Adrien Brody

The role won him an Academy Award for Best Actor. He has been inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame. Brody hovered on the brink of stardom before getting his due recognition when he was cast as the lead in Roman Polanski's The Pianist (2002). His autobiography "Stuntman" was published in 1979. He was born in New York City and his mother is the Hungarian-born photojournalist Sylvia Plachy. His sons Joe Canutt and Tap Canutt also worked as stuntmen. Adrien Brody (born April 14, 1973) is an American actor. 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.

The Thin Red Line (1998). He had some success as an actor, primarily playing "heavies," but his real talent was as a stuntman and stunt coordinator. Summer of Sam (1999). He met actor Tom Mix at a rodeo in Los Angeles, and was persuaded to work as a cowboy in films. The Affair of the Necklace (2001). There he gained fame as a very successful rodeo rider. The Pianist (2002) -- Academy Award for Best Actor, Cesar Award. 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).

The Singing Detective (2003). Yakima Canutt (November 29, 1896 - May 24, 1986) was an actor and stunt man in Hollywood movies of the 1920s through the 1950s. The Village (2004). The Jacket (2005). King Kong (2005).