Known For
Crew
Born
Oct 10, 1943
Died
Jan 08, 1987
Place of Birth
Pleasantville, New York, USA
Credits
28 titles
Victor Magnotta
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Squeeze
Stunt Coordinator
The Believers
Stunts
Ishtar
Stunt Coordinator
The Secret of My Success
Stunt Coordinator
Outrageous Fortune
Stunts
Highlander
Stunt Coordinator
After Hours
Dead Man
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Executioner
Finnegan Begin Again
Stunt Coordinator
The Cotton Club
Stunt Coordinator
The Bounty
Stunts Coordinator
Splash
Stunts
Amityville II: The Possession
Stunt Coordinator
The World According to Garp
First Coach
The Soldier
Bruiser
Fighting Back
Stunt Coordinator
Endless Love
Stunt Coordinator
Raging Bull
Fighting Soldier (Reeves Fight)
A Private Battle
Dressed to Kill
Stunt Coordinator
Simon
Stunt Coordinator
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
Stunt Coordinator
The Wanderers
Stunt Coordinator
The Warriors
Police
Somebody Killed Her Husband
Stunt Coordinator
Taxi Driver
Secret Service Photographer
Who's That Knocking at My Door
Boy in Fight
It's Not Just You, Murray!