About
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
Taxi DriverMovie • 1976
Dressed to KillMovie • 1980
HighlanderMovie • 1986
Raging BullMovie • 1980
The WarriorsMovie • 1979
After HoursMovie • 1985
SplashMovie • 1984
Amityville II: The PossessionMovie • 1982
The BountyMovie • 1984
Endless LoveMovie • 1981
The Secret of My SuccessMovie • 1987
The Cotton ClubMovie • 1984
The BelieversMovie • 1987
The WanderersMovie • 1979
The World According to GarpMovie • 1982
IshtarMovie • 1987
Who's That Knocking at My DoorMovie • 1968
The SoldierMovie • 1982
Fighting BackMovie • 1982
Outrageous FortuneMovie • 1987
The SqueezeMovie • 1987
It's Not Just You, Murray!Movie • 1964
SimonMovie • 1980