Del Tenney

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Delbert "Del" Tenney (July 27, 1930[1] – February 21, 2013) was an American actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer.[2] Starting out as an actor he appeared in some Off-Broadway plays and also performed in the Broadway premiere of Terence Rattigan's play Ross.[3][4][5] He then established a legacy in film with several low-budget horror/exploitation films in the 1960s, including The Horror of Party Beach (1964). Based in Connecticut, Tenney's other films include Psychomania (a.k.a. Violent Midnight), The Curse of the Living Corpse, and I Eat Your Skin.[6]

Tenney died on February 21, 2013, at his home in Jupiter, Florida. He was 82.[7]

Tenney married stage and film actress Margot Hartman. They remained married until his death.[1]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1953 Stalag 17 (uncredited)
1953 The Wild One (uncredited)
1962 Satan in High Heels Paul
1963 Violent Midnight Bar Patron (uncredited) Producer, uncredited co-writer
1964 The Curse of the Living Corpse The Living Corpse (uncredited) Director, Writer, Producer
1964 The Horror of Party Beach Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) Director, Producer
1966 The Poppy Is Also a Flower TV movie Exec. Associate Producer
1971 I Eat Your Skin (uncredited stuntman) Director, Writer, Producer
2000 The Clean and Narrow Mayor Reynolds Executive Producer
2001 Do You Wanna Know a Secret? Pastor Clifford Adams (final film role) Writer, Producer
2003 Descendant Co-Director, Story, Executive Producer

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