8.3
Movie
Acting
Paul Le Mat
- Born
- (age 81)
- Birthplace
- Rahway, New Jersey, USA
- Credits
- 42 titles
Biography
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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Le Mat, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Signature work
Known For
8.3
Movie
7.1
Movie
American Graffiti
7.5
TV
Murder, She Wrote
5.8
Movie
Puppetmaster
7.7
TV
The Twilight Zone
5.2
Movie
More American Graffiti
5.9
Movie
Rock & Rule
5.0
Movie
Strange Invaders
6.5
Movie
Melvin and Howard
7.3
TV
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
6.9
Movie
The Burning Bed
5.1
Movie
Death Valley
5.6
Movie
The Night They Saved Christmas
4.3
Movie
Grave Secrets
5.3
Movie
The Hanoi Hilton
4.3
Movie
Sensation
5.0
Movie
Citizens Band
7.8
Movie
The Long Shot
Acting credits 42
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Chrome Angels Film | Elliot |
| 2006 | Tales of the Rat Fink Film | Cruisin' (voice) |
| 2004 | The Long Shot Film | Guido Levits |
| 2001 | Big Bad Love Film | Monroe |
| 1999 | The Outfitters Film | Robby |
| 1998 | The Making of 'American Graffiti' Film | Self |
| 1998 | American History X Film | McMahon |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction TV | Sheldon Ludovic (segment "Eclipse") (1 ep) |
| 1994 | Sensation Film | Mitch Snyder |
| 1994 | Deep Down Film | Ray |
| 1994 | Caroline at Midnight Film | Emmet |
| 1992 | Wishman Film | Basie |
| 1992 | Deuce Coupe Film | Sheriff |
| 1992 | Woman With a Past Film | Merle |
| 1992 | In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion Film | Doug Bodrero |
| 1989 | Blind Witness Film | Det. Mike Tuthill |
| 1989 | Puppetmaster Film | Alex Whitaker |
| 1989 | No Strings Attached: A Behind the Scenes Look at Puppet Master Film | |
| 1989 | Easy Wheels Film | Bruce |
| 1989 | Grave Secrets Film | David Shaw |
| 1988 | Secret Witness Film | Kurt |
| 1987 | Into the Homeland Film | Derrick Wilson |
| 1987 | P.I. Private Investigations Film | Detective Wexler |
| 1987 | The Hanoi Hilton Film | Earl Hubman |
| 1987 | P.K. and the Kid Film | Kid Kane |
| 1986 | Long Time Gone Film | Nick Sandusky |
| 1986 | On Wings of Eagles TV | Jay Coburn (2 ep) |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone TV | Tom Bennett (1 ep) |
| 1984 | The Night They Saved Christmas Film | Michael Baldwin |
| 1984 | The Burning Bed Film | Mickey Hughes |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote TV | Luke Purdue (1 ep) |
| 1983 | Strange Invaders Film | Charles Bigelow |
| 1983 | Rock & Rule Film | Omar (voice) |
| 1982 | Jimmy the Kid Film | John Dortmunder |
| 1982 | Death Valley Film | Mike |
| 1982 | The Gift of Life Film | Dwayne Sutton |
| 1980 | Melvin and Howard Film | Melvin Dummar |
| 1979 | More American Graffiti Film | John Milner |
| 1977 | Citizens Band Film | Spider |
| 1975 | Aloha Bobby and Rose Film | Bobby |
| 1973 | American Graffiti Film | John Milner |
| 1973 | Firehouse Film | Billy Dalzell |