Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 26, 1947
Died
Nov 21, 1986
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
43 titles
Dar Robinson
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 staff was dismissed from the set. While filming a routine high speed run by the camera with a fellow stuntman, Robinson rode his stunt motorcycle past the braking point of a turn and straight off a cliff, to his death.
Known For
Filmography
Million Dollar Mystery
Stunts
Cyclone
Rolf
Lethal Weapon
Stunts
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
Self
King Kong Lives
Stunts
Scorpion
Stunt Coordinator
Vamp
Security Guard
To Live and Die in L.A.
FBI Agent
Stick
Moke
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Stunts
Turk 182!
Stunt Coordinator
Firstborn
Stunt Coordinator
Highpoint
Stunts
Bachelor Party
Stunts
Iceman
Stunt Double
Police Academy
Menacing Thug in Plaid (uncredited)
Go for It
Stunt Coordinator
Nighthawks
A.T.A.C. Man
The Devil at Your Heels
Himself
Ruckus
Stunts
Airplane!
Stunts
The Concorde... Airport '79
Stunts
The Fantastic Seven
Stunts
The Billion Dollar Threat
Stunt Double
Paradise Alley
Stunts
The Manitou
Stunts
F.I.S.T.
Stunts
Superstunt
Self
CHiPs
Sports Car Driver
Stunts
Stunts
Airport '77
Larry
Burnt Offerings
Stunts
Logan's Run
Stunts
Kiss Me... Kill Me
Jimbo
Rollerball
Stunts
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Native
The Towering Inferno
Stunts
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
Stunt Double
Papillon
Stunts
Magnum Force
Stunt Driver
The Monsters of Babaloo
Stunts
Paint Your Wagon
Stunts
Star!
Utility Stunts