The German Stuntman, Arnim Dahl
Update: I am looking for information on Arnim Dehl. If anyone has information, please let me know. I’m looking for Pictures, stories, rumors, anything. Email me!
underbelly5@gmail.comThis is a entertaining video a few people have put on youtube. The credit it to the 1930’s, but it is actually be reported as Arnim Dahl (March 22, 1922 – August 3, 1998), a German stuntman. This footage was probably sometime in the 1950’s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJQK7UEABHE
Arnim Dahl was one of the first stuntmen in German television. Besides numerous performances as stuntment in films he performed as host for programmes in sixties’ television. Arnim Dahl tells 
about his work as a film artist and shows some of his daring feats at the studio. He explains the requirements and conditions under which stunts could be done at all to avoid dangers for life or physical condition. – Birth of Television Archive
- Was the most popular stuntman from Germany.
- Lay more than 40 times in a hospital, and had more than 100 fractures.
- Stayed in total more than 4 years of his life in a hospital.
- Jumped from a 47 meter high crane into the water of the Hamburg harbour.
- Was the double of the moviestars in more than 50 films.
I would have more to say about this stuntman but every search I do just brings me pages in German.
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January 22nd, 2009 at 11:43 am
I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.
February 2nd, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Really Jeff? You didn’t really say that to get a free quick link to you site? You could have just asked.
May 24th, 2009 at 1:19 am
i am the son of the 1930 stuntman it is not 1930 it is 1942 it is a news reel he is not the german stuntman that is on the bridge and the tirer roll. he is the one climbing the school and the tree and kid on his back his name was john ciampa he was 21years old at the time his idols were tarzan-errol flynn-dougals fairbank.he was in news papers arcoss the country 1940s they called him the human fly or brooklyn tarzn thank you john ciampa jr.
May 24th, 2009 at 1:44 am
the 1930 stuntman was my grandfather he was not the german stuntman arnim dahi his name was john ciampa he is the one climbing the school and the tree and the with the kid on his back it is a 1942 news reel his name was john ciampa the film is on eastern parkway brooklyn n.y he went arcoss time square on wire in a gorilla suit and climbed the hotel astor they called him brooklyn tarzan or humanfly .
June 9th, 2009 at 2:43 am
human fly john ciampa worked for olsen and johnson a comedy from the 1930s 40s-50s they did shows around the country he was the flying phantom 1950 he jumped arcoss balconys dressed as a cat. and he did rodeo and circus at yankee stadium billed as see ciampa the man who climbed the hotel astor.
July 13th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
The German Stuntman, Arnim Dahl” said he is the stutman. This is not true. This is John Ciampa.
He is an American. I know the family for years.
They have seen movies of him doing this and other stunts. There should be a correction to this falsehood. How can Arnim Dahl lie and say it was him. He should be ashamed of himself.
I wrote this because the credit should go to John. He was a great man and noone should take credit for his work.
October 21st, 2009 at 8:34 pm
[...] Back in January I post a video I had come across of an amazing stuntman. The old film was credited to a man named Arnim Dahl and I quickly made a post, lookingup more information on the man. You can read the post here. [...]
October 19th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
Informative post, saved the site for hopes to see more information!