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- Stunts
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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 first appeared onscreen doubling for Steve McQueen jumping into the sea off a clifftop in Papillon (1973), and the following year leapt into the sea again on a motorbike doubling for crooked cop David Soul in Magnum Force (1973). Robinson also doubled for Henry Silva in the dramatic conclusion to Sharky's Machine (1981) where Silva's hitman character is blasted by cop Burt Reynolds through a plate glass window and falls to his death from an Atlanta, Georgia, skyscraper. In reality, Robinson took the dive out the window and landed an on an airbag many floors below to break his fall!
Dar was a high-fall specialist and one of his most amazing stunts was doubling for Christopher Plummer at the conclusion of Highpoint (1982) where the villain falls from the 1,170-foot-high CN Tower in Toronto, Canada. Once again, Dar took the plunge with a concealed parachute, which he opened at the absolute last moment, and he earned $150,000 for his work. Robinson also appeared in several minor acting roles onscreen; however, in 1987, Burt Reynolds backed his faith in Dar by casting him as the sadistic albino villain "Moke" in the crime thriller Stick (1985). Not only did Dar act in front of the camera but he also designed and performed the incredible stunt where "Moke" falls to his death from a very high balcony, seemingly straight onto the pavement below. In actual fact, Dar was rigged to a complex wire rig that "deccelerated" his fall, and made the use of an airbag unnecessary.
Dar Robinson was much loved by many people in Hollywood and his tragic passing meant the movie business lost a stunt genius and many people lost a sincere friend. Director Richard Donner dedicated his high voltage action film Lethal Weapon (1987) to Dar's memory!- Actor
- Additional Crew
Born Marcelino Sánchez on December 5, 1957, in Cayey, Puerto Rico, he died of AIDS-related cancer in his Hollywood home on November 21, 1986. Sanchez began acting in the late 1970s. His third film role was that of Rembrandt, a young, naïve gang member with a flair for spray painting in The Warriors (1979). After these films, Sánchez went on to appear in roles on CHiPs (1977), 48 Hrs. (1982), Hill Street Blues (1981), and, most notably, in the Bloodhound Gang segment of 3-2-1 Contact (1980).- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Comedian, composer, songwriter ("At Dusk", "I Came to Say Goodbye"), author and trombonist, educated in high school, then a trombonist with the Columbia Symphony (1931-1936). He was a member of the Bob Hope radio program, and appears in many films. Joining ASCAP in 1956, his other songs include "Life of a Sailor", "Sleighbells in the Sky", "Take Your Time", and "One Day".- Ctibor Filcík was born on 15 August 1920 in Dolné Plachtince, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for Poéma o svedomí I-II (1979), Putování Jana Amose (1983) and Die Brüder Lautensack (1973). He died on 21 November 1986 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia].
- Actress
Dorothy Seay was born on 18 June 1915 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Siege (1925), Don't (1925) and Greater Than a Crown (1925). She died on 21 November 1986 in Simi Valley, California, USA.- Art Department
- Production Designer
- Art Director
Howard Bay was born on 3 May 1912 in Centralia, Washington, USA. He was a production designer and art director, known for The Exile (1947), Up in Central Park (1948) and Go Man Go (1954). He was married to Ruth Jonas. He died on 21 November 1986 in New York City, New York, USA.- Stanislaw Kwaskowski was born on 15 April 1897 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Kariera (1955), Sprawa pilota Maresza (1956) and Pozegnanie z diablem (1957). He died on 21 November 1986 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.