[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]
Edward Clay ‘Tap’ Canutt was born in Los Angeles, California on August 7, 1932. He was the son of legendary stuntman Yakima Canutt and the older brother of stuntman Joe Canutt. Tap worked on 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”, “Spartacus” or “EI Cid” were just a few of his European co-productions.
Tap became part of Kit West’s stunt crew. Tap was the stunt double for Stephen Boyd in “Fall of the Roman Empire” and was the stunt coordinator and directed different stunt scenes as Second Unit Director on “El Condor” in 1969.
Tap died on June 6, 2014, in Santa Clarita, California. He was 82.
CANUTT, Tap (aka Edward 'Tap' Canutt) (Edward
Clay Canutt) [8/7/1932, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. - 6/6/2014,
Santa Clarita, California, U.S.A.] – assistant director, stunt coordinator,
stuntman, film, TV actor, son of producer, director, assistant director,
writer, stunt coordinator, stuntman, actor Yakima Canutt (Enos Edward
Canutt) [1895-1986], brother of assistant director, stunt coordinator,
stuntman, actor Joe Canutt (Harry Joe Canutt) [1937- ], married to Bernice Ame Powell [1926-2012]
(195?-2014) father of Faun Canutt [1952-1972], Fara Lois Canutt [1954- ], Tina Ann Canutt [1958-2014], stepfather
of Danile Fisher [1949- ], Faith
Fisher [1950- ], Forrest Fisher
[1951- ].
El Condor – 1969 [stunt coordinator]
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