Edward Donno (July 24, 1935October 19, 2014) was an American actor and stunt performer with a career that spanned almost 50 years.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Donno was originally a singer 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. He was John Belushi's stunt double for The Blues Brothers.Edward Donno
Donno died on October 19, 2014.
Filmography As an actor. Year Title Role Notes1966 The Last of the Secret Agents? Slate Boy Uncredited1968 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 Uncredited1987 The Untouchables Capone's hitman at the border Uncredited1988 Grotesque Director 1992 Rapid Fire Grey-Haired Man at Serrano's Place Uncredited1996 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)
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