Yakima Canutt

ActorCrewDirectingDirectorWriter 1919–2000 (81 year career)

5.5 avg rating

Highest Rated

Son of the Border

1933 · as Yak

9.0

The Vanishing Legion

1931 · as Yak

9.0

The Vanishing Legion

1931 · Stunts

9.0

Known For

Film

Gone with the Wind

Renegade

Film

Spartacus

Second Unit

Film

Rio Bravo

Gunman on Horse (uncredited)

Film

Stagecoach

Cavalry Scout / Indian Attacking Stagecoach (uncredited)

Film

Where Eagles Dare

Second Unit Director

Film

El Cid

Second Unit Director

Film

Young Mr. Lincoln

Stunts

Film

Rio Lobo

Second Unit Director

Filmography

Acting (141)

Movies (140)

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

2000

as (archive footage)

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

1993

as Self - 2nd Unit Director (archive footage)

7.4

The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen

1988

as Self (archive footage)

Spy Smasher Returns

1966

as Armored Car Driver (uncredited)

8.0

Rio Bravo

1959

as Gunman on Horse (uncredited)

7.8

Rocky Mountain

1950

as Trooper Ryan (USA) (uncredited)

5.7

The Showdown

1950

as Davis

5.2

Hidden Valley Outlaws

1944

as Vigilante Tracy

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943

as Young Cavalryman

6.5

Coney Island

1943

as Saloon Waiter in Brawl

6.1

King of the Cowboys

1943

as Wilson Henchman

5.5

Calling Wild Bill Elliott

as Militiaman

Song of Texas

as Rodeo Performer

Riders of the Rio Grande

1943

as Deputy

Heart of the Rio Grande

1942

as Wranger (uncredited)

8.0

Spy Smasher

1942

as Armored Car Driver (uncredited)

6.0

Gauchos of El Dorado

1941

as Henchman Snakes

Nevada City

1941

as 2nd Stagecoach Driver

5.0

Prairie Pioneers

1941

as Morrison - Henchman

Kansas Cyclone

1941

as Wagon Driver (uncredited)

Bad Man of Deadwood

1941

as Stage Driver

4.4

The Great Train Robbery

as Klefner

Ghost Valley Raiders

as 1st Stage Driver

Mysterious Doctor Satan

1940

as Sailor at Winch

5.0

Calling Philo Vance

1940

as Sorrento Sailor (uncredited)

5.9

Dark Command

1940

as Townsman on Balcony

Deadwood Dick

as Henchman

Pioneers of the West

as Henchman Nolan

The Ranger and the Lady

1940

as Mack

5.0

Frontier Vengeance

1940

as Henchman Zack

Gone with the Wind

1939

as Renegade

7.9

Stagecoach

1939

as Cavalry Scout / Indian Attacking Stagecoach (uncredited)

7.6

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

as Ambulance Man (uncredited)

6.2

Daredevils of the Red Circle

as G-Man

Wyoming Outlaw

as (uncredited)

The Night Riders

as (uncredited)

Zorro's Fighting Legion

1939

as Gold Shipment Trooper

5.2

The Kansas Terrors

1939

as The Sergeant

Cowboys from Texas

1939

as Tex Dawson

2.0

Santa Fe Stampede

1938

as Ben Carey (uncredited)

5.5

Overland Stage Raiders

1938

as Bus Driver (uncredited)

5.0

Storm Over Bengal

1938

as Tribesman

5.3

The Secret of Treasure Island

1938

as Dreer (Mole-Men Leader)

3.7

The Riders of the Whistling Skull

as Otah

Heart of the Rockies

as Charlie Coe

Riders of the Rockies

1937

as Arizona Ranger Sergeant Beef

Prairie Thunder

as High Wolf

Trouble in Texas

as Squint Palmer

The Mysterious Pilot

as Indian Luke

The Painted Stallion

as Tom

The Black Coin

as Ed McMahan

Custer's Last Stand

as Renegade / Indian

King of the Pecos

as Pete

The Lonely Trail

as Bull Horrell

Winds of the Wasteland

1936

as (uncredited)

5.1

Ghost Town Gold

1936

as Buck, Barrington's Henchman

4.5

The Bold Caballero

1936

as Murdered Peon / Soldier (uncredited)

Wildcat Trooper

as The Raven

Ten Laps to Go

as Barney Smith - Henchman

4.0

The Oregon Trail

1936

as Tom Richards

4.0

The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

1936

as Number Eight / Sailor Brawler

4.8

Trailin' West

1936

as Gambler (uncredited)

The Vigilantes Are Coming

1936

as Henchman Barsam [Ch. 1]

5.5

Westward Ho

1935

as (uncredited)

5.3

Cyclone of the Saddle

as Snake

Avenging Angel

as Saloon owner

Paradise Canyon

as Curly Joe Gale

Lawless Range

as Joe Burns

Rough Riding Ranger

as Henchman Draw

Outlaw Rule

1935

as Blaze Tremaine

The Dawn Rider

1935

as (uncredited)

4.6

Branded a Coward

1935

as 'The Cat' (original)

5.8

Cowboy G-Man

1935

as Curly Joe

Pals of the Range

1935

as Henchman Brown

The Man from Hell

1934

as Yak (Henchman)

4.5

Next Of Kin

1934

as Hank

'Neath the Arizona Skies

as Sam Black

The Star Packer

as Yak

Claim Jumpers

as Joe Cole

The Lawless Frontier

as (uncredited)

West of the Divide

as Hank

The Lucky Texan

as Joe Cole

Rodeo Rocketeers

as Cheyanne Kent

Carrying the Mail

1934

as Spade

Blue Steel

1934

as Danti, the Polka Dot Bandit

4.7

Fighting Thru

1934

as Big Jack Thorne

Randy Rides Alone

1934

4.8

Pals of the West

1934

as Larkin

The Man from Utah

1934

as Cheyenne Kent

4.6

The Shadow Gang

1934

as Yak

Bandits of the Badlands

1934

as Danti, the Polka Dot Bandit

The Drifter

1934

as Henchman

Riders of Destiny

as (uncredited)

The Wolf Dog

as Bill

Sagebrush Trail

as (uncredited)

The Telegraph Trail

as High Wolf

Son of the Border

as Yak

Fighting Texans

as Joe

Scarlet River

as Yak, a Wrangler

Law and Lawless

as Tex Barnes

The Wyoming Whirlwind

1932

as Henchman Jackson

3.0

The Devil Horse

1932

as Slim [Chs. 3-5, 8] / Henchman [Chs. 11-12] (uncredited)

4.0

The Hurricane Express

as Henchman

The Last Frontier

as Wild Bill

The Shadow of the Eagle

1932

as Boyle

5.1

Texas Tornado

1932

as Jackson - Henchman

Battling with Buffalo Bill

1931

as Scout Jack Brady

5.0

The Hurricane Horseman

1931

as Sheriff Jones

The Lightning Warrior

1931

as Ken Davis [Ch. 3] / Deputy [Ch. 8]

Pueblo Terror

as Ballen

The Vanishing Legion

as Yak

The Galloping Ghost

as Henchman

Two Fisted Justice

as Pancho Rider Perkins

Bar-L Ranch

1930

as Steve

The Cheyenne Kid

1930

as Marshal Utah Kane

Westward Bound

1930

as Gang Leader Jim

5.0

Firebrand Jordan

1930

as Red Carson

The Texan

1930

as Cowboy (uncredited)

Canyon Hawks

as Jack Benson

Captain Cowboy

Bad Men's Money

as Jim Donovan

The Vanishing West

1928

as Steve Marvin

Hell Hounds of the Plains

1927

as Deputy Yak Hammond

The Fighting Stallion

1926

as Yak

7.0

Desert Greed

1926

as Yak Carroll

Rex the Devil Horse

1926

as Dave Carson

6.0

The Iron Rider

1926

as Yak Halliday

Wild Horse Canyon

1925

as Yak Dawson

Two-Fisted Sheriff

1925

as Jerry O'Connell

The Human Tornado

1925

as Jim Marlow

The Ridin' Comet

1925

as Slim Ranthers

The Mystery Box

1925

as Whipping boss

White Thunder

1925

as Chick Richards

The Desert Hawk

1924

as Handy Man

Branded a Bandit

as Jess Dean

The Riddle Rider

Notch Number One

The Heart of a Texan

as Link

The Girl Who Dared

1920

as Bob Purdy

Lightning Bryce

1919

as Deputy (Episode #15)

Television (1)

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

as Self - Guest

6.8

Crew (119)

Movies (119)

Breakheart Pass

Stunt Coordinator

Rio Lobo

Second Unit Director

Where Eagles Dare

Second Unit Director

Khartoum

Second Unit Director

Cat Ballou

Second Unit Director

Cat Ballou

Stunt Coordinator

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964

Second Unit Director

6.5

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964

Stunt Coordinator

6.5

The Son of Captain Blood

Second Unit Director

El Cid

Second Unit Director

Spartacus

Second Unit

Spartacus

Stunts Coordinator

Rio Bravo

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

Stage to Tucson

Second Unit Director

Devil's Doorway

Second Unit Director

The Showdown

Stunt Coordinator

Hellfire

Second Unit Director

Carson City Raiders

Director

Sons of Adventure

1948

Director

Oklahoma Badlands

Director

G-Men Never Forget

Director

Adventures of Frank and Jesse James

1948

Director

6.0

Dangers of the Canadian Mounted

Director

Angel and the Badman

Second Unit Director

That's My Man

Second Unit Director

My Pal Trigger

Director

Sheriff of Cimarron

Director

Federal Operator 99

Director

Manhunt of Mystery Island

1945

Director

4.3

San Fernando Valley

1944

Stunt Coordinator

Call of the Rockies

Second Unit

Coney Island

Stunts

Idaho

Stunts

Silver Spurs

Stunt Coordinator

King of the Cowboys

Stunt Coordinator

Song of Texas

Stunts

Riders of the Rio Grande

1943

Stunts

Heart of the Rio Grande

Stunt Double

Flying Tigers

Stunt Coordinator

Code of the Outlaw

Stunts

Spy Smasher

Stunts

Gentleman Jim

Stunts

Cowboy Serenade

Stunts

Gangs of Sonora

Stunts

Gauchos of El Dorado

1941

Stunt Coordinator

Jungle Girl

Stunt Coordinator

Western Union

Stunts

Citadel of Crime

Stunts

They Died with Their Boots On

Stunt Coordinator

Nevada City

Stunts

Bad Man of Deadwood

Stunts

Virginia City

Stunt Double

Three Faces West

Stunt Coordinator

The Border Legion

Stunt Coordinator

Melody Ranch

Stunts

Stagecoach

Second Unit Director

Stagecoach

Stunt Coordinator

Stagecoach

Stunt Double

Dust Be My Destiny

Stunts

The Light That Failed

Stunt Coordinator

Three Texas Steers

Stunts

Dodge City

Stunts

New Frontier

Stunts

Young Mr. Lincoln

Stunts

Wyoming Outlaw

Stunt Coordinator

Zorro's Fighting Legion

1939

Stunts

5.2

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

Stunts

In Old Monterey

Stunts

Santa Fe Stampede

Stunts

Army Girl

Stunt Coordinator

Outlaws of Sonora

Stunt Coordinator

In Old Chicago

Stunts

Storm Over Bengal

Stunts

The Lone Ranger

Stunts

Riders of the Black Hills

1938

Stunts

Gunsmoke Ranch

Stunts

Riders of the Dawn

Stunt Double

Zorro Rides Again

Stunt Double

It Could Happen to You

Stunts

Custer's Last Stand

Stunts

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Stunt Double

Roarin' Lead

Stunt Double

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936

Stunt Double

6.5

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

Stunts

Ghost Town Gold

Stunts

The Bold Caballero

Stunt Double

The New Frontier

Stunts

The Farmer Takes a Wife

1935

Stunt Double

6.1

The Last Days of Pompeii

Stunts

The Miracle Rider

Stunts

Texas Terror

Stunts

The Lucky Texan

Stunts

Randy Rides Alone

Stunts

The Man from Utah

Stunts

Monte Carlo Nights

Stunts

Riders of Destiny

Stunt Double

Fighting With Kit Carson

Stunts

Laughing at Life

Stunt Double

The Wolf Dog

Stunts

The Three Musketeers

Stunts

The Cheyenne Kid

Stunt Double

The Mystery Squadron

Stunts

Scarlet River

Stunts

Cross Fire

Stunts

Renegades of the West

Stunts

The Devil Horse

Stunts

The Hurricane Express

Stunts

Pueblo Terror

Stunts

The Vanishing Legion

Stunts

The Galloping Ghost

Stunts

The Cheyenne Kid

Writer

The King of the Kongo

1929

Stunts

7.0

The Iron Rider

1926

Producer

Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine

Director