Gary Kent

Gary Kent (born June 7, 1933 in Walla Walla, Washington) is a film director and actor/stuntman notable for his contribution to the grindhouse, drive-in movie and exploitation film genres.

He was born on a wheat ranch at Walla Walla, Washington, the son of Arthur E. and Iola Kent. He graduated from Renton High School, Renton, Washington, and attended the University of Washington, where he studied journalism, played football and pole-vaulted on the track team. After college he entered the Naval Air Corps, where he wrote promotion and publicity for the Navy's elite flying team, The Blue Angels.

Kent began a career in theater as writer, director and actor at both the Playhouse and Alley Theatres in Houston, Texas.

In l959 Kent moved to Hollywood and made a career of working primarily in drive-in exploitation films. He acted, worked stunts and directed action for directors Richard Rush, Monte Hellman, Al Adamson, Don Jones, Ray Dennis Steckler, Peter Bogdanovich and Brian De Palma. He performed television stunts and acted on Green Hornet, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and NBC's Daniel Boone starring Fess Parker.

He directed the films Secret Places, Secret Things (1971),[1] The Pyramid (1975) [2] and Rainy Day Friends (1983).[3]

Kent is the subject of the 2018 documentary film Love and Other Stunts. [4]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Secret Places, Secret Things «". IMDB.
  2. ↑ "The Pyramid «". IMDB.
  3. ↑ "Rainy Day Friends «". IMDB.
  4. ↑ "Last of the Dangerous Men «". The Austin Chronicle.

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