Frank Ray Perilli
Biography
Frank Ray Perilli was an American screenwriter, playwright and actor who started out as a standup comic in the nightclubs of Chicago's North Side, the city where he was born in 1925. He appeared on television programs such as The Ed Sullivan Show, wrote comedy material for Lenny Bruce, Don Rickles and Shecky Greene, and sometimes managed Bruce and Greene. He wrote more than 15 screen credits and four stage plays, and he acted in over a dozen feature films, including The Fugitive (1993) and Steal Big Steal Little (1995). Films he was known for included End of the World (1977), Laserblast, Mansion of the Doomed, Alligator and She Came to the Valley, and he wrote the story for 1973's Little Cigars, produced by Albert Band, a director he worked with repeatedly. Perilli died in 2018.
92years old at death
- Born Chicago
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 31 years1962 to 1993
Every film, newest first
- 1993Three of HeartsIMDb rating 5.5
- 1977End of the WorldIMDb rating 3.2
- 1962Invasion of the Star CreaturesIMDb rating 3.2
Genres
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Worked with
Frank Ray Perilli made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Christopher Lee's page
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Joe Pantoliano's page
William Baldwin's page
Dean Jagger's page
Sherilyn Fenn's page
Mitch GlazerDirector, 1 film, 1993
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Yurek BogayeviczDirector, 1 film, 1993
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John HayesDirector, 1 film, 1977
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