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On his early childhood and how he came to be called "Diamond"; on his father, stunt performer Richard Farnsworth, and on TV he watched growing up; on his first stunt job on the film Paint Your Wagon, and on his first onscreen appearance (at age 5) in The Ten Commandments; on what it was like to work on Paint Your Wagon

On how he got stunt jobs at the start of his career, and on his mentors: Fred Waugh and Buddy Van Horn; on performing motorcycle stunts on The Partridge Family, and on precautions that one needs to take when doing stunts on motorcycles; on being a stunt performer on Bonanza, and on performing stunts on horses; on the popularity of motorcycles on TV shows in the 1970s and '80s

On performing stunts on The Rockford Files, and on working with James Garner; on a typical work day on The Rockford Files, and on danger he faced doing a stunt on the James Garner series Nichols; on meeting Donald P. Bellisario, and on performing stunts on Magnum, P.I.; on the amount of rehearsal time stunt performers usually get in television, and on shooting Magnum in Hawaii; on safety standards for stunt performers, and on a stunt he refused to do while shooting Rambo; on an injuries he sustained while filming the movies Rollerball and Rollercoaster

On the difference between doing stunts for movies and television; on the Stuntmen's Association, and on what he likes about doing stunts; on a stunt where he knew he would be hurt on Streets of Fire, and on the precautions he would take to avoid injuries; on how pay is determined for stunt performers; on becoming a stunt coordinator on Tales of the Gold Monkey, and on working with Donald P. Bellisario; on the role of a stunt coordinator, and on the role of assistant directors and second unit directors; on how stunt coordinators collaborate with directors and other on-set professionals; on handling actors who perform their own stunts, and on stunts on Tales of the Gold Monkey; on doing stunts for Michael Jackson's Moonwalker

Diamond Farnsworth on performing motorcycle stunts on The Partridge Family

Diamond Farnsworth on performing stunts on Bonanza

Diamond Farnsworth on his stunt work on The Rockford Files

Diamond Farnsworth on his stunt work on Magnum, P.I.

Diamond Farnsworth on working with Lee Marvin on the film Paint Your Wagon

Diamond Farnsworth on working with James Garner when he was a stunt performer on The Rockford Files

Diamond Farnsworth on how he met Donald P. Bellisario, and on working with him when he was doing stunts for Magnum, P.I.

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

Diamond Farnsworth on working with Donald P. Bellisario on Tales of the Gold Monkey and Quantum Leap

Diamond Farnsworth on doing stunts for Michael Jackson's Moonwalker and his interactions with Jackson

Diamond Farnsworth on being a stunt performer on the film Paint Your Wagon

Diamond Farnsworth on being a stunt performer on the film Paint Your Wagon

Diamond Farnsworth on the precautions you need to take when performing motorcycle stunts

Diamond Farnsworth on the precautions you need to take when performing motorcycle stunts

Diamond Farnsworth on performing stunts on horses

Diamond Farnsworth on performing stunts on horses

Diamond Farnsworth on the amount of rehearsal time he usually got for stunts when working in television, and on hating retakes

Diamond Farnsworth on the amount of rehearsal time he usually got for stunts when working in television, and on hating retakes

Diamond Farnsworth on whether the tragic accident on the set of The Twilight Zone movie in 1982 affected safety in the stunt profession more generally, and on how he approached safety issues on set in his work

Diamond Farnsworth on whether the tragic accident on the set of The Twilight Zone movie in 1982 affected safety in the stunt profession more generally, and on how he approached safety issues on set in his work

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

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

Diamond Farnsworth on injuries he sustained in his stunt work, including on the movies Rollerball and Rollercoaster

Diamond Farnsworth on injuries he sustained in his stunt work, including on the movies Rollerball and Rollercoaster

Diamond Farnsworth on the Stuntmen's Association

Diamond Farnsworth on the Stuntmen's Association