George DeNormand

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George W. DeNormand (born September 22, 1903 in New York City , New York - † December 23, 1976 in Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , California ) was an American stuntman and actor .

Life

DeNormand grew up in Pueblo , Colorado and served in the US cavalry under John J. Pershing during the Mexican Expedition . In the 1920s he hired himself as a prize boxer. From 1931 he worked in Hollywood as a stuntman and actor, the latter mostly in extras . He initially worked as a stunt double for Buster Crabbe in his only Tarzan film Tarzan the Fearless , Boris Karloff in Frankenstein's Bride and Bela Lugosi in The Raven; for many years he was a stunt double for Spencer Tracy . DeNormand ended his career as a stuntman in 1967 after a total of 211 films. As an actor he worked until 1976; he was seen in 274 feature films and a total of 359 episodes from 134 different television series. He rarely made it into the credits, exceptions were mostly B- movies produced by Republic Pictures - westerns of the 1940s, in which he usually appeared as the villain's sidekick. Occasionally, he was an extra in such classics as Citizen Kane , The Graduation and Mary Poppins .

DeNormand was, along with Yakima Canutt and Cliff Lyons, one of the founding fathers of modern stunt work. He was married to the screenwriter Wanda Tuchock . He spent his final years at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital .

Filmography (selection)

Stunts (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Gene Scott Freese: Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed. , McFarland 2014, ISBN 978-0786476435
  2. ↑ a b biography at Allmovie (English)
personal data
SURNAME DeNormand, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES DeNormand, George W.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American stunt man and actor
DATE OF BIRTH September 22, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York
DATE OF DEATH 23rd December 1976
Place of death Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , California