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?

<P0-S0> 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. <P0-S1>  It revolved around the afterlife of Elvis Presley, the singer who, as the author himself turned 15, became his first idol. <P0-S2>  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. <P0-S3>  While it enjoyed some positive comments, it was largely panned by the critics. <SEP> <P1-S0> 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. <P1-S1>  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." <P1-S2>  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". <SEP> <P2-S0> Elsa Cárdenas (born 3 August 1935) is a Mexican actress. <P2-S1>  Since 1954 she has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows. <P2-S2>  She starred in the film "Happiness", which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. <P2-S3>  She acted alongside many stars, including Elvis Presley in "Fun in Acapulco" and James Dean in "Giant". <SEP> <P3-S0> Charles Eldridge (September 25, 1854 – October 29, 1922) was an American stage and screen actor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. <P3-S1>  In the film industry he appeared in over 100 films, although the majority of those were film shorts. <P3-S2>  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". <P3-S3>  His first appearance in film was in a 1910 short, "The Legacy", in which he starred. <P3-S4>  His first appearance in a feature film was in "The Strange Story of Sylvia Gray". <P3-S5>  In addition to the over 100 shorts he was in, Eldridge appeared in 27 feature films between 1914 and 1922. <P3-S6>  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". <P3-S7>  "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.