What is Paul Bartel?
{{no sources|date=December 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = Paul Bartel | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1943|08|06}} | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2000|05|13|1943|08|06}} | death_place = New York City, U.S. | occupation = Actor, director, writer | yearsactive = 1973–2000 }} '''Paul Bartel''' (August 6, 1943 – May 13, 2000) was an American actor, writer and director. He was perhaps most known for his 1982 hit [[black comedy]] ''[[Eating Raoul]]'', which he wrote, starred in and directed. ==Filmography== Bartel appeared in over 90 movies and TV episodes. These include such titles as ''[[Eat My Dust]]'' (1976), [[Hollywood Boulevard (1976 movie)|''Hollywood Boulevard'']] (1976), ''[[Rock 'n' Roll High School]]'' (1979), ''[[Get Crazy]]'' (1983) and ''[[Amazon Women on the Moon]]'' (1987). He often co-starred with friend and former Warhol girl [[Mary Woronov]]; the pair appeared in 17 movies together, often as husband and wife. ==Directed movies== Bartel also directed 11 low-budget movies. In many of them he also acted in or wrote. He started in 1968 with the short ''[[The Secret Cinema]]''. He graduated to features in 1972 with the horror-comedy ''[[Private Parts (1972 movie)|Private Parts]]''. He would go on to direct such cult films as ''[[Death Race 2000]]'' (1975), ''[[Eating Raoul]]'' (1982), ''[[Lust in the Dust]]'' (1985), ''[[Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills]]'' (1989) and ''[[Dumb and Dumber]]'' (1994). {{DEFAULTSORT:Bartel, Paul}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2000 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from New York City]] [[Category:Writers from New York City]] [[Category:Movie directors from New York City]] {{US-actor-stub}}