Luigi Gilbert "Louis" Tomei (February 17, 1910 in

Portland, Oregon Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous co ...

– May 15, 1955 in

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) was an American

racecar Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...

driver active during the 1930s and 1940s, and a

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active during the 1940s and 1950s.

Indy 500 results

Stunt performer

After World War II, Tomei worked as a

and bit-part actor. His most notable appearance was in '' A Star is Born'' (1954). The following year, he died doubling for actor Edward G. Robinson during the filming of the movie ''

Hell on Frisco Bay ''Hell on Frisco Bay'' is a 1956 American CinemaScope film noir crime film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Alan Ladd, Edward G. Robinson and Joanne Dru. It was made for Ladd's own production company, Jaguar. The film featured an early ...

''. Tomei was performing a fight scene on a motorboat that marked the climax of the movie when he was hurled against a metal fitting on the boat. He suffered a severe head injury, and died in hospital later that night.

Filmography

Note

He is not related to the actresses

Concetta Tomei Concetta Tomei (born December 30, 1945) is an American theatre, film and television character actress, best known for her roles as Major Lila Garreau on the ABC series ''China Beach'' (1988–1991) and as Lynda Hansen on the NBC series ''Provi ...

and

Marisa Tomei Marisa Tomei ( , ; born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. She came to prominence as a cast member on ''The Cosby Show'' spin-off ''A Different World'' in 1987. After having minor roles in a few films, she came to international attention ...

References

External links

Louis Tomei at Historic Racing
* 1910 births 1955 deaths American stunt performers Indianapolis 500 drivers Racing drivers from Portland, Oregon {{US-autoracing-bio-stub