Mickey Gilbert
Mickey Gilbert | |
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| Born | Roderick Michael Gilbert April 17, 1936 |
| Died | February 5, 2024(aged 87) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, stuntman, rodeo performer |
| Spouse |
Yvonne Yrigoyen (m.1962) |
| Children | 3 |
Roderick Michael Gilbert(April 17, 1936 – February 5, 2024) was an American actor,stuntmanand rodeo performer.
Early life and career
[edit]Roderick Michael Gilbert was born in Los Angeles, California on April 17, 1936.[1]
Gilbert wasRobert Redford's stuntman in films, fromButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid(1969) throughThe Old Man & the Gun(2018).[2]In the trailer forThe Old Man & the Gun,Redford says that he and Gilbert "were in the same class in the same high school in the San Fernando Valley, and then many, many years later, he showed up in my life again as the stunt double inButch Cassidy,so from that point on he's been in all my films since. "[3]
Some of Gilbert's best known stunt roles are the leap off a cliff into water as Redford's Sundance Kid inButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid;[4]jumping from a moving train to a signal forGene WilderinSilver Streak;rolling down a hill while mounted on a horse inThe Return of a Man Called Horse;and leaping on horseback off a cliff into water inThe Frisco Kid.[5]Gilbert also appeared as a horse riderstunt performerin the 1980 TV movieStunts Unlimited.
Later in his career he worked as a stunt coordinator.[6]
Gilbert portrayed the Ripper in the first episode ofKolchak: The Night Stalker.[7]
Personal life and death
[edit]Gilbert married Yvonne Yrigoyen, whose father was also a stunt performer,[1]in 1962. They had three sons, all of whom are also stunt performers, as are their five grandsons. He died at his home inCamarillo, California,on February 5, 2024, at the age of 87.[1]
References
[edit]- ^abc"Mickey Gilbert, Stunt Double for Robert Redford and Gene Wilder, Dies at 87".The Hollywood Reporter.February 6, 2024.RetrievedFebruary 6,2024.
- ^Udel, James C.(29 August 2019)."Meet Mickey Gilbert, Hollywood's Veteran Western Stuntman".Variety.
- ^Sundance Kids Reunited.FOX Searchlight.RetrievedNovember 28,2018– viaYouTube.
- ^Mackay, Mairi (25 August 2008)."The Screening Room's top 10 movie stunts".CNN.Retrieved28 November2018.
- ^Freese, Gene Scott (2014).Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary(2nd ed.). McFarland. p. 106.ISBN9780786476435.RetrievedNovember 28,2018– viaGoogle Books.
- ^Crystal, Billy (2013).Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys?.Henry Holt and Company. p. 149.ISBN9780805098235.RetrievedNovember 28,2018– viaGoogle Books.
- ^Phillips, Mark; Garcia, Frank (May 12, 2014).Science Fiction Television Series: Episode Guides, Histories, and Casts and Credits for 62 Prime-Time Shows, 1959 Through 1989.McFarland. p. 319.ISBN9781476610306– viaGoogle Books.