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{{Short description|American helicopter pilot}}
{{About|the American pilot|the Argentine footballer|Marco Wolff}}
'''Marc Harold Wolff''' (born 25 August 1947) is an American helicopter stunt pilot.

==Early life==
Wolff was born in [[Chicago]]. He grew up and went to school in [[New Jersey]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=January 12, 2012 |title=Marc Wolff - Helicopter pilot - Riviera Reporter |url=http://www.rivierareporter.com/profiles-of-residents/222-marc-wolff-helicopter-pilot |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=www.rivierareporter.com}}</ref>

==Career==

=== Military ===
Wolff was drafted into the [[United States Army|US Army]] and sent to [[Flight training|flight school]].<ref name=":0" /> At 21 he became the youngest captain in the army.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Peak |first=James |date=February 21, 2011 |title=TLG talks to legendary film pilot Marc Wolff |url=https://www.thelocationguide.com/2011/02/tlg-talks-to-legendary-film-pilot-marc-wolff/ |access-date=November 17, 2011 |website=The Location Guide}}</ref> During the [[Vietnam War]], he flew helicopters.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Shoot to Thrill: The Marc Wolff Story |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/shoot-to-thrill-the-marc-wolff-story/1030028534/ |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref> In his military career, he won 22 awards of the [[Air Medal]], and a [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]]. He quit the army after being posted to [[Germany]] and became a commercial pilot.<ref name=":0" />

===Feature films===
He has worked on many action films as an [[aerial coordinator]], working on over 170 films. He worked on his first film in 1974. On films, he works with the [[second unit]]. Where an aerial sequence (often found in action and science-fiction films) is required, he coordinates the [[aerial shot]] from a helicopter.<ref name=":0" /> In 1979, he shot flying scene on [[Hoth]] in ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]''.<ref name=":1" />

===Flying Pictures===
He works with [[Flying Pictures]] of the UK, based at the former [[RAF Chilbolton]] in the [[Test Valley]] district of western [[Hampshire]]. He began working with them in the 1980s, helping expand the company from a hot-air balloon business to including helicopter filming services.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} Flying Pictures |url=https://www.flyingpictures.com/home-copy |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=www.flyingpictures.com |language=en}}</ref>

In the 2000s Wolff worked on all of the [[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter films]].<ref name=":1" />

In the [[2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony]], he flew the helicopter for the section flying along the [[River Thames]], next to [[Big Ben]], entitled ''[[Isles of Wonder (album)|Isles of Wonder]]'', also known as ''Journey along the Thames''. He also flew the helicopter for the pre-recorded sequence known as ''Happy and Glorious'', flying it straight through [[Tower Bridge]], with camerawork by John Marzano. The sequence ended with an [[AgustaWestland AW139]] flying above the Olympic Stadium, with the Queen portrayed by [[Herself]], who appeared to parachute from the helicopter; he piloted this helicopter above the Olympic Stadium. The two parachutists were [[Mark Sutton]] (James Bond) and [[Gary Connery]] (Queen). A similar helicopter is seen at the end of ''[[Skyfall]]'', which he had helped to film the aerial sequences.

==Personal life==
Wolff has lived in [[Mougins]] in south-east France since 2001, with his wife and son and daughter. He lived in Cornwall previously for many years, where his children were born.<ref name=":0" /> He met his wife while shooting ''[[Symbiosis (film)|Symbiosis]],'' a [[Epcot|Disney Epcot]] film.<ref name=":1" />

==Filmography==
* ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]'' (1977)<ref name=":1" />
* ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980)<ref name=":1" />
* ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film)|For Your Eyes Only]]'' (1982), opening sequence at [[Beckton Gas Works]] on 3 November 1980
* ''[[Biggles (film)|Biggles]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Cliffhanger (film)|Cliffhanger]]'' (1993)<ref name=":2" />
* ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]'' (1997)<ref name=":2" />
* ''[[Black Hawk Down (film)|Black Hawk Down]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Skyfall]]'' (2012)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140508061551/http://www.amb-cotedazur.com/Interviews/marc-wolff.html Interview]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070816004030/http://www.flyingpictures.com/aboutus.php Flying Pictures]

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[[Category:Helicopter pilots]]
[[Category:People from Alpes-Maritimes]]
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