Yakima Canutt

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.

Career Overview

Yakima Canutt has 260 screen credits in a career dating back to 1920. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently The Three Mesquiteers Collection with 14 titles. Signature works include Captain Cowboy, Bad Men's Money, Canyon Hawks. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Acting
Gender: male
Known Credits: 260
Birth Date: 1895-11-29 00:00:00
Birth Place: Colfax, Washington, U.S.A.

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

The Three Mesquiteers Collection (14 titles)
Philo Vance Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Cliff Lyons (3 collaborations)
Slim Whitaker (2 collaborations)
Bobby Dunn (2 collaborations)
John Lowell (2 collaborations)
Bud Osborne (2 collaborations)
Frank Ellis (2 collaborations)
Ione Reed (1 collaborations)
Betty Carter (1 collaborations)
Peggy Montgomery (1 collaborations)
J.P. McGowan (1 collaborations)

Credits

directing (29 credits)
- Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Rio Lobo
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1970
- Where Eagles Dare
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1968
- Khartoum
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1966
- Cat Ballou
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1965
- The Fall of the Roman Empire
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1964
- The Son of Captain Blood
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1962
- El Cid
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1961
- The King's Thief
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1955
- King Richard and the Crusaders
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1954
- The Lawless Rider
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1954
- Mogambo
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1953
- Hangman's Knot
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1952
- Stage to Tucson
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1950
- Devil's Doorway
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1950
- Hellfire
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1949
- Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1948
- Sons of Adventure
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1948
- Carson City Raiders
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1948
- G-Men Never Forget
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1948
- Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1948
- That's My Man
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1947
- Angel and the Badman
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1947
- My Pal Trigger
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1946
- Federal Operator 99
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1945
- Manhunt of Mystery Island
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1945
- Sheriff of Cimarron
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1945
- Stagecoach
  
  second unit director
  
  directing
  
  1939
- Circle of Death
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1935
actors (144 credits)
- Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
  (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
  Self - 2nd Unit Director (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- The Dick Cavett Show
  
  - Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, Joe Canutt, Yakima Canutt (1972) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  1968
- Spy Smasher Returns
  Armored Car Driver (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1966
- Rio Bravo
  Gunman on Horse (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- Rocky Mountain
  Trooper Ryan (USA) (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1950
- The Showdown
  Davis
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1950
- Hidden Valley Outlaws
  Vigilante Tracy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1944
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
  Young Cavalryman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1943
- Coney Island
  Saloon Waiter in Brawl
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1943
- Song of Texas
  Rodeo Performer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1943
- Riders of the Rio Grande
  Deputy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1943
- Calling Wild Bill Elliott
  Militiaman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1943
- King of the Cowboys
  Wilson Henchman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1943
- Spy Smasher
  Armored Car Driver (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- Heart of the Rio Grande
  Wranger (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- Gauchos of El Dorado
  Henchman Snakes
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1941
- Bad Man of Deadwood
  Stage Driver
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1941
- Kansas Cyclone
  Wagon Driver (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1941
- Nevada City
  2nd Stagecoach Driver
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1941
- The Great Train Robbery
  Klefner
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1941
- Prairie Pioneers
  Morrison - Henchman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1941
- Mysterious Doctor Satan
  Sailor at Winch
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- Frontier Vengeance
  Henchman Zack
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- The Ranger and the Lady
  Mack
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- Deadwood Dick
  Henchman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- Dark Command
  Townsman on Balcony
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- Ghost Valley Raiders
  1st Stage Driver
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- Pioneers of the West
  Henchman Nolan
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- Calling Philo Vance
  Sorrento Sailor (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- Zorro's Fighting Legion
  Gold Shipment Trooper
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1939
- Gone with the Wind
  Renegade
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1939
- Cowboys from Texas
  Tex Dawson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1939
- The Kansas Terrors
  The Sergeant
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1939
- Dust Be My Destiny
  Ambulance Man (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1939
- Wyoming Outlaw
  (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1939
- Daredevils of the Red Circle
  G-Man
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1939
- Stagecoach
  Cavalry Scout / Indian Attacking Stagecoach (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1939
- Santa Fe Stampede
  Ben Carey (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1938
- Storm Over Bengal
  Tribesman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1938
- Overland Stage Raiders
  Bus Driver (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1938
- The Secret of Treasure Island
  Dreer (Mole-Men Leader)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1938
- The Mysterious Pilot
  Indian Luke
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1937
- Prairie Thunder
  High Wolf
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1937
- Heart of the Rockies
  Charlie Coe
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1937
- Riders of the Rockies
  Arizona Ranger Sergeant Beef
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1937
- The Painted Stallion
  Tom
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1937
- Trouble in Texas
  Squint Palmer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1937
- The Riders of the Whistling Skull
  Otah
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1937
- Ten Laps to Go
  Barney Smith - Henchman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- The Bold Caballero
  Murdered Peon / Soldier (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- Ghost Town Gold
  Buck, Barrington's Henchman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- Trailin' West
  Gambler (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- The Black Coin
  Ed McMahan
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- The Vigilantes Are Coming
  Henchman Barsam [Ch. 1]
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- Winds of the Wasteland
  (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- Wildcat Trooper
  The Raven
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- The Lonely Trail
  Bull Horrell
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
  Number Eight / Sailor Brawler
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- King of the Pecos
  Pete
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- The Oregon Trail
  Tom Richards
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- Custer's Last Stand
  Renegade / Indian
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- Lawless Range
  Joe Burns
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Westward Ho
  (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Cowboy G-Man
  Curly Joe
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Paradise Canyon
  Curly Joe Gale
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Branded a Coward
  'The Cat' (original)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- The Dawn Rider
  (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Avenging Angel
  Saloon owner
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Rough Riding Ranger
  Henchman Draw
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Circle of Death
  Young Brave
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Pals of the Range
  Henchman Brown
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Cyclone of the Saddle
  Snake
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Outlaw Rule
  Blaze Tremaine
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- 'Neath the Arizona Skies
  Sam Black
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- The Lawless Frontier
  (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- Pals of the West
  Larkin
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- Fighting Thru
  Big Jack Thorne
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- The Man from Hell
  Yak (Henchman)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- The Star Packer
  Yak
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- Carrying the Mail
  Spade
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- The Drifter
  Henchman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- Randy Rides Alone
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- Bandits of the Badlands
  Danti, the Polka Dot Bandit
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- The Shadow Gang
  Yak
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- Next Of Kin
  Hank
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- The Man from Utah
  Cheyenne Kent
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- Rodeo Rocketeers
  Cheyanne Kent
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- Blue Steel
  Danti, the Polka Dot Bandit
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- West of the Divide
  Hank
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- The Lucky Texan
  Joe Cole
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- Claim Jumpers
  Joe Cole
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- Sagebrush Trail
  (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1933
- Riders of Destiny
  (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1933
- The Wolf Dog
  Bill
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1933
- Fighting Texans
  Joe
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1933
- Son of the Border
  Yak
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1933
- The Telegraph Trail
  High Wolf
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1933
- Scarlet River
  Yak, a Wrangler
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1933
- The Wyoming Whirlwind
  Henchman Jackson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1932
- Law and Lawless
  Tex Barnes
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1932
- The Devil Horse
  Slim [Chs. 3-5, 8] / Henchman [Chs. 11-12] (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1932
- The Last Frontier
  Wild Bill
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1932
- Guns for Hire
  Sheriff Pete Peterson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1932
- The Hurricane Express
  Henchman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1932
- Texas Tornado
  Jackson - Henchman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1932
- The Shadow of the Eagle
  Boyle
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1932
- The Cheyenne Cyclone
  Ed Brady
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1931
- Battling with Buffalo Bill
  Scout Jack Brady
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1931
- The Lightning Warrior
  Ken Davis [Ch. 3] / Deputy [Ch. 8]
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1931
- Two Fisted Justice
  Pancho Rider Perkins
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1931
- The Hurricane Horseman
  Sheriff Jones
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1931
- The Galloping Ghost
  Henchman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1931
- The Vanishing Legion
  Yak
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1931
- Pueblo Terror
  Ballen
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1931
- Westward Bound
  Gang Leader Jim
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1930
- Canyon Hawks
  Jack Benson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1930
- The Lonesome Trail
  Two-Gun
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1930
- Bar-L Ranch
  Steve
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1930
- The Texan
  Cowboy (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1930
- The Cheyenne Kid
  Marshal Utah Kane
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1930
- Firebrand Jordan
  Red Carson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1930
- Captain Cowboy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1929
- Bad Men's Money
  Jim Donovan
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1929
- The Vanishing West
  Steve Marvin
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1928
- Hell Hounds of the Plains
  Deputy Yak Hammond
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1927
- Desert Greed
  Yak Carroll
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1926
- Rex the Devil Horse
  Dave Carson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1926
- The Fighting Stallion
  Yak
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1926
- The Iron Rider
  Yak Halliday
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1926
- The Human Tornado
  Jim Marlow
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1925
- The Mystery Box
  Whipping boss
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1925
- Wild Horse Canyon
  Yak Dawson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1925
- White Thunder
  Chick Richards
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1925
- The Ridin' Comet
  Slim Ranthers
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1925
- Two-Fisted Sheriff
  Jerry O'Connell
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1925
- Branded a Bandit
  Jess Dean
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1924
- The Riddle Rider
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1924
- The Desert Hawk
  Handy Man
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1924
- Notch Number One
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1924
- Days of '49
  Hombre
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1924
- The Heart of a Texan
  Link
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1922
- The Girl Who Dared
  Bob Purdy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1920
crew (85 credits)
- Breakheart Pass
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1975
- Cat Ballou
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1965
- The Fall of the Roman Empire
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1964
- Spartacus
  
  second unit
  
  crew
  
  1960
- Rio Bravo
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1959
- The Showdown
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1950
- San Fernando Valley
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1944
- Call of the Rockies
  
  second unit
  
  crew
  
  1944
- Silver Spurs
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1943
- Coney Island
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1943
- Song of Texas
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1943
- Riders of the Rio Grande
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1943
- King of the Cowboys
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1943
- Idaho
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1943
- Gentleman Jim
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1942
- Flying Tigers
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1942
- Spy Smasher
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1942
- Heart of the Rio Grande
  
  stunt double
  
  crew
  
  1942
- Cowboy Serenade
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1942
- Code of the Outlaw
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1942
- They Died with Their Boots On
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1941
- Gauchos of El Dorado
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1941
- Bad Man of Deadwood
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1941
- Citadel of Crime
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1941
- Gangs of Sonora
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1941
- Jungle Girl
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1941
- Nevada City
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1941
- Western Union
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1941
- The Border Legion
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1940
- Melody Ranch
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1940
- Three Faces West
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1940
- Virginia City
  
  stunt double
  
  crew
  
  1940
- The Light That Failed
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1939
- Zorro's Fighting Legion
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1939
- Dust Be My Destiny
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1939
- In Old Monterey
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1939
- New Frontier
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1939
- Wyoming Outlaw
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1939
- Young Mr. Lincoln
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1939
- Three Texas Steers
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1939
- Dodge City
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1939
- Stagecoach
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1939
- The Lone Ranger Rides Again
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1939
- Santa Fe Stampede
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1938
- Storm Over Bengal
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1938
- Army Girl
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1938
- Riders of the Black Hills
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1938
- In Old Chicago
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1938
- Outlaws of Sonora
  
  stunt coordinator
  
  crew
  
  1938
- The Lone Ranger
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1938
- Zorro Rides Again
  
  stunt double
  
  crew
  
  1937
- Riders of the Dawn
  
  stunt double
  
  crew
  
  1937
- It Could Happen to You
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1937
- Gunsmoke Ranch
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1937
- Roarin' Lead
  
  stunt double
  
  crew
  
  1936
- The Bold Caballero
  
  stunt double
  
  crew
  
  1936
- Ghost Town Gold
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1936
- The Charge of the Light Brigade
  
  stunt double
  
  crew
  
  1936
- The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1936
- Custer's Last Stand
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1936
- The New Frontier
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1935
- The Last Days of Pompeii
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1935
- Texas Terror
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1935
- The Farmer Takes a Wife
  
  stunt double
  
  crew
  
  1935
- The Miracle Rider
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1935
- Randy Rides Alone
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1934
- Monte Carlo Nights
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1934
- The Man from Utah
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1934
- The Lucky Texan
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1934
- The Mystery Squadron
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1933
- Riders of Destiny
  
  stunt double
  
  crew
  
  1933
- The Wolf Dog
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1933
- Laughing at Life
  
  stunt double
  
  crew
  
  1933
- Fighting With Kit Carson
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1933
- Cross Fire
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1933
- The Three Musketeers
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1933
- Scarlet River
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1933
- The Cheyenne Kid
  
  stunt double
  
  crew
  
  1933
- Renegades of the West
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1932
- The Devil Horse
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1932
- The Hurricane Express
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1932
- The Galloping Ghost
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1931
- The Vanishing Legion
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1931
- Pueblo Terror
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1931
- The King of the Kongo
  
  stunts
  
  crew
  
  1929
writing (1 credits)
- The Cheyenne Kid
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1930
production (1 credits)
- The Iron Rider
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1926

Content sources

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