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Dar Robinson

Dar Robinson
  • Name: Dar Robinson
  • Birthday: 1947-03-26
  • Also known as: Dar Allen Robinson
  • Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Popularity: 3.173
Biography: 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... Read More

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Title Release date
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular   as  Self (archive footage) 1994-06-30
Cyclone   as  Rolf 1987-06-05
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson   as  Self 1987-01-01
Vamp   as  Security Guard 1986-07-18
To Live and Die in L.A.   as  FBI Agent 1985-11-01
Stick   as  Moke 1985-04-26
Police Academy   as  Menacing Thug in Plaid (uncredited) 1984-03-22
Nighthawks   as  A.T.A.C. Man 1981-03-17
The Devil at Your Heels   as  Himself 1981-03-13
Airport '77   as  Larry 1977-03-11
Kiss Me, Kill Me   as  Jimbo 1976-05-08
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze   as  Native 1975-06-01