Ronnie Rondell Jr
Ronnie Rondell Jr was a prominent Hollywood stuntman and actor, known for his remarkable career that spanned over 50 years, including iconic stunts such as the flaming handshake on the cover of Pink Floyd's album 'Wish You Were Here'. Born in California in 1937, he began acting as a teenager and transitioned into stunt work, contributing to numerous films and television series including 'Lethal Weapon', 'Thelma and Louise', and 'Star Trek: First Contact'. He founded a stunt company, Stunts Unlimited, and was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Taurus World Stunt Awards in 2004.
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Recent news mentions
Ronnie Rondell Jr was the stuntman who performed the dangerous stunt for the album cover of Wish You Were Here.
‘Harder work than almost any album we ever did’: Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here turns 50 | Pink Floyd
United Kingdom· 2025-12-12
Rondell was a stuntman who participated in a dangerous shoot for the cover of Pink Floyd's album.
They set a man on fire and scrambled the RAF ... the mad stories of Pink Floyd’s album covers
Australia· 2025-08-22
Ronnie Rondell Jr. was a stuntman who became the heart of the story behind the iconic cover of Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here'.
Ronnie Rondell Jr. και η φωτιά των Pink Floyd που δεν «έσβησε» ποτέ
Greece· 2025-08-18
Ronnie Rondell Jr - who was famously set alight for the front cover of Pink Floyd's iconic Wish You Were Here album cover - has died at the age of 88.
Hollywood stuntman set on fire for Pink Floyd cover dies aged 88United Kingdom· 2025-08-17
