Choya Shane, Stuntman on TV's 'The Virginian,' Dies at 80, Choya Shane, a veteran double and bullwhip master who multiplied for on-screen character James Drury on the prominent 1960s NBC Western The Virginian, has kicked the bucket. He was 80.
Shane passed on May 8 of muddlings from emphysema in a Las Vegas recovery focus, his child, Eugene Shane Steward, told The Hollywood Reporter.
His more established sibling was Dick Shane, an on-screen character and stand-in who kicked the bucket June 29. He likewise took a shot at The Virginian, which was TV's initial 90-moment shading Western arrangement. The Universal show, additionally featuring Doug McClure, circulated from 1962 to 1971, and just Gunsmoke and Bonanza among Westerns ran longer.
When they weren't doing tricks, the siblings ventured to every part of the nation as a major aspect of a troupe called Whips, Garters & Guns. They went out by and by as The Shane Duo and once performed their bullwhip represent the Queen of England at the Palladium in London.
Later, they propelled the International Stunt Actors Association, a trick school situated in Riverside, Calif.
Choya Shane chipped away at scores of movies, including Cimarron (1960), How the West Was Won (1962), Cat Ballou (1965), Stagecoach (1966), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Wild Bunch (1969), One More Train to Rob (1971) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972).
His TV résumé incorporated the shows Cisco Kid, Gunsmoke, Wyatt Earp, Maverick, The Untouchables, Ironside, Emergency!, The Wild, Wild West and Rat Patrol.
Shane's last proficient gig came in 1983 as a specialized guide, apparatus stunt vehicles for the ABC show Celebrity Daredevils, coordinated by Tony Verna.
Shane and his child likewise helped discovered Spotlight Film Productions, a feature and sound generation organizatio
Shane passed on May 8 of muddlings from emphysema in a Las Vegas recovery focus, his child, Eugene Shane Steward, told The Hollywood Reporter.
His more established sibling was Dick Shane, an on-screen character and stand-in who kicked the bucket June 29. He likewise took a shot at The Virginian, which was TV's initial 90-moment shading Western arrangement. The Universal show, additionally featuring Doug McClure, circulated from 1962 to 1971, and just Gunsmoke and Bonanza among Westerns ran longer.
When they weren't doing tricks, the siblings ventured to every part of the nation as a major aspect of a troupe called Whips, Garters & Guns. They went out by and by as The Shane Duo and once performed their bullwhip represent the Queen of England at the Palladium in London.
Later, they propelled the International Stunt Actors Association, a trick school situated in Riverside, Calif.
Choya Shane chipped away at scores of movies, including Cimarron (1960), How the West Was Won (1962), Cat Ballou (1965), Stagecoach (1966), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Wild Bunch (1969), One More Train to Rob (1971) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972).
His TV résumé incorporated the shows Cisco Kid, Gunsmoke, Wyatt Earp, Maverick, The Untouchables, Ironside, Emergency!, The Wild, Wild West and Rat Patrol.
Shane's last proficient gig came in 1983 as a specialized guide, apparatus stunt vehicles for the ABC show Celebrity Daredevils, coordinated by Tony Verna.
Shane and his child likewise helped discovered Spotlight Film Productions, a feature and sound generation organizatio
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