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    Carey Loftin

    Personal details
    Born

    William Carey Loftin


    (1914-01-31)January 31, 1914

    Blountstown, Florida, U.S.

    Died March 4, 1997(1997-03-04) (aged 83)
    Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
    Occupation Stuntman, stunt coordinator, actor

    William Carey Loftin (January 31, 1914 – March 4, 1997; akas: Cary Loftin, Carry Loftin, Carey Lofton, William Carey Loftin) was an American professional stuntman, stunt coordinator and actor in the U.S. film industry. He is considered to be one of the film industry's most accomplished stunt drivers.[1] In a lengthy career spanning 61 years, his body of work included classic films such as Thunder Road, Bullitt, Vanishing Point and The French Connection.[2] He was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2001.[1]

    Early life[]

    Loftin was born in Blountstown, Florida and grew up Alabama and Mississippi where, he learned to ride a motorcycle when he was 10 years-old.[2] He attended high school in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and began his stunt career at the age of 19 as a member of a traveling motorcycle stunt show in the early 1930s.[1] Having to constantly repair and maintain motorcycles made him a proficient mechanic.[1] A

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    Arguably Hollywood's greatest stunt driver ever, Carey Loftin's amazing driving and stunt skills were utilized in dozens of Hollywood productions over a period of nearly half a century.

    Loftin was born on January 31st, 1914 in Blountstown, Florida and broke into movie stunt work in the late 1930s. Loftin's expertise with motor vehicles, including cars, trucks & motorcycles, saw him involved in contributing his skills to numerous cult films of the 1960s / 1970s that featured thrilling car chase sequences including The Love Bug (1969), Bullitt (1968), Vanishing Point (1971)Diamonds Are Forever (1971), The French Connection (1971), Duel (1971), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) and White Line Fever (1975). The versatile Loftin also appeared in front of the camera as an actor in over seventy minor roles during his long career.

    Loftin was still contributing stunt and driving work in feature films until his mid-seventies, and eventually retired from film in 1991. He died in March 1997, in Huntington Beach, California from natural causes.

    BornJanuary 31, 1914

    DiedMarch 4, 1997(83)

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    1971 as Rendering Truck Driver
    1970 as Public Bradley's driver
    1979 … Feat Driver
    1979 … Stunt Driver
    1979 … Caper Driver