Marco Perella
| Marco Perella | |
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| Occupation | Film, television actor |
Marco Perella (born ca. 1949) is an American character actor and author, who has played a variety of bit part characters in films shot in Texas.
Life and career
Perella was born in Texas.[1][2] He studied at Stanford University but left the university after his junior year.[3] Afterwards he worked as a construction worker, firefighter and musician before he auditioned for a role in West Side Story.[3] Since the mid 1980s he also works for film and TV. His first role, in Fandango, was cut. He later took roles in Knight Rider 2000, JFK, A Perfect World and Lone Star. Perella had a recurring role in Walker, Texas Ranger, playing Cobalt.
He also worked with Richard Linklater in films such as Boyhood, A Scanner Darkly and Fast Food Nation.
Perella is maybe best known for his 2001 bestselling book Adventures of A No Name Actor, a humorous biography recounting his struggles in the acting world.
He lives in Georgetown, Texas with his wife, the actress Diane Perella. They have two children.[2]
Filmography
- Boyhood (2014)
- Deep in the Heart (2012)
- Spirit Camp (2008)
- Love and Mary (2007)
- Broke Sky (2007)
- Infamous (2006)
- A Scanner Darkly (2006)
- Fast Food Nation (2006)
- The King (2005)
- Sin City (2005)
- No Pain, No Gain (2005)
- Friday Night Lights (2004)
- The Life of David Gale (2003)
- Rose's (2003)
- Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (2002)
- Miss Congeniality (2000)
- Picnic (2000)
- Brothers. Dogs. And God (2000)
- Varsity Blues (1999)
- Home Fries (1998)
- To Live Again (1998)
- Keys to Tulsa (1997)
- Deep in the Heart (of Texas) (1996)
- The People Next Door (1996)
- Two Mothers for Zachary (1996)
- Lone Star (1996)
- The Man with the Perfect Swing (1995)
- The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
- Tall, Dark and Deadly (1995)
- Shadows of Desire (1994)
- The Chase (1994)
- A Perfect World (1993)
- Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (1993)
- My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
- Murder in the Heartland (1993)
- JFK (1991)
- Seduction in Travis County (1991)
- Knight Rider 2000 (1991)
- A Killing in a Small Town (1990)
- Night Game (1989)
- Cohen and Tate (1989)
- Black Snow (1989)
- Pancho Barnes (1988)
- It Takes Two (1988)
- D.O.A. (1988)
Series
- "Dangerous Curves" Bruder Larry (1992–1993)
- "Walker, Texas Ranger" (1993–1999)
- "Wishbone" (1995)
References
- ↑ Marco A Perella, radaris.com, retrieved 19 May 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lone Ranger: Actor Stays Rooted In Texas, orlandosentinel.com, retrieved 19 May 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Player, austinchronicle.com, retrieved 19 May 2014