a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"
A stunt man is a man whose job is to do dangerous things, either for publicity, or in a film instead of an actor so that the actor does not risk being injured. a man who is employed to take the place of an actor when something dangerous has to be done in a film
one who does stunts professionally, one who does stunts that are taped and shown in movies