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CHUCK ROBERSON

INFORMATION FROM IMDb

Date of birth
10 May 1919

Date of death
8 June 1988
Bakersfield, California, USA. (cancer)

Sometimes Credited As:
Charles 'Chuck' Roberson
Charles A. Roberson
Charles Roberson

Birth name
Charles Roberson

Nickname
Bad Chuck

Height
6' 4" (1.93 m)

Trivia
Like many others in the cast and crew of The Conqueror (1956), he died from cancer.

Brother of actor Lou Roberson.

Doubled for John Wayne, Robert Mitchum and Clark Gable.

He rode a specially trained "falling" horse named Cocaine.

Mini biography
American stuntman who also played minor roles in scores of movies. Raised on cattle ranches in Shannon, Texas and Roswell, New Mexico, he left school at 13 and became a cowhand and oilfield roughneck. He married and took his wife and daughter to California, where he joined the Culver City Police Department and guarded the gate at MGM studios. Following army service in World War II, he returned to the police force. During duty at Warner Bros. studios during a labor strike, he met stuntman Fred Kennedy, who alerted him to a stunt job at Republic Pictures. Roberson got the job, due both to his expert horsemanship and his resemblance to John Carroll, whom Roberson doubled in his first picture, Wyoming (1947). His close physical resemblance to John Wayne led to nearly 30 years as Wayne's stunt double. He often played small roles and stunted in other roles in the same film, which frequently resulted in his "shooting" himself once the picture was cut together. He graduated to larger supporting roles in westerns for Wayne and John Ford, and to a parallel career as a second-unit director. At the time of his death he was one of the most respected stuntmen in Hollywood.

Filmography
Stunts
1. Miracle Mile (1988) (stunts)
2. Blue Thunder (1983) (stunts) (uncredited)
3. FM (1978) (stunt double: Policeman)
4. The Shootist (1976) (stunts) (uncredited)
5. Rooster Cogburn (1975) (stunt double: John Wayne) (uncredited) (stunts) (uncredited)
6. Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975) (stunts) (uncredited)
7. 99 and 44/100% Dead (1974) (stunts) (uncredited)
8. McQ (1974) (stunts) (uncredited)
9. Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) (stunt coordinator)
10. The Train Robbers (1973) (stunts) (uncredited)
11. The Cowboys (1972) (stunt double: John Wayne) (uncredited) (stunts) (uncredited)
12. Shoot Out (1971) (stunts) (uncredited)
13. Big Jake (1971) (stunt double: John Wayne) (uncredited) (stunts) (uncredited)
14. Rio Lobo (1970) (stunts) (uncredited)
15. Chisum (1970) (stunts) (uncredited)
16. The Hawaiians (1970) (stunts)
17. A Man Called Horse (1970) (stunts) (uncredited)
18. The Undefeated (1969) (stunts) (uncredited)
19. Hard Contract (1969) (stunts) (uncredited)
20. Hellfighters (1968) (stunts) (uncredited)
21. The Green Berets (1968) (stunts) (uncredited)
22. The Scalphunters (1968) (stunts) (uncredited)
23. The War Wagon (1967) (stunts)
24. Welcome to Hard Times (1967) (stunts) (uncredited)
25. El Dorado (1966) (stunts) (uncredited)
26. Nevada Smith (1966) (stunts) (uncredited)
27. 7 Women (1966) (stunts) (uncredited)
28. The War Lord (1965) (stunts) (uncredited)
29. "Lost in Space" (1965) TV Series (stunts) (uncredited)
30. The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) (stunts) (uncredited)
31. Rio Conchos (1964) (stunts) (uncredited)
32. Cheyenne Autumn (1964) (stunts) (uncredited)
33. "Daniel Boone" (1964) TV Series (stunts) (uncredited)
34. Advance to the Rear (1964) (stunts) (uncredited)
35. Mail Order Bride (1964) (stunts) (uncredited)
36. 4 for Texas (1963) (stunts) (uncredited)
37. Donovan's Reef (1963) (stunts) (uncredited)
38. How the West Was Won (1962) (stunts) (uncredited)
39. Hatari! (1962) (stunt double: John Wayne) (uncredited)
40. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) (stunts) (uncredited)
41. Merrill's Marauders (1962) (stunts) (uncredited)
42. The Comancheros (1961) (stunts) (uncredited)
43. Two Rode Together (1961) (stunts) (uncredited)
44. The Misfits (1961) (stunts) (uncredited)
45. The Alamo (1960) (stunts) (uncredited)
46. Spartacus (1960) (stunts) (uncredited)
47. Sergeant Rutledge (1960) (stunts) (uncredited)
48. The Wonderful Country (1959) (stunts) (uncredited)
49. "Laramie" (1959) TV Series (stunts)
50. Pork Chop Hill (1959) (stunt coordinator) (uncredited)
51. Rio Bravo (1959) (stunt double) (uncredited) (stunts) (uncredited)
52. "Yancy Derringer" (1958) TV Series (stunts) (uncredited)
53. The Big Country (1958) (stunts) (uncredited)
54. Man of the West (1958) (stunts) (uncredited)
55. The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958) (stunts) (uncredited)
56. Fort Massacre (1958) (stunts) (uncredited)
57. The Hired Gun (1957) (stunts) (uncredited)
58. "Have Gun - Will Travel" (1957) TV Series (stunts) (uncredited)
59. Run of the Arrow (1957) (stunts) (uncredited)
60. Night Passage (1957) (stunts) (uncredited)
61. The Wings of Eagles (1957) (stunt double: John Wayne) (uncredited) (stunts) (uncredited)
62. Forty Guns (1957) (stunts) (uncredited)
63. The King and Four Queens (1956) (stunts) (uncredited)
64. Seven Men from Now (1956) (stunts) (uncredited)
65. Thunder Over Arizona (1956) (stunts) (uncredited)
66. Dakota Incident (1956) (stunt double) (uncredited)
67. The Great Locomotive Chase (1956) (stunts) (uncredited)
68. Red Sundown (1956) (stunts) (uncredited)
69. The Searchers (1956) (stunts) (uncredited)
70. The Conqueror (1956) (stunts) (uncredited)
71. The Rawhide Years (1955) (stunts) (uncredited)
72. The Tall Men (1955) (stunts) (uncredited)
73. "Gunsmoke" (1955) TV Series (stunts) (uncredited)
75. The Last Command (1955) (stunts) (uncredited)
76. The Prodigal (1955) (stunts) (uncredited)
77. Timberjack (1955) (stunts) (uncredited)
78. Sign of the Pagan (1954) (stunts) (uncredited)
79. The Far Country (1954) (stunts) (uncredited)
80. The Lone Gun (1954) (stunts) (uncredited)
81. Hondo (1953) (stunts) (uncredited)
82. Calamity Jane (1953) (stunts) (uncredited)
83. Hannah Lee (1953) (stunt double: Macdonald Carey) (uncredited)
84. Cow Country (1953) (stunts) (uncredited)
85. The Naked Spur (1953) (stunts) (uncredited)
86. The Blazing Forest (1952) (stunts) (uncredited)
87. Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952) (stunts) (uncredited)
88. The Lusty Men (1952) (stunts) (uncredited)
89. Way of a Gaucho (1952) (stunts) (uncredited)
90. The Battle at Apache Pass (1952) (stunts) (uncredited)
91. Lone Star (1952) (stunts) (uncredited)
92. "The Roy Rogers Show" (1951) TV Series (stunts) (uncredited)
93. Across the Wide Missouri (1951) (stunts) (uncredited)
94. Cattle Drive (1951) (stunts) (uncredited)
95. The Last Outpost (1951) (stunts) (uncredited)
96. Ridin' the Outlaw Trail (1951) (stunt double) (uncredited)
97. Lightning Guns (1950) (stunts) (uncredited)
98. Rio Grande (1950) (stunts) (uncredited)
99. Tripoli (1950) (stunts) (uncredited)
100. "The Gene Autry Show" (1950) TV Series (stunts)
101. Winchester '73 (1950) (stunts) (uncredited)
102. Hills of Oklahoma (1950) (stunt double) (uncredited)
103. The Kid from Texas (1950) (stunts) (uncredited)
104. The Eagle and the Hawk (1950) (stunts) (uncredited)
105. Cow Town (1950) (stunts) (uncredited)
106. Outcasts of Black Mesa (1950) (stunt double) (uncredited)
107. The Baron of Arizona (1950) (stunts) (uncredited)
108. Trail of the Rustlers (1950) (stunts) (uncredited)
109. The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) (stunts) (uncredited)
110. Haunted Trails (1949) (stunt double) (uncredited)
111. Law of the Golden West (1949) (stunts) (uncredited)
112. Stampede (1949) (stunts) (uncredited)
113. I Shot Jesse James (1949) (stunt double: Reed Hadley) (uncredited)
114. Bad Men of Tombstone (1949) (stunts) (uncredited)
115. Wake of the Red Witch (1948) (stunts) (uncredited)
116. The Three Musketeers (1948) (stunts) (uncredited)
117. Wyoming (1947) (stunts) (uncredited)
118. Angel and the Badman (1947) (stunts) (uncredited)
119. Song of Scheherazade (1947) (stunts) (uncredited)
120. Plainsman and the Lady (1946) (stunts) (uncredited)
121. Fugitive at Large (1939) (stunts) (uncredited)

Actor
1. 99 and 44/100% Dead (1974)
2. McQ (1974) (uncredited) .... Bodyguard
3. Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) .... Leader of Bunch
4. Big Jake (1971) (uncredited) .... Texas Ranger
5. Rio Lobo (1970) (uncredited) .... Corporal in baggage car
6. Chisum (1970) (uncredited) .... Trail herder
7. The Undefeated (1969) (uncredited) .... Yankee sergeant at river
8. Hellfighters (1968) (uncredited) .... Firefighter in airplane
9. The Green Berets (1968) .... Sgt. Griffin
10. The Scalphunters (1968) .... Scalphunter
11. The War Wagon (1967) .... Brown/outrider
12. Welcome to Hard Times (1967) (uncredited) .... Miner who fights China's boyfriend
13. El Dorado (1966) (uncredited) .... Jason's gunman
14. Smoky (1966) .... Cowboy
15. The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) (uncredited) .... Townsman
16. Cat Ballou (1965) (uncredited) .... Armed Guard
17. Black Spurs (1965) .... Norton
18. Cheyenne Autumn (1964) (uncredited) .... Jessie (Texas trail boss)
19. Advance to the Rear (1964) (uncredited) .... Monk
20. Shock Corridor (1963) .... Wilkes
21. Donovan's Reef (1963) (uncredited) .... Festus
22. McLintock! (1963) .... Sheriff Jeff Lord
23. How the West Was Won (1962) (uncredited) .... Officer
24. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) (uncredited) .... Henchman
25. Merrill's Marauders (1962) .... Officer
26. Two Rode Together (1961) (uncredited) .... Comanche
27. The Alamo (1960) .... Tennesseean (segment "It do.")
28. Spartacus (1960) (uncredited) .... Slave
29. Sergeant Rutledge (1960) (uncredited) .... Court-martial board member
30. "Swamp Fox" (1959) TV Series .... American soldier
31. The Wonderful Country (1959) .... Barton
32. Rio Bravo (1959) (uncredited) .... Gunman
33. The Big Country (1958) .... Terrill cowboy
34. Man of the West (1958) (uncredited) .... Rifleman-Guard on Train
35. The Hired Gun (1957) (uncredited) .... Conroy Ranch Wrangler
36. Run of the Arrow (1957) .... Sergeant who drowned in quicksand
37. Night Passage (1957) .... Roan
38. The Wings of Eagles (1957) (uncredited) .... Officer
39. Forty Guns (1957) .... Swain
40. The King and Four Queens (1956) (uncredited) .... Posseman
41. Seven Men from Now (1956) .... Mason
42. Thunder Over Arizona (1956) (uncredited) .... Stage Driver
43. The Great Locomotive Chase (1956) (uncredited) .... Confederate prison Captain
44. Red Sundown (1956) (uncredited) .... Henshaw's Man
45. The Searchers (1956) (uncredited) .... Ranger at wedding
46. The Forest Ranger (1956) (TV) .... Dan Talbot
47. The Rawhide Years (1955) (uncredited) .... Johnny
48. The Tall Men (1955) (uncredited) .... Jayhawker Leader
49. The Prodigal (1955) (uncredited) .... Chieftain
50. Timberjack (1955) (uncredited) .... Lumberjack
51. Sign of the Pagan (1954) .... Mirrai
52. The Far Country (1954) (uncredited) .... Latigo (Castle driver)
53. Hondo (1953) (uncredited) .... Otawanga/Cavalry sergeant killed in Indian attack
54. Hannah Lee (1953) (uncredited) .... Cowboy
55. Gun Belt (1953) .... Oliver
56. Cow Country (1953) (uncredited) .... Sledge's Henchman
57. The Blazing Forest (1952) (uncredited) .... Lumberjack
58. The Lusty Men (1952) (uncredited) .... Tall cowboy
59. Indian Uprising (1952) (uncredited) .... Henchman
60. Fort Dodge Stampede (1951) .... Henchman Ragan
61. Ridin' the Outlaw Trail (1951) .... Henchman Reno
62. The Bandit Queen (1950) .... Deputy
63. Lightning Guns (1950) .... Hank Burch
64. Frontier Outpost (1950) (as Charles 'Chuck' Roberson) .... Gopher
65. Rio Grande (1950) (uncredited) .... Officer/Indian who fires arrow into Col. York's chest
66. Atom Man vs. Superman (1950) (uncredited) .... Policeman on road [Chs. 11-12, 14]
67. Winchester '73 (1950) (uncredited) .... Long Tom
68. Cow Town (1950) (uncredited) .... Henchman Mike
69. Outcasts of Black Mesa (1950) (as Charles 'Chuck' Roberson) .... Henchman Kramer
70. Trail of the Rustlers (1950) (uncredited) .... Henchman
71. Western Renegades (1949) (uncredited) .... Jones
72. The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) (uncredited) .... Militiaman
73. Haunted Trails (1949) (uncredited) .... Ed, Ranch Hand
74. Hellfire (1949) (uncredited) .... Groper
75. Law of the Golden West (1949) (uncredited) .... Wagon driver
76. Stampede (1949) (uncredited) .... Sandy
77. Wake of the Red Witch (1948) (uncredited) .... Seaman
78. Homicide for Three (1948) (uncredited) .... Joe, Policeman
79. The Flame (1947) (uncredited)
80. Song of Scheherazade (1947) (uncredited) .... Midshipman
81. Calendar Girl (1947) (uncredited) .... Swedish Tug of War Man
82. Plainsman and the Lady (1946) (uncredited) .... Deputy

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director - filmography
1. Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) (second unit director)
2. 100 Rifles (1969) (second unit director)

Himself - filmography
1. John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (2001) (V) .... Tennessean

Archive Footage
1. The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)

Notable TV Guest Appearances
1. "The Mod Squad" playing "Caine" in episode: "A Run for the Money" (episode # 1.21) 11 March 1969
2. "Lancer" in episode: "The High Riders" (episode # 1.1) 24 September 1968
3. "The Big Valley" playing "Stage Driver" in episode: "The Disappearance" (episode # 3.8) 6 November 1967
4. "Daniel Boone" playing "Lige Henry" in episode: "The Young Ones" (episode # 3.22) 23 February 1967
5. "Lost in Space" playing "Alien Giant" in episode: "The Deadly Games of Gamma 6" (episode # 2.8) 2 November 1966
6. "Daniel Boone" playing "Shawnee Leader" (as Charles Roberson) in episode: "The Matchmaker" (episode # 3.7) 27 October 1966
7. "Daniel Boone" playing "Indian #2" in episode: "Grizzly" (episode # 3.4) 6 October 1966
8. "Laredo" playing "Rafer" in episode: "The Legend of Midas Mantee" (episode # 2.1) 16 September 1966
9. "Daniel Boone" playing "Dutch" in episode: "The High Cumberland: Part 2" (episode # 2.30) 21 April 1966
10. "Daniel Boone" playing "Dutch" in episode: "The High Cumberland: Part 1" (episode # 2.29) 14 April 1966
11. "The Lucy Show" in episode: "Lucy Puts Up a TV Antenna" (episode # 1.9) 26 November 1962
12. "Gunsmoke" playing "Joe Clark" in episode: "Abe Blocker" (episode # 8.11) 24 November 1962
13. "The Wide Country" playing "Stunt Rider" in episode: "Straight Jacket for an Indian" (episode # 1.6) 25 October 1962
14. "Tales of Wells Fargo" playing "Lee" in episode: "The Traveler" (episode # 6.22) 24 February 1962
15. "Have Gun - Will Travel" playing "Carly" in episode: "Ben Jalisco" (episode # 5.10) 18 November 1961
16. "Have Gun - Will Travel" in episode: "Soledad Crossing" (episode # 4.38) 10 June 1961
17. "Stagecoach West" playing "Matt" in episode: "A Place of Still Waters" (episode # 1.27) 1 April 1961
18. "Laramie" playing "Cher" (as Charles Roberson) in episode: "Riders of the Night" (episode # 2.20) 7 March 1961
19. "Have Gun - Will Travel" playing "Pike" in episode: "The Legacy" (episode # 4.13) 10 December 1960
20. "Wagon Train" playing "Junior" in episode: "The Colter Craven Story" (episode # 4.9) 23 November 1960
21. "Death Valley Days" playing "Sergeant Jim Laughlin" in episode: "Splinter Station" (episode # 9.2) 25 September 1960
22. "Have Gun - Will Travel" in episode: "The Campaign of Billy Banjo" (episode # 3.36) 28 May 1960
23. "Gunsmoke" playing "Driver" in episode: "Speak Me Fair" (episode # 5.34) 7 May 1960
24. "Disneyland" playing "Jenkins" in episode: "Swamp Fox: Brother Against Brother" (episode # 6.5) 30 October 1959
25. "Disneyland" playing "American Soldier" in episode: "Swamp Fox: The Birth of the Swamp Fox" (episode # 6.3) 16 October 1959
26. "Gunsmoke" playing "Sgt. Keller" in episode: "Cheyennes" (episode # 4.39) 13 June 1959
27. "Yancy Derringer" (uncredited) in episode: "Two Tickets to Promontory" (episode # 1.34) 4 June 1959
28. "Rawhide" in episode: "Incident of the Golden Calf" (episode # 1.10) 13 March 1959
29. "Zane Grey Theater" playing "Brenner" in episode: "Deadfall" (episode # 3.20) 19 February 1959
30. "Wagon Train" playing "Captain Thorp" in episode: "The Bije Wilcox Story" (episode # 2.7) 19 November 1958
31. "Disneyland" playing "Ranger #1" in episode: "Texas John Slaughter: Ambush at Laredo" (episode # 5.7) 14 November 1958
32. "Texas John Slaughter" playing "Ranger #1" in episode: "Ambush in Laredo" (episode # 1.2) 14 November 1958
33. "Disneyland" playing "Ranger #1" in episode: "Texas John Slaughter" (episode # 5.5) 31 October 1958
34. "Texas John Slaughter" playing "Ranger #1" in episode: "Texas John Slaughter" (episode # 1.1) 31 October 1958
35. "Wide Wide World" playing "Himself" in episode: "The Western" 1958
36. "Panic!" playing "Sam Glen" in episode: "The Vigilantes" (episode # 1.12) 21 May 1957
37. "Death Valley Days" in episode: "The Trial of Red Haskell" (episode # 5.11) 25 February 1957
38. "The Roy Rogers Show" playing "Deputy Randall" in episode: "Bullets and a Burro" (episode # 3.4) 15 November 1953
39. "Cowboy G-Men" playing "Lefty" in episode: "Koniackers" (episode # 1.12) 6 December 1952
40. "The Roy Rogers Show" in episode: "The Minister's Son" (episode # 1.12) 23 March 1952
41. "The Roy Rogers Show" playing "Randall, Deputy" in episode: "The Desert Fugitive" (episode # 1.8) 24 February 1952
42. "The Gene Autry Show" playing "Weaver, Thug in vest" in episode: "T.N.T." (episode # 1.24) 31 December 1950
43. "The Gene Autry Show" playing "Kenmore, a Rancher" in episode: "The Sheriff of Santa Rosa" (episode # 1.23) 24 December 1950
44. "The Gene Autry Show" playing "Tucson, Thug in vest" in episode: "The Fight at Peaceful Mesa" (episode # 1.18) 19 November 1950
45. "The Gene Autry Show" playing "Thug in leather vest" in episode: "Gun Powder Range" (episode # 1.15) 29 October 1950
46. "The Lone Ranger" playing "Joe, a Thug" in episode: "Six-Gun's Legacy" (episode # 1.11) 24 November 1949

Chuck Roberson was a regular of the
John Ford Stock Company,
and would ultimately become a regular of the
John Wayne Stock Company

A most memorable thing I remember about Chuck, was when,
on one of the sets, one of Chucks grand-children when up to Duke and said,

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"And what do you do?"

Duke replied, in great style,

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" Well, I guess I double up for your Grand Dad ,ON THE CLOSE-UPS!"

It was a great team, which of course, after the first outing saw Chuck double-up for Duke, for 30 years.
If you look close enough, you will see Chuck chasing, and shooting himself!!
If you see what I mean!

Another difficult one to call, is how many films with Duke,
Chuck was involved with, but he made
these 32 films with him, as a stuntman and actor,
22 of those as an actor.

The Shootist (1976) (stunts) (uncredited)
Rooster Cogburn (1975) (stunt double: John Wayne) (uncredited) (stunts)
McQ (1974) (stunts) (uncredited) .... Bodyguard
Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) (stunt coordinator) .... Leader of Bunch
The Train Robbers (1973) (stunts) (uncredited)
The Cowboys (1972) (stunt double: John Wayne) (uncredited) (stunts) (uncredited)
Big Jake (1971) (stunt double: John Wayne) (uncredited) (stunts) (uncredited).... Texas Ranger
Rio Lobo (1970) (stunts) (uncredited).... Corporal in baggage car
Chisum (1970) (stunts) (uncredited) .... Trail herder
The Undefeated (1969) (stunts) (uncredited).... Yankee sergeant at river
Hellfighters (1968) (stunts) (uncredited) .... Firefighter in airplane
The Green Berets (1968) (stunts) (uncredited) .... Sgt. Griffin
The War Wagon (1967) .... Brown/outrider
El Dorado (1966) (stunts) (uncredited).... Jason's gunman
The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) (stunts) (uncredited) .... Townsman
Donovan's Reef (1963) (stunts) (uncredited) .... Festus
McLintock! (1963) .... Sheriff Jeff Lord
How the West Was Won (1962) (stunts) (uncredited).... Officer
Hatari! (1962) (stunt double: John Wayne) (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) (stunts) (uncredited).... Henchman
The Comancheros (1961) (stunts) (uncredited)
The Alamo (1960) (stunts) (uncredited) .... Tennesseean (segment "It do.")
Rio Bravo (1959) (stunt double) (uncredited) (stunts) (uncredited) .... Gunman
The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958) (stunts) (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles (1957) (stunt double: John Wayne) (uncredited) (stunts) .... Officer
The Searchers (1956) (stunts) (uncredited).... Ranger at wedding
The Conqueror (1956) (stunts) (uncredited)
Hondo (1953) (stunts) (uncredited).... Otawanga/Cavalry sergeant killed in Indian attack
Rio Grande (1950) (stunts) (uncredited) .... Officer/Indian who fires arrow into Col. York's chest
The Fighting Kentuckian [(1949) (stunts) (uncredited .... Militiaman
Wake of the Red Witch (1948) (stunts) (uncredited)...seaman
Angel and the Badman (1947) (stunts) (uncredited)

Keith,

The link you provide to previous discussion about Chuck Roberson doesn't seem to work. I've tried it on two different occasions (thinking maybe there was a glitch the first time around), but I just get an error message.

Chester

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Originally posted by chester7777@Mar 11 2006, 08:55 PM

Keith,

The link you provide to previous discussion about Chuck Roberson doesn't seem to work. I've tried it on two different occasions (thinking maybe there was a glitch the first time around), but I just get an error message.

Chester

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Jim,
Here's one of yours, and that's gone as well!!!

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We have enjoyed Patricia Neal both In Harm's Way and Operation Pacific.

In doing a search, these results came up, where folks had comments on Patricia Neal in the past.

Chester

Cheers,

Wow, that's too bad, as we feel your pain

I guess we'll figure this message board out eventually.

Chester and the Mrs.

Keith,

I love the middle picture you used in the first post! It goes great with JW's response to CR's grandson!

Here is a little more information about this great stunt man -

http://www.jwayne.com/costars/Chuck_Roberson.shtml
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?p...gr&GRid=6131776

Mrs. C

Hey thanks for the great information, Keith and Mrs. C!

Cheers B)

Hi Jim and Sue,

Glad you liked the picture,
and I thought that quote, was typical
of Duke's amiable personality

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Originally posted by ethanedwards@Mar 13 2006, 02:00 AM
Hi Jim and Sue,

Glad you liked the picture,
and I thought that quote, was typical
of Duke's amiable personality

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Duke did indeed have that.

Mrs. C

If there are any Duke fans here who haven't already memorized it, Roberson's autobiography - "The Fall Guy" - 1980 Hancock House Publishers - is a raucous tale from the '40s through the '70s about the stuntmen that provided the spills for generations. How they didn't break every bone, destroy every liver and invent new STDs is a miracle.
I understand that it was the inspiration for the Lee Major series - The Fall Guy, what else?
You can probably find it on Amazon. If you don't laugh out loud while reading it, please look around for another forum.

We deal in lead, friend.

'Good' Chuck Hayward and 'Bad' Chuck Roberson first got their nicknames off Ford
in Rio Grande.
Good Chuck, considered Ford was good with the 'girlies',
but bad Chuck was worse, because of his way with the ladies and his night life.

During Rio Grande, with Cliff Lyon's direction
Hayward had a 'wreck' being dragged to near death by his horse,
and was in hospital for a week.
However good Chuck Hayward survived to become
one of the best stuntmen in the business.

The best way to see both Chuck's in action
is in The Searchers
In the big Indian fight in Victory cave,
Roberson does a brilliant horse fall doubling Cheif Scar.
In another scene, Roberson and Hayward double
Duke and Jeff Hunter in fast action fight and flight
from the Comanches.

Harry Carey Jr. says

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They Make Duke and Jeff look so good,
it gives you goose bumps

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I dunno about this picture, maybe it's just me but doesn't the fellow on the far right (identified as Chuck Robertson) look an awful lot like Yak Canutt?

Quote from ejgreen77

I dunno about this picture, maybe it's just me but doesn't the fellow on the far right (identified as Chuck Robertson) look an awful lot like Yak Canutt?

In my opinion he looks nothing like good ol' Yak.

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Chuck Hayward, or Good Chuck as they all called him in
The John Ford Stock Company made 22 movies with Duke,
mostly as an uncredited stuntman and actor.

Stunts
Rooster Cogburn(1975) (stunts) (uncredited) .... Jerry
The Train Robbers (1973) (stunts) (uncredited)
Big Jake (1971)(stunts) (uncredited)
Rio Lobo (1970) (stunts) (uncredited)
Chisum (1970) (stunts) (uncredited)
True Grit(1969) (stunts) (uncredited)
The War Wagon(1967) (stunts) (uncredited).... Blacksmith
El Dorado (1966) (stunts) (uncredited)
The Sons Of Katie Elder (1965) (stunts) (uncredited)
McLintock(1963) (stunts) (uncredited)
How The West Was Won (1962) (stunts) (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance(1962) (stunts) (uncredited)
The Comancheros(1961) (stunts) (uncredited)
The Alamo(1960) (stunts) (uncredited).... Tennessean
The Horse Soldiers (1959) (stunts) (uncredited)
]Legend Of The Lost[/B](1957) (stunts) (uncredited)</p><p>The Wings of Eagles(1957) (stunts) (uncredited)
The Searchers(1956) (stunts) (uncredited).... Man at Wedding
Hondo(1953) (stunt double: John Wayne) (uncredited)
Rio Grande(1950) (stunts) (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon(1949) (stunts) (uncredited)
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) (stunts) (uncredited)

Chuck was an accomplished stuntman, a great favourite with Ford and Duke,
starting his work with Duke in The Fighting Kentuckian

'Good' Chuck Hayward and 'Bad' Chuck Roberson first got their nicknames off Ford
in Rio Grande.
Good Chuck, considered Ford was good with the 'girlies',
but bad Chuck was worse, because of his way with the ladies and his night life.

During Rio Grande, with Cliff Lyon's direction
Hayward had a 'wreck' being dragged to near death by his horse,
and was in hospital for a week.
However good Chuck Hayward survived to become
one of the best stuntmen in the business.

The best way to see both Chuck's in action
is in The Searchers
In the big Indian fight in Victory cave,
Roberson does a brilliant horse fall doubling Chief Scar.
In another scene, Roberson and Hayward double
Duke and Jeff Hunter in fast action fight and flight
from the Comanches.

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Hey Ethan, I hate to say it but, that top photo is not from The Alamo. I don't remember any scene of Mexican cavalry in some kind of fight in that locale. To me it looks like it might be a scene from Major Dundee in which Hayward did some stunts. Those look like French cavalry to me.

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I dunno about this picture, maybe it's just me but doesn't the fellow on the far right (identified as Chuck Robertson) look an awful lot like Yak Canutt?

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Chuck...................................................Yak

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Hey Ethan, I hate to say it but, that top photo is not from The Alamo. I don't remember any scene of Mexican cavalry in some kind of fight in that locale. To me it looks like it might be a scene from Major Dundee in which Hayward did some stunts. Those look like French cavalry to me.

Thanks for pointing it out Jim.
not sure what to say, as the caption underneath
is on the original photograph at source!!
So I could only take it on face value!!!

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Some of the fight scene in Sons of Katie Elder-where the brothers are "getting aquainted" in Katie's house, was done by Chuck Roberson. The knock thru the door and when Michael Anderson is on his back. Duke and Chuck's hair are a bit different, and any scene shot from an angle where you don't see Duke's face-even if it only lasts a second or two, is usually Chuck. It only makes sense, after his recent operation, he would HAVE to be doubled in some more exhausting scenes. But Duke always made sure you could tell for sure when it was him doing it himself. It would be
a shot, with no cuts, showing his face thru most of it. Heck I was surprised he did the short stunt of carrying Quincey's body to cover in True Grit. No mean feat for a guy with one lung. It was done in one shot-no cuts-and Duke was clearly seen.

Regarding that particular fight scene in "The Sons of Katie Elder," Duke did all of his own stunts.