Paul Le Mat
Actor
Born September 22, 1945 in Rahway, New Jersey, USA
Paul Le Mat (born September 22, 1945) is an American actor. He first came to prominence with his role in American Graffiti (1973); his performance was met with critical acclaim and earned him the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor. Le Mat's breakout performance in George Lucas's American Graffiti landed him the lead role in box office hit Aloha, Bobby and Rose (1975). He also is known for his work in the Jonathan Demme films Handle with Care (1977) and Melvin and Howard (1980). He won another Golden Globe award for his performance in the TV film The Burning Bed (1984) and starred in the cult film Puppet Master (1989), which spawned a franchise.
Filmography
Chrome Angels
Elliot
Tales of the Rat Fink
Cruisin' (voice)
The Long Shot
Guido Levits
Big Bad Love
Monroe
The Outfitters
Robby
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Self
American History X
McMahon
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Sheldon Ludovic (segment "Eclipse")
Sensation
Mitch Snyder
100 Years at the Movies
Self (archive footage)
Deep Down
Ray
Caroline at Midnight
Emmet
Wishman
Basie
Deuce Coupe
Sheriff
Woman With a Past
Merle
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
Doug Bodrero
Blind Witness
Det. Mike Tuthill
Puppetmaster
Alex Whitaker
No Strings Attached: A Behind the Scenes Look at Puppet Master
Easy Wheels
Bruce
Grave Secrets
David Shaw
Secret Witness
Kurt
Into the Homeland
Derrick Wilson
P.I. Private Investigations
Detective Wexler
The Hanoi Hilton
Earl Hubman
P.K. and the Kid
Kid Kane
Long Time Gone
Nick Sandusky
On Wings of Eagles
Jay Coburn
The Twilight Zone
Tom Bennett
The Night They Saved Christmas
Michael Baldwin
The Burning Bed
Mickey Hughes
Murder, She Wrote
Luke Purdue
Strange Invaders
Charles Bigelow
Rock & Rule
Omar (voice)
Jimmy the Kid
John Dortmunder
Death Valley
Mike
The Gift of Life
Dwayne Sutton
Melvin and Howard
Melvin Dummar
More American Graffiti
John Milner
Citizens Band
Spider
Aloha Bobby and Rose
Bobby
American Graffiti
John Milner
Firehouse
Billy Dalzell