Gary Kent, the actor, director and stunt performer who also served as one of the inspirations for Brad Pitt’s Cliff Booth character in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,̶…
Kent began his career as a seasoned stunt performer after to traveling to Los Angeles in 1958. Ahead of doubling for Jack Nicholson in Monte Hellman’s “Ride in the Whirlwind” and “The Shooting,” Kent worked in film production offices and acted on the side, appearing in “Legion of the Doomed,” “King of the Wild Stallions,” “Battle Flame,” “The Thrill Killers” and “The Black Klansman.”
While starring in Al Adamson’s soft-core Western “Lash of Lust,” Kent encountered Charles Manson and his followers living at the Spahn movie ranch, andabout Manson and his mechanic’s work on the film’s dune buggy. Though the Cliff Booth character was also based on other stuntmen, Kent’s story inspired the “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” sequence when Booth encounters the Manson family at Spahn Ranch.
He served as the stunt coordinator in 2002’s “Bubba Ho-Tep,” but suffered a leg injury. Retiring from stunt work, he continued acting until 2020, appearing in “Rondo and Bob.” More recently, he also served as the stunt coordinator on “Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains” and “Sex Terrorists on Wheels,” in 2018 and 2019, respectively. The 2018 documentary “Danger God” chronicled his exciting life in stunts and acting.
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