Yakima Canutt

He has been inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame. His son, Scotty Crane, and his second wife, Patricia Olsen, objected to the way Crane was portrayed and took to the media to present their side of the story. His autobiography "Stuntman" was published in 1979. Crane's life and murder was the subject of the 2002 film Auto Focus. His sons Joe Canutt and Tap Canutt also worked as stuntmen. Prior to the murder, Carpenter and Crane had made pornographic videos of Crane having sex with numerous women. He staged some of the most memorable action scenes ever committed to film, including the heart-stopping chariot race segment in the 1959 film Ben-Hur. An associate, John Carpenter, was tried for the murder but was not convicted.

He had some success as an actor, primarily playing "heavies," but his real talent was as a stuntman and stunt coordinator. He was bludgeoned to death in Scottsdale, Arizona, in a murder case that was never officially solved. He met actor Tom Mix at a rodeo in Los Angeles, and was persuaded to work as a cowboy in films. He followed on with the lead role in Hogan's Heroes. Crane landed parts in a few feature films but had no breakout roles. There he gained fame as a very successful rodeo rider. He soon was a regular on The Donna Reed Show during the 1963 - 1965 seasons. Born Enos Edward Canutt in the rough ranchlands near Colfax, Washington, "Yak" Canutt moved as a young man to Yakima, Washington (the town from which he borrowed his nickname). Crane's interest turned to acting, and at the age of 33, he began his acting career.

Yakima Canutt (November 29, 1896 - May 24, 1986) was an actor and stunt man in Hollywood movies of the 1920s through the 1950s. In 1956, he moved his family to California and started his radio career. In 1949, he married his high school sweetheart; they eventually had three children. He dropped out of high school and became a drummer with the Connecticut Symphony Orchestra. Crane was born in Waterbury, Connecticut.

He was nominated for two Emmy Awards for his work on that show. Robert Edward Crane (July 13, 1928 - June 29, 1978) was an American disc jockey and actor who starred as Colonel Robert Hogan in the television sitcom Hogan's Heroes from 1965 to 1971. Gus (1976). The Bob Crane Show (1975) (TV series).

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