Frank Ray Perilli | |
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| Born | August 30, 1925 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Died | March 8, 2018 (aged 92) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer, actor, screenwriter |
| Spouse | Julia Mastrantonio (1927–2010, 1 son Marco) |
Frank Ray Perilli (August 30, 1925 – March 8, 2018[1]) 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.[2]
He is known for such films as She Came to the Valley, End of the World, Laserblast, Mansion of the Doomed and Alligator.