Geburtsdatum | Montag, 23. Oktober 1950 |
Geburtsort | Englewood,_New_Jersey |
Todesdatum | Freitag, 22. September 1978 |
Todesort | Lexington,_Kentucky |
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Beschreibung | Albert John Bakunas, Jr, a.k.a. A.J. Bakunas (October 23, 1950 – September 22, 1978) was a stunt performer who died doubling for George Kennedy in a fall from the Kincaid Towers in Lexington, Kentucky, for the film Steel (1979). Born in Fort Lee, New Jersey, Bakunas quit his job as a gym teacher at Tenafly (N.J.) High School in 1974 and set out to break into the film industry. He did his first stuntwork for the 1975 film Dog Day Afternoon. Bakunas became known for expertly performing falls from great heights. |