[1] He was in many other famous movies from as early as Hitchcock's Saboteur in 1942 to as late as Mississippi Burning in 1988.
"[1] Saunders was the model for Salvador Dalí's painting Christ of Saint John of the Cross.
The painting shows Jesus from the viewpoint of God the Father (from above); Saunders was suspended from the ceiling to allow Dalí to visualize the human body under the stress of crucifixion.
[1] Saunders was famous for performing at Muscle Beach and for giving free lessons to children.
"This has to be the only place in the world where someone can just walk up and receive free gymnastic instruction from pros", Saunders told a reporter in 1986.