- Carey Loftin
Carey Loftin (
January 31 ,1914 –March 4 ,1997 ) (also credited as Cary Loftin) was an Americanactor and stuntman. One of his most famous roles was as the truck driver inSteven Spielberg 's "Duel", although his face is never seen. He also performed some stunts forSteve McQueen in "Bullitt ", especially during the film's famous car chase. [cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0517444/ |title=Carey Loftin |accessdate=2007-12-06 |format= |work=IMDB ]Other films he contributed to include
Stanley Kramer 's multi-million dollar, all-star comedy "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ", as well as Walt Disney's "The Love Bug ", and its second sequel. He also drove the truck that killedEdith Keeler in the "" episode, "The City on the Edge of Forever ."He was inducted into the
Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2001. [mhof|217]A notable demonstration of stunt driving that Loftin performed was the car chase/race in
Against All Odds (1984). He was the driver of the black Ferrari. According to the movie's director, Taylor Hackford, Loftin was 68 years old when he did this stunt. At first Hackford was reluctant to hire the aging stuntman but stunt coordinator Gary Davis convinced Hackford that even at 68, Loftin was by far the best car man in the business at that time.Fact|date=January 2008References
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