George DeNormand
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)
- 1941: Citizen Kane
- 1955: Tarantula
- 1960: Cimarron
- 1961: Blue Hawaii (Blue Hawaii)
- 1963: Separate Beds (The Wheeler Dealers)
- 1963: The Thrill of It All (The Thrill of It All)
- 1963: The Nutty Professor (The Nutty Professor)
- 1964: Mary Poppins
- 1967: The Graduate (The Graduate)
- 1968: Funny Girl
- 1968: Hang 'Em High
- 1970: Torah! Torah! Torah!
- 1976: The Last Tycoon (The Last Tycoon)
- 1976: Futureworld - The Land of Tomorrow (Futureworld)
Stunts (selection)
- 1935: The Bride of Frankenstein (Bride of Frankenstein)
- 1935: The Raven (The Raven)
- 1935: Werewolf of London (Werewolf of London)
- 1939: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
- 1945: A Man of Action (San Antonio)
- 1959: On a hot track (Face of a Fugitive)
- 1963: A totally, totally crazy world (It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World)
Web links
- George DeNormand in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- George DeNormand in the All Movie Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Gene Scott Freese: Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed. , McFarland 2014, ISBN 978-0786476435
- ↑ a b biography at Allmovie (English)
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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 |