Mickey Gilbert

Roderick Michael Gilbert (April 17, 1936 – February 5, 2024) was an American actor, stuntman and rodeo performer.

Early life and career Roderick Michael Gilbert was born in Los Angeles, California on April 17, 1936.

Gilbert was Robert Redford's stuntman in films, from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) through The Old Man & the Gun (2018). In the trailer for The Old Man & the Gun, Redford says that he and Gilbert "were in the same class in the same high school in the San Fernando Valley, and then many, many years later, he showed up in my life again as the stunt double in Butch Cassidy, so from that point on he's been in all my films since."

Some of Gilbert's best known stunt roles are the leap off a cliff into water as Redford's Sundance Kid in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; jumping from a moving train to a signal for Gene Wilder in Silver Streak; rolling down a hill while mounted on a horse in The Return of a Man Called Horse; and leaping on horseback off a cliff into water in The Frisco Kid. Gilbert also appeared as a horse rider stunt performer in the 1980 TV movie Stunts Unlimited.

Later in his career he worked as a stunt coordinator and second unit director.

Gilbert portrayed the Ripper in the first episode of Kolchak: The Night Stalker.

Personal life and death Gilbert married Yvonne Yrigoyen, whose father was also a stunt performer, in 1962. They had three sons, all of whom are also stunt performers, as are their five grandsons. He died at his home in Camarillo, California, on February 5, 2024, at the age of 87.

Filmography Second unit director/stunts Year Title Stunts Second unit director Director 1969 The Wild Bunch Sam Peckinpah Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid George Roy Hill 1970 Beneath the Planet of the Apes Ted Post 1971 Sometimes a Great Notion Paul Newman 1972 Joe Kidd John Sturges 1974 Blazing Saddles Mel Brooks 1976 The Return of a Man Called Horse Irvin Kershner 1978 Every Which Way But Loose James Fargo 1979 The Frisco Kid Robert Aldrich 1980 The Blues Brothers John Landis 1981 Honky Tonk Freeway John Schlesinger 1983 Fast Times at Ridgemont High Amy Heckerling 1986 Eye of the Tiger Richard C. Sarafian The Golden Child Michael Ritchie 1987 Big Shots Robert Mandel 1988 Above the Law Andrew Davis 1989 Renegades Jack Sholder 1990 Problem Child Dennis Dugan Young Guns II Geoff Murphy 1991 City Slickers Ron Underwood 1992 The Last of the Mohicans Michael Mann Freejack Geoff Murphy 1993 Ghost in the Machine Rachel Talalay 1994 Monkey Trouble Franco Amurri When a Man Loves a Woman Luis Mandoki City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold Paul Weiland Wes Craven's New Nightmare Wes Craven 1995 Forget Paris Billy Crystal Apollo 13 Ron Howard Waterworld Kevin Reynolds The Amazing Panda Adventure Christopher Cain 1996 Spy Hard Rick Friedberg A Time to Kill Joel Schumacher The Nutty Professor Tom Shadyac 1997 Liar Liar Metro Thomas Carter Gone Fishin' Christopher Cain 1998 Simon Birch Mark Steven Johnson The Horse Whisperer Robert Redford Meet the Deedles Steve Boyum 1999 Mystery Men Kinka Usher 2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Peter Segal 2001 Rat Race Jerry Zucker 2002 Dragonfly Tom Shadyac 2003 National Security Dennis Dugan Bruce Almighty Tom Shadyac Elf Jon Favreau 2007 Evan Almighty Tom Shadyac 2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Various; television series 2014 Need for Speed Scott Waugh

As stunt double Year Title Actor 1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Robert Redford Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here 1974 Blazing Saddles Gene Wilder 1976 Silver Streak 1979 The Electric Horseman Robert Redford 2018 The Old Man & the Gun