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American actor, screenwriter and filmmaker Paul Bartel is perhaps best known as the director and star of the quirky sleeper Eating Raoul (1982). Born in New York City, Bartel was a film aficionado since childhood and entered the industry at age 13 working as an assistant animator for UPA. He later studied film at UCLA and while there, made several short animated films and documentaries; for his work as a student actor and playwright, Bartel won several awards. Later he studied at Rome's prestigious Centro Sperimental di Cinematografica on a Fulbright Scholarship; there his graduation film, Progetti, was shown at the Venice Film Festival. Soon after coming back to the U.S., Bartel began working as an assistant director for military films; he then went on to make films for the U.S. government. As a feature filmmaker, Bartel is consistently drawn to the darkly funny, more perverse aspects of life. His provocative directorial debut was Private Parts (1972) which centered on a runaway teenage girl who encounters several residents involved with bizarre sexual practices in her aunt's ramshackle San Francisco hotel. Though it was a box office flop, the film earned Bartel decent notice from critics. He next involved himself with B-movie king Roger Corman and worked for him as both an actor and a second unit photographer. In 1974, he again tried directing with Big Bad Mama. He directed one more film before coming up with the screenplay for Eating Raoul. Directed by and starring Bartel, it is the ghastly but hilarious tale of an average couple who comes up with an unusual scam for making money involving sex for sale and a very large frying pan. Bartel was unable to find a distributor for the film until he entered it in the Los Angeles Film Festival where it generated such acclaim that 20th Century-Fox obtained the distribution rights. The film has since become a cult favorite. After the success of Raoul, Bartel continued directing a variety of films through the 1980s. Notable efforts from this time period include his wild satire of westerns Lust in the Dust (1985) and Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989). In the early '90s, he directed Shelf Life and then began focusing on his acting career and appearing in such films as The Jerky Boys (1994) and Basquiat (1996). He died of a heart attack, following surgery for liver cancer, on May 13, 2000. ~ Sandra Brennan, RoviPaul Bartel
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Paul Bartel
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 Paul Bartel in 1998 |
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| Born | August 6, 1938 Brooklyn, NY, U.S. |
| Died | May 13, 2000 (aged 61) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, director, writer |
| Years active | 1968–2000 |
Paul Bartel (August 6, 1938 – May 13, 2000) was an American actor, writer and director. Bartel was perhaps most known for his 1982 hit black comedy Eating Raoul, which he wrote, starred in and directed.
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Life and career
Bartel was born in Brooklyn, NY, the son of Jesse and William Bartel, who was an advertising executive.[1] Bartel was openly gay; this influenced his career choice, as he found himself more accepted and afforded more opportunities within the independent film industry than he would have in Hollywood.[2]
In 1979, he was a member of the jury at the 29th Berlin International Film Festival.[3]
Bartel appeared in over 90 movies and TV episodes, including such titles as Eat My Dust (1976), Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979), Get Crazy (1983) and Amazon Women on the Moon (1987). He frequently co-starred with friend and former Warhol girl Mary Woronov; the pair appeared in 17 films together, often as husband-and-wife.
Bartel also directed 11 low-budget films, many of which he also acted in or wrote. His started in 1968 with the short The Secret Cinema, a paranoid delusional fantasy of self-referential cinema. He graduated to features in 1972 with the horror-comedy Private Parts. He would go on to direct such cult films as Death Race 2000 (1975), Eating Raoul (1982), Lust in the Dust (1985) and Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989).
Death
Bartel died May 13, 2000 of a heart attack two weeks after liver cancer surgery; he was 61 years old. His final screen appearance was a posthumous role as "Dad" alongside Mary Woronov ("Mom") in the 2001 independent film Perfect Fit.
Tribute
The Belgian horror movie Calvaire paid a tribute to the late Bartel — the mad innkeeper character is named "Paul Bartel".
Filmography
- Progetti (1962) director
- The Secret Cinema (1968) director
- Private Parts (1972) as Man In Park (uncredited); also: director
- Big Bad Mama (1974) as Guest at Fancy Party (uncredited)
- Death Race 2000 (1975) as Frankenstein's Doctor (uncredited); also: director
- Hollywood Boulevard (1976) as Eric von Leppe
- Cannonball! (1976) as Lester Marks; also: writer, director
- Grand Theft Auto (1977) as Groom
- Piranha (1978) as Mr. Dumont
- Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) as Mr. McGree
- Heartbeeps (1981) as Party Guest
- Eating Raoul (1982) as Paul Bland; also: writer, director
- White Dog (1982) as Cameraman
- Heart Like a Wheel (1983) as Chef Paul
- Get Crazy (1983) as Dr. Carver
- Frankenweenie (1984) as Mr. Walsh
- Not For Publication (1984) writer, director
- Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird (1985) as a cook in the Grouch diner
- Into the Night (1985) as Beverly Wilshire Hotel Doorman
- Lust in the Dust (1985) director
- European Vacation (1985) as Mr. Froeger
- Killer Party (1986) as Professor Zito
- Chopping Mall (1986) as Paul Bland
- The Longshot (1986) director
- Munchies (1987) as Dr. Crowder
- Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) as Doctor, in "Recklss Youth" segment
- Baja Oklahoma (1987)
- Shakedown (1988) as Night Court Judge
- Caddyshack II (1988) as Mr. Jamison
- Out of the Dark (1989) as Hotel Clerk; also: executive producer
- Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989) as Dr. Mo Van De Kamp; also: writer, director
- Far Out Man (1990) as Weebee Cool
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) as Theatre Manager
- The Pope Must Die (1991) as Monsignor Fitchie
- The Living End (1992) as Twister Master
- Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel (1992) as The Manager
- Posse (1993) as Mayor Bigwood
- Shelf Life (1993) director
- The Jerky Boys (1995) as Host at Tut's
- The Usual Suspects (1995) .... as Smuggler
- Love Can Build a Bridge (1995)
- Red Ribbon Blues (1996) as Fred the Pharmacist
- Joe's Apartment (1996) as NEA Scout
- Escape from L.A. (1996) as Congressman
- Basquiat (1996) as Henry Geldzahler
- Lewis and Clark and George (1997) as Cop
- The Inheritance (1997)
- The Devil's Child (1997)
- Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998) as Rex Webster
- Hamlet (2000) as Osric
References
- ^ What A Character!
- ^ Gary Morris (2002-10-27). "Bartel, Paul". glbtq Encyclopaedia. http://www.glbtq.com/arts/bartel_p.html. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
- ^ "Berlinale 1979: Juries". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1979/04_jury_1979/04_Jury_1979.html. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
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Cannonball
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Rock 'N' Roll High School [Video]
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Eat My Dust!
(1976 Action Film)
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