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Alan D. Purwin (1961-2015)

Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Born:
August 28, 1961

Died:
September 11, 2015

Biography from TheMovieDB

Alan D. Purwin was an American helicopter pilot, aerial film operator, entrepreneur and philanthropist.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Aerial Coordinator:
1998  Armageddon
1999  Magnolia
2001  Pearl Harbor
2002  Austin Powers in Goldmember
2003  Bad Boys II
2005  The Island
2009  Surrogates

Pilot:
1990  Predator 2
1994  The Puppet Masters
1995  Apollo 13
1996  Ransom
1996  The Sunchaser
1998  Armageddon
1998  Ground Control
1998  Rush Hour
1999  Magnolia
1999  Storm Catcher
2001  Pearl Harbor
2002  Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002  Murder by Numbers
2003  Bad Boys II
2004  Man on Fire
2005  The Island
2007  Vacancy
2008  Death Race
2009  Star Trek
2009  Surrogates
2011  Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2012  Taken 2
2014  Taken 3
2015  San Andreas
2015  Sicario
2016  The Great Wall
2017  American Made
2017  Kong: Skull Island

Stunts:
1990  Predator 2
1991  The Last Boy Scout
1994  The Puppet Masters
1995  Apollo 13
1995  Copycat
1996  Ransom
1996  Set It Off
1996  The Sunchaser
1998  Armageddon
1998  Ground Control
1998  Rush Hour
1999  Inspector Gadget
1999  Magnolia
1999  Storm Catcher
2001  Pearl Harbor
2001  Training Day
2002  Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002  Murder by Numbers
2003  Bad Boys II
2004  Man on Fire
2005  The Island
2007  Vacancy
2008  Death Race
2009  Star Trek
2009  Surrogates
2011  Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2012  Taken 2
2014  Taken 3
2015  San Andreas
2015  Sicario
2016  The Great Wall
2017  American Made
2017  Kong: Skull Island

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