Robert Glaudini

Robert Glaudini is an Italian-American actor and playwright whose film career began with the 1971 comedy Lady Liberty. He starred in Jon Jost's experimental features Angel City, as private investigator Frank Goya, and Chameleon, as a drug dealer. His better-known screen roles include Dr. Paul Dean in the science fiction horror film Parasite (1982), evil magician DelGatto in The Alchemist, FBI agent Nash in Mississippi Burning, and janitor Shultz in the teen slasher Cutting Class (1989). He also appeared in Wavelength and Grunt! The Wrestling Movie, and had guest spots on Hunter and Crime Story. On stage, Glaudini had a long career as an actor and playwright and became a member of the LAByrinth Theater Company in 2004. His plays include The Poison Tree, Dutch Heart of Man, and Jack Goes Boating, the last an acclaimed off-Broadway hit.