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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.Шаблон:Citation needed He did his first stuntwork for the 1975 film Dog Day Afternoon. Bakunas became known for expertly performing falls from great heights.[1]

In 1978, Bakunas set a world record with a Шаблон:Convert fall from a helicopter for the film Hooper,[2] which was broken that same year by Dar Robinson's Шаблон:Convert fall for a non-movie-related publicity stunt.[3]

Bakunas, determined to retake the record, returned to Lexington to perform a Шаблон:Convert jump from the 22nd floor of a construction site, where he had previously successfully fallen nine stories. On September 21, 1978, as his father and a crowd of about 1,000 watched, Bakunas performed the fall, reaching an estimated speed of Шаблон:Convert. However, the airbag split on impact, and Bakunas died of his injuries the next day.[4]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1979 The Warriors Punk #2
1979 The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again Henchman #1
1979 Steel 2nd Goon
1980 The Stunt Man Eli's Script Clerk (final film role)

References

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  • Lexington Leader, September 21, 1978

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