Ralph Garrett(1937-2021)

Stuntman and bit player Ralph Leland Garrett grew up in suburban Los Angeles, California. Garrett began his career in show business at age thirteen as a member of his father Homer Garrett's Why-Not Twirlers, which was an acrobatic square dance troupe warm-up act at nightclubs. Ralph met his wife Donna Garrett while on leave from the Army at a Why-Not Twirlers rehearsal in 1961; the couple got married three years later in 1964. Garrett's career as a stuntman started in the mid-1960's and lasted until the early 1990's. Outside of his work as a stuntman, Ralph also played small roles in a few films and TV shows. He's the father of two children: Daughter Nicole and son Damon.