Henry Kingi

Henry Kingi
Born December 2, 1943
Los Angeles, California
Nationality American
Other names Masao Henry Kingi
Occupation Stuntman, actor
Years active 1969 - present
Spouse(s)
Eilene Frances Davis
(m. 1966; div. 1980)

Lindsay Wagner
(m. 1981; div. 1984)
Children 4

Henry Kingi is a veteran stuntman and actor. As a stuntman he has worked in films like Fast Five (2011). His acting roles include Goody in Car Wash (1976), Shell in Earth Star Voyager (1988), the mean Indian in Far Out Man (1990), Kungai Demon in Parting Gifts, an episode of Angel (1999), and George in From Mexico with Love (2009).

Background

Henry Kingi was born in Los Angeles, California on December 2, 1943. His background is Native American, African American and European.[1]

He has a son, also named Henry Kingi Jr. who was born in 1970 and also a stuntman.

He married actress Lindsay Wagner in May 1981, divorcing in 1984.[2][3][4] Together they have sons Dorian (1982) and Alexander (1986). Both sons are also stuntmen.

In her book, Art of Men (I Prefer Mine Al Dente), Kirstie Alley referred to him as the most gloriously cool-looking stuntman in the history of stuntmen.[5]

He is a co-founder of the BSA (Black Stuntmen's Association).[6] Along with Ernie Robinson, Bob Minor, and Alex Brown, he makes a point of naming the names of the black stuntmen and women that most people don't know.[7] He is also a member of Stunts Unlimited, and a Stuntmen's Hall of Fame inductee.[8]

Career

Acting

One of his very early film appearances was in the Alfred Hitchcock 1969 film Topaz.[9] In 1970, he had a credited role in the "Run for the Money" episode of Daniel Boone, playing the part of Straight Arrow.[10] In 1974, he was the Candy Man in the Isaac Hayes film Truck Turner.[11] He played Carrot's man in the 1975 film The Ultimate Warrior, which starred Yul Brynner.[12] He had a role as Goody in the 1976 film Car Wash which was directed by Michael Schultz.[13] He also appeared in Batman Returns as a mugger who was attacked by Catwoman. He played the part of Anthony in John Carpenter's Vampires, which starred James Woods, Maximilian Schell and Gregory Sierra.[14]

Stunts

As a stuntman and a member of the BSA, Kingi recalled training with other members of the association on the weekends and being watched by police in unmarked cars. In an article published in the 13 March 2016 issue of The Daily Telegraph, he said that he and his fellow BSA stuntmen figured the police were thinking they were a Black Panther group.[15]

Kingi has done stunt driving for the first Lethal Weapon film, following through 2 and 3, right through to Lethal Weapon 4.[16] On the set of Lethal Weapon 4, Kingi assisted stunt coordinator Conrad E. Palmisano with putting together the action. It was Kingi who drove the car in the scene where it goes through the office and out the window.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed., By Gene Scott Freese - Page 157 HENRY KINGI (1943-)
  2. ↑ People, January 30, 1984 third-marriage-heads-for-a-fall-vol-21-no-4/ While Lindsay Wagner Romps with Son Dorian, Her Third Marriage Heads for a Fall By Mary A. Fischer
  3. ↑ La Nacion, 17 de agosto de 2016 - Qué fue de la vida de Lindsay Wagner, la actriz de La Mujer Biónica
  4. ↑ Film Reference - Lindsay Wagner Biography (1949-)
  5. ↑ Art of Men (I Prefer Mine Al Dente), By Kirstie Alley - -
  6. ↑ Black Stuntmen's Association - Our Founding Members
  7. ↑ Narrative.ly, 10.16.14 - The Stuntmen Who Blacklisted Blackface - Jocelyn Y. Stewart
  8. ↑ Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed., By Gene Scott Freese - Page 157 HENRY KINGI (1943-)
  9. ↑ Criminais E Investigativos, By George Batista Da Silva - PAge 121
  10. ↑ Daniel Boone TV - Season 6 Episodes (1969-70), 157 "Run for the Money" (#5016)
  11. ↑ TV Guide - Truck Turner, Cast & Crew
  12. ↑ Turner Classic Movies - Ultimate Warrior, The(1975), Cast & Crew
  13. ↑ Dvdcritiques.com - Car Wash
  14. ↑ The Cinema of John Carpenter: The Technique of Terror, edited by Ian Conrich, David Woods - Page 190
  15. ↑ The Daily Telegraph, 13 March 2016 - Black stunt performers: Hollywood's other race scandal - Horatia Harrod
  16. ↑ Screening Culture: Constructing Image and Identity, edited by Heather Norris Nicholson - Page 85 Moving Through Shadows and Light
  17. ↑ Stunt Driving, By Tara Baukus Mello - Pages 48 to 49
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