Esteemed stuntman Bob Yerkes, whose work can be seen in films including Back to the Future, Return of the Jedi, and Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, has died. He was 92.
Yerkes passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 2, from natural causes, according to friend and fellow stunt performer Darlene Ava Williams. “I am horribly sad to hear that my mentor and stunt coach Bob Yerkes passed away this morning in Northridge, California,” Williams wrote on Facebook. “Bobby opened the door to his home and backyard to everyone that either needed a place to stay or to train for a job. Bobby knew my parents before I was born and knew me as a kid growing up in the circus. At one time, long before me, my dad and Bob performed in a flying trapeze act together in the circus. As a kid I remember visiting his backyard. I remember watching him train celebrities and stunt people.”
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