Overview

• His family confirmed that he died on August 12 at a senior living facility in Osage Beach, Missouri, and requested privacy; he is survived by his wife Mary, son R.A. Rondell, three grandchildren, a great-grandson and his brother.
• As the last surviving co-founder of Stunts Unlimited, he helped establish the Calabasas-based collective in 1970 with Hal Needham and Glenn Wilder.
• He performed the iconic practical fire stunt on Pink Floyd’s 1975 Wish You Were Here cover, wearing fire-retardant gear, enduring 15 takes and briefly losing his mustache to flame.
• His film career spanned decades with credits in How the West Was Won, Ice Station Zebra, Twister and a final return in The Matrix Reloaded.
• He also stood in for Robert Blake on Baretta from 1975 to 1978 and coordinated stunts on Aaron Spelling series including Charlie’s Angels and S.W.A.T.