Portrait of Yakima Canutt

Acting

Yakima Canutt

Career

Active from 1919 to 1954, busiest in 1934 with 15 main titles.

Leading roles
21
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score46/100
Highest rated
Poster for Manhunt of Mystery Island
Manhunt of Mystery Island
GoodWatch score61/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 79 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yakima Canutt Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 10
  • Good vs. Evil 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Simple Morality 3
  • Good vs Evil 3
  • Western 2
  • 1930s 2
  • Rodeo Action 2
  • 1930s Cinema 2
  • Frontier Justice 2
  • Singing Cowboy 2
  • American West 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

221
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine
Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine

Director

2000s

1 title
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000)

as (archive footage)

1970s

2 titles · average score 65
Breakheart Pass
Breakheart Pass (1975)
GoodWatch score 66

Stunt Coordinator

Rio Lobo
Rio Lobo (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

Second Unit Director

1960s

8 titles · average score 73
Where Eagles Dare
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
GoodWatch score 75

Second Unit Director

Khartoum
Khartoum (1966)
GoodWatch score 82

Second Unit Director

Spy Smasher Returns
Spy Smasher Returns (1966)

as Armored Car Driver (uncredited)

Cat Ballou
Cat Ballou (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator

The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
GoodWatch score 61

Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director

The Son of Captain Blood
The Son of Captain Blood (1962)
GoodWatch score 59

Second Unit Director

El Cid
El Cid (1961)
GoodWatch score 79

Second Unit Director

Spartacus
Spartacus (1960)
GoodWatch score 84

Stunts Coordinator, Second Unit

1950s

10 titles · average score 63
Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo (1959)
GoodWatch score 88

as Gunman on Horse (uncredited)

The King's Thief
The King's Thief (1955)
GoodWatch score 43

Second Unit Director

The Lawless Rider
The Lawless Rider (1954)

Director

King Richard and the Crusaders
King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
GoodWatch score 45

Second Unit Director

Mogambo
Mogambo (1953)
GoodWatch score 60

Second Unit Director

Hangman's Knot
Hangman's Knot (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

Second Unit Director

Devil's Doorway
Devil's Doorway (1950)
GoodWatch score 83

Second Unit Director

Stage to Tucson
Stage to Tucson (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

Second Unit Director

The Showdown
The Showdown (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

as Davis

Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountain (1950)
GoodWatch score 62

as Trooper Ryan (USA) (uncredited)

1940s

53 titles · average score 63
G-Men Never Forget
G-Men Never Forget (1948)

Director

Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James (1948)

Director

Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted (1948)

Director

Carson City Raiders
Carson City Raiders (1948)

Director

Oklahoma Badlands
Oklahoma Badlands (1948)

Director

Angel and the Badman
Angel and the Badman (1947)
GoodWatch score 68

Second Unit Director

My Pal Trigger
My Pal Trigger (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Manhunt of Mystery Island
Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Federal Operator 99
Federal Operator 99 (1945)

Director

Sheriff of Cimarron
Sheriff of Cimarron (1945)

Director

Spy Smasher
Spy Smasher (1942)
GoodWatch score 73

as Armored Car Driver (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
GoodWatch score 64

Stunt Coordinator

1930s

126 titles · average score 54
Stagecoach
Stagecoach (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

as Cavalry Scout / Indian Attacking Stagecoach (uncredited)

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

as Renegade

Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
GoodWatch score 85

Stunts

Trouble in Texas
Trouble in Texas (1937)
GoodWatch score 51

as Squint Palmer

Circle of Death
Circle of Death (1935)

as Young Brave

Pals of the Range
Pals of the Range (1935)

as Henchman Brown

West of the Divide
West of the Divide (1934)
GoodWatch score 47

as Hank

'Neath the Arizona Skies
'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934)
GoodWatch score 41

as Sam Black

Blue Steel
Blue Steel (1934)
GoodWatch score 45

as Danti, the Polka Dot Bandit

The Man from Utah
The Man from Utah (1934)
GoodWatch score 44

as Cheyenne Kent

The Lucky Texan
The Lucky Texan (1934)
GoodWatch score 46

as Joe Cole

Canyon Hawks
Canyon Hawks (1930)

as Jack Benson

1920s

19 titles
Bad Men's Money
Bad Men's Money (1929)

as Jim Donovan

The King of the Kongo
The King of the Kongo (1929)

Stunts

Hell Hounds of the Plains
Hell Hounds of the Plains (1927)

as Deputy Yak Hammond

Rex the Devil Horse
Rex the Devil Horse (1926)

as Dave Carson

The Fighting Stallion
The Fighting Stallion (1926)

as Yak

The Iron Rider
The Iron Rider (1926)

as Yak Halliday

Desert Greed
Desert Greed (1926)

as Yak Carroll

Wild Horse Canyon
Wild Horse Canyon (1925)

as Yak Dawson

Two-Fisted Sheriff
Two-Fisted Sheriff (1925)

as Jerry O'Connell

The Ridin' Comet
The Ridin' Comet (1925)

as Slim Ranthers

Branded a Bandit
Branded a Bandit (1924)

as Jess Dean

Days of '49
Days of '49 (1924)

as Hombre

1910s

1 title
Lightning Bryce
Lightning Bryce (1919)

as Deputy (Episode #15) / Deputy