Dale Van Sickel
Bio: A University of Florida football star, Dale Van Sickel entered films in the very early '30s as an extra. Playing hundreds of bit parts at almost every studio in Hollywood, Van Sickel earned his true fame as one of Republic Pictures' famous stuntmen, specializing in fisticuffs and car stunts. He appeared in nearly all the studio's serials in the 1940s, including The… More Bio: A University of Florida football star, Dale Van Sickel entered films in the very early '30s as an extra. Playing hundreds of bit parts at almost every studio in Hollywood, Van Sickel earned his true fame as one of Republic Pictures' famous stuntmen, specializing in fisticuffs and car stunts. He appeared in nearly all the studio's serials in the 1940s, including The Tiger Woman (1944), The Purple Monster Strikes (1945), and The Black Widow (1947), almost always playing several bit roles as well. Often the studio cast their leading men because of their resemblance to Van Sickel and the other members of the serial stunt fraternity that included Tom Steele, Dave Sharpe, and Ted Mapes. A founding member and the first president of the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures, Van Sickel later performed in innumerable television shows as well as such diverse feature films as Spartacus (1960), It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963), and The Love Bug (1969). ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi
Dale Van Sickel Videos
North By Northwest
20 Million Miles To Earth
Tea And Sympathy
The War Of The Worlds
Radar Men From The Moon
Filmography
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Duel (1972)
- Car Driver
- 86%
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The Love Bug (1968)
- Actor
- 75%
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The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
- Uniformed Guard
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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
- Actor
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A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
- Stunt Driver
- 67%
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