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Frank Ray Perilli was an American screenwriter with more than 15 screen credits, and a playwright of four stage plays. He began his career as a standup comic in the mob controlled nightclubs of Chicago’s North Side, and made appearances on major television shows of the day such as The Ed Sullivan Show. His acting career included more than a dozen feature films, some of which he wrote and/or produced. He was also a comedy writer for Don Rickles, Shecky Greene, and Lenny Bruce, among others, and at times a manager for Greene and Bruce. His biography, The Candy Butcher by William Karl Thomas, was released in 2016 by Media Maestro-Book Division.
Birth Name
Frank Perelli
Born
Sunday, 30 August 1925
Died
Thursday, 08 March 2018
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Looking for Lenny | Self | 2011 |
Wedding Crashers | Old Italian Man | 2005 |
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth | Self | 1998 |
Steal Big Steal Little | E.J. | 1995 |
The X-Files | Crackhead | 1993 |
The Fugitive | Jail Officer | 1993 |
Three of Hearts | Patient | 1993 |
She Came to the Valley | Emilio | 1979 |
Fairy Tales | Baron | 1978 |
End of the World | Awards Party Guest | 1977 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Looking for Lenny | Self | 2011 |
Wedding Crashers | Old Italian Man | 2005 |
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth | Self | 1998 |
Steal Big Steal Little | E.J. | 1995 |
The X-Files | Crackhead | 1993 |
The Fugitive | Jail Officer | 1993 |
Three of Hearts | Patient | 1993 |
She Came to the Valley | Emilio | 1979 |
Fairy Tales | Baron | 1978 |
End of the World | Awards Party Guest | 1977 |
Cinderella | Italian Ambassador | 1977 |
Combat! | Gardello | 1962 |
Invasion of the Star Creatures | Pvt. Penn | 1962 |
Submarine Seahawk | Shore Patrolman | 1958 |
Flight | (as Frankie Ray) / Shreveport Operator | 1958 |
Carnival Rock | Billy | 1957 |
The NBC Comedy Hour | Minor Role | 1956 |
New Orleans Uncensored | Deuce | 1955 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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She Came to the Valley | 1979 |
Dracula's Dog | 1977 |