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Diamond Farnsworth on the role of assistant directors and second unit directors, and on how stunt coordinators work with directors and other production professionals

Diamond Farnsworth on the role of assistant directors and second unit directors, and on how stunt coordinators work with directors and other production professionals

Diamond Farnsworth on the role of assistant directors and second unit directors, and on how stunt coordinators work with directors and other production professionals

Diamond Farnsworth on how stunt professionals work with actors who perform their own stunts

Diamond Farnsworth on when he knew he wanted to work in stunts

Diamond Farnsworth on the challenge of performing stunts on horses

Diamond Farnsworth on performing stunts on The Rockford Files and working with James Garner

Diamond Farnsworth on the amount of time stunt performers usually get to rehearse in television, and on hating retakes

Diamond Farnsworth on a stunt he refused to do while filming Rambo

Diamond Farnsworth on injuries he sustained while doing stunts on the movie Rollercoaster

Diamond Farnsworth on performing motorcycle stunts on The Partridge Family

Diamond Farnsworth on how he came to work on Bonanza, and on the kinds of stunts he performed on the show

Diamond Farnsworth on performing stunts on The Rockford Files, including one on a boat, and on working with James Garner

Diamond Farnsworth on a typical day when he was a stunt performer on The Rockford Files

Diamond Farnsworth on performing stunts on the James Garner show Nichols

Diamond Farnsworth on the kinds of stunts he performed on Magnum, P.I.

Diamond Farnsworth on filming Magnum, P.I., on which he was a stunt performer, in Hawaii 

Diamond Farnsworth on a stunt he performed on Quantum Leap

Diamond Farnsworth on stunt work for Tales of the Gold Monkey

Diamond Farnsworth on his first job in stunt work on the film Paint Your Wagon, as well as his first on-screen appearance in The Ten Commandments

Diamond Farnsworth on his first job in stunt work on the film Paint Your Wagon, as well as his first on-screen appearance in The Ten Commandments

Diamond Farnsworth on his mentors in his career as a stunt performer: Fred Waugh and Buddy Van Horn

Diamond Farnsworth on his mentors in his career as a stunt performer: Fred Waugh and Buddy Van Horn

Diamond Farnsworth on appearing in The Ten Commandments when he was five years old

On working on Quantum Leap, and on doubling for Scott Bakula; on what going into doubling an actor, and on specific episodes and costumes on Quantum Leap; on a stunt on Quantum Leap where he waterskied behind a helicopter, and on safety precautions for stunts involving airplanes and helicopters; on the Quantum Leap episode "Justice" and working with explosives, and on the episode "Memphis Melody" where Scott Bakula played Elvis

On how he came to work on JAG while he continued to do stunts for Quantum Leap, and on his long-running relationship with Donald P. Bellisario; on working with David James Elliott on JAG, and on some dramatic stunts he did on the show; on working with Katherine Bell who did many of her own stunts, and on memorable stunts on the show; on consulting with the military on JAG, and on stunts he did on an aircraft carrier; on working on JAG during the events of September 11, 2001; on doubling Scott Bakula on Star Trek: Enterprise, and on using an air ram on the show; on wearing the makeup forPlanet of the Apes and doing horse stunts; on stuntman Joe Canutt, and on the prevalence of families going into stuntwork

On a stunt he performed in the pilot of NCIS, and on working with Mark Harmon; on working with Cote de Pablo and Katrina Law on NCIS, and on working with his daughter when she performed stunts on the show; on working with budgets and stunt performers as a stunt coordinator; on working with the cinematographer, and on how he would determine if an actor was capable of performing a stunt; on being nominated for Emmys, and on what is in a stunt bag

On why he left NCIS, and on performing stunts with Mark Harmon's son Sean; on the logistics of performing stunts involving explosions, and on his stunt work in movies including Hero at Large, The Grey Fox, multiple Sylvester Stallone films, and The Fugitive; on how stunt work has changed since he started his career, and on how technology has impacted stunt work; on advice for aspiring stunt performers, and on the importance of oral history interviews; on his proudest career achievement

B-roll photos from his career and life, including pictures of Farnsworth with his father and images of him on set with actors he doubled, and doing some of his stunts

Diamond Farnsworth on performing stunts on Quantum Leap as Scott Bakula's double