Kerry Rossall


Kerry Darrell Rossall is an American stuntman, actor and producer. He is best known for portraying "Mike from San Diego" in the 1979 war film Apocalypse Now.

Career

''Apocalypse Now''

Following the rerelease titled Apocalypse Now Redux alongside stunt performers Terry Leonard, Steve Boyum and Joe Finnegan, Rossall shared Taurus World Stunt Awards 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 responds, "Charlie don't surf!"

Later work

Rossall's career as a stuntman and coordinator stems films such as Apocalypse Now, The Abyss, Air Force One, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Six Days Seven Nights, Blade, Rush Hour, The Green Mile, and Ocean's Eleven.
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 Sony Pictures in which she says the incident wrecked her body and ruined her marriage. Rossall and Hoyle's husband 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.

Selected filmography

Stunt