Denny Hulme(1936-1992)

Actor
Transportation Department

Hulme was New Zealand's greatest racing driver having taken the World Championship in 1967. The big Kiwi started his career in New Zealand before moving to Europe in 1960 in Formula Junior and Formula 2 racing. He also moonlighted as a racing mechanic for the Cooper and Brabham racing teams. After he won the world title, Hulme also competed in Can-Am and the American USAC series as well as Formula 1, where he continued to win races up until 1974, his final season in F1. He continued his career throughout the rest of his life. He died while behind the wheel of a race car in Australia, not of a crash, but of a heart attack. He was 56.

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Grand Prix

7.2

Transportation Department(as Dennis Hulme)

1966

Formula 1

9.4

TV Series

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ABC Sports

TV Series

Self - Driver(as Denis Hulme)

Formula 2

TV Series

Self

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8.9
TV Series
- Rennfahrer Denny Hulme (cameo) (uncredited)
- 1970

Transportation Department

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Alternative names
- Denis Hulme
Born
- June 18, 1936
- Te Puke, New Zealand
Died
- October 4, 1992
- Bathurst, New Zealand(heart attack during motor race)
Parents
Relatives
- Anita Hulme(Sibling)

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Trivia
Died of a heart attack while competing in a race in Bathurst, Australia. Apparently he was having chest pains during the race and he parked his car on the grass off the side of the track. When race marshals arrived on the scene, Hulme was strapped in and slumped over in the seat.