# Lou Cutell

Lou Cutell (October 6, 1930 – November 21, 2021) was an American actor, who was perhaps best known for his appearance as Amazing Larry in the 1985 film Pee-wee's Big Adventure and as Dr. Howard Cooperman in the 1995 Seinfeld episode "The Fusilli Jerry".

## Life and career

Cutell was born in New York City to Sicilian parents. He moved with his family to Los Angeles, California, where he received a bachelor's degree at the University of California.
Cutell began his acting career in 1961, appearing in the Broadway play The Young Abe Lincoln in the role of William Berry
Cutell made his television debut in 1964, guest-starring in The Dick Van Dyke Show.
From the 1970s to the 1990s Cutell appeared and guest-starred in numerous films and television programs including Seinfeld, The Love Boat, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Alice, The Bob Newhart Show, Rhinoceros, The World's Greatest Lover, The Wild Wild West, The Mary Tyler Moore Show (and its spin-off Lou Grant), Barney Miller, The Black Marble, The Odd Couple II, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, My Mom's a Werewolf and Bridget Loves Bernie.
In the 1990s Cutell scripted and appeared in the Broadway play The Sicilan Bachelor. In 2010, Cutell starred in the Broadway play Viagara Falls, which he co-wrote with Joao Machado.
Cutell also continued appearing in film and television. He played a recurring role in Betty White's Off Their Rockers and guest-starred in other television programs. His final role was in the medical drama Grey's Anatomy, in 2015.

## Death

Cutell died on November 21, 2021, at the age of 91.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1965 | Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster | Dr. Nadir | |
| 1970 | Little Big Man | Deacon | |
| 1972 | Every Little Crook and Nanny | Landruncolo | |
| 1972 | Goodnight, My Love | Sidney | TV movie |
| 1973 | The Blue Knight | Charles A. Lupus | TV movie |
| 1974 | Rhinoceros | Cashier | |
| 1974 | Young Frankenstein | Frightened Villager | uncredited |
| 1977 | The World's Greatest Lover | Mr. Kipper | |
| 1978 | Foul Play | House Manager | |
| 1979 | Mr. Horn | Small Man | TV movie |
| 1979 | The Last Word | Contest M.C. | |
| 1979 | Marciano | Cashier | TV movie |
| 1980 | The Black Marble | Mr. Limpwood | |
| 1982 | Shoot the Moon | Willard | |
| 1983 | Missing Pieces | Man | TV movie |
| 1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Amazing Larry | |
| 1985 | Maxie | Art Isenberg | |
| 1986 | Legal Eagles | Kapstan | |
| 1986 | The Malibu Bikini Shop | Speaker | |
| 1987 | Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's | Skolsky | TV movie |
| 1988 | Frankenstein General Hospital | Dr. Saperstein | |
| 1988 | Bird | Bride's Father | |
| 1988 | The Diamond Trap | Rosencrantz | TV movie |
| 1989 | My Mom's a Werewolf | Butcher | |
| 1989 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | Dr. Brainard | |
| 1991 | Voyager | New York Doorman | |
| 1994 | Jimmy Hollywood | Meyerhoff | |
| 1994 | A Part of the Family | Saul | TV movie |
| 1995 | Unstrung Heroes | Uncle Melvin | |
| 1996 | Norma Jean & Marilyn | Henry Weinstein | |
| 1997 | Just Write | Man Guest at Luncheon | |
| 1997 | Glam | Sandy Silver | |
| 1998 | The Odd Couple II | Abe | |
| 2002 | Laurel Canyon | Elderly Man | |
| 2005 | Wedding Crashers | Old Jewish Man | Final film role |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1964 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Vinnie | 1 episode |
| 1968 | The Wild Wild West | Major Frederick Frey | 1 episode |
| 1969 | My Three Sons | Marvin Horndiffer | 1 episode |
| 1970 | Then Came Bronson | Mr. Willoughby | 1 episode |
| 1972 | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Samson | 1 episode |
| 1972 | Room 222 | Mr. Caruse | 1 episode |
| 1972 | Bridget Loves Bernie | Parfel | 1 episode |
| 1973 | The New Temperatures Rising Show | | 1 episode |
| 1974–1978 | The Bob Newhart Show | Delivery Man/Petersen Character | 2 episodes |
| 1974 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Nice Little Man | 1 episode |
| 1975 | The Bob Crane Show | Murray | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Jigsaw John | Pawn Shop Proprietor | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Starsky & Hutch | Mike | 1 episode |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Gus | 1 episode |
| 1977–1982 | Barney Miller | Jerome Grodin/Mr. Roselle | 2 episodes |
| 1978 | Lou Grant | Haskins | 1 episode |
| 1978 | Kojak | Dave | 1 episode |
| 1981–1984 | Alice | Angry Customer/Lou | 4 episodes |
| 1981 | Gimme a Break! | The Druggist | 1 episode |
| 1982 | T.J. Hooker | Manager | 1 episode |
| 1984 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Spaceman | 1 episode |
| 1986 | Life with Lucy | Charlie Zellman | 1 episode |
| 1986 | Tales from the Darkside | Otto Schrog | 1 episode |
| 1986 | Starman | Clerk | 1 episode |
| 1986 | Throb | Rack Guy | 1 episode |
| 1987 | The Judge | Lou Kernon | 1 episode |
| 1987 | 1st & Ten | Wedding Priest | 1 episode |
| 1987 | Square One Television | Store Manager | 1 episode |
| 1987 | Mathnet | Store Manager | 1 episode |
| 1988 | Baby Boom | Stanley Elkman | 1 episode |
| 1989 | Small Wonder | The Actor | 1 episode |
| 1989 | The New Dragnet | Mr. Phelps | 1 episode |
| 1990 | Newhart | Dr. Grossman | 1 episode |
| 1990 | Knots Landing | TV Critic | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Amen | Sid | 1 episode |
| 1991 | The Golden Girls | Irving | 1 episode |
| 1991 | ABC Weekend Special | Mr. Minch | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Eerie, Indiana | Old Man Dithers | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Jake and the Fatman | Store Owner | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Empty Nest | Dr. Wilkins | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Santa Barbara | Reverend Mulcher | 1 episode |
| 1993 | The Wonder Years | Comic | 1 episode |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Maurice | 1 episode |
| 1993 | Tales of the City | Herb Siegel | 1 episode |
| 1993 | Mad About You | Eddie the Doorman | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Seinfeld | Dr. Howard Cooperman | Episode: "The Fusilli Jerry" |
| 1995 | Almost Perfect | Shiny | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Weird Science | Bert | 1 episode |
| 1997 | The Practice | Adelstein | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Something So Right | Emil | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Tailor | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Will & Grace | Mr. Arthur Pressman | 1 episode |
| 2000 | The Brothers Garcia | Louie | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Spin City | Shelly Hallerman | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Henry | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Leo Funkhouser | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Four Kings | Sharon's Dad | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Medium Rare | Sergeant | 1 episode |
| 2013 | How I Met Your Mother | Uncle Mort | 1 episode |
| 2013–2014 | Betty White's Off Their Rockers | Various Characters | 8 episodes |
| 2015 | The Brink | Leonard | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Grey's Anatomy | Abe | 1 episode |