Gary McLarty

Born: 1941-01-16

Gary McLarty (January 16, 1941 – October 11, 2014) was an American stunt performer and stunt coordinator for film and television. His abilities earned him the nickname "Whiz Kid" in Hollywood. McLarty performed stunts in over 150 films between 1966 and 2004, among them The Wild Bunch, Little Big Man, The Longest Yard, Blade Runner, The Terminator, Jurassic Park, Heat, and Collateral. He was in the helicopter, as a stunt coordinator, when actor Vic Morrow and two children died in an accident on a "Twilight Zone" movie set. In the subsequent trial, McLarty testified that, prior to the accident, he had warned director John Landis that the stunt was too dangerous. In 1991 McLarty shot and killed his roommate. McLarty was cleared of all charges when the Deputy District Attorney determined that it was a clear case of justifiable homicide. On the Friday before as part of a bizarre series of events another man had been fatally shot by Sheriff's deputies at McLarty's Lake View Terrace ranch. McLarty's house also caught on fire and burned down during the same incident. McLarty semi-retired from stunt work in 2004. The following year, he testified at the murder trial of actor Robert Blake, testifying that Blake offered him $10,000 to murder Blake's wife, Bonnie Lee Bakley; McLarty declined. Bakley was fatally shot in Blake's car outside a restaurant in May 2001. Blake was thought by most to be the actual murderer, but was acquitted in a 2005 criminal trial. McLarty died on October 11, 2014 when a pickup truck driven by fellow stuntman Bob Orrison making a U-turn was broadsided by a Jeep Cherokee in Rancho Cordova, California, USA. Both stuntmen were killed instantly. The two persons in the Jeep Cherokee were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.


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as Man in Toy Store
Released: 1980-06-16

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home...

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Hard to Kill

as Shotgun Man
Released: 1990-02-09

Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think...

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Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

as Trooper
Released: 1974-05-17

Down-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will...

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Hooper

as Indian (uncredited)
Released: 1978-07-28

Legendary stunt man Sonny Hooper remains one of the top men in his field, but due to too many...

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Sometimes a Great Notion

as uncredited
Released: 1971-12-17

Hank Stamper and his father, Henry, own and operate the family business by cutting and shipping...

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...All the Marbles

as Thug
Released: 1981-03-01

A two-bit promoter tries to take a women's wrestling team to the top.

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Cannery Row

as Frat Boy #7
Released: 1982-02-12

Doc, who has just moved to Cannery Row, realizes that the only entertainment is the brothel....

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Mayday at 40,000 Feet

as Carmichael
Released: 1977-04-29

The co-pilot and engineer of a passenger jet struggle to keep the plane airborne after a marshal...

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Mitchell

as Mistretta's Hood
Released: 1975-09-10

A tough-guy cop pursues two drug runners across the city to bust a large syndicate. Very much...

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Airwolf

as Truck Driver
First aired: 1984-01-22

As part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot...

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