Paul Le Mat

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' 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.

Known For

American History X

as McMahon

American Graffiti

as John Milner

Murder, She Wrote

as Luke Purdue

Puppetmaster

as Alex Whitaker

The Twilight Zone

as Tom Bennett

More American Graffiti

as John Milner

Rock & Rule

as Omar (voice)

Strange Invaders

as Charles Bigelow

Melvin and Howard

as Melvin Dummar

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Sheldon Ludovic (segment "Eclipse")