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Tap Canutt(1932-2014)

  • Stunts
  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Tap Canutt was born on 7 August 1932 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for El Condor (1970), The Cowboys (1972) and State Fair (1962). He died on 2 June 2014 in Santa Clarita, California, USA.
BornAugust 7, 1932
DiedJune 2, 2014(81)
BornAugust 7, 1932
DiedJune 2, 2014(81)
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Known for

Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef, and Marianna Hill in El Condor (1970)
El Condor
6.0
  • Stunts(uncredited)
  • 1970
The Cowboys (1972)
The Cowboys
7.4
  • Stunts(uncredited)
  • 1972
Ann-Margret, Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, and Pamela Tiffin in State Fair (1962)
State Fair
5.9
  • Red Hoertert(as Edward 'Tap' Canutt)
  • 1962
Tom Laughlin in The Master Gunfighter (1975)
The Master Gunfighter
4.5
  • Stunts
  • 1975

Credits

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Stunts

  • Charlton Heston and Brian Keith in The Mountain Men (1980)
    The Mountain Men
    6.3
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Charlton Heston, James Coburn, and Barbara Hershey in The Last Hard Men (1976)
    The Last Hard Men
    6.2
    • stunt double: James Coburn
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Tom Laughlin in The Master Gunfighter (1975)
    The Master Gunfighter
    4.5
    • stunts
    • 1975
  • Planet Earth (1974)
    Planet Earth
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Clint Eastwood in Joe Kidd (1972)
    Joe Kidd
    6.4
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • The Cowboys (1972)
    The Cowboys
    7.4
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Charlton Heston, John Dierkes, Lincoln Kilpatrick, and Linda Redfearn in The Omega Man (1971)
    The Omega Man
    6.4
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • John Wayne and Jack Elam in Rio Lobo (1970)
    Rio Lobo
    6.7
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • John Wayne in Chisum (1970)
    Chisum
    6.9
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef, and Marianna Hill in El Condor (1970)
    El Condor
    6.0
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
    The Cheyenne Social Club
    6.8
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
    Beneath the Planet of the Apes
    6.0
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Richard Harris and Corinna Tsopei in A Man Called Horse (1970)
    A Man Called Horse
    6.8
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Robert Mitchum and George Kennedy in The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
    The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
    6.1
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • John Wayne, Rock Hudson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Antonio Aguilar, Bruce Cabot, Roman Gabriel, Big John Hamilton, Ben Johnson, Lee Meriwether, Melissa Newman, and Merlin Olsen in The Undefeated (1969)
    The Undefeated
    6.6
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1969

Actor

  • Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975)
    Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
    5.4
    • Sailor (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • The Cowboys (1972)
    The Cowboys
    7.4
    • Rustler
    • 1972
  • The Wild Bunch (1969)
    The Wild Bunch
    7.9
    • Burt (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)
    Daniel Boone
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Settler #1
    • 1967
  • Ann-Margret, Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, and Pamela Tiffin in State Fair (1962)
    State Fair
    5.9
    • Red Hoertert (as Edward 'Tap' Canutt)
    • 1962
  • John Wayne, Richard Widmark, and Laurence Harvey in The Alamo (1960)
    The Alamo
    6.8
    • Bowie's Man (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis, John Gavin, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, and Peter Ustinov in Spartacus (1960)
    Spartacus
    7.9
    • Soldier (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Tristram Coffin in 26 Men (1957)
    26 Men
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Ranger Ben Comstock
    • Frank Seldom
    • 1959
  • Susan Hayward and Jeff Chandler in Thunder in the Sun (1959)
    Thunder in the Sun
    5.5
    • Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Paul Newman, Joan Collins, Jack Carson, and Joanne Woodward in Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
    Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
    5.9
    • Soldier (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • In Love and War (1958)
    In Love and War
    6.1
    • Lt. D'Allesandro (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Rose Bascom and Johnny Carpenter in The Lawless Rider (1954)
    The Lawless Rider
    7.1
    • Young Marshal
    • 1954
  • Randolph Scott and Claire Trevor in The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953)
    The Stranger Wore a Gun
    5.9
    • Henchman (uncredited)
    • 1953

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef, and Marianna Hill in El Condor (1970)
    El Condor
    6.0
    • second unit director
    • 1970

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Edward 'Tap' Canutt
  • Height
    • 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
  • Born
    • August 7, 1932
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • June 2, 2014
    • Santa Clarita, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Parents
    • Yakima Canutt
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: Starred in a pilot for a western series to be called "Tumbleweed Ranger". The episode was eventually aired as Tumbleweed Ranger (1959).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Son of director/stuntman Yakima Canutt, brother of stuntman Joe Canutt.
  • Salary
    • State Fair
      (1962)
      $400

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