1940 stunt coordinator Uncredited
Virginia City 1940 stunt double: Errol Flynn / Guinn Williams Uncredited
When the Daltons Rode 1940 stunts Uncredited
Young Bill Hickok 1940 stunt double: stagestunt Uncredited
Calling Philo Vance 1940 Sailor on the Sorrento Uncredited
Pioneers of the West 1940 Henchman Nolan
Ghost Valley Raiders 1940 Marty Owens, Stagedriver
Dark Command 1940 second unit director, uncredited stunt coordinator Townsman on balcony Uncredited
The Carson City Kid 1940 Pete - Bartender Uncredited
Deadwood Dick 1940 stunt double: Don Douglas Henchman Serial, [ch. 5], Uncredited
The Ranger and the Lady 1940 stunt coordinator, uncredited Mack
Oklahoma Renegades 1940 Rancher Uncredited
Under Texas Skies 1940 Henchman Talbot
Frontier Vengeance 1940 Henchman Zack
Mysterious Doctor Satan 1940 Sailor at Winch Serial, [Chs. 3-4], Uncredited
Country Fair 1941 stunts Uncredited
Gangs of Sonora 1941 stunts Uncredited
Jungle Girl 1941 stunt coordinator Serial, Uncredited
Pals of the Pecos 1941 stunts Uncredited
They Died with Their Boots On 1941 stunt coordinator Uncredited
Western Union 1941 stunts
White Eagle 1941 stunts Henchman Serial, [Ch. 4], Uncredited
Prairie Pioneers 1941 stunt coordinator Henchman Morrison Uncredited
The Great Train Robbery 1941 Klefner
Saddlemates 1941 stunts Wagon driver Uncredited
Nevada City 1941 stuntssecond Stagecoach Driver Uncredited
Kansas Cyclone 1941 Wagon Driver Uncredited
Bad Man of Deadwood 1941 stunts Stage Driver Uncredited
Gauchos of El Dorado 1941 Henchman Snakes
Code of the Outlaw 1942 stunt double: Tom Tyler
Flying Tigers 1942 stunt coordinator Uncredited
Gentleman Jim 1942 stunts Uncredited
Heart of the Rio Grande 1942 Wranger Uncredited
Spy Smasher 1942 stunts Armored Car Driver Serial, [Ch. 9], Uncredited
Remember Pearl Harbor 1942 Bar Brawler Uncredited
Perils of Nyoka 1942 Tuareg Uncredited
Shadows on the Sage 1942 Red Harvey, a Henchman
Idaho 1943 stunts Uncredited
King of the Cowboys 1943 Duke Wilson Henchman Uncredited
Santa Fe Scouts 1943 Uncredited
Calling Wild Bill Elliott 1943 Militiaman Uncredited
Riders of the Rio Grande 1943 Deputy Uncredited
Coney Island 1943 Saloon Waiter in Brawl Uncredited
Song of Texas 1943 Rodeo performer Uncredited
Thundering Trails 1943 stunt coordinator Uncredited
For Whom the Bell Tolls 1943 Young cavalryman Uncredited
In Old Oklahoma 1943 second unit director, uncredited stunts Brawler Uncredited
Call of the Rockies 1944 second unit director, uncredited
Pride of the Plains 1944 Henchman Bowman
Hidden Valley Outlaws 1944 stunt coordinator Vigilante Tracy Uncredited
San Fernando Valley 1944 second unit director
The Fighting Seabees 1944 second unit director, uncredited stunts Uncredited
The San Antonio Kid 1944 stunt coordinator Uncredited
Tucson Raiders 1944 second unit director
Vigilantes of Dodge City 1944 second unit director
Zorro's Black Whip 1944 second unit director
Along the Navajo Trail 1945 second unit director stunts Uncredited
Dakota 1945 second unit director stunt double Uncredited
Federal Operator 99 1945 director
Man from Oklahoma 1945 second unit director, uncredited
Manhunt of Mystery Island 1945 director
Sheriff of Cimarron 1945 director
Sunset in El Dorado 1945 stunt double: Roy Rogers Uncredited
The Topeka Terror 1945 second unit director stunts Uncredited, (archive footage)
Desert Command 1946 El Shaitan masked Uncredited
My Pal Trigger 1946 second unit director; uncredited director
Santa Fe Uprising 1946 second unit director
Sun Valley Cyclone 1946 second unit director
Under Nevada Skies 1946 second unit director
Angel and the Badman 1947 second unit director
Northwest Outpost 1947 second unit director
That's My Man 1947 second unit director
Trail to San Antone 1947 stunts Uncredited, (archive footage)
Twilight on the Rio Grande 1947 second unit director
Wyoming 1947 second unit director
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James 1948 director
Carson City Raiders 1948 director
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted 1948 director
G-Men Never Forget 1948 director
Moonrise 1948 second unit director
Oklahoma Badlands 1948 director stunts Rancher Uncredited
Sons of Adventure 1948 director
The Untamed Breed 1948 stunt coordinator Uncredited
Hellfire 1949 second unit director
Red Stallion in the Rockies 1949 second unit director stunt coordinator
The Doolins of Oklahoma 1949 second unit director
Devil's Doorway 1950 second unit director, uncredited
Fast on the Draw 1950 Rodeo Scene Stock Footage Uncredited
Stage to Tucson 1950 second unit director
The Showdown 1950 Davis
Rocky Mountain 1950 stunt coordinator Trooper Ryan Uncredited
Only the Valiant 1951 stunt coordinator Uncredited
Soldiers Three 1951 second unit director, uncredited
Spoilers of the Plains 1951 horse-wagon transfer stunt Uncredited
Hangman's Knot 1952 second unit director
Ivanhoe 1952 second unit director, uncredited
Battle Circus 1953 stuntsUncredited
Knights of the Round Table 1953 second unit director, uncredited
Last of the Comanches 1953 second unit director
King Richard and the Crusaders 1954 second unit director
The Lawless Rider 1954 director
Helen of Troy 1956 second unit director
Westward Ho, The Wagons! 1956 second unit director
Zarak 1956 assistant director
Old Yeller 1957 second unit director
Ben-Hur 1959 second unit director
Rio Bravo 1959 stunt coordinator Gunman on horse Uncredited
Zorro Rides Again 1959 stunts Uncredited
Spartacus 1960 second unit director stunt coordinator; stunts Uncredited
Swiss Family Robinson 1960 second unit director
El Cid 1961 second unit director
The Fall of the Roman Empire 1964 second unit director
Cat Ballou 1965 second unit director; executive in charge of production uncredited stunt coordinator Uncredited
Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine 1966 director TV movie
Code 645 1966 director
Khartoum 1966 second unit director
R.C.M.P. and the Treasure of Genghis Khan 1966 director TV movie
The Flim-Flam Man 1967 second unit director
Blue 1968 second unit director; uncredited director stunts Uncredited
Where Eagles Dare 1968 second unit director
A Man Called Horse 1970 second unit director
Rio Lobo 1970 second unit director
Song of Norway 1970 second unit director
Breakheart Pass 1975 second unit director stunt coordinator
Equus 1977 technical advisor

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