Biography
Alan David Purwin (August 28, 1961 – September 11, 2015) was an American helicopter pilot, aerial film operator, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Purwin founded and owned Helinet Aviation. Purwin contributed to the aerial cinematography industry and aided in the filming of hundreds of Hollywood movies such as Pearl Harbor, Pirates of the Caribbean film series and the Transformers film series.On September 11, 2015, while working on the film American Made with Aerial Coordinator Fred North and Aerial Director of Photography Goss Dylan, Purwin died in a plane crash in the Andean natural region of Colombia.
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Filmography
all 41
Movies 41
Pilot
American Made (2017)
Movie
6.16
Pilot
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Movie
6.84
Pilot
The Great Wall (2016)
Movie
6.07
Wayne Industries Pilot
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Movie
6.03
Pilot
Sicario (2015)
Movie
6.79
Pilot
Entourage (2015)
Movie
8
Pilot
San Andreas (2015)
Movie
6.44
Pilot
Taken 3 (2014)
Movie
5.83
Pilot
Taken 2 (2012)
Movie
5.75
Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Real Steel (2011)
Movie
7
Pilot
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Movie
6.03
Aerial Coordinator
Surrogates (2009)
Movie
5.85
Pilot
Star Trek (2009)
Movie
6.16
Pilot
Death Race (2008)
Movie
6.03
Pilot
Vacancy (2007)
Movie
7.33
Aerial Coordinator
The Island (2005)
Movie
6.74
Stunts / Pilot
Man on Fire (2004)
Movie
6.71
Aerial Coordinator
Bad Boys II (2003)
Movie
5.72
Aerial Coordinator
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Movie
5.88
Pilot
Murder by Numbers (2002)
Movie
6
Stunts
Training Day (2001)
Movie
4.8
Aerial Coordinator
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Movie
7.57
Helicopter Pilot
The Cell (2000)
Movie
7.22
Aerial Coordinator
Magnolia (1999)
Movie
6
Helicopter Pilot - TV News
Random Hearts (1999)
Movie
6
Pilot
Storm Catcher (1999)
Movie
Stunts
Inspector Gadget (1999)
Movie
5.89
Pilot
Rush Hour (1998)
Movie
6.71
Pilot
Ground Control (1998)
Movie
Aerial Coordinator
Armageddon (1998)
Movie
7.1
Cargo Helicopter Pilot
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Movie
6.05
Pilot
Ransom (1996)
Movie
5.89
Stunts
Set It Off (1996)
Movie
6
Pilot
The Sunchaser (1996)
Movie
Stunts
Copycat (1995)
Movie
7
Pilot
Apollo 13 (1995)
Movie
7.08
Pilot
The Puppet Masters (1994)
Movie
1
Helicopter Pilot
Blown Away (1994)
Movie
1
Helicopter Pilot
Indecent Proposal (1993)
Movie
1
Stunts
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Movie
6.01
Pilot
Predator 2 (1990)
Movie
5.8
Ratings
Average 6.29
Based on 9.6 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1990
1998
2002
1999
2017
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Information
Known ForCrew
GenderMale
Birthday1961-08-28
Deathday2015-09-11 (54 years old)
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
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