Henry Blight "Toby" Halicki (October 18, 1940 – August 20, 1989) was an American director, writer, stunt driver, actor, and filmmaker. Halicki directed the 1974 film Gone in 60 Seconds as well as producing and starring in several other action films. He was killed in an accident while filming Gone in 60 Seconds 2 in 1989. His widow, Denice Shakarian Halicki, produced a remake of Gone in 60 Seconds in 2000 with Jerry Bruckheimer.
Halicki was born in Dunkirk, New York, on October 18, 1940, the son of John Halicki and his second wife, Angeline Blazejewicz, both Polish Americans. His middle name was listed as Bernard in his birth announcement.[1][2] His father, originally from Austria, was an auto mechanic and automobile salesman, and opened his own automobile repair shop, Halicki Garage, in 1919, which remains both in operation and a family-run business as of October 2020.[3][4] Halicki was one of thirteen children, some of whom were half-siblings from his father's first marriage to Caroline Turek; his brothers were Rudolph, Frank, Bud, Ron, Edward, Joseph, and John and his sisters were Angeline, Allegra, Helen, Caroline, and Tara.[5]
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Halicki moved from New York to California and worked on vehicles, eventually owning his own impound and towing business. H.B. Halicki Mercantile Co. & Junk Yard was known for its extensive antique automobile and toy collections.[6]
Halicki wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the film Gone in 60 Seconds in 1974.[7] There was no official script for the movie, apart from several pages outlining main dialog sequences. Halicki supplied most of the cars and used repeated footage of the same vehicles and shots of public incidents to increase the footage. The scene in which a train derailment is observed was not part of the original shooting script; it is in fact a real train that derailed. When the director heard about the wreck, he wanted to incorporate it into the film.[citation needed]
Halicki compacted 10 vertebrae performing the film's 128-foot-long (39 m) jump finale and walked with a limp afterwards.[8]
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Halicki met Denice Shakarian, an Armenian American, in 1983. They dated for six years, before marrying on May 11, 1989. After returning from their honeymoon, he began filming his 1989 sequel, Gone in 60 Seconds 2, in which both of them would star – Halicki as car thief Colt and Denice as computer guru / thief Alaska Wells.[9] After Halicki's death, Shakarian began dating her third cousin, Robert Kardashian, best known for representing O. J. Simpson.[10]
Halicki bought over 400 automobiles to destroy in the film, which was to feature improved car chases and storyline.
On August 20, 1989, while filming in Dunkirk and Buffalo, New York, Halicki was preparing for the most dramatic stunt sequence in the film, during which a 160-foot-tall (49 m) water tower was supposed to topple to the ground. When a cable attached to the tower snapped unexpectedly, it sheared off a telephone pole, which fell on Halicki, killing him instantly. The accident occurred in an area behind the former J.H. Williams Tool factory at 400 Vulcan Street in Buffalo.[11]
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Henry Blight Toby Halicki October 18 1940 August 20 1989 was an American director writer stunt driver actor and filmmaker Halicki directed the 1974 film Gone in 60 Seconds as well as producing and starring in several other action films He was killed in an accident while filming Gone in 60 Seconds 2 in 1989 His widow Denice Shakarian Halicki produced a remake of Gone in 60 Seconds in 2000 with Jerry Bruckheimer H B HalickiHalicki in Gone in 60 Seconds 1974BornHenry Blight Halicki 1940 10 18 October 18 1940Dunkirk New York U S DiedAugust 20 1989 1989 08 20 aged 48 Tonawanda New York U S Other namesHank HalickiThe Car Crash KingThe JunkmanToby HalickiTony HalickiHenry Bernard Halicki per birth announcement Years active1972 1989SpouseDenice Shakarian Halicki m 1989 wbr Websitegonein60seconds wbr com Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Career 1 2 Gone in 60 Seconds 2 Marriage Gone in 60 Seconds 2 and death 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External linksBiography editHalicki was born in Dunkirk New York on October 18 1940 the son of John Halicki and his second wife Angeline Blazejewicz both Polish Americans His middle name was listed as Bernard in his birth announcement 1 2 His father originally from Austria was an auto mechanic and automobile salesman and opened his own automobile repair shop Halicki Garage in 1919 which remains both in operation and a family run business as of October 2020 3 4 Halicki was one of thirteen children some of whom were half siblings from his father s first marriage to Caroline Turek his brothers were Rudolph Frank Bud Ron Edward Joseph and John and his sisters were Angeline Allegra Helen Caroline and Tara 5 Career edit Halicki moved from New York to California and worked on vehicles eventually owning his own impound and towing business H B Halicki Mercantile Co amp Junk Yard was known for its extensive antique automobile and toy collections 6 Gone in 60 Seconds edit Main article Gone in 60 Seconds 1974 film Halicki wrote directed produced and starred in the film Gone in 60 Seconds in 1974 7 There was no official script for the movie apart from several pages outlining main dialog sequences Halicki supplied most of the cars and used repeated footage of the same vehicles and shots of public incidents to increase the footage The scene in which a train derailment is observed was not part of the original shooting script it is in fact a real train that derailed When the director heard about the wreck he wanted to incorporate it into the film citation needed Halicki compacted 10 vertebrae performing the film s 128 foot long 39 m jump finale and walked with a limp afterwards 8 Marriage Gone in 60 Seconds 2 and death editHalicki met Denice Shakarian an Armenian American in 1983 They dated for six years before marrying on May 11 1989 After returning from their honeymoon he began filming his 1989 sequel Gone in 60 Seconds 2 in which both of them would star Halicki as car thief Colt and Denice as computer guru thief Alaska Wells 9 After Halicki s death Shakarian began dating her third cousin Robert Kardashian best known for representing O J Simpson 10 Halicki bought over 400 automobiles to destroy in the film which was to feature improved car chases and storyline On August 20 1989 while filming in Dunkirk and Buffalo New York Halicki was preparing for the most dramatic stunt sequence in the film during which a 160 foot tall 49 m water tower was supposed to topple to the ground When a cable attached to the tower snapped unexpectedly it sheared off a telephone pole which fell on Halicki killing him instantly The accident occurred in an area behind the former J H Williams Tool factory at 400 Vulcan Street in Buffalo 11 Filmography editYear Film Role Notes1972 Love Me Deadly Race Driver Actor Associate Producer1974 Gone in 60 Seconds Maindrian Vicinski Pace Actor producer writer director Stunt Driver1982 The Junkman Harlan B Hollis Maindrian Vicinski Pace Actor producer writer director Stunt Driver1982 The Making of the Junkman Himself host Documentary1983 Deadline Auto Theft Maindrian Vicinski Pace Actor producer writer director Stunt Driver1988 Deadly Addiction Rolls Royce Driver Actor1989 Gone in 60 Seconds 2 International Thief Unfinished film accidentally killed during filming2003 The Life and Times of H B Halicki Himself Archive Footage DocumentaryReferences edit 23 Oct 1940 Page 8 Dunkirk Evening Observer at Newspapers com Frank A Halicki Obituary Chautauqua Today September 1 2015 Retrieved October 15 2020 Halicki Family of Dunkirk History presented at Chautauqua County Genealogical Society observertoday com Retrieved October 15 2020 The Daily Telegraph Third Book of Obituaries Entertainers ed Hugh Massingberd Pan Books 1998 Macmillan 1997 p 90 Rudolph H Chautauqua Today Retrieved October 15 2020 Mustang Monthly Mustang Monthly August 18 2013 Fred Beldin 2015 Gone in 60 Seconds 1974 Movies amp TV Dept The New York Times Archived from the original on July 8 2015 Smith Jonny April 9 2009 1967 Ford Mustang Eleanor recreation The Times London Retrieved April 9 2009 Denice Halicki Gone in 60 Seconds Retrieved November 27 2021 Robert Kardashian Engaged To Third Cousin Denice Halicki RadarOnline July 26 2017 Retrieved October 15 2020 Archives L A Times August 21 1989 Creator of Crashes Killed on Film Set Los Angeles Times Retrieved August 5 2023 External links editH B Halicki at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title H B Halicki amp oldid 1168901283, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
