Carey Loftin

Carey Loftin

stunts, actor, second unit director or assistant director

Carey Loftin was born on Jan 31, 1914 in USA. Carey Loftin's big-screen debut came with Public Cowboy No. 1 directed by Joseph Kane in 1937, strarring Motorcycle Rider. Carey Loftin is known for The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! directed by David Zucker, Leslie Nielsen stars as Frank Drebin and Priscilla Presley as Jane Spencer. The upcoming new movie Carey Loftin plays is Black Dog which will be released on May 01, 1998.

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 Un amour de Coccinelle (1968), Bullitt (1968), Vanishing Point (1971)Les diamants sont éternels (1971), French Connection (1971), Duel (1971), Le Canardeur (1974) and La route de la violence (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.

  • Birthday

    Jan 31, 1914
  • Place of Birth

    Blountstown, Florida, USA

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