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.
Rolf
Cyclone
Self
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
FBI Agent
To Live and Die in L.A.
Menacing Thug in Plaid (uncredited)
Police Academy
Security Guard
Vamp
Larry
Airport '77
Moke
Stick
Native
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Himself
The Devil at Your Heels
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
Jimbo
Kiss Me, Kill Me
A.T.A.C. Man
Nighthawks
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
12
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-03-26
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
Dar Allen Robinson