Stuntman and actor Bobby Hoy dies at 82

[February 15, 2010]  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Bobby Hoy, a stuntman and actor known for his way with horses in Westerns like "Bonanza" and "The High Chaparral," has died. He was 82.

His wife, Kiva, tells the Los Angeles Times that Hoy died Monday of cancer at Northridge Hospital Medical Center.

From 1949 to 2005, Hoy acted and performed stunts in more than 150 productions, including the films "Spartacus," "Operation Petticoat" and "The Defiant Ones."

Hoy co-founded the Stuntmen's Assn. of Motion Pictures, which helped professionalize stunts, according to its Web site.

Besides Kiva, his wife of 22 years, Hoy is survived by a son, Christopher.

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Information from: Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com/

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