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Following an acting career that spanned three decades, Halpin began working as a stuntman, marine coordinator, diver, and [[speedboat]] pilot for such feature films as ''[[Never Say Never Again]]'', ''[[Porky's Revenge!]]'', ''[[Flight of the Navigator]]'' and ''[[Speed 2: Cruise Control]]'' as well as for the television series ''[[Miami Vice]]''.<ref name="The Palm Beach Post">{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PBPB&p_theme=pbpb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF3F86BAE197FD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Will The Real Flipper Please Swim By?|author=Kevin D. Thompson|date=May 17, 1996|work=The Palm Beach Post}}</ref><ref name="South Florida Sun-Sentinel">{{cite web|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/650291591.html?dids=650291591:650291591&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+12%2C+2004&author=Sally+Kestin+Staff+Writer&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=SWIMMING+IN+NOSTALGIA+STARS+FROM+THE+FLIPPER+TV+SERIES+RETURN+TO+MIAMI+TO+REMINISCE+AND+PROMOTE+SEAQUARIUM+SHOWS.+BUT+THOSE+GOOD+OLD+DAYS+ARE+OVER%2C+CRITICS+SAY.&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131165443/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/650291591.html?dids=650291591:650291591&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+12,+2004&author=Sally+Kestin+Staff+Writer&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=SWIMMING+IN+NOSTALGIA+STARS+FROM+THE+FLIPPER+TV+SERIES+RETURN+TO+MIAMI+TO+REMINISCE+AND+PROMOTE+SEAQUARIUM+SHOWS.+BUT+THOSE+GOOD+OLD+DAYS+ARE+OVER,+CRITICS+SAY.&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013|title=Stars From The Flipper TV Series Return To Miami|author=Sally Kestin|date=June 12, 2004|work=South Florida Sun-Sentinel}}</ref> He also continued to make [[cameo appearance]]s, most notably, on the television series ''[[Key West (TV series)|Key West]]'', ''[[Miami Vice]]'' and in the 1996 feature film remake, ''[[Flipper (1996 film)|Flipper]]'', starring a 15-year-old [[Elijah Wood]] as Sandy Ricks.<ref name="The Palm Beach Post"/><ref name="Bangor Daily News">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1KhJAAAAIBAJ&pg=5880,1674573&dq=luke-halpin&hl=en|title=Tales Of The Human Heart: Flipper|author=|date=December 6, 1996|work=Bangor Daily News}}</ref>
Halpin lives on the west coast of [[Florida]] with his wife, Deborah.<ref name="Ocala Star-Banner">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RuJPAAAAIBAJ&pg=5605,5368802&dq=luke-halpin+wife&hl=en|title=Flipper's 40th Is Celebrated In Miami|agency=Associated Press|date=June 14, 2004|work=Ocala Star-Banner}}</ref> He has
In 2015, it was reported that Halpin was suffering from Stage IV [[head and neck cancer]]. A website to assist in his care has been established. In June 2016, a family friend announced the cancer was in remission but that Halpin was at the time in the early stages of [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref name="das Neue">{{cite web|url=http://www.pressreader.com/germany/das-neue/20160402/283072708423935|title=Luke Halpin: "Meine Frau ist mein Halt im Leben"?|date=April 2, 2016|work=das Neue}}</ref>
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