hugely successful James Bond film Live and Let Die, where he was also the stunt driver and acted in a minor part. Safety Consultant Joie Chitwood Jr. also acted as a car safety consultant, intentionally crashing vehicles for subsequent investigation. He had intentionally crashed more than 3000 vehicles by the time he appeared on the game show I've Got A Secret in 1965. Joie Jr. and Joie Sr. test-crashed guardrails and breakaway Interstate signs for US Steel and aluminum light poles for ALCOA. Family life Chitwood met his future wife Marie when she was a dancer; she quit dancing at their marriage. The couple had two sons - Timmy and Joie Jr. (born 1944) Joie Jr. had a son Joie Chitwood III (born 1971). Retirement and death When Chitwood retired, his sons took over the business. Joie Chitwood died on January 3, 1988, aged 75, in Tampa Bay, Florida. Legacy Chitwood was named the President of the 100 Mile An Hour Club at Indianapolis in 1967. The Eastern Auto Racing Club Old Timers Club inducted him in 1979 and received the Walt Ader Memorial Award in 1986. He was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1993. Chitwood was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2010. Among his contributions to the sport was the supervision of the construction of Pennsylvania's Selinsgrove Speedway in 1945. Filmography Indianapolis 500 results * shared drive with Tony Bettenhausen Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) * Indicates shared drive with Tony Bettenhausen. References External links Sport: Joie Chitwood's Indianapolis Thrill Show (De Lachance Productions) 1912 births 1988 deaths Indianapolis 500 drivers National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductees AAA Championship Car drivers American stunt performers Stunt drivers Racing drivers from Tampa, Florida People from Denison, Texas Racing drivers from Texas