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Kerry Darrell Rossall (born June 23, 1947) is an American stuntman, actor and producer. He is best known for portraying "Mike from San Diego" in the 1979 war film '' Apocalypse Now.'' Rossall's career as a stuntman and coordinator stems films such as '' Apocalypse Now'', '' The Abyss'', ''
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Life and career

Rossall was born in
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and lives in
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. Despite being credited among stars like
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''Apocalypse Now''

Following the rerelease titled ''
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'' (2001) alongside stunt performers Terry Leonard,
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and Joe Finnegan, Rossall shared
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nominations for 3 stunts in the film: Best Fire Stunt, Best Water Work, and Best Work With a Vehicle. He also played the part of "Mike from San Diego" and advises Bill Kilgore about Charlie's point, in which the Lieutenant Colonel (played by Robert Duvall) responds, "Charlie don't surf!"


Later work

He met actor Don Handfield at a gas station after noticing Handfield's car had a camera mounted to it. He was later brought into Handfield's directorial project "Driver's Ed" as Second Unit Director. It was then pitched to Broken Lizard as a web series, but was eventually released as a TV deal. On February 3, 2011, Rossall was the stunt coordinator while filming an episode of the TV show '' Justified''. At approximately 1:30 a.m., stunt performer Lisa Hoyle was knocked unconscious when a parked car rolled over her ankle after being hit by another car. She and another stunt performer said they were never informed that the car they were near would be involved in the stunt. She claimed she was getting food during the meeting in which the stunt was being explained. On February 1, 2013, Hoyle filed a lawsuit against
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in which she says the incident wrecked her body and ruined her marriage. Rossall and Hoyle's husband (now divorced) were among the defendants in the case. Rossall had also organized a phone meeting about the stunt, but both performers allegedly were not informed of that call. In 2017, Rossall was the
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. The film was made in
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, premiered at the
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in 2020 and was nominated for two San Diego Film Awards.


Filmography


Film


Television


Accolades


References


External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rossall, Kerry 1947 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American stunt performers 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Los Angeles People from Carlsbad, California Film producers from California Male actors from San Diego Stunt doubles Stunt drivers