Marc 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.

Career

Military Wolff was drafted into the US Army and sent to flight school. During the Vietnam War, he flew helicopters. In his military career, he won 22 awards of the Air Medal, and a Bronze Star. He quit the army after being posted to Germany and became a commercial pilot.

In the 2000s Wolff worked on all of the Harry Potter films.

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, 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. He met his wife while shooting Symbiosis, a Disney Epcot film.

Filmography The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) The Empire Strikes Back (1980) For Your Eyes Only (1982), opening sequence at Beckton Gas Works on 3 November 1980 Biggles (1986) Cliffhanger (1993) Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) Black Hawk Down (2001) Skyfall (2012)