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William Carey Loftin (January 31, 1914 – March 4, 1997, a.k.a. Cary Loftin, Carry Loftin, Carey Lofton, Gary Loftin, 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.
Mar 17, 2021 · Carey Loftin was a legendary stunt performer who played the unseen truck driver in Steven Spielberg's horror film Duel. He also did all the stunt driving and coordinated the action scenes, and had a funny exchange with Spielberg on set.
Learn about Carey Loftin, the versatile and legendary stunt driver who worked on hundreds of films and TV shows from the 1930s to the 1990s. See his biography, credits, photos, trivia and more on IMDb.
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- Blountstown, Florida, USA
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- Huntington Beach, California, USA
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.
- January 31, 1914
- March 4, 1997
- THE MOVIE WAS INSPIRED BY A REAL-LIFE INCIDENT. Author and screenwriter Richard Matheson based his original novella, which first appeared in the April 1971 issue of Playboy, on an actual road rage incident.
- IT WAS STEVEN SPIELBERG’S SECRETARY WHO DISCOVERED RICHARD MATHESON'S STORY. Spielberg got his start directing for TV at the age of 21, helming episodes of such shows as Night Gallery and Marcus Welby, M.D.
- DENNIS WEAVER’S WORK WITH ORSON WELLES GOT HIM THE LEAD IN DUEL. For the lowly protagonist, David Mann, Spielberg hand-picked character actor Dennis Weaver because he loved his performance as the jittery and feeble hotel night manager in Orson Welles’s 1958 film Touch of Evil.
- THERE WAS A CASTING CALL FOR THE TRUCK. Matheson's script stated that the villainous, unnamed truck driver would never be seen besides the insert shots of his arms and boots.
May 2, 2024 · The car chase became a must-have after the release of 1958 crime drama Thunder Road, thanks to stunt coordinator Carey Loftin and his dedication to realism and suspense in depicting high-speed...
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Apr 19, 2024 · A quietly spoken man from the southern American became a huge force in the creation of the perfect action sequence. CAR...
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