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name: "Carey Loftin"
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born: "31 January 1914"
died: "4 March 1997"
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updated: "2026-09-16T11:09:10.315391+00:00"
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# Carey Loftin

Actor. Born 31 January 1914 in Blountstown, Florida, USA. Died 4 March 1997.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 January 1914, Blountstown, Florida, USA
- **Died:** 4 March 1997
- **Also known as:** William Carey Loftin, Cary Loftin, Carry Loftin, Carey Lofton, Harry Loftin, کری لافتین

## Biography

Carey Loftin (31 January 1914 – 4 March 1997) was an American stuntman, stunt coordinator and actor. Born in Blountstown, Florida, he began working in films in the late 1930s and remained active until the early 1990s. He specialised in driving stunts and appeared in numerous productions as a driver or in minor roles.

Loftin performed stunts or drove in films including *Thunder Road* (1958), *Bullitt* (1968), *Vanishing Point* (1971) and *The French Connection* (1971). His acting credits include the truck driver in *Duel* (1971), General Bradley's driver in *Patton* (1970), an uncredited guard in *Spartacus* (1960) and an uncredited truck driver in an episode of *Star Trek* (1966). He also worked on television series such as *Highway to Heaven*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Patton* (1970), Fi1m 82, as General Bradley's Driver — [page](https://film.one/film/patton.md)

## Also known for

- *Spartacus* (1960), Guard (uncredited)
- *Duel* (1971), The Truck Driver
- *Star Trek* (1966), Truck driver (uncredited)
- *Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo* (1977), Driver
- *The Wild One* (1953), Gang Member (uncredited)
- *A Star Is Born* (1954), Signboard Man (uncredited)
- *City Heat* (1984), Roxy Driver
- *Highway to Heaven* (1984), Driver

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