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Reid Rondell(1962-1985)

  • Stunts
  • Actor
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Reid Rondell was born on 11 July 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Risky Business (1983), Birdy (1984) and St. Elmo's Fire (1985). He died on 18 January 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 11, 1962
DiedJanuary 18, 1985(22)
BornJuly 11, 1962
DiedJanuary 18, 1985(22)
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Known for

Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay in Risky Business (1983)
Risky Business
6.8
  • Stunts
  • 1983
Nicolas Cage and Matthew Modine in Birdy (1984)
Birdy
7.2
  • Stunts
  • 1984
Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Mare Winningham in St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
St. Elmo's Fire
6.4
  • Stunts
  • 1985
Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, and Ralph Macchio in The Outsiders (1983)
The Outsiders
7.0
  • Stunts(uncredited)
  • 1983

Credits

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Stunts

  • Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Mare Winningham in St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
    St. Elmo's Fire
    6.4
    • stunt double
    • 1985
  • Barret Oliver in D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)
    D.A.R.Y.L.
    6.3
    • stuntman
    • 1985
  • The Zoo Gang (1985)
    The Zoo Gang
    5.0
    • stunts
    • 1985
  • Ernest Borgnine, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Alex Cord in Airwolf (1984)
    Airwolf
    6.7
    TV Series
    • stunt double: Jan-Michael Vincent
    • 1984–1985
  • Into the Night (1985)
    Into the Night
    6.4
    • stunts
    • 1985
  • Fandango (1985)
    Fandango
    6.7
    • stunts
    • 1985
  • Nicolas Cage and Matthew Modine in Birdy (1984)
    Birdy
    7.2
    • stunt player
    • 1984
  • Demi Moore and Jon Cryer in No Small Affair (1984)
    No Small Affair
    5.6
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1984
  • Windy City (1984)
    Windy City
    5.8
    • stunts
    • 1984
  • Trauma Center (1983)
    Trauma Center
    6.4
    TV Series
    • stunts
    • 1983
  • All the Right Moves (1983)
    All the Right Moves
    6.0
    • stunt coordinator
    • stunt double: Tom Cruise (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay in Risky Business (1983)
    Risky Business
    6.8
    • stunt double: Joel
    • 1983
  • Jacqueline Bisset, Rob Lowe, and Andrew McCarthy in Class (1983)
    Class
    6.0
    • stunts
    • 1983
  • Phoebe Cates, Matthew Modine, Jonathan Prince, and Michael Zorek in Private School (1983)
    Private School
    5.3
    • stunts
    • 1983
  • Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
    Heart Like a Wheel
    6.8
    • stunts
    • 1983

Actor

  • Street Hawk (1985)
    Street Hawk
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Jimmy (uncredited)
    • 1985
  • Lee Horsley in Matt Houston (1982)
    Matt Houston
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Ryan
    • 1984
  • Murder 1, Dancer 0 (1983)
    Murder 1, Dancer 0
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Steve Burnell
    • 1983
  • Nick Nolte and Debra Winger in Cannery Row (1982)
    Cannery Row
    6.6
    • Frat Boy #1
    • 1982
  • Hart to Hart (1979)
    Hart to Hart
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Delivery Boy
    • 1981
  • Joanna Cassidy, Mark Harmon, and John Bennett Perry in 240-Robert (1979)
    240-Robert
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Daryl
    • 1981
  • Burt Reynolds in Hooper (1978)
    Hooper
    6.4
    • Indian (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Kurt Russell and Tim Matheson in The Quest (1976)
    The Quest
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Bobby
    • 1976
  • Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
    The Six Million Dollar Man
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Boy at air field (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Kurt Russell in The Quest: The Longest Drive (1976)
    The Quest: The Longest Drive
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Bobby
    • 1976
  • William Shatner in Kodiak (1974)
    Kodiak
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Frank Carson
    • 1974
  • Chopper One (1974)
    Chopper One
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Young Boy
    • 1974

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 11, 1962
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • January 18, 1985
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(accident)
  • Parents
      Mary Evelyn Smith
  • Relatives
      Ronald R. Rondell(Grandparent)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was Tom Cruise's close friend and personal stunt double until his own tragic death in 1985. Tom was filming Ridley Scott's Legend in England at the time when he was informed of his death. Tom was devastated and could not speak to hardly anyone for days after because he was so distraught.

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