Dar Robinson
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.
Acting
Movie
Police Academy
as Menacing Thug in Plaid (uncredited)
1984
Movie
To Live and Die in L.A.
as FBI Agent
1985
Movie
Nighthawks
as A.T.A.C. Man
1981
Movie
Airport '77
as Larry
1977
Movie
Vamp
as Security Guard
1986
TV
CHiPs
as Sports Car Driver
1977
Movie
Stick
as Moke
1985
Movie
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
as Native
1975
Movie
Cyclone
as Rolf
1987
Movie
The Devil at Your Heels
as Himself
1981
Movie
Kiss Me... Kill Me
as Jimbo
1976
Movie
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
as Self
1987
Movie
Superstunt
as Self
1977
Crew
Movie
Airplane!
Stunts
1980
Movie
Lethal Weapon
Stunts
1987
Movie
Police Academy
Stunts
1984
Movie
Papillon
Stunts
1973
Movie
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Stunts
1985
Movie
Magnum Force
Stunt Driver
1973
Movie
The Towering Inferno
Stunts
1974
Movie
Logan's Run
Stunts
1976
Movie
To Live and Die in L.A.
Stunts
1985
Movie
Bachelor Party
Stunts
1984
Movie
Rollerball
Stunts
1975
Movie
Go for It
Stunt Coordinator
1983