Richard L . Blackwell Richard Lynn Blackwell , birth name Richard Sylvan Selzer , is a stuntman , stunt actor , stunt rigger , and stunt coordinator who performed stunts in and in . He received no credit for the latter one . In 2001 he was nominated for a Taurus World Stunt Award for best work with a vehicle in " The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle " . He has doubled for stars such as , , and William McNamara . In 2008 he was part of the stunt cast which received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination in the category Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture for his work in the fantasy sequel " Pirates of the Caribbean : At World ' s End " ( 2007 ) . Among his stunt resume are films such as the science fiction sequel " RoboCop 2 " ( 1990 , with Peter Weller , John Glover , Roger Aaron Brown , Gabriel Damon , Mark Rolston , Galyn Görg , Jeff McCarthy , Phil Rubenstein , Robert DoQui , Erik Cord , Stephen Lee , Tzi Ma , Gary Bullock , Bill Bolender , and stunts by Christine Ann Baur , Phil Chong , Eddie Hice , Gene LeBell , Mario Roberts , and Brian J . Williams ) , the thriller " Eve of Destruction " ( 1991 , with Eddie Matthews , Tom Morga , Tim Russ , Tom Lupo , Thomas Knickerbocker , Jeff McCarthy , Dakin Matthews , and stunts by Gary Baxley , Zane Cassidy , J . Mark Donaldson , and Jeff Smolek ) , the horror sequel " Freddys Dead : The Final Nightmare " ( 1991 ) , the action thriller " Under Siege " ( 1992 ) , the fantasy film " Army of Darkness " ( 1992 , with Patricia Tallman and Dennis Madalone ) , the science fiction sequel " RoboCop 3 " ( 1993 ) , the thriller " Kalifornia " ( 1993 , with Michelle Forbes ) , the thriller " The Pelican Brief " ( 1993 ) , the drama " Outbreak " ( 1995 ) , the comic adaptation " Batman Forever " ( 1995 , with Rene Auberjonois ) , the science fiction blockbuster " Independence Day " ( 1996 ) , the comic sequel " Batman & Robin " ( 1997 , with John Glover ) , the thriller " Conspiracy Theory " ( 1997 , with Patrick Stewart , Brian J . Williams , Saxon Trainor , Bert Remsen , Lincoln Simonds , Stephen Liska , Kenneth Tigar , and stunts by Steve Blalock , Eddie Braun , Danny Downey , Christopher Doyle , Bob Minor , Mic Rodgers , and Paul Sklar ) , the action drama " The Perfect Storm " ( 2000 ) , the comic adaptation " Spider - Man " ( 2002 , with Kirsten Dunst ) , the science fiction sequel " Men in Black II " ( 2002 ) , the comic sequel " X2 " ( 2003 , with Patrick Stewart and Famke Janssen ) , the comic adaptation " Spider - Man 2 " ( 2004 ) , and the first three " Pirates of the Caribbean " films ( 2003 , 2006 , and 2007 , with Tom Morga , Mark Aaron Wagner , Lisa Hoyle , Theo Kypri , and Tony Angelotti ) . More recently , he performed stunts in the remake " Land of the Lost " ( 2009 , with Joey Anaya , Todd Bryant , Ian Eyre , Michael Papajohn , and Brian J . Williams ) , the comedy " Casa de mi Padre " ( 2012 , with Max Daniels , John Dixon , and Branscombe Richmond ) , the television series " Breakout Kings " ( 2012 , with Jay and Jennifer Caputo and Lin Oeding ) , the drama " Mud " ( 2012 , with Mickey Giacomazzi and Randy Hall ) , and the comedy " The Campaign " ( 2012 , with Trace Cheramie , Derek Graf , Scott Leva , and Spice Williams - Crosby ) .