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One of the modern US cinema's greatest stuntmen and stunt innovators, Dar Robinson only appeared in a relatively small number of films compared to other stuntmen (before losing his life in an off-set motorcycle accident); however, he set new benchmarks in stunt performances. Robinson broke 19 world records and set 21 "world's firsts." He also invented the decelerator, a dragline cable rather than an airbag for stunts that involved jumping from high places. Dar Robinson's stunts were always well planned, and he never broke a bone in his 13-year Hollywood career. On November 21, 1986, on the set of the film Million Dollar Mystery, after the completion of the main stunt, the emergency medical staff was dismissed from the set. While filming a routine high speed run by the camera with a fellow stuntman, Robinson rode his stunt motorcycle past the braking point of a turn and straight off a...
Known for
Lethal WeaponMovie • 1987
The Towering InfernoMovie • 1974
CHiPsSeries • 1977
Airplane!Movie • 1980
Police AcademyMovie • 1984
Logan's RunMovie • 1976
Police Academy 2: Their First AssignmentMovie • 1985
Magnum ForceMovie • 1973
PapillonMovie • 1973
NighthawksMovie • 1981
King Kong LivesMovie • 1986
Bachelor PartyMovie • 1984
To Live and Die in L.A.Movie • 1985
Airport '77Movie • 1977
IcemanMovie • 1984
The Concorde... Airport '79Movie • 1979
StickMovie • 1985
Go for ItMovie • 1983
VampMovie • 1986
Paint Your WagonMovie • 1969
RollerballMovie • 1975
Paradise AlleyMovie • 1978
F.I.S.T.Movie • 1978
Burnt OfferingsMovie • 1976