Yakima Canutt

He has been inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame. James Craig may refer to:. His autobiography "Stuntman" was published in 1979. The iron barque James Craig. His sons Joe Canutt and Tap Canutt also worked as stuntmen. Jim Craig, American hockey player. 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. James Terrill Craig (1939-1978); Manson Family associate.

He had some success as an actor, primarily playing "heavies," but his real talent was as a stuntman and stunt coordinator. James Craig, birth name James Henry Meador (1912-1985); American actor. He met actor Tom Mix at a rodeo in Los Angeles, and was persuaded to work as a cowboy in films. James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon (1871-1940); first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. There he gained fame as a very successful rodeo rider. James Craig, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1855. 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). James Henry Craig (1748-1812); British military officer and colonial administrator of The Canadas.

Yakima Canutt (November 29, 1896 - May 24, 1986) was an actor and stunt man in Hollywood movies of the 1920s through the 1950s.