Question: The 1995 play about Elvis Presley, the author's childhood idol, was written by which American stage and film lead and character actor who appeared in more than 100 films and television shows?

Context articles: Live a Little, Love a Little
Val Avery
Elvis Presley's guitars
Priscilla Presley
Elsa Cárdenas
Christopher Walken
Michael Shamus Wiles
Him (play)
Can't Help Falling in Love
Charles Eldridge

Live A Little, Love A Little is a 1968 American musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley.
 It was directed by Norman Taurog, who had directed several previous Presley films.
 This was to be Taurog's final film.
 (Shortly thereafter, he went blind.)
 The film introduced the song "A Little Less Conversation"; an alternate take of which would form the basis of a remix that returned Presley to international music sales charts in 2002.
 This film had Presley sharing the screen with another legendary singing idol, Rudy Vallee, whose career dated to the 1920s.
 But Vallee, then in his late 60s, did not sing in this movie.
Val Avery (July 14, 1924 – December 12, 2009), born Sebouh Der Abrahamian, was an American character actor who appeared in hundreds of movies and television shows.
 In a career that spanned 50 years, Avery appeared in over 100 films and had appearances in over 300 television series.
Elvis Presley's guitars were a major component of the iconic rock and roll image created by Elvis Presley that revolutionized popular culture in the 1950s and 1960s.
 It is impossible to gauge the impact of that image on millions of young people around the world who were inspired to learn to play guitar after watching Presley in performance, on television, or in films.
 Although not known for his abilities as a guitarist, Presley had a profound musical influence on some of the most important rock and roll artists to emerge since the 1950s, including Buddy Holly, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen.
 The extent of Presley's impact on their lives and music is captured in John Lennon's famous quote: "Before Elvis, there was nothing."
Priscilla Ann Presley (née Wagner; born May 24, 1945) is an American actress and business magnate.
 She is the former wife of the late American singer Elvis Presley as well as co-founder and former chairwoman of Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), the company that turned Graceland into one of the top tourist attractions in the United States.
 In her acting career, Presley starred with Leslie Nielsen in the three successful "Naked Gun" films, and played the role of Jenna Wade on the long-running television series "Dallas".
Elsa Cárdenas (born 3 August 1935) is a Mexican actress.
 Since 1954 she has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows.
 She starred in the film "Happiness", which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.
 She acted alongside many stars, including Elvis Presley in "Fun in Acapulco" and James Dean in "Giant".
Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken; March 31, 1943) is an American stage and film lead and character actor who has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows, including "Annie Hall" (1977), "The Deer Hunter" (1978), "The Dogs of War" (1980), "The Dead Zone" (1983), "A View to a Kill" (1985), "Batman Returns" (1992), "True Romance" (1993), "Pulp Fiction" (1994), "Sleepy Hollow" (1999), "Catch Me If You Can" (2002), "Hairspray" (2007), "Seven Psychopaths" (2012), the first three "Prophecy" films, "Antz" (1998), "The Jungle Book" (2016), as well as music videos by many popular recording artists.
 Walken has received a number of awards and nominations during his career, including winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Nikanor "Nick" Chebotarevich in "The Deer Hunter."
 He was nominated for the same award and won BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Awards for his performance as Frank Abagnale Sr. in "Catch Me If You Can".
Michael Shamus Wiles (born October 27, 1955) is an American character actor of film and television onscreen since the 1980s who has appeared in over 100 films and television shows.
Him is a 1995 play written by actor Christopher Walken, who also took the lead role and which debuted in the New York Shakespeare Festival.
 It revolved around the afterlife of Elvis Presley, the singer who, as the author himself turned 15, became his first idol.
 The play, Walken's first venture into playwriting, adopts a surreal tone, and is replete with references to aspects of Presley's life, as well as to other pieces of theatre, including "Hamlet" and those of Tennessee Williams.
 While it enjoyed some positive comments, it was largely panned by the critics.
"Can't Help Falling in Love" is a pop ballad originally recorded by American singer Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company.
 It was written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and George David Weiss.
 The melody is based on "Plaisir d'amour" (1784), a popular romance by Jean-Paul-Égide Martini (1741–1816).
 It was featured in Elvis Presley's 1961 film, "Blue Hawaii".
 During the following four decades, it was recorded by numerous other artists, including Tom Smothers, British reggae group UB40, whose 1993 version topped the U.S. and UK charts, and Swedish pop group A-Teens.
Charles Eldridge (September 25, 1854 – October 29, 1922) was an American stage and screen actor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
 In the film industry he appeared in over 100 films, although the majority of those were film shorts.
 He began on the stage during the 1870s, and appeared in at least one Broadway play, Charles Frohman's 1899 production of "Because She Loved Him So".
 His first appearance in film was in a 1910 short, "The Legacy", in which he starred.
 His first appearance in a feature film was in "The Strange Story of Sylvia Gray".
 In addition to the over 100 shorts he was in, Eldridge appeared in 27 feature films between 1914 and 1922.
 In his roles in full-length films, he would usually appear in a supporting role, although occasionally be given a lead, as in 1917's "Polly of the Circus", 1920's "Broken Hearts", and 1922's "Ashamed of Parents".
 "Polly of the Circus" was notable for being the first film released by Goldwyn Pictures, which was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey, mostly at rented space at the studios owned by Universal Studios.