Paul Le Mat

Paul Le Mat born September 22 1945 is an American actor He first came to prominence with his role in American Graffiti 1973 his performance was met with critical acclaim and earned him the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year Actor Le Mats breakout performance in George Lucass American Graffiti landed him the lead role in box office hit Aloha Bobby and Rose 1975 He also is known for his work in the Jonathan Demme films Handle with Care 1977 and Melvin and Howard 1980 He won another Golden Globe award for his performance in the TV film The Burning Bed 1984 and starred in the cult film Puppet Master 1989 which spawned a franchise Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Le Mat licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia