DENNY ARNOLD
Information from IMDb
Date of Birth
October 24, 1934
Canada
Date of Death
December 31, 2001 (age 67)
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Trivia
World Record for the longest horse drag (Borateem Detergent commercial)
World Record for the longest boat jump through an obstacle (Gator-the boat jump through the house)
World's foremost stunt rigger
World's top inventor and developer of stunt equipment (e.g., nitrogen-powdered air ratchets, air ram developer, electronic ratchets and high speed rams and cable retrievers, moving push and pull high-speed turnover ramps.)
Lifetime Member of the Rodeo Cowboys Association
First Canadian inducted into the American Stuntmen Hall of Fame
Appeared on-screen twice at the Academy Awards (Chinatown, Bound for Glory)
Mini-Biography
Denny Arnold has worked in more than 350 films as an Actor, 2nd Unit Director, Stunt coordinator and Stuntman in an adventuresome and successful 28 year career ranging from Hollywood to other film continents worldwide.
Born in Canada but moved south to Texas and, after high school gained an education on a football scholarship to the University of Mississippi. After a brilliant college career as a receiver and running back, his professional career in the NFL was shortened by a knee injury.
His adventuresome spirit let him to Texas and California, and careers as a professional rodeo cowboy, pilot, race car and drag boat driver. His mechanical abilities and his many experiences have provided him the ability, knowledge, and physical attributes to open the door to Hollywood and an illustrious film career. He has invented and developed many of the modern day stunt and safety equipment. Denny also served on the Screen Actors Guild Stunt Rules and Safety Board.
He also performed created and executed action and scenes for many of the world's greatest directors. Denny's action has been likened to that of Sam Peckinpah and Walter Hill.
Denny has appeared on the Academy Awards screen twice, as an action in Bound for Glory and Chinatown when these films were announced as nominated for motion picture of the year.
He is the first, and only Canadian inducted into the Stuntmen's Hall of Fame for his lifetime achievement.
Being well rounded, experienced, and trained gives Denny the upperhand as 2nd Director, Actor, Stunt Coordinator, and Stuntman in films ranging from eastern to western, period to contemporary.
Filmography
Stunts
2000 X-Men (stunts)
1996-1997 The Big Easy (TV series) (stunt coordinator - 8 episodes)
– Driving Ms. Money (1997) (stunt coordinator)
– Crawdaddy (1996) (stunt coordinator)
– The Gambler (1996) (stunt coordinator)
– Stodermayer (1996) (stunt coordinator)
– A Dead Man Is Hard to Find (1996) (stunt coordinator)
In all 8 episodes »
1996 Carpool (stunts)
1995 Deceptions II: Edge of Deception (stunt coordinator)
1995 Codename: Silencer (stunts)
1995 Rumble in the Bronx (stunts)
1995 Exquisite Tenderness (stunts)
1994 Whale Music (stunt cop)
1994 Crackerjack (stunts)
1991 Alligator II: The Mutation (stunts)
1990 Narrow Margin (stunt person)
1990 Cadence (stunt coordinator)
1990 Short Time (stunts)
1988 Distant Thunder (stunts)
1988 Born to Race (stunts)
1987 Party Camp (stunt coordinator)
1985 Stand Alone (stunts)
1985 Volunteers (stunts)
1985 Summer Rental (stunts)
1983 Deadly Force (stunts)
1983 Fire and Ice (stunts)
1982 Wacko (stunt player)
1982 Mother Lode (stunt performer)
1981 St. Helens (stunts)
1981 Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (stunt double)
1980 Urban Cowboy (stunts - uncredited)
1980 The Nude Bomb (stunts - uncredited)
1979 Prophecy (stunts - uncredited)
1979 Last Embrace (stunts - uncredited)
1978 Big Wednesday (stunts - uncredited)
1978 To Kill a Cop (TV movie) (stunt double - uncredited)
1978 Thaddeus Rose and Eddie (TV movie) (stunts - uncredited)
1977 Last of the Mohicans (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
1976 Bound for Glory (stunts)
1976 Two-Minute Warning (stunts - uncredited)
1976 Vigilante Force (stunts - uncredited)
1976 Gator (stunts - uncredited)
1976 The Shootist (stunts - uncredited)
1976 Gus (stunts - uncredited)
1976 Treasure of Matecumbe (stunts - uncredited)
1976 Leadbelly (stunts)
1976 Mother, Jugs & Speed (stunts - uncredited)
1976 Hawmps! (stunts - uncredited)
1975 The Hindenburg (stunts - uncredited)
1975 Mitchell (stunts - uncredited)
1975 Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (stunts - uncredited)
1975 W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (stunts - uncredited)
1975 Starsky and Hutch (TV series) (stunts)
1975 A Boy and His Dog (stunts)
1975 The Strongest Man in the World (stunts - uncredited)
1975 Baretta (TV series) (stunts)
1974 Fer-de-Lance (TV movie) (stunts - uncredited)
1974 The California Kid (TV movie) (stunts - uncredited)
1974 Terror on the 40th Floor (TV movie) (stunts - uncredited)
1974 The Mean Machine (stunts - uncredited)
1974 Three the Hard Way (stunts - uncredited)
1974 For Pete's Sake (stunts - uncredited)
1974 The Parallax View (stunts - uncredited)
1974 Nakia (TV series) (stunts)
1974 The Hanged Man (TV movie) (stunts - uncredited)
1974 Blazing Saddles (stunts - uncredited)
1974 McQ (stunts - uncredited)
1973 The Stone Killer (stunts - uncredited)
1973 Soylent Green (stunts - uncredited)
1973 Police Story (TV series) (stunts)
1973 Kojak (TV series) (stunts)
1973 The Train Robbers (stunts - uncredited)
1972 Hec Ramsey (TV series) (stunts)
1972 The Daughters of Joshua Cabe (TV movie) (stunts - uncredited)
1972 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (stunts - uncredited)
1972 Junior Bonner (stunts - uncredited)
1972 The Magnificent Seven Ride! (stunts - uncredited)
1972 Now You See Him, Now You Don't (stunts - uncredited)
1972 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (stunts - uncredited)
1972 The Culpepper Cattle Co. (stunts - uncredited)
1972 Banacek (TV series) (stunts)
1972 The Rookies (TV series) (stunts)
1971 A Gunfight (stunts - uncredited)
1971 The Omega Man (stunts - uncredited)
1971 The Million Dollar Duck (stunts - uncredited)
1971 Big Jake (stunts - uncredited)
1971 City Beneath the Sea (TV movie) (stunts - uncredited)
1970 Little Big Man (stunts - uncredited)
1970 There Was a Crooked Man... (stunts - uncredited)
1970 Beneath the Planet of the Apes (stunts - uncredited)
1970 McCloud (TV series) (stunts)
1969 The Undefeated (stunts - uncredited)
1969 The Wild Bunch (stunts - uncredited)
1969 Support Your Local Sheriff! (stunts - uncredited)
1969 A Time for Dying (stunts - uncredited)
1968 The Stalking Moon (stunts - uncredited)
1968 Bullitt (stunts - uncredited)
1968 The Mod Squad (TV series) (stunts)
1966 Return of the Seven (stunts - uncredited)
1961 The Comancheros (stunts - uncredited)
Actor
1997 Campfire Tales...Heather's Father (segment "The Locket")
1995 The X Files (TV series)– The List (1995) … The Key Guard
1988 Nightmare at Bitter Creek (TV movie)...Doyle
1987 Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (TV movie)...Clyman
1987 Airwolf (TV series)– Welcome to Paradise (1987) … Joplin
1981 St. Helens...Curry
1978 Blue Collar...Unshaven Thug
1976 Slumber Party '57...Patrolman II
1976 Leadbelly...Boss #2
1974 Chinatown...Farmer in the Valley
1971-1973 Gun Law (TV series)
Fireman / Messenger / Slim
– The Deadly Innocent (1973) … Slim
– Tara (1972) … Messenger
– Gold Train: The Bullet: Part 1 (1971) … Fireman
Denny Arnold one great stuntman,
rigger and stunt inventor.
The first Canadian inducted into the American Stuntmen Hall of Fame.
Stunted on many well known movies and TV series.
He was part of the
John Wayne Stock Company
making 3 movies produced by and starring Duke
He did stunt work for Duke in a total of 6 movies
The Shootist (1976) (stunts - uncredited)
McQ (1974) (stunts - uncredited)
The Train Robbers (1973) (stunts - uncredited)
Big Jake (1971)(stunts - uncredited)
The Undefeated (1969) (stunts - uncredited)
The Comancheros ( 1961 ) (stunts - uncredited)
Here is a great site highlighting Denny's achievements
Denny Arnold
