Actor and stuntman Tap Canutt has died. Tap born Edward
Clay Canutt was the son of legendary stuntman Yakima Canutt and brother of stuntman
Joe Canutt. The exact date of Tap’s passing is unknown but occurred either the
end of May or early June 2014. Tap was last living in Santa Clarita,
California.
Canutt worked for different Western Productions from 'Only
the Valiant' (1951) to the 'Wild Bunch' (1969) and he was there when epic movie
Stars got into trouble. 'Ben Hur' (1959), 'Spartacus' (1960) or 'El Cid' (1961)
were just a few.
Tap became part of Kit West’s stunt crew. He was, the
stunt double for Stephen Boyd in 'Fall of the Roman Empire' (1963) and for the
'El Condor' (1969) production he was the Stunt Coordinator and directed
different stunt scenes as Second Unit Director.
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