Cast & creator

Victor Magnotta

1943-10-10 (died at 43) Pleasantville, New York, USAIMDb

Best known for Taxi Driver, Highlander, The Warriors

Magnotta was known in the film industry as a stunt coordinator for numerous features shot in New York during the 1970s and 1980s. In addition to handling the stunts on "Taxi Driver," Magnotta lent his expertise to films like Brian De Palma's "Dressed to Kill," Francis Ford Coppola's "The Cotton Club," Ron Howard's "Splash" and Russel Mulcahy's "Highlander," among many other titles. Magnotta's final screen credit was as coordinator and stunt performer in the 1988 film "The In Crowd." While performing a stunt for the 1987 film "The Squeeze" which required him to drive a car off a ramp and into the Hudson River, a specially designed Plexiglass windshield trapped him inside the car after it entered the water, resulting in Magnotta's death at the age of 43.

Also known as: Vic Magnotta, Victor V. Magnotta, Vic Magnota, Vic Magnatta

Movies

film credits

Series

television credits

Career

1964–1987 · acting roles

Credit score

6.4

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

★ 8.1

Taxi Driver

Secret Service Photographer · 1976

★ 6.9

Highlander

Stunt Coordinator · 1986

★ 7.7

The Warriors

Police · 1979

★ 7.9

Raging Bull

Fighting Soldier (Reeves Fight) · 1980

★ 7.5

After Hours

Dead Man · 1985

Across film & television

Filmography (31)

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Victor Magnotta