stuntman

/ ˈstʌntmən /

noun

1. a person who performs dangerous acts in a film, television programme, etc in place of an actor

Example Sentences

Doing so much with so little comes naturally to Edgerton, who grew up in Australia alongside his brother Nash, an actor, director and stuntman.

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Although he has enjoyed a career that includes acting/stuntman roles in both “Black Panther” movies and acting roles in the movie “Little Big League,” the TV show “Anger Management” and more than two dozen national commercials, Todd is best known in Santa Monica as the dude who can’t say no to volunteer fundraisers and sports a vanity license plate that reads “NVR KWT.”

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The Hollywood stuntman and actor died on 12 August at a care home in the US state of Missouri, according to an online obituary.

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His first role as a stuntman was for the TV series Soldiers of Fortune, which ran from 1955 to 1957.

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While many might not recognise Rondell's name, they will have likely seen him set alight for the cover of Pink Floyd's 1975 album Wish You Were Here while shaking hands with fellow stuntman Danny Rogers.

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