Tap Canutt obit

RIP Tap Canutt

 

He was not on the list.

Actor and stuntman Tap Canutt has died. Tap born Edward Clay Canutt was the son of legendary stuntman Yakima Canutt and brother of stuntman Joe Canutt. The exact date of Tap’s passing is unknown but occurred either the end of May or early June 2014. Tap was last living in Santa Clarita, California.

Tap worked for 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' (1959), 'Spartacus' (1960) or 'El Cid' (1961) were just a few.

Tap became part of Kit West’s stunt crew. He was, the stunt double for Stephen Boyd in 'Fall of the Roman Empire' (1963) and for the 'El Condor' (1969) production he was the Stunt Coordinator and directed different stunt scenes as Second Unit Director.

 

CANUTT, Tap (Edward Clay Canutt)

Born: 8/7/1932, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Died: 6/6/2014, Santa Clarita, California, U.S.A.

 

Stunts

Charlton Heston and Brian Keith in The Mountain Men (1980)

The Mountain Men

6.3

stunts (uncredited)

1980

 

Charlton Heston, James Coburn, and Barbara Hershey in The Last Hard Men (1976)

The Last Hard Men

6.2

stunt double: James Coburnstunts (uncredited)

1976

 

Tom Laughlin in The Master Gunfighter (1975)

The Master Gunfighter

4.5

stunts

1975

 

Planet Earth (1974)

Planet Earth

5.7

TV Movie

stunts (uncredited)

1974

 

Clint Eastwood in Joe Kidd (1972)

Joe Kidd

6.4

stunts (uncredited)

1972

 

The Cowboys (1972)

The Cowboys

7.4

stunts (uncredited)

1972

 

Charlton Heston and Lincoln Kilpatrick in The Omega Man (1971)

The Omega Man

6.4

stunts (uncredited)

1971

 

John Wayne and Jack Elam in Rio Lobo (1970)

Rio Lobo

6.7

stunts (uncredited)

1970

 

John Wayne in Chisum (1970)

Chisum

6.9

stunts (uncredited)

1970

 

Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef, and Marianna Hill in El Condor (1970)

El Condor

6.0

stunts (uncredited)

1970

 

The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)

The Cheyenne Social Club

6.8

stunts (uncredited)

1970

 

Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

6.0

stunts (uncredited)

1970

 

Richard Harris and Corinna Tsopei in A Man Called Horse (1970)

A Man Called Horse

6.8

stunts (uncredited)

1970

 

Robert Mitchum and George Kennedy in The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

6.1

stunts (uncredited)

1969

 

John Wayne, Rock Hudson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Antonio Aguilar, Bruce Cabot, Roman Gabriel, Big John Hamilton, Ben Johnson, Lee Meriwether, Melissa Newman, and Merlin Olsen in The Undefeated (1969)

The Undefeated

6.6

stunts (uncredited)

1969

 

The Wild Bunch (1969)

The Wild Bunch

7.9

stunts (uncredited)

1969

 

James Stewart, Raquel Welch, and Dean Martin in Bandolero! (1968)

Bandolero!

6.5

stunts (uncredited)

1968

 

Maurice Evans in Planet of the Apes (1968)

Planet of the Apes

8.0

stunts (uncredited)

1968

 

Camelot (1967)

Camelot

6.6

stunts (uncredited)

1967

 

Alain Delon, Dean Martin, Joey Bishop, and Rosemary Forsyth in Texas Across the River (1966)

Texas Across the River

6.2

stunts (uncredited)

1966

 

Charlton Heston and Laurence Olivier in Khartoum (1966)

Khartoum

6.8

stunts (uncredited)

1966

 

The War Lord (1965)

The War Lord

6.6

stunts (uncredited)

1965

 

Cat Ballou (1965)

Cat Ballou

6.8

stunt double (uncredited)

1965

 

Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe Bolton, Bill Camfield, Joe DeRita, Hal Fryar, Johnny Ginger, Nancy Kovack, Wayne Mack, Ed T. McDonnell, Bruce Sedley, Paul Shannon, and Sally Starr in The Outlaws Is Coming (1964)

The Outlaws Is Coming

6.0

stunt double: Adam West (uncredited)

1964

 

The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

The Fall of the Roman Empire

6.7

stunt double: Stephen Boydstunts (uncredited, uncredited)

1964

 

Maureen O'Hara, John Wayne, Stefanie Powers, and Patrick Wayne in McLintock! (1963)

McLintock!

7.1

stunts (uncredited)

1963

 

Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Jim Backus, Milton Berle, Norman Fell, Mickey Rooney, Jimmy Durante, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Sid Caesar, Alan Carney, Chick Chandler, Barrie Chase, Lloyd Corrigan, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Selma Diamond, Paul Ford, Stan Freberg, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

7.5

stunts (uncredited)

1963

 

John Wayne, Ina Balin, Lee Marvin, Nehemiah Persoff, and Stuart Whitman in The Comancheros (1961)

The Comancheros

6.8

stunts (uncredited)

1961

 

Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren in El Cid (1961)

El Cid

7.2

stunts (uncredited)

1961

 

John Wayne, Richard Widmark, and Laurence Harvey in The Alamo (1960)

The Alamo

6.8

stunts (uncredited)

1960

 

Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis, John Gavin, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, and Peter Ustinov in Spartacus (1960)

Spartacus

7.9

stunts (uncredited)

1960

 

Ben-Hur (1959)

Ben-Hur

8.1

stunts (uncredited)

1959

 

Susan Hayward and Jeff Chandler in Thunder in the Sun (1959)

Thunder in the Sun

5.5

stunts (uncredited)

1959

 

Don Murray and Diane Varsi in From Hell to Texas (1958)

From Hell to Texas

6.9

stunts (uncredited)

1958

 

Fess Parker in Westward Ho, the Wagons! (1956)

Westward Ho, the Wagons!

5.6

stunts (uncredited)

1956

 

Gary Cooper, Anthony Perkins, Pat Boone, Richard Eyer, Dorothy McGuire, and Samantha the Goose in Friendly Persuasion (1956)

Friendly Persuasion

7.3

stunts (uncredited)

1956

 

Sterling Hayden, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Cheryl Callaway, Ben Cooper, and Virginia Grey in The Last Command (1955)

The Last Command

6.3

stunts (uncredited)

1955

 

Rose Bascom and Johnny Carpenter in The Lawless Rider (1954)

The Lawless Rider

7.2

stunts (uncredited)

1954

 

Randolph Scott and Claire Trevor in The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953)

The Stranger Wore a Gun

5.9

stunts (uncredited)

1953

 

Hangman's Knot (1952)

Hangman's Knot

6.7

stunts (uncredited)

1952

 

Gregory Peck in Only the Valiant (1951)

Only the Valiant

6.5

stunts (uncredited)

1951

 

Actor

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975)

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

5.4

Sailor (uncredited)

1975

 

The Cowboys (1972)

The Cowboys

7.4

Rustler

1972

 

The Wild Bunch (1969)

The Wild Bunch

7.9

Burt (uncredited)

1969

 

Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)

Daniel Boone

7.3

TV Series

Settler #1

1967

1 episode

 

Ann-Margret, Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, and Pamela Tiffin in State Fair (1962)

State Fair

5.9

Red Hoertert (as Edward 'Tap' Canutt)

1962

 

John Wayne, Richard Widmark, and Laurence Harvey in The Alamo (1960)

The Alamo

6.8

Bowie's Man (uncredited)

1960

 

Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis, John Gavin, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, and Peter Ustinov in Spartacus (1960)

Spartacus

7.9

Soldier (uncredited)

1960

 

Tristram Coffin in 26 Men (1957)

26 Men

7.4

TV Series

Ranger Ben ComstockFrank Seldom

1959

2 episodes

 

Susan Hayward and Jeff Chandler in Thunder in the Sun (1959)

Thunder in the Sun

5.5

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

1959

 

Paul Newman, Joan Collins, Jack Carson, and Joanne Woodward in Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)

Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

5.9

Soldier (uncredited)

1958

 

In Love and War (1958)

In Love and War

6.1

Lt. D'Allesandro (uncredited)

1958

 

Rose Bascom and Johnny Carpenter in The Lawless Rider (1954)

The Lawless Rider

7.2

Young Marshal

1954

 

Randolph Scott and Claire Trevor in The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953)

The Stranger Wore a Gun

5.9

Henchman (uncredited)

1953

 

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef, and Marianna Hill in El Condor (1970)

El Condor

6.0

second unit director

1970

 

Personal details

Alternative name

Edward 'Tap' Canutt

Height

6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)

Born

August 7, 1932Los Angeles, California, USA

Died

June 2, 2014Santa Clarita, California, USA(undisclosed)

Parents

Yakima Canutt

Other works

Unsold pilot: Starred in a pilot for a western series to be called "Tumbleweed Ranger". The episode was eventually aired as Tumbleweed Ranger (1959).