His last breath was left in his 88th year by Ronnie Rodel Junior, a pasker who became famous for the cover of Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were here” album, which appears to exchanging a handshake with his colleague Danny Rogers, while his back.
Hollywood’s dust and actress died on August 12 in a nursing home in Missouri, USA, according to internet reports.
Ronnie Rodel Junior was born in California in 1937 and made his first appearance in cinema as a teenager in the 1950s in the movie “Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair”.
His first step as a stroke came in the series “Soldiers of Fortune” (1955-1957), paving the way for a great career. From the 1960s to the ’90s it has participated in iconic American series such as “Charlie’s Angels”, “Dynasty” and “Baywatch”, but also in legendary films such as “Spartacus”, “Diamonds Arever” and “The Karate Kid”.
Among the most striking stunt was the jump from a flaming pole that collapsed for the adventure film “Kings of the Sun” (1963).
In the last years of his career he worked as a coordinator.
The look for Pink Floyd
Its most famous moment is none other than the burning appearance for the cover of the pink Floyd’s album “Wish You Were Here.
What many do not know, however, is that during the photography, the wind changed direction with the flames hitting his face. So he lost a eyebrow, but also part of his characteristic mustache.
