Dar Allen Robinson (March 26, 1947 – November 21, 1986) was an American stunt performer and actor. Robinson broke 19 world records and set 21 "world's firsts." He invented the decelerator (use of dragline cables rather than airbags for stunts that called for a jump from high places) which allowed a cameraman to film a top-down view of the stuntman as he fell without accidentally showing the airbag on the ground. The original decelerator can still be seen on display in Moab, Utah.
Was given his first movie job by his mentor and lifelong friend, stuntman Loren Janes.
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He was honored posthumously in 1995 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (the "Oscar people) with an honorary "Oscar" for his many contributions to the art of film.
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First person in Hollywood movie history to have a movie actually dedicated to him in a movie's credits -- by Director Richard Donner in the movie Lethal Weapon (1987).
According to The Guinness Book of Records, Robinson was the highest-paid stuntman who received $100,000 for a single stunt. This he performed when he leaped from the top of the world's tallest free-standing structure, the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada. The stunt was captured in the 1980 film Highpoint (1982) with Robinson free-falling an incredible 700' before deploying a concealed parachute, which he activated a mere 300' from the ground.
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Robinson jumped from the CN-Tower, but opened the parachute only 90 meters off the ground. He received the largest salary for a stunt ever.
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