Yakima Canutt

Actor · 1895–1986 · Colfax, Washington, U.S.A.

Biography

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.

Acted in 140

2000s

2000
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
(archive footage)

1960s

1966
Spy Smasher Returns
Armored Car Driver (uncredited)

1950s

1959
Rio Bravo
Gunman on Horse (uncredited)
85
1950
Rocky Mountain
Trooper Ryan (USA) (uncredited)
64
The Showdown
Davis

1940s

1944
Hidden Valley Outlaws
Vigilante Tracy
1943
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Young Cavalryman
68
Coney Island
Saloon Waiter in Brawl
Song of Texas
Rodeo Performer
Riders of the Rio Grande
Deputy
Calling Wild Bill Elliott
Militiaman
King of the Cowboys
Wilson Henchman
1942
Spy Smasher
Armored Car Driver (uncredited)
Heart of the Rio Grande
Wranger (uncredited)
1941
Gauchos of El Dorado
Henchman Snakes
Bad Man of Deadwood
Stage Driver
Kansas Cyclone
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Nevada City
2nd Stagecoach Driver
The Great Train Robbery
Klefner
Prairie Pioneers
Morrison - Henchman
1940
Mysterious Doctor Satan
Sailor at Winch
Frontier Vengeance
Henchman Zack
The Ranger and the Lady
Mack
Deadwood Dick
Henchman
Dark Command
Townsman on Balcony
Ghost Valley Raiders
1st Stage Driver
Pioneers of the West
Henchman Nolan
Calling Philo Vance
Sorrento Sailor (uncredited)

1930s

1939
Zorro's Fighting Legion
Gold Shipment Trooper
Gone with the Wind
Renegade
86
Cowboys from Texas
Tex Dawson
The Kansas Terrors
The Sergeant
Dust Be My Destiny
Ambulance Man (uncredited)
Wyoming Outlaw
(uncredited)
Daredevils of the Red Circle
G-Man
The Night Riders
(uncredited)
Stagecoach
Cavalry Scout / Indian Attacking Stagecoach (uncredited)
85
1938
Santa Fe Stampede
Ben Carey (uncredited)
Storm Over Bengal
Tribesman
Overland Stage Raiders
Bus Driver (uncredited)
The Secret of Treasure Island
Dreer (Mole-Men Leader)
1937
The Mysterious Pilot
Indian Luke
Prairie Thunder
High Wolf
Heart of the Rockies
Charlie Coe
Riders of the Rockies
Arizona Ranger Sergeant Beef
The Painted Stallion
Tom
Trouble in Texas
Squint Palmer
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
Otah
1936
Ten Laps to Go
Barney Smith - Henchman
The Bold Caballero
Murdered Peon / Soldier (uncredited)
58
The Big Show
Driver of Cattle Truck
Ghost Town Gold
Buck, Barrington's Henchman
Trailin' West
Gambler (uncredited)
The Black Coin
Ed McMahan
The Vigilantes Are Coming
Henchman Barsam [Ch. 1]
Winds of the Wasteland
(uncredited)
58
Wildcat Trooper
The Raven
The Lonely Trail
Bull Horrell
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
Number Eight / Sailor Brawler
King of the Pecos
Pete
The Oregon Trail
Tom Richards
Custer's Last Stand
Renegade / Indian
1935
Lawless Range
Joe Burns
Westward Ho
(uncredited)
56
Cowboy G-Man
Curly Joe
Paradise Canyon
Curly Joe Gale
50
Branded a Coward
'The Cat' (original)
The Dawn Rider
(uncredited)
50
Avenging Angel
Saloon owner
Rough Riding Ranger
Henchman Draw
Pals of the Range
Henchman Brown
Cyclone of the Saddle
Snake
Outlaw Rule
Blaze Tremaine
1934
'Neath the Arizona Skies
Sam Black
50
The Lawless Frontier
(uncredited)
50
Pals of the West
Larkin
Fighting Thru
Big Jack Thorne
The Man from Hell
Yak (Henchman)
The Star Packer
Yak
49
Carrying the Mail
Spade
The Drifter
Henchman
Randy Rides Alone
Movie · Action · Western
52
Bandits of the Badlands
Danti, the Polka Dot Bandit
The Shadow Gang
Yak
Next Of Kin
Hank
The Man from Utah
Cheyenne Kent
50
Rodeo Rocketeers
Cheyanne Kent
Blue Steel
Danti, the Polka Dot Bandit
52
West of the Divide
Hank
53
The Lucky Texan
Joe Cole
54
Claim Jumpers
Joe Cole
1933
Sagebrush Trail
(uncredited)
54
Riders of Destiny
(uncredited)
54
The Wolf Dog
Bill
Fighting Texans
Joe
Son of the Border
Yak
The Telegraph Trail
High Wolf
Scarlet River
Yak, a Wrangler
1932
The Wyoming Whirlwind
Henchman Jackson
Law and Lawless
Tex Barnes
The Devil Horse
Slim [Chs. 3-5, 8] / Henchman [Chs. 11-12] (uncredited)
The Last Frontier
Wild Bill
Guns for Hire
Sheriff Pete Peterson
The Hurricane Express
Henchman
Texas Tornado
Jackson - Henchman
The Shadow of the Eagle
Boyle
54
1931
The Cheyenne Cyclone
Ed Brady
Battling with Buffalo Bill
Scout Jack Brady
The Lightning Warrior
Ken Davis [Ch. 3] / Deputy [Ch. 8]
Two Fisted Justice
Pancho Rider Perkins
The Hurricane Horseman
Sheriff Jones
The Galloping Ghost
Henchman
The Vanishing Legion
Yak
Pueblo Terror
Ballen
1930
Westward Bound
Gang Leader Jim
Canyon Hawks
Jack Benson
The Lonesome Trail
Two-Gun
Bar-L Ranch
Steve
The Texan
Cowboy (uncredited)
The Cheyenne Kid
Marshal Utah Kane
Firebrand Jordan
Red Carson

1920s

1929
Captain Cowboy
Movie · Western
Bad Men's Money
Jim Donovan
1928
The Vanishing West
Steve Marvin
1927
Hell Hounds of the Plains
Deputy Yak Hammond
1926
Desert Greed
Yak Carroll
Rex the Devil Horse
Dave Carson
The Iron Rider
Yak Halliday
The Fighting Stallion
Yak
1925
The Human Tornado
Jim Marlow
The Mystery Box
Whipping boss
Wild Horse Canyon
Yak Dawson
White Thunder
Chick Richards
The Ridin' Comet
Slim Ranthers
Two-Fisted Sheriff
Jerry O'Connell
1924
Branded a Bandit
Jess Dean
The Desert Hawk
Handy Man
1922
The Heart of a Texan
Link
1920
The Girl Who Dared
Bob Purdy

1910s

1919
Lightning Bryce
Deputy (Episode #15), Deputy

Other crew 87

1970s

1975
Breakheart Pass
Stunt Coordinator
67

1960s

1965
Cat Ballou
Stunt Coordinator
70
1964
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Stunt Coordinator
64
1960
Spartacus
Stunts Coordinator, Second Unit
82

1950s

1959
Rio Bravo
Stunt Coordinator
85
1950
The Showdown
Stunt Coordinator

1940s

1944
San Fernando Valley
Stunt Coordinator
Call of the Rockies
Second Unit
1943
Silver Spurs
Stunt Coordinator
Coney Island
Stunts
Song of Texas
Stunts
Riders of the Rio Grande
Stunts
King of the Cowboys
Stunt Coordinator
Idaho
Stunts
1942
Gentleman Jim
Stunts
81
Flying Tigers
Stunt Coordinator
67
Spy Smasher
Stunts
Heart of the Rio Grande
Stunt Double
Cowboy Serenade
Stunts
Code of the Outlaw
Stunts
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
Stunt Coordinator
72
Gauchos of El Dorado
Stunt Coordinator
Bad Man of Deadwood
Stunts
Citadel of Crime
Stunts
Gangs of Sonora
Stunts
Jungle Girl
Stunt Coordinator
Nevada City
Stunts
Western Union
Stunts
68
1940
The Border Legion
Stunt Coordinator
Melody Ranch
Stunts
Three Faces West
Stunt Coordinator
Virginia City
Stunt Double
67

1930s

1939
The Light That Failed
Stunt Coordinator
Zorro's Fighting Legion
Stunts
Dust Be My Destiny
Stunts
In Old Monterey
Stunts
New Frontier
Stunts
54
Wyoming Outlaw
Stunt Coordinator
Young Mr. Lincoln
Stunts
83
Three Texas Steers
Stunts
Dodge City
Stunts
78
Stagecoach
Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Double
85
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Stunts
1938
Santa Fe Stampede
Stunts
Storm Over Bengal
Stunts
Army Girl
Stunt Coordinator
Riders of the Black Hills
Stunts
In Old Chicago
Stunts
Outlaws of Sonora
Stunt Coordinator
The Lone Ranger
Stunts
1937
Zorro Rides Again
Stunt Double
Riders of the Dawn
Stunt Double
It Could Happen to You
Stunts
Gunsmoke Ranch
Stunts
1936
Roarin' Lead
Stunt Double
The Bold Caballero
Stunt Double
58
Ghost Town Gold
Stunts
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Stunt Double
68
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Stunts, Stunt Double
67
Custer's Last Stand
Stunts
1935
The New Frontier
Stunts
The Last Days of Pompeii
Stunts
Texas Terror
Stunts
50
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Stunt Double
The Miracle Rider
Stunts
1934
Randy Rides Alone
Stunts
52
Monte Carlo Nights
Stunts
The Man from Utah
Stunts
50
West of the Divide
Stunts
53
The Lucky Texan
Stunts
54
1933
The Mystery Squadron
Stunts
Riders of Destiny
Stunt Double
54
The Wolf Dog
Stunts
Laughing at Life
Stunt Double
Fighting With Kit Carson
Stunts
Cross Fire
Stunts
The Three Musketeers
Stunts
Scarlet River
Stunts
The Cheyenne Kid
Stunt Double
1932
Renegades of the West
Stunts
The Devil Horse
Stunts
The Hurricane Express
Stunts
1931
The Galloping Ghost
Stunts
The Vanishing Legion
Stunts
Pueblo Terror
Stunts

1920s

1929
The King of the Kongo
Stunts
Bad Men's Money
Stunts

Directed 28

1970s

1970
Rio Lobo
Second Unit Director
65

1960s

1968
Where Eagles Dare
Second Unit Director
75
1966
Khartoum
Second Unit Director
76
1965
Cat Ballou
Second Unit Director
70
1964
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Second Unit Director
64
1962
The Son of Captain Blood
Second Unit Director
1961
El Cid
Second Unit Director
77

1950s

1955
The King's Thief
Second Unit Director
1954
King Richard and the Crusaders
Second Unit Director
58
The Lawless Rider
Director
1953
Mogambo
Second Unit Director
69
1952
Hangman's Knot
Second Unit Director
66
1950
Stage to Tucson
Second Unit Director
Devil's Doorway
Second Unit Director
71

1940s

1949
Hellfire
Second Unit Director
1948
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Director
Sons of Adventure
Director
Carson City Raiders
Director
Oklahoma Badlands
Director
G-Men Never Forget
Director
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
Director
1947
That's My Man
Second Unit Director
Angel and the Badman
Second Unit Director
68
1946
My Pal Trigger
Director
61
1945
Federal Operator 99
Director
Manhunt of Mystery Island
Director
Sheriff of Cimarron
Director

1930s

1939
Stagecoach
Second Unit Director
85

Produced 1

1920s

1926
The Iron Rider
Producer

Wrote 1

1930s

1930
The Cheyenne Kid
Writer

Appearances3

1990s

1993
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Self - 2nd Unit Director (archive footage)

1980s

1980
Hollywood
Self · 2 episodes

1960s

1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 episode
79