Ronnie Rondell Jr. obit

Ronnie Rondell Jr., Hollywood Stuntman Set on Fire for a Pink Floyd Album, Dies at 88

He worked in films from ‘How the West Was Won’ to ‘The Matrix Reloaded’ and on TV shows including ‘Mod Squad,’ ‘Baretta’ and ‘Charlie’s Angels.’

 He was not on the list.

Ronnie Rondell Jr., a stuntman in a family full of them who performed in films including How the West Was Won, Ice Station Zebra, Twister and The Matrix Reloaded, has died. He was 88.

Rondell died Tuesday at a senior living facility in Osage Beach, Missouri, his family announced.

Rondell is known to the Pink Floyd faithful as the businessman on fire on the cover of the band’s 1975 album, Wish You Were Here. In an era before computer effects, his mustache was burned off during the photo shoot that took place on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank.

His father, Ronald R. Rondell, was an extra and then a veteran assistant director on films like Around the World in 80 Days and TV programs including Bachelor Father and The Jack Benny Show, and one of his sons, R.A. Rondell, is a stunt performer and coordinator with credits including Clear and Present Danger and The Avengers.

Another son, Reid Rondell, 22, died in January 1985 in a helicopter crash near Newhall, California, while performing a stunt as a double for Jan-Michael Vincent on the CBS action series Airwolf.

For television, Rondell Jr. spent three years standing in for Robert Blake on the 1975-78 ABC series Baretta and served as the stunt coordinator on such Aaron Spelling-produced shows as The Rookies, S.W.A.T., Charlie’s Angels, Fantasy Island, Dynasty, Vegas, Hart to Hart and T.J. Hooker.

Five-foot-10 and 170 pounds in his prime, Rondell was known for his daring diving, gymnastic and hang-gliding skills. In the Mayan adventure film Kings of the Sun (1963), starring Yul Brenner and George Chakiris, he fell many, many feet from a box on a wooden pole that had been set on fire and toppled.

And in the Civil War-set Shenandoah (1965), starring Jimmy Stewart, he can be seen in midair flying upside down above a cannon.

Rondell also put his body on the line in Grand Prix (1966), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Blazing Saddles (1974), Hooper (1978), Against All Odds (1984), Cannonball Run II (1984), To Live & Die in L.A. (1985), Lethal Weapon (1987), They Live (1988), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Thelma & Louise (1991), Last Action Hero (1993), Speed (1994), The Crow (1994) and Grosse Pointe Blank (1997).

For his final credit, he limped out of retirement to participate in a spectacular car chase in The Matrix Reloaded (2003), on which son R.A. was the supervising stunt coordinator.

Ronald Reid Rondell was born in Hollywood on Feb. 10, 1937. He accompanied his dad to movie sets — he liked to hang around the stunt performers — and got to be an extra in several Ma and Pa Kettle films.

Rondell excelled in gymnastics and diving at North Hollywood High School, then entered the U.S. Navy, where he specialized in scuba diving and mine force demolition. After the service, he worked in construction.

While picking up a paycheck as an extra on a Western, he impressed actor Lennie Geer, who began schooling him in fights, falls and horseback riding. That led to him doubling for such actors as David Janssen on Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Robert Horton on Wagon Train, Doug McClure on The Virginian and Michael Cole on Mod Squad.

Along with stunt performer turned director Hal Needham and stunt performer Glenn Wilder, he launched Stunts Unlimited in 1970 in Calabasas, California. Its membership would include top motorcycle racers, car drivers, horsemen, pilots, aerial specialists and fight choreographers.

Rondell was a stunt coordinator himself, on films including La Bamba (1987), The Two Jakes (1990), The Mighty Ducks (1992), Sliver (1993), Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and Batman and Robin (1997).

For the Pink Floyd shoot, Rondell wore a fire-retardant layer underneath his business suit, was dowsed with gasoline and lit on fire. (The idea was, here are two music executives, and one of them is “getting burned” in a deal.)

The process was repeated 15 times. On the last one, “the flames were blown back and ignited his real mustache for an instant,” Storm Thorgerson, from the design team Hipgnosis, recalled in the 2012 documentary Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here. “A close shave, one might say.”

Said Rondell, who rolled around on the ground before the flames were extinguished: “There’s a funny thing about fire. When it gets in your face, you’re going to move.”

He left California in 2000 to retire to Camdenton, Missouri.

In addition to his son, survivors include his wife of 56 years, Mary; his grandchildren, Brandon, Rachel and Dalton; his great-grandson, Rocco; and his brother, Ric Rondell, a production manager in Hollywood.

During his long career, Rondell broke ribs, arms, wrists and vertebrae, detached his triceps, suffered concussions and had his hips replaced and his spine fused.

“You never told anyone you were hurt,” he said in Kevin Conley’s 2008 book, The Full Burn: On the Set, at the Bar, Behind the Wheel, and Over the Edge With Hollywood Stuntmen. “Because they always had another guy that could fit the clothes.”

 

Director

No Safe Haven (1987)

No Safe Haven

4.8

Director

1987

 

Actor

Viggo Mortensen in Vanishing Point (1997)

Vanishing Point

5.6

TV Movie

Agent Brown (uncredited)

1997

 

Alice Krige, Brent Spiner, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

Star Trek: First Contact

7.6

Henchman (as Ronald R. Rondell)

1996

 

Cybill Shepherd in Cybill (1995)

Cybill

6.9

TV Series

Fighting Bar Patron (uncredited)

1995

1 episode

 

One Woman's Courage (1994)

One Woman's Courage

4.9

TV Movie

Cop in Line-up (as Ronald R. Rondell Jr.)

1994

 

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Austin O'Brien in Last Action Hero (1993)

Last Action Hero

6.5

Cop at Explosion (uncredited)

1993

 

Dolph Lundgren in Joshua Tree (1993)

Joshua Tree

5.7

Warehouse Cop #2 (as Ronald Rondell)

1993

 

Bridget Fonda in Point of No Return (1993)

Point of No Return

6.1

Bodyguard with Mustache in Kitchen (uncredited)

1993

 

Lee Horsley in Paradise (1988)

Paradise

7.9

TV Series

Whiskey SalesmanMan (as Ronnie Rondell)

1988–1990

2 episodes

 

Sean Connery and Mark Harmon in The Presidio (1988)

The Presidio

6.0

Man In Bar (uncredited)

1988

 

My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987)

My Best Friend Is a Vampire

6.0

Bouncer (as Ronald P. Rondell)

1987

 

Sylvester Stallone, David Mendenhall, and Rick Zumwalt in Over the Top (1987)

Over the Top

5.8

Guard

1987

 

Anne Baxter, James Brolin, and Connie Sellecca in Hotel (1983)

Hotel

6.4

TV Series

Middle Aged Man (as Ronnie Rondell)

1984

1 episode

 

Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)

Fantasy Island

6.6

TV Series

The BootleggerSailor

1981–1983

2 episodes

 

Beach Patrol (1979)

Beach Patrol

6.9

TV Movie

Gossett

1979

 

Jack Palance in Portrait of a Hitman (1979)

Portrait of a Hitman

4.3

Hunter (as Ronnie Rondell)

1979

 

Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)

Charlie's Angels

6.6

TV Series

CaseThe Blue Peregrine Engineer

1977–1978

2 episodes

 

Burt Reynolds in Hooper (1978)

Hooper

6.4

Cowboy (uncredited)

1978

 

Chopper One (1974)

Chopper One

7.0

TV Series

Ist Gunman

1974

1 episode

 

Mannix (1967)

Mannix

7.4

TV Series

DurovicLab Tech

1968–1973

2 episodes

 

Robert Blake in Electra Glide in Blue (1973)

Electra Glide in Blue

7.0

(uncredited)

1973

 

Christopher George in The Immortal (1969)

The Immortal

7.5

TV Series

Ralph (as Ron Rondell)

1970

1 episode

 

Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in Mod Squad (1968)

Mod Squad

7.0

TV Series

Biker (uncredited)

1970

1 episode

 

Kent McCord and Martin Milner in Adam-12 (1968)

Adam-12

7.7

TV Series

Jim (as Ronnie R. Rondell)

1970

1 episode

 

The Love Bug (1968)

The Love Bug

6.5

Driver (as Ronnie Rondell)

1968

 

Ernest Borgnine, Jim Brown, Rock Hudson, and Patrick McGoohan in Ice Station Zebra (1968)

Ice Station Zebra

6.6

Lyle Nichols

1968

 

The Mini-Skirt Mob (1968)

The Mini-Skirt Mob

4.6

L.G. (as Ronnie Rondell)

1968

 

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

7.4

TV Series

Det. Jay Rubin (as Ronnie R. Rondell)

1967

1 episode

 

Ben Gazzara in Run for Your Life (1965)

Run for Your Life

7.6

TV Series

Grayson (as Ronnie R. Rondell)

1967

1 episode

 

Mr. Terrific (1967)

Mr. Terrific

6.8

TV Series

Killer Kane (as Ronnie Rondell)

1967

1 episode

 

George Peppard, Rock Hudson, Nigel Green, and Guy Stockwell in Tobruk (1967)

Tobruk

6.4

S.I.G. Schell (as Ronnie R. Rondell)

1967

 

Harry Morgan and Jack Webb in Dragnet 1967 (1967)

Dragnet 1967

7.7

TV Series

Donald Joseph Albers (as Ronnie Rondell)

1967

1 episode

 

James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)

The Virginian

7.6

TV Series

JasonBrawler2nd Commanchero

1963–1966

3 episodes

 

Frankie Avalon, Vincent Price, Susan Hart, and Dwayne Hickman in Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)

Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine

5.1

(as Ronnie Rondell)

1965

 

Laredo (1965)

Laredo

7.5

TV Series

Pepi (as Ronnie R. Rondell)

1965

1 episode

 

Annette Funicello and Tommy Kirk in Pajama Party (1964)

Pajama Party

5.0

Pajama Boy (as Ronnie Rondell)

1964

 

Yvonne De Carlo, Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick, and Pat Priest in The Munsters (1964)

The Munsters

7.8

TV Series

Freddie (as Ronnie R. Rondell)

1964

1 episode

 

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

7.2

TV Series

Driver (uncredited)

1964

1 episode

 

Ensign Pulver (1964)

Ensign Pulver

5.9

Sailor (uncredited)

1964

 

Jack Benny in The Jack Benny Program (1950)

The Jack Benny Program

8.5

TV Series

Cowboy Stunt Actor

1963

1 episode

 

Breaking Point (1963)

Breaking Point

7.3

TV Series

1963

1 episode

 

Red Buttons, Carolyn Jones, Shirley Jones, and Gig Young in A Ticklish Affair (1963)

A Ticklish Affair

5.8

Jeep Driver (uncredited)

1963

 

Alfred Hitchcock in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

8.5

TV Series

The College StudentThe Motorcyclist (as Ronnie R. Rondell)

1962–1963

2 episodes

 

John Derek, Richard Jaeckel, and Chill Wills in Frontier Circus (1961)

Frontier Circus

8.0

TV Series

Italy (as Ronnie R. Rondell)

1962

1 episode

 

Gertrude Berg and Cedric Hardwicke in The Gertrude Berg Show (1961)

The Gertrude Berg Show

7.5

TV Series

Boy on Ladder (as Ronnie R. Rondell)

1962

1 episode

 

Bachelor Father (1957)

Bachelor Father

7.2

TV Series

The 2nd Fencer (as Ronnie R. Rondell)

1962

1 episode

 

Scott Brady in Shotgun Slade (1959)

Shotgun Slade

6.8

TV Series

Deputy Frank Collins (as Ronnie Rondell)

1961

1 episode

 

Dale Robertson in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)

Tales of Wells Fargo

7.9

TV Series

1st Man

1961

1 episode

 

Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

8.5

TV Series

Dave Brooks (as Ronnie R. Rondell)

1961

1 episode

 

Coronado 9 (1960)

Coronado 9

7.8

TV Series

JoeJuan (as Ronnie R. Rondell)

1960

2 episodes

 

John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)

Wagon Train

7.5

TV Series

Henry Tate (uncredited)

1960

1 episode

 

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

Spartacus

7.9

Guard (uncredited)

1960

 

Edmond O'Brien in Johnny Midnight (1960)

Johnny Midnight

7.3

TV Series

Norman Hyer (as Ronnie R. Rondell)

1960

1 episode

 

Laramie (1959)

Laramie

7.7

TV Series

BrawlerStage Driver

1960

2 episodes

 

Riverboat (1959)

Riverboat

7.3

TV Series

Kicking Bear (uncredited)

1960

1 episode

 

John Payne in The Restless Gun (1957)

The Restless Gun

7.4

TV Series

Cowboy with Will (as Ronnie R. Rondell)

1959

1 episode

 

Rod Cameron in State Trooper (1956)

State Trooper

7.3

TV Series

Booboo (uncredited)

1959

1 episode

 

David Janssen in Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956)

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

7.6

TV Series

Larry Forsythe (uncredited)

1959

1 episode

 

Monster on the Campus (1958)

Monster on the Campus

5.8

Student (uncredited)

1958

 

The Naked and the Dead (1958)

The Naked and the Dead

6.4

Soldier (uncredited)

1958

 

Robert Mitchum and Curd Jürgens in The Enemy Below (1957)

The Enemy Below

7.4

American Sailor (uncredited)

1957

 

Percy Kilbride, Marjorie Main, Lori Nelson, and Byron Palmer in Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955)

Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

6.4

Donnie Kettle (uncredited)

1955

 

Greer Garson, Lee Aaker, Tim Considine, Dale Hartleben, Donald MacDonald, Robert Ryan, Stuffy Singer, David Stollery, Barry Sullivan, and Peter J. Votrian in Her Twelve Men (1954)

Her Twelve Men

6.3

Older Boy (uncredited)

1954

 

Percy Kilbride, Marjorie Main, and Bodil Miller in Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952)

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation

6.6

Dannie Kettle (uncredited)

1952

 

James Best, Oliver Blake, Zachary Charles, Percy Kilbride, Marjorie Main, Lori Nelson, and Emory Parnell in Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

6.7

Dannie Kettle (uncredited)

1952

 

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Brad Renfro and Joseph Mazzello in The Cure (1995)

The Cure

7.7

second unit director (as Ronnie Rondell)

1995

 

Carol Alt, Hulk Hogan, and Chris Lemmon in Thunder in Paradise II (1994)

Thunder in Paradise II

4.4

Video

second unit director (as Ron Randell)

1994

 

Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, David Hasselhoff, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, and Jaason Simmons in Baywatch (1989)

Baywatch

5.5

TV Series

second unit director (as Ronnie Rondell)

1994

2 episodes

 

Hulk Hogan, Felicity Waterman, and Robin Weisman in Thunder in Paradise (1994)

Thunder in Paradise

5.4

TV Series

second unit director (as Ron Rondell)

1994

 

Olivier Gruner in Nemesis (1992)

Nemesis

5.4

second unit director (as Ronnie Rondell)

1992

 

Kurt Russell, Martin Short, Mary Kay Place, Benjamin Salisbury, and Meadow Sisto in Captain Ron (1992)

Captain Ron

5.8

second unit director (as Ronnie R. Rondell)

1992

 

Midnight Ride (1990)

Midnight Ride

5.0

second unit director

1990

 

Charlie Sheen and Juliette Caton in Courage Mountain (1989)

Courage Mountain

5.7

second unit director (as Ron Rondell)

1989

 

Tom Selleck and Paulina Porizkova in Her Alibi (1989)

Her Alibi

5.8

second unit director

1989

 

Misfits of Science (1985)

Misfits of Science

7.3

TV Series

second unit director (as Ronnie Rondell)

1985–1986

6 episodes

 

Hart to Hart (1979)

Hart to Hart

6.7

TV Series

second unit director (as Ronnie R. Rondell)

1981–1982

4 episodes

 

Peter Billingsley, Christopher Hewett, and Daniel Pilon in Massarati and the Brain (1982)

Massarati and the Brain

5.7

TV Movie

second unit director

1982

 

Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)

Charlie's Angels

6.6

TV Series

second unit director

1979–1980

3 episodes

 

Murder Can Hurt You! (1980)

Murder Can Hurt You!

6.2

TV Movie

second unit director (as Ronnie Rondell)

1980

 

Michelle Pfeiffer, Asher Brauner, and Steve Hanks in B.A.D. Cats (1980)

B.A.D. Cats

5.4

TV Series

second unit director (as Ronnie Rondell)

1980

1 episode

 

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker (1979)

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

5.4

TV Movie

second unit director (as Ron Rondell)

1979

 

John Wayne and Diana Muldaur in McQ (1974)

McQ

6.2

second unit director (as Ron R. Rondell)

1974

 

Raymond Burr and Barbara Sigel in Ironside (1967)

Ironside

6.9

TV Series

assistant director (as Ronnie Rondell)

1967

2 episodes

 

Ann B Davis

The John Forsythe Show

7.0

TV Series

assistant director (as Ronnie Rondell)

1966

1 episode

 

Alfred Hitchcock in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

8.5

TV Series

assistant director

1962–1963

8 episodes

 

Lee Marvin in M Squad (1957)

M Squad

8.1

TV Series

assistant director (as Ronnie Rondell)

1957–1960

15 episodes

 

Dale Robertson in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)

Tales of Wells Fargo

7.9

TV Series

assistant director

1958

1 episode

 

Frank McHugh and Marvin Miller in The Millionaire (1955)

The Millionaire

7.8

TV Series

assistant director (as Ronnie Rondell)

1956–1958

6 episodes

 

Sal Mineo, John Cassavetes, Denise Alexander, and James Whitmore in Crime in the Streets (1956)

Crime in the Streets

6.6

assistant director (as Ronnie S. Rondell)

1956

 

Stunts

Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

The Matrix Reloaded

7.2

stunt player (as Ronnie Rondell)

2003

 

Scott Caan, Ali Larter, and Colin Farrell in American Outlaws (2001)

American Outlaws

5.9

stunts (as Ronny Rondell)

2001

 

The Contender (2000)

The Contender

6.9

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

2000

 

The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave (2000)

The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave

4.3

Video

stunts (as Ronnie R. Rondell)

2000

 

Arnold Schwarzenegger in End of Days (1999)

End of Days

5.8

utility stunts

1999

 

Stigmata (1999)

Stigmata

6.2

stunts

1999

 

Saffron Burrows in Deep Blue Sea (1999)

Deep Blue Sea

5.9

stunt coordinator (uncredited)

1999

 

The Siege (1998)

The Siege

6.4

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1998

 

Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, and Chris Rock in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

Lethal Weapon 4

6.6

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1998

 

Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Sharon Stone in Sphere (1998)

Sphere

6.1

stunt coordinatorstunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1998

 

Jennifer Love Hewitt, Marley Shelton, and Will Friedle in Trojan War (1997)

Trojan War

5.7

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1997

 

George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alicia Silverstone, Uma Thurman, and Chris O'Donnell in Batman & Robin (1997)

Batman & Robin

3.8

supervising stunt coordinator (as Ronnie Rondell)

1997

 

Danny Glover and Joe Pesci in Gone Fishin' (1997)

Gone Fishin'

4.8

stunts

1997

 

John Cusack and Minnie Driver in Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)

Grosse Pointe Blank

7.3

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1997

 

Viggo Mortensen in Vanishing Point (1997)

Vanishing Point

5.6

TV Movie

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1997

 

Alice Krige, Brent Spiner, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

Star Trek: First Contact

7.6

stunt coordinator (as Ronald R. Rondell)

1996

 

Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in Twister (1996)

Twister

6.6

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1996

 

Angela Bassett and Eddie Murphy in Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)

Vampire in Brooklyn

4.7

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1995

 

Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington in Virtuosity (1995)

Virtuosity

5.5

stunts

1995

 

Kevin Costner in Waterworld (1995)

Waterworld

6.3

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1995

 

Carol Alt, Hulk Hogan, and Chris Lemmon in Thunder in Paradise 3 (1995)

Thunder in Paradise 3

4.3

Video

stunt performer

1995

 

Carol Alt, Hulk Hogan, and Chris Lemmon in Thunder in Paradise II (1994)

Thunder in Paradise II

4.4

Video

stunt performer

1994

 

Melanie Griffith, Ed Harris, Michael Patrick Carter, Brian Christopher, and Adam LaVorgna in Milk Money (1994)

Milk Money

5.7

stunt coordinator

1994

 

Keanu Reeves in Speed (1994)

Speed

7.3

stunts (as Ronnie R. Rondell)

1994

 

Hulk Hogan, Felicity Waterman, and Robin Weisman in Thunder in Paradise (1994)

Thunder in Paradise

5.4

TV Series

stunt coordinator

1994

 

Brandon Lee in The Crow (1994)

The Crow

7.5

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1994

 

Mackenzie Astin in Iron Will (1994)

Iron Will

6.6

stunt coordinator

1994

 

Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Nicholle Tom, Christopher Castile, and Sarah Rose Karr in Beethoven's 2nd (1993)

Beethoven's 2nd

5.0

stunt coordinator

1993

 

Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes in Demolition Man (1993)

Demolition Man

6.7

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1993

 

Father Hood (1993)

Father Hood

5.0

stunts

1993

 

Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes in Rising Sun (1993)

Rising Sun

6.3

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1993

 

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Austin O'Brien in Last Action Hero (1993)

Last Action Hero

6.5

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1993

 

Teri Hatcher and Andrew Dice Clay in Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993)

Brain Smasher... A Love Story

5.3

Video

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1993

 

Sharon Stone and William Baldwin in Sliver (1993)

Sliver

5.1

stunt coordinator (as Ronnie Rondell)

1993

 

Bridget Fonda in Point of No Return (1993)

Point of No Return

6.1

stunt player (as Ronald R. Rondell)

1993

 

Julian Sands in Warlock: The Armageddon (1993)

Warlock: The Armageddon

5.4

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1993

 

Michael Douglas in Falling Down (1993)

Falling Down

7.6

stunts

1993

 

Olivier Gruner in Nemesis (1992)

Nemesis

5.4

stunt coordinator (as Ronny Rondell)

1992

 

Shaun Weiss in The Mighty Ducks (1992)

The Mighty Ducks

6.6

stunt coordinator (as Ronnie Rondell)

1992

 

Kurt Russell, Martin Short, Mary Kay Place, Benjamin Salisbury, and Meadow Sisto in Captain Ron (1992)

Captain Ron

5.8

stunt coordinator (as Ronnie R. Rondell)

1992

 

Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon in Thelma & Louise (1991)

Thelma & Louise

7.6

stunt player (as Ronnie Rondell)

1991

 

Stop at Nothing (1991)

Stop at Nothing

6.3

TV Movie

stunt coordinator

1991

 

Tom Berenger, Greta Scacchi, and Bob Hoskins in Shattered (1991)

Shattered

6.5

stunts (as Ron Rondell Sr.)

1991

 

The Chase (1991)

The Chase

4.9

TV Movie

stunt coordinator (as Ronald R. Rondell)

1991

 

Paul Hogan in Almost an Angel (1990)

Almost an Angel

5.6

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1990

 

Clint Eastwood and Charlie Sheen in The Rookie (1990)

The Rookie

5.9

stunts

1990

 

Predator 2 (1990)

Predator 2

6.3

stunts (as Ronald R. Rondell)

1990

 

Gene Wilder in Funny About Love (1990)

Funny About Love

4.8

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1990

 

Jean-Claude Van Damme in Death Warrant (1990)

Death Warrant

5.7

stunt player (as Ronnie Rondell)

1990

 

Randy Quaid in Cold Dog Soup (1990)

Cold Dog Soup

5.5

stunts

1990

 

James Earl Jones, Eric Roberts, and Janine Turner in The Ambulance (1990)

The Ambulance

6.0

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1990

 

Jack Nicholson in The Two Jakes (1990)

The Two Jakes

6.1

stunt coordinator

1990

 

A Gnome Named Gnorm (1990)

A Gnome Named Gnorm

4.5

stunts

1990

 

Robert Davi and Robert Z'Dar in Maniac Cop 2 (1990)

Maniac Cop 2

5.9

stunt player (as Ronnie Rondell)

1990

 

Days of Thunder (1990)

Days of Thunder

6.1

stunts (as Ronald Rondell)

1990

 

Spaced Invaders (1990)

Spaced Invaders

5.3

stunts (as Ronald Rondell)

1990

 

Sean Connery in The Hunt for Red October (1990)

The Hunt for Red October

7.5

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1990

 

Tango & Cash (1989)

Tango & Cash

6.4

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1989

 

Crack House (1989)

Crack House

5.5

stunts (as Ronald Rondell)

1989

 

Charlie Sheen and Juliette Caton in Courage Mountain (1989)

Courage Mountain

5.7

stunt coordinator (as Ron Rondell)

1989

 

Judd Nelson in Relentless (1989)

Relentless

5.9

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1989

 

Night Life (1989)

Night Life

5.6

stunts (as Ronnie A. Rondell Jr.)

1989

 

Lynda Carter and Stacy Keach in Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All (1989)

Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All

6.1

TV Movie

stunt coordinator

1989

 

Tom Selleck and Paulina Porizkova in Her Alibi (1989)

Her Alibi

5.8

stunt coordinator

1989

 

Jeff Imada and Roddy Piper in They Live (1988)

They Live

7.2

stunts

1988

 

Sean Connery and Mark Harmon in The Presidio (1988)

The Presidio

6.0

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1988

 

Demi Moore in The Seventh Sign (1988)

The Seventh Sign

5.8

stunts (as Ronald Rondell)

1988

 

Maniac Cop (1988)

Maniac Cop

6.0

stunts (as Ronald R. Rondell)

1988

 

Bill Cosby in Leonard Part 6 (1987)

Leonard Part 6

2.2

stunts

1987

 

Mimi Rogers and Tom Berenger in Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)

Someone to Watch Over Me

6.1

stunt coordinator (as Ronnie Rondell)

1987

 

My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987)

My Best Friend Is a Vampire

6.0

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1987

 

Lou Diamond Phillips in La Bamba (1987)

La Bamba

7.0

stunt coordinator (as Ronnie Rondell)

1987

 

Down Twisted (1987)

Down Twisted

5.2

stunts (as Ronny Rondel)

1987

 

Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon (1987)

Lethal Weapon

7.6

stunts (as Ron Rondell)

1987

 

Andrew McCarthy in Mannequin (1987)

Mannequin

6.0

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1987

 

Daryl Hannah, Robert Redford, and Debra Winger in Legal Eagles (1986)

Legal Eagles

6.0

stunts (as Ronald Rondell)

1986

 

William Petersen in To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)

To Live and Die in L.A.

7.3

stunt player (as Ronald Rondell)

1985

 

Misfits of Science (1985)

Misfits of Science

7.3

TV Series

stunt coordinator (as Ronald L. Rondell)

1985

1 episode

 

Arnold Schwarzenegger in Commando (1985)

Commando

6.7

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1985

 

Robert Blake in Hell Town (1985)

Hell Town

7.0

TV Series

stunt coordinator

1985

 

Tracy Scoggins, Robert Ginty, and Jeff McCracken in Hawaiian Heat (1984)

Hawaiian Heat

5.5

TV Series

stunt coordinator

1984

1 episode

 

Demi Moore and Jon Cryer in No Small Affair (1984)

No Small Affair

5.5

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1984

 

Frank Sinatra, Catherine Bach, Jackie Chan, Marilu Henner, Shirley MacLaine, Burt Reynolds, Susan Anton, Dom DeLuise, Richard Kiel, Dean Martin, Telly Savalas, Sammy Davis Jr., and Jamie Farr in Cannonball Run II (1984)

Cannonball Run II

5.1

stunts

1984

 

Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita in The Karate Kid (1984)

The Karate Kid

7.3

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1984

 

Hart to Hart (1979)

Hart to Hart

6.7

TV Series

stunt coordinator

1979–1984

82 episodes

 

Jeff Bridges and Rachel Ward in Against All Odds (1984)

Against All Odds

5.9

stunt driver (as Ronnie Rondell)

1984

 

Don Adams and Gary Coleman in Jimmy the Kid (1982)

Jimmy the Kid

4.7

stunts (as Ron Rondell)

1982

 

Peter Billingsley, Christopher Hewett, and Daniel Pilon in Massarati and the Brain (1982)

Massarati and the Brain

5.7

TV Movie

stunt coordinator

1982

 

The Beastmaster (1982)

The Beastmaster

6.2

stunts (uncredited)

1982

 

T.J. Hooker (1982)

T.J. Hooker

6.1

TV Series

stunt coordinator

1982–1986

 

Falcon Crest (1981)

Falcon Crest

6.2

TV Series

stunt coordinator

1981–1990

 

The Miracle of Kathy Miller (1981)

The Miracle of Kathy Miller

7.2

TV Movie

stunt coordinator

1981

 

Dynasty (1981)

Dynasty

6.4

TV Series

supervising stunt coordinator (as Ronnie Rondell)

1981

13 episodes

 

Johnny Cash in The Pride of Jesse Hallam (1981)

The Pride of Jesse Hallam

6.4

TV Movie

stunt coordinatorstunt driver (as Ronnie Rondell)

1981

 

Michelle Pfeiffer, Asher Brauner, and Steve Hanks in B.A.D. Cats (1980)

B.A.D. Cats

5.4

TV Series

stunt coordinator: second unit

1980

 

Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)

Charlie's Angels

6.6

TV Series

stunt coordinator

1978–1980

15 episodes

 

Delta Fox (1979)

Delta Fox

6.2

stuntman (as Ronnie Rondell)

1979

 

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker (1979)

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

5.4

TV Movie

stunt coordinator (as Ron Rondell)

1979

 

The Power Within (1979)

The Power Within

5.9

TV Movie

stunt coordinator (as Ronnie Rondell)

1979

 

Burt Reynolds in Hooper (1978)

Hooper

6.4

stunt performer (as Ronnie Rondell)

1978

 

Tony Curtis, Robert Urich, Phyllis Davis, and Judy Landers in Vega$ (1978)

Vega$

6.9

TV Series

stunt coordinator (as Ronnie Rondell)

1978

1 episode

 

Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (1976)

Smash-Up on Interstate 5

5.9

TV Movie

stunts (uncredited)

1976

 

Gemini Man (1976)

Gemini Man

6.2

TV Series

stunts

1976

1 episode

 

Joe Don Baker in Framed (1975)

Framed

6.4

stunts (uncredited)

1975

 

Gene Hackman in Night Moves (1975)

Night Moves

7.1

stunts (uncredited)

1975

 

S.W.A.T. (1975)

S.W.A.T.

6.7

TV Series

stunts

1975–1976

 

Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in The Front Page (1974)

The Front Page

7.3

stunts (uncredited)

1974

 

Elliott Gould and Robert Blake in Busting (1974)

Busting

6.4

stunts (uncredited)

1974

 

Policewomen (1974)

Policewomen

5.1

stuntman (as Ronnie Rondell)

1974

 

Mel Brooks and Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles (1974)

Blazing Saddles

7.7

stunts (uncredited)

1974

 

Chopper One (1974)

Chopper One

7.0

TV Series

stunt coordinator

1974

 

The Death Squad (1974)

The Death Squad

5.4

TV Movie

stunt coordinator (as Ronnie Rondell)

1974

 

John Wayne and Diana Muldaur in McQ (1974)

McQ

6.2

stunts (uncredited)

1974

 

Robert Duvall, Joe Don Baker, Karen Black, and Robert Ryan in The Outfit (1973)

The Outfit

7.0

stunts (uncredited)

1973

 

Robert Blake in Electra Glide in Blue (1973)

Electra Glide in Blue

7.0

stunt rider (as Ron Rondell)

1973

 

Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in Mod Squad (1968)

Mod Squad

7.0

TV Series

stunt coordinator

1968–1973

116 episodes

 

Black Gunn (1972)

Black Gunn

5.8

chief stunt artist: Stunts Unlimited (as Ronnie Rondell)

1972

 

Paul Carr, Lee de Broux, T.J. Escott, Michael Pataki, and Jon Shank in The Dirt Gang (1972)

The Dirt Gang

3.0

stunt coordinator

1972

 

The Rookies (1972)

The Rookies

6.8

TV Series

stunt coordinator

1972–1976

 

Darren McGavin in The Night Stalker (1972)

The Night Stalker

7.4

TV Movie

stunts (uncredited)

1972

 

Sean Connery, Jill St. John, and Lana Wood in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Diamonds Are Forever

6.5

stunts (uncredited)

1971

 

The Love War (1970)

The Love War

6.4

TV Movie

stunt coordinator (as Ron Rondell)

1970

 

Stephen Boyd, Richard Pryor, and Billy Dee Williams in Carter's Army (1970)

Carter's Army

5.1

TV Movie

stunt coordinator (as Ron Rondell)

1970

 

Sammy Davis Jr. in The Pigeon (1969)

The Pigeon

5.6

TV Movie

stunt coordinator (as Ron Rondell)

1969

 

Janet Leigh and George Maharis in The Monk (1969)

The Monk

5.2

TV Movie

stunt coordinator

1969

 

Jim Backus, Eva Gabor, and Ken Berry in Wake Me When the War Is Over (1969)

Wake Me When the War Is Over

5.3

TV Movie

stunt coordinator (as Ron Rondell)

1969

 

Jack Elam in The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969)

The Over-the-Hill Gang

6.1

TV Movie

stunt coordinator

1969

 

Hell's Angels '69 (1969)

Hell's Angels '69

5.4

stunts (uncredited)

1969

 

Che! (1969)

Che!

4.8

stunts (uncredited)

1969

 

John Wayne and Katharine Ross in Hellfighters (1968)

Hellfighters

6.5

stunts (uncredited)

1968

 

Ernest Borgnine, Jim Brown, Rock Hudson, and Patrick McGoohan in Ice Station Zebra (1968)

Ice Station Zebra

6.6

stunts (uncredited)

1968

 

Brooke Bundy and Kevin Coughlin in The Young Runaways (1968)

The Young Runaways

5.3

stunts (uncredited)

1968

 

The Mini-Skirt Mob (1968)

The Mini-Skirt Mob

4.6

stunts (uncredited)

1968

 

The Devil's Brigade (1968)

The Devil's Brigade

6.7

stunts (uncredited)

1968

 

Wayne Maunder in Custer (1967)

Custer

6.4

TV Series

stunts (uncredited)

1967

1 episode

 

Jill St. John and Doug McClure in The King's Pirate (1967)

The King's Pirate

5.5

stunt coordinator

1967

 

George Peppard, Rock Hudson, Nigel Green, and Guy Stockwell in Tobruk (1967)

Tobruk

6.4

stunts (uncredited)

1967

 

Marilyn Devin and Chad Everett in First to Fight (1967)

First to Fight

5.7

stunts (uncredited)

1967

 

James Garner, Toshirô Mifune, Eva Marie Saint, Antonio Sabato, Françoise Hardy, and Yves Montand in Grand Prix (1966)

Grand Prix

7.2

stunts (uncredited)

1966

 

Iron Horse (1966)

Iron Horse

7.1

TV Series

stunts

1966–1968

 

Beau Geste (1966)

Beau Geste

6.1

stunts (uncredited)

1966

 

James Coburn, Giovanna Ralli, and Dick Shawn in What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

6.6

stunts (uncredited)

1966

 

The Rare Breed (1966)

The Rare Breed

6.3

stunts (uncredited)

1966

 

The War Lord (1965)

The War Lord

6.6

stunts (uncredited)

1965

 

Frankie Avalon, Vincent Price, Susan Hart, and Dwayne Hickman in Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)

Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine

5.1

stunts (uncredited)

1965

 

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

7.4

TV Series

stunt double: Dan Tobin (uncredited)

1965

1 episode

 

Laredo (1965)

Laredo

7.5

TV Series

stunt double: Neville Brand

1965–1967

 

The Glory Guys (1965)

The Glory Guys

6.1

stunts (uncredited)

1965

 

Natalie Wood, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in The Great Race (1965)

The Great Race

7.2

stunts (uncredited)

1965

 

James Stewart, Glenn Corbett, Rosemary Forsyth, Doug McClure, and Patrick Wayne in Shenandoah (1965)

Shenandoah

7.3

stunts (uncredited)

1965

 

In Harm's Way (1965)

In Harm's Way

7.3

stunts (uncredited)

1965

 

James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)

Gunsmoke

8.1

TV Series

stunt double: Mark Goddard (uncredited)

1964

1 episode

 

Kings of the Sun (1963)

Kings of the Sun

6.1

stunts (uncredited)

1963

 

How the West Was Won (1962)

How the West Was Won

7.1

stunts (uncredited)

1962

 

Alfred Hitchcock in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

8.5

TV Series

stunts

1962–1965

 

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

Spartacus

7.9

stunts (uncredited)

1960

 

Scott Brady in Shotgun Slade (1959)

Shotgun Slade

6.8

TV Series

stunts

1959–1961

 

Laramie (1959)

Laramie

7.7

TV Series

stunts

1959–1963

 

George Montgomery in Cimarron City (1958)

Cimarron City

7.4

TV Series

stunts

1958–1960

 

The Naked and the Dead (1958)

The Naked and the Dead

6.4

stunts (uncredited)

1958

 

The Deep Six (1958)

The Deep Six

6.0

stunts (uncredited)

1958

 

Mike Hammer (1958)

Mike Hammer

8.0

TV Series

stunts (uncredited)

1958–1959

 

John Payne in The Restless Gun (1957)

The Restless Gun

7.4

TV Series

stunts

1957–1959

 

Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne in The Wings of Eagles (1957)

The Wings of Eagles

6.6

stunts (uncredited)

1957

 

David Janssen in Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956)

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

7.6

TV Series

stunts

1956–1960

 

Combat Sergeant

TV Series

stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)

1956

 

Soldiers of Fortune (1955)

Soldiers of Fortune

7.6

TV Series

stunts (uncredited)

1955–1957

 

Additional Crew

David Hasselhoff and Kathy Ireland in Gridlock (1996)

Gridlock

4.5

TV Movie

technical action coordinator (as Ronnie R. Rondell)

1996

 

Robert Duvall, Joe Don Baker, Karen Black, and Robert Ryan in The Outfit (1973)

The Outfit

7.0

coordinator: action scenes (as Ronnie Rondell)

1973

 

Wayne Maunder in Custer (1967)

Custer

6.4

TV Series

technical advisor (as Ron Rondell)

1967

1 episode

 

Self

Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here (2012)

Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here

7.9

Self

2012

 

The Burly Man Chronicles (2004)

The Burly Man Chronicles

7.2

Video

Self (extended version) (as Ron Rondell II)

2004

 

The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen (1988)

The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen

6.8

TV Movie

Self

1988

 

NBC Special Treat (1975)

NBC Special Treat

7.4

TV Series

Self

1976

1 episode

 

Archive Footage

Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)

The Magical World of Disney

8.3

TV Series

Driver (archive footage, as Ronnie Rondell)

1979

1 episode

 

Personal details

Alternative names

Ron Randell

 

Born

February 10, 1937Los Angeles, California, USA

Died

August 12, 2025Osage Beach, Missouri, USA(Undisclosed)

Other works

Album cover: Appears, on fire, on the cover of the Pink Floyd album "Wish You Were Here".

Publicity listings

1 Interview

Did you know

Trivia

He is one of the stuntmen featured on the cover of the Pink Floyd album "Wish You Were Here".

Quotes

Stunt men get hurt all the time

Nickname

Ron Rondell