Born on this day – Hal Needham:

Hal Needham

Stuntman

Director

Actor

Writer

March 6, 1931 – October 25, 2013

Born on this day – Ronnie Rondell Jr.:

Ronnie Rondell Jr.

Actor

Stuntman

Assistant director

February 10, 1937 – August 12, 2025

Credits:

A Gnome Named Gnorm (1990); A Ticklish Affair (1963); Adam-12 (1970); Against All Odds (1984); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961); Almost an Angel (1990); American Outlaws (2001); B.A.D. Cats (1980); Bachelor Father (1962); Batman & Robin (1997); Baywatch (1994); Beach Patrol (1979); Beau Geste (1966); Beethoven's 2nd (1993); Black Gunn (1972); Blazing Saddles (1974); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1965 / 1967); Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993); Breaking Point (1963); Busting (1974); Cannonball Run II (1984); Captain Ron (1992); Carter's Army (1970); Charlie's Angels (1977–1980); Che! (1969); Chopper One (1974); Cimarron City (1958–1960); Cold Dog Soup (1990); Combat Sergeant (1956); Commando (1985); Coronado 9 (1960); Courage Mountain (1989); Crack House (1989); Crime in the Streets (1956); Custer (1967); Cybill (1995); Days of Thunder (1990); Death Warrant (1990); Deep Blue Sea (1999); Delta Fox (1979); Demolition Man (1993); Diamonds Are Forever (1971); Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker (1979); Down Twisted (1987); Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965); Dragnet 1967 (1967); Dynasty (1981); Electra Glide in Blue (1973); End of Days (1999); Ensign Pulver (1964); Falcon Crest (1981–1990); Falling Down (1993); Fantasy Island (1981–1983); Father Hood (1993); First to Fight (1967); Framed (1975); Frontier Circus (1962); Funny About Love (1990); Gemini Man (1976); Gone Fishin' (1997); Grand Prix (1966); Gridlock (1996); Grosse Pointe Blank (1997); Gunsmoke (1964); Hart to Hart (1979–1984); Hawaiian Heat (1984); Hell Town (1985); Hellfighters (1968); Hell's Angels '69 (1969); Her Alibi (1989); Her Twelve Men (1954); Hooper (1978); Hotel (1984); How the West Was Won (1962); Ice Station Zebra (1968); In Harm's Way (1965); Iron Horse (1966–1968); Iron Will (1994); Ironside (1967); Jimmy the Kid (1982); Johnny Midnight (1960); Joshua Tree (1993); Kings of the Sun (1963); La Bamba (1987); Laramie (1959–1963); Laredo (1965–1967); Last Action Hero (1993); Legal Eagles (1986); Leonard Part 6 (1987); Lethal Weapon (1987); Lethal Weapon 4 (1998); M Squad (1957–1960); Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952); Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955); Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952); Maniac Cop (1988); Maniac Cop 2 (1990); Mannequin (1987); Mannix (1968–1973); Massarati and the Brain (1982); McQ (1974); Midnight Ride (1990); Mike Hammer (1958–1959); Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All (1989); Milk Money (1994); Misfits of Science (1985–1986); Mod Squad (1968–1973); Monster on the Campus (1958); Mr. Terrific (1967); Murder Can Hurt You! (1980); My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987); NBC Special Treat (1976); Nemesis (1992); Night Life (1989); Night Moves (1975); No Safe Haven (1987); No Small Affair (1984); One Woman's Courage (1994); Over the Top (1987); Pajama Party (1964); Paradise (1988–1990); Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here (2012); Point of No Return (1993); Policewomen (1974); Portrait of a Hitman (1979); Predator 2 (1990); Relentless (1989); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956–1960); Rising Sun (1993); Riverboat (1960); Run for Your Life (1967); S.W.A.T. (1975–1976); Shattered (1991); Shenandoah (1965); Shotgun Slade (1959–1961); Sliver (1993); Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (1976); Soldiers of Fortune (1955–1957); Someone to Watch Over Me (1987); Spaced Invaders (1990); Spartacus (1960); Speed (1994); Sphere (1998); Star Trek: First Contact (1996); State Trooper (1959); Stigmata (1999); Stop at Nothing (1991); T.J. Hooker (1982–1986); Tales of Wells Fargo (1958 / 1961); Tango & Cash (1989); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965); The Ambulance (1990); The Beastmaster (1982); The Burly Man Chronicles (2004); The Chase (1991); The Contender (2000); The Crow (1994); The Cure (1995); The Death Squad (1974); The Deep Six (1958); The Devil's Brigade (1968); The Dirt Gang (1972); The Enemy Below (1957); The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave (2000); The Front Page (1974); The Gertrude Berg Show (1962); The Glory Guys (1965); The Great Race (1965); The Hunt for Red October (1990); The Immortal (1970); The Jack Benny Program (1963); The John Forsythe Show (1966); The Karate Kid (1984); The King's Pirate (1967); The Love Bug (1968); The Love War (1970); The Magical World of Disney (1979); The Matrix Reloaded (2003); The Mighty Ducks (1992); The Millionaire (1956–1958); The Mini-Skirt Mob (1968); The Miracle of Kathy Miller (1981); The Monk (1969); The Munsters (1964); The Naked and the Dead (1958); The Night Stalker (1972); The Outfit (1973); The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969); The Pigeon (1969); The Power Within (1979); The Presidio (1988); The Pride of Jesse Hallam (1981); The Rare Breed (1966); The Restless Gun (1957–1959); The Rookie (1990); The Rookies (1972–1976); The Seventh Sign (1988); The Siege (1998); The Two Jakes (1990); The Virginian (1963–1966); The War Lord (1965); The Wings of Eagles (1957); The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen (1988); The Young Runaways (1968); Thelma & Louise (1991); They Live (1988); Thunder in Paradise (1994); Thunder in Paradise 3 (1995); Thunder in Paradise II (1994); To Live and Die in L.A. (1985); Tobruk (1967); Trojan War (1997); Twister (1996); Vampire in Brooklyn (1995); Vanishing Point (1997); Vega$ (1978); Virtuosity (1995); Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964); Wagon Train (1960); Wake Me When the War Is Over (1969); Warlock: The Armageddon (1993); Waterworld (1995); What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966).

Born on this day – Richard Norton:

Richard Norton

Actor

Stuntman

Producer

January 6, 1950 – March 30, 2025

Credits:

ABBA: Bang a Boomerang (2013); ABBA: The Movie (1977); Amazons and Gladiators (2001); Ambush (2023); American Ninja (1985); An Eye for an Eye (1981); Anti Bullying United Documentary (2021); Black Creek (2024); Black Thunder (1998); Blacklight (2022); Blood Makes Noise (2005); Blood Street (1988); Broken Superman (2012); China O'Brien (1990); China O'Brien II (1990); Cinema of Vengeance (1994); City Hunter (1993); Cyber Tracker (1994); Dancer (2016); Dead in Love (2009); Defensive Improvised Weapons: The Magnificent Seven (2002); Defensive Tactics: The Magnificent Seven (2002); Devil's Pond (2003); Digital Pictures: Behind the Scenes 1994 (1994); Direct Hit (1994); Dream Warrior (2003); Durch die Nacht mit... (2010); Earthrise (2022); Equalizer 2000 (1987); Fight to Win (1987); Fight Zone (1995); Final Objective (2025); For Life or Death (1996); Force: Five (1981); Forced Vengeance (1982); Fugitive X: Innocent Target (1996); Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024); Future Hunters (1988); Game of Death - The six Doors to Hell (2024); Gamesmaster (1992); Ghost in the Shell (2017); Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell (2017); Guardian Angel (1994); Gymkata (1985); Honor and Glory (1992); Hyper Space (1989); Impulse (2023); Inside the Britannic (2002); Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019); Ironheart (1992); Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1994–1995); John Wayne Parr: Blessed with Venom (2011); Jungle Heat (1988); Kapow! (2025); Kingdom of War: Part 1 (2007); Kingdom of War: Part 2 (2007); KNEKT®tv on the Carpet (2024); Kung Fu: A Legend Reborn (1992); Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1994); Lady Dragon (1992); Lionheart (1990); Mad Max: Fury Road (2015); Magic Crystal (1986); Man of Blood (2008); Maximum Fury: Filming Fury Road (2015); Midnight Hustle (2025); Millionaires' Express (1986); Mind Games (2003); Modern Warriors (2002); Movie Nights (2010–2011); Mr. Nice Guy (1997); Nautilus (2000); Nomad: The Warrior (2005); Not Another Mistake (1989); Our Last Prayer (2025); Psychology of Conflict: The Magnificent Seven (2002); Rage (1993 / 2021); Rage and Honor (1992); Rage and Honor II (1993); Raging Jake (2025); Raiders of the Sun (1992); Redemption (2002); Return of the Kickfighter (1987); Rise of Heroes: The Legend of the Guardian (2025); Road House 2: Last Call (2006); Sacrifice (2025); Scar Tissue (2025); Secrets of the Shell (2001); Spartacus (2013); Stealth (2005); Stowaway to Nowhere (2024); Strategic Command (1997); Suicide Squad (2016); Suicide Squad Strength and Speed (2016); Supreme Warrior (1994); Tesla Effect (2014); Tex Murphy: Overseer (1998); The Amazing Spider-Man (2012); The Art of Action (2020); The Best of the Martial Arts Films (1990); The Blood of Heroes (1989); The Condemned (2007); The Fighter (1989); The Good, the Bad, and the Sequel (2019); The Green Hornet (2011); The Indie Escape Network (2021); The New Adventures of Robin Hood (1997–1998); The Octagon (1980); The Path of the Dragon (2012); The Rage Within (2001); The Search for Weng Weng (2007); The Suicide Squad (2021); The Sword of Bushido (1990); The Tools of the Wasteland (2015); The Virgin of Juarez (2006); The Whack Job (2025); This Is Gonna Get Loud: The Epic Battles of 'Suicide Squad' (2016); Tiger Cops (2017); Tough and Deadly (1995); Triple Frontier (2019); Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985); Two Dollar Late Fee (2019); Under a Red Moon (2008); Under the Gun (1995); Underdog Kids (2015); Vinh Nguyen - At Empower Tactical (2024); Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001); X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).

Born on this day – Nick Dimitri:

Nick Dimitri

Actor

Stuntman

December 27, 1932 – October 20, 2021

Born on this day – John "Bud" Cardos:

John "Bud" Cardos

Director

Actor

Stuntman

December 20, 1929 – December 31, 2020

Born on this day – Ray Austin:

Ray Austin

Director

Writer

Producer

Stuntman

Actor

December 5, 1932 – May 17, 2023

Born on this day – Buster Keaton:

Buster Keaton

Actor

Comedian

Director

Stuntman

October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966

Born on this day – David R. Ellis:

David R. Ellis

Director

Stuntman

September 8, 1952 – January 7, 2013

Born on this day – Richard Farnsworth:

Richard Farnsworth

Actor

Stuntman

September 1, 1920 – October 6, 2000

Born on this day – George Montgomery:

George Montgomery

Actor

Painter

Director

Producer

Writer

Sculptor

Furniture craftsman

Stuntman

August 27, 1916 – December 12, 2000

Born on this day – Ben Johnson:

Ben Johnson

Actor

Stuntman

Rodeo cowboy

June 13, 1918 – April 8, 1996

Born on this day – Robert Tessier:

Robert Tessier

Actor

Stuntman

June 2, 1934 – October 11, 1990

Born on this day – Chuck Roberson:

Chuck Roberson

Actor

Stuntman

May 10, 1919 – June 8, 1988

Credits:

100 Rifles (1969); 100 Years of John Wayne (2007); 4 for Texas (1963); 7 Men from Now (1956); 7 Women (1965); 99 and 44/100% Dead! (1974); A Man Called Horse (1970); Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952); Across the Wide Missouri (1951); Advance to the Rear (1964); Albuquerque (1948); Alias Smith and Jones (1971); Angel and the Badman (1947); Angel on the Amazon (1948); Atom Man vs. Superman (1950); Badmen of Tombstone (1949); Bandit Queen (1950); Bat Masterson (1960); Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970); Big Jake (1971); Black Spurs (1965); Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952); Blindfold (1966); Blue Thunder (1983); Bonanza (1966); Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory (1952); Cactus Caravan (1950); Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973); Calamity Jane (1953); Calendar Girl (1947); California Firebrand (1948); Cape Fear (1962); Cat Ballou (1965); Cattle Drive (1951); Cattle Town (1952); Cheyenne Autumn (1964); Chisum (1970); Cimarron City (1958–1959); Cinéma cinémas (1982); City of Bad Men (1953); Cow Country (1953); Cow Town (1950); Cowboy G-Men (1952); Custer (1967); Dakota Incident (1956); Daniel Boone (1964–1967); Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider (1966); Dante (1961); Death Valley Days (1957–1960); Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975); Donovan's Reef (1963); Down Laredo Way (1953); El Dorado (1966); FM (1978); Fort Dodge Stampede (1951); Fort Massacre (1958); Fort Vengeance (1953); Forty Guns (1957); Frontier Outpost (1950); Fugitive at Large (1939); Fury at Furnace Creek (1948); General Electric Theater (1957); Gun Belt (1953); Gun Town (1946); Gunsmoke (1959–1964); Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953); Hard Contract (1969); Hatari! (1962); Haunted Trails (1949); Have Gun - Will Travel (1960–1961); Hell Canyon Outlaws (1957); Hellfighters (1968); Hellfire (1949); Hi-Jacked (1950); Hills of Oklahoma (1950); Homicide for Three (1948); Hondo (1953); How the West Was Won (1962); I Shot Jesse James (1949); Indian Uprising (1952); Jesse James Rides Again (1947); John Wayne: Behind the Scenes (2007); John Wayne's 'the Alamo' (1992); Jubilee Trail (1954); Kentucky Rifle (1955); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1965); Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955); Lancer (1968); Laramie (1959–1963); Laredo (1966); Last of the Wild Horses (1948); Law of the Golden West (1949); Lawless Breed (1946); Lawman (1959); Lightning Guns (1950); Lone Star (1952); Lost in Space (1966); Mail Order Bride (1964); Man of the West (1958); McLintock! (1963); McQ (1974); Men of the Timberland (1941); Merrill's Marauders (1962); Miracle Mile (1988); Mod Squad (1969); Mr. Terrific (1967); Nevada Smith (1966); Night Passage (1957); Oh! Susanna (1951); Once Upon a Texas Train (1988); Outcast of Black Mesa (1950); Panic! (1957); Plainsman and the Lady (1946); Pork Chop Hill (1959); Quincy M.E. (1977); Raiders of Ghost City (1944); Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953); Rawhide (1959); Red River (1948); Red Sundown (1956); Rescue 8 (1958); Ridin' the Outlaw Trail (1951); Rio Bravo (1959); Rio Conchos (1964); Rio Grande (1950); Rio Lobo (1970); Rooster Cogburn (1975); Roughshod (1949); Run of the Arrow (1957); Sergeant Rutledge (1960); Shenandoah (1965); Shock Corridor (1963); Shoot Out (1971); Sign of the Pagan (1954); Silver Lode (1954); Smoky (1966); Song of Scheherazade (1947); Spartacus (1960); Stagecoach West (1961); Stampede (1949); Stoney Burke (1962); Tales of Wells Fargo (1962); Taras Bulba (1962); Ten Wanted Men (1955); The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989); The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967); The Adventures of Kit Carson (1952); The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1955); The Alamo (1960); The Arizona Ranger (1948); The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958); The Baron of Arizona (1950); The Battle at Apache Pass (1952); The Big Country (1958); The Big Valley (1967); The Blazing Forest (1952); The Capture (1950); The Comancheros (1961); The Conqueror (1956); The Cowboys (1972); The Detectives (1961); The Eagle and the Hawk (1950); The Far Country (1954); The Fighting Kentuckian (1949); The Flame (1947); The Forest Ranger (1956); The Gal Who Took the West (1949); The Gallant Legion (1948); The Gene Autry Show (1950); The Great Locomotive Chase (1956); The Green Berets (1968); The Hawaiians (1970); The Hired Gun (1957); The James Brothers of Missouri (1949); The Kid from Texas (1950); The King and Four Queens (1956); The Last Command (1955); The Last Outpost (1951); The Last Sunset (1961); The Lone Gun (1954); The Lone Ranger (1949); The Lucy Show (1962–1966); The Lusty Men (1952); The Magical World of Disney (1958–1961); The Man from Laramie (1955); The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962); The Misfits (1961); The Moonlighter (1953); The Naked Spur (1953); The Naughty Nineties (1945); The Outcast (1954); The Outer Limits (1964); The Plainsman (1966); The Prodigal (1955); The Rawhide Years (1956); The Rounders (1965); The Roy Rogers Show (1952–1953); The Scalphunters (1968); The Scarlet Horseman (1946); The Searchers (1956); The Second Greatest Sex (1955); The Shootist (1976); The Sons of Katie Elder (1965); The Spoilers (1955); The Stone Killer (1973); The Tall Men (1955); The Three Musketeers (1948); The Train Robbers (1973); The Undefeated (1969); The Virginian (1965); The War Lord (1965); The War Wagon (1967); The Wings of Eagles (1957); The Wonderful Country (1959); Thunder Over Arizona (1956); Timberjack (1955); Trail of the Rustlers (1950); Tripoli (1950); Two Rode Together (1961); Wagon Train (1958–1960); Wake of the Red Witch (1948); Way of a Gaucho (1952); Welcome to Hard Times (1967); Western Renegades (1949); Wide Country (1962); Wide Wide World (1958); Wildcatters (1959); Winchester '73 (1950); Wyoming (1947); Yancy Derringer (1959); Zane Grey Theatre (1959); Zorro (1959).

Born on this day – Harold Lloyd:

Harold Lloyd

Actor

Comedian

Stuntman

April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971

Born on this day – Scott L. Schwartz:

Scott L. Schwartz

a.k.a. The Ultimate Bad Guy

Actor

Stuntman

Wrestler

March 16, 1959 – November 26, 2024

Credits:

2020 (2020); Actors Entertainment (2012); A-Date (2007); Agent Red (2000); Alibi Boys (2015); Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy (1997); Angel (1999); Back in Action (1994); Bank on us 2 (2020); Betrayal (2013); Better Criminal (2016); Between the Wish and the Thing (2011); Black Scorpion (2001); Blood Ranch (2006); Boost (2009); Bridge of Dragons (1999); Buddies (2013); Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002); Cain and Abel (2006); Carman: The Champion (2001); Castle (2012); Centurion Force (1998); Changing Hands (2010); Changing Hands Feature (2012); Crash Point Zero (2001); Crazy as Hell (2002); Ctrl (2009); Daddy's Home (2010); Dangerous Waters (1994); Daydream Believer (2005); Dick and Bob (2012); Dilemma (1997); ELI (2007); Epic Movie (2007); Final Voyage (1999); Fire Down Below (1997); For Christ's Sake (2010); For Parents Only (1991); Fun with Dick and Jane (2005); Garlic & Gunpowder (2017); Gedo (2000); Harry Potter in the Hood (2007); Heartless (2015); High Voltage (1998); Holding St. Peter's Conquest [Us] (2017); Homecoming (2011); Human Giant (2007); I'm a Soap Star (2011); Inventing Adam (2013); Jackie's Back! (1999); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2007); Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser (2015); Journey to Promethea (2010); Jurassic Predator: Xtinction (2010); Just Sue Me (2000); L.A. Heat (1999); Listen to Your Heart (2010); Lone Tiger (1996); Lost in Oz (2000); Lost in the Woods (2009); Lost Treasure (2003); Martial Law (1999); Martin (1993); Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon (2004); Measure (2014); Meet Wally Sparks (1997); Mercy Grace and Crab Meat (2010); Mind of Mencia (2006); My Giant (1998); Nash Bridges (1998–2001); Not Now John (2012); Ocean's Eleven (2001); Ocean's Thirteen (2007); Ocean's Twelve (2004); Oliver Beene (2004); P.U.N.K.S. (1998); Pet Crazy (2011); Placebo (2008); Plates (2008); Punk'd (2003); Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (2003); Savate (1995); Shock 'Em Dead (1991); Silent Fury (1994); Smoked (2006); Southlander (2001); Spider-Man (2002); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1994–1995); Star Trek: Enterprise (2004); Starsky & Hutch (2004); Sting of the Black Scorpion (2002); Stuntman (2009); Super Day (2012); Terminal Island (2004); Terminal USA (1993); The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000); The Black Rose (2000); The Capitol Conspiracy (1998); The Challenger (2015); The Drifter (2005); The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000); The House Webshow (2007); The Mentalist (2011); The Misadventures of James Spawn (1998); The One (2001); The Pizza Joint (2021); The Scorpion King (2002); The Set Up (1995); The Shoes (2024); The Sinners (2010); The Tick (2002); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1996); The Young & Rebellious (2011); The Young and the Restless (2009); Tomcats (2001); Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) (1991); UWF Fury Hour (1990–1993); V.I.P. (1999); Vagabond (2006); Vengeance (2016); Veterans Day (2024); Weeds (2007); What We Do Is Secret (2007); Wonder Girls (2012); Wrong Side of Town (2010).