Film Awards
- 1959 – National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Special Citation shared with Andrew Marton for directing the chariot race in Ben-Hur
- 1967 – Academy Honorary Award for achievements as a stunt man and for developing safety devices to protect stunt men everywhere
- 1976 – Inducted into National Cowboy Hall of Fame
- 1978 – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences "A tribute to Yakima Canutt" dinner
- 1984 – The Motion Picture & Television Fund's Golden Boot Award
- Hollywood Walk of Fame star at 1500 Vine Street.
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“The motion picture is like a picture of a lady in a half- piece bathing suit. If she wore a few more clothes, you might be intrigued. If she wore no clothes at all, you might be shocked. But the way it is, you are occupied with noticing that her knees are too bony and that her toenails are too large. The modern film tries too hard to be real. Its techniques of illusion are so perfect that it requires no contribution from the audience but a mouthful of popcorn.”
—Raymond Chandler (1888–1959)