Rudy Ricci

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Rudolph J. Ricci (born February 14, 1940 in McKeesport , Pennsylvania , † March 8, 2012 in Clairton , Pennsylvania) was an American film director , actor and screenwriter .

Life

Rudy Ricci attended Clairton High School and studied acting at the Pittsburgh Playhouse Theater School. He later attended the University of Pittsburgh , where he received several awards from the Atlantic Monthly for writing poetry and short stories.

In the mid-1960s he met George A. Romero and Russell Streiner , who cast him as a zombie for The Night of the Living Dead in 1968. In 1971 he wrote the script for Romero's comedy drama There's Always Vanilla .

In 1976 he made his debut as a director and shot the film adaptation of his short story The Booby Hatch , in which he also played the lead role as Marcello Fettucini. In 1978 he stood for Romero for the second and last time, in Dawn of the Dead as a motorcyclist with Tom Savini in front of the camera. In 1984 his short story The Return of the Living Dead was made into a film by Dan O'Bannon .

On March 8, 2012, he fell in his Clairton apartment and died in hospital from his injuries.

Filmography

as a screenwriter
  • There's Always Vanilla (1971)
  • The Booby Hatch (1976)
  • Damn the Zombies Are Coming 1985
as an actor

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rest in Peace: Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead's Rudy Ricci. on dreadcentral.com
  2. ^ RIP “NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD's” Rudy Ricci. ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on fangoria.com @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.fangoria.com
  3. ↑ Obituary: Rudolph J. Rudy Ricci / Prolific writer was part of creative team behind 'Night of the Living Dead'. on post-gazette.com
personal data
SURNAME Ricci, Rudy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ricci, Rudolph J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film director, actor and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH McKeesport , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH March 8, 2012
Place of death Clairton , Pennsylvania