Russell Saunders(1919-2001)
- Stunts
- Actor
The Canadian National Championship gymnastics and diving winner,
Russell Saunders was a stunt double for Alan Ladd, Gene Kelly, Red Buttons,
Robert Cummings and Jack Benny. A fixture at Santa Monica's Muscle Beach, Saunders
instructed aspiring acrobats who trained there. During WWII he served
as an army war correspondent. Saunders has participated in one form or
another in over 500 films throughout his career and spent 12 years
training actors for the "Circus of the Stars" series of TV
specials.
