Edward Donno (July 24, 1935 – October 19, 2014) was an American actor and stunt performer with a career that spanned almost 50 years.

Edward Donno
Publicity Photo of Edward Donno
Born(1935-07-24)July 24, 1935
DiedOctober 19, 2014(2014-10-19) (aged 79)


Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Donno was originally a singer[1] before traveling to Texas in the 1960s to visit a friend on the set of The Alamo, where he acquired a role as an extra. He was befriended by John Wayne in the process, and went on to do stunts on several of his films, including McLintock! and The Green Berets.

Donno performed stunts in for many films and TV show, including the films Scarface, Beverly Hills Cop, The Untouchables, Die Hard 2, Point Break, The Rock, Godzilla, Daredevil and The 40-Year-Old Virgin, as well as the TV shows The A-Team, 24, Supernatural, Californication and the Star Trek movies The Wrath of Khan, The Search for Spock and First Contact.[2] He was John Belushi's stunt double for The Blues Brothers.[3]

Donno died on October 19, 2014.[4]

Filmography

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As an actor.

Year Title Role Notes
1966 The Last of the Secret Agents? Slate Boy Uncredited
1968 The Savage Seven Fat Jack
1968 The Green Berets Sgt. Watson
1970 Chisum Cass
1971 The Last Movie Stuntman
1973 Kid Blue Huey
1974 Freebie and the Bean Bag Man
1975 Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold Morgan
1975 The Killer Elite Fake Officer
1976 The Gumball Rally Mel - Van Team
1977 Ruby Jess
1980 Hide in Plain Sight Man at Party
1980 The Blues Brothers SWAT Team Commander
1982 I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can Orderly #1
1982 The Beastmaster Jun Priest
1983 Tiger Man
1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie K.K.K. #1 (segment "Time Out")
1983 The Osterman Weekend Agent #3
1984 Love Streams Stepfather Swanson
1985 Into the Night L.A.P.D
1986 Invaders from Mars Hollis
1987 Beverly Hills Cop II Armored Van Chase Sedan Driver Uncredited
1987 The Untouchables Capone's hitman at the border Uncredited
1988 Grotesque Director
1992 Rapid Fire Grey-Haired Man at Serrano's Place Uncredited
1996 Santa with Muscles Mr. Rapini
1999 Blue Streak Guard #1
2002 Sweet Home Alabama Model
2009 From Mexico with Love Ring announcer Uncredited, (final film role)

References

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  1. ^ Freese, Gene Scott (2014). Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 79. ISBN 9780786476435.
  2. ^ "Remembering Veteran Trek Stuntman Edward Donno, 1935-2014". Star Trek. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  3. ^ Edward Donno
  4. ^ "Remembering Veteran Trek Stuntman Edward Donno 1935-2014". Archived from the original on 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
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