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| − | '''Denver Mattson''' was born July 12, 1937, and passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 24, 2005. A Veteran United States Army Paratrooper, Denver was also a top motion picture stuntman for more than 40 years. He will be greatly missed by all the countless people he knew, most of all by those whose lives he touched. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Denver's memory may be made to the National Kidney Foundation. |
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| + | '''Denver Mattson''' {{born|12|July|1937|died|24|September|2005}} was a stuntman, stunt actor, and stunt coordinator who served as stunt double for [[Budd Albright]] in the ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' episode {{e|What Are Little Girls Made Of?}}. He received no on-screen credit for his work. |
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| − | Published in the Los Angeles Daily News on 10/2/2005. |
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| + | [[Star Trek birthdays|Born]] in 1937, Mattson was a veteran US Army paratrooper before becoming a top motion picture stuntman for more than 40 years. He began doing stunt work on the {{w|Irwin Allen}}-produced television series ''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'', from 1964 through 1968, and ''Land of the Giants'', from 1968 through 1970. He would go on to perform stunts in two of Allen's films, ''The Poseidon Adventure'' in 1972 and ''The Towering Inferno'' in 1974. |
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| + | Other films he performed throughout his long career include ''The Hindenburg'' (1975, directed by [[Robert Wise]] and starring [[Rene Auberjonois]]), {{w|John Carpenter}}'s ''The Thing'' (1982, with [[David Clennon]]), ''Police Academy'' (1984, starring [[Kim Cattrall]] and [[David Graf]]), ''Critters'' (1986, starring [[Ethan Phillips]]), ''Slam Dance'' (1987, starring [[Virginia Madsen]], [[Rosalind Chao]], [[Herta Ware]], [[Robert Beltran]], and [[John Fleck]]), ''Universal Soldier'' (1992, starring [[Leon Rippy]] and [[Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr.]]), ''Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit'' (1993, starring [[Whoopi Goldberg]]), and ''Lethal Weapon 4'' (1998, featuring [[Richard Riehle]]). |
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| + | Mattson also tried his hand at acting, appearing in such films as 1977's ''The Domino Principle'', co-starring [[Robert Herron]] and [[Majel Barrett]], and 1994's ''Wagons East'', starring [[Robert Picardo]], Ethan Phillips, [[Ed Lauter]], and [[Charles Rocket]]. |
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| + | Denver Mattson [[Star Trek deaths|passed away]] peacefully as a result of kidney disease in September 2005, surrounded by his family. He was 68 years old. |
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Revision as of 14:10, 25 April 2008
Template:Realworld Denver Mattson (12 July 1937 – 24 September 2005; age 68) was a stuntman, stunt actor, and stunt coordinator who served as stunt double for Budd Albright in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "What Are Little Girls Made Of?". He received no on-screen credit for his work.
Born in 1937, Mattson was a veteran US Army paratrooper before becoming a top motion picture stuntman for more than 40 years. He began doing stunt work on the Irwin Allen-produced television series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, from 1964 through 1968, and Land of the Giants, from 1968 through 1970. He would go on to perform stunts in two of Allen's films, The Poseidon Adventure in 1972 and The Towering Inferno in 1974.
Other films he performed throughout his long career include The Hindenburg (1975, directed by Robert Wise and starring Rene Auberjonois), John Carpenter's The Thing (1982, with David Clennon), Police Academy (1984, starring Kim Cattrall and David Graf), Critters (1986, starring Ethan Phillips), Slam Dance (1987, starring Virginia Madsen, Rosalind Chao, Herta Ware, Robert Beltran, and John Fleck), Universal Soldier (1992, starring Leon Rippy and Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr.), Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993, starring Whoopi Goldberg), and Lethal Weapon 4 (1998, featuring Richard Riehle).
Mattson also tried his hand at acting, appearing in such films as 1977's The Domino Principle, co-starring Robert Herron and Majel Barrett, and 1994's Wagons East, starring Robert Picardo, Ethan Phillips, Ed Lauter, and Charles Rocket.
Denver Mattson passed away peacefully as a result of kidney disease in September 2005, surrounded by his family. He was 68 years old.
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