Lou Cutell obit

Lou Cutell, Actor in ‘Seinfeld’ and ‘Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,’ Dies at 91

He appeared in everything from 'Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster' and 'Little Big Man' to 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and 'Betty White's Off Their Rockers' during his long career.

 

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Lou Cutell, who played the proctologist known as “Ass Man” on a 1995 episode of Seinfeld and the mohawk-sporting Amazing Larry in the 1985 film Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, has died. He was 91.

Cutell died Sunday, Paul Reubens (aka Pee-wee Herman) reported on Twitter. Reubens called him “sweet, caring and unassuming [and] slyly and wickedly funny” and said he got to visit him recently. No other details of his death were immediately available.

In one of his earliest roles, Cutell portrayed a doctor who aims to bring all of the women on Earth to Mars in Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster (1965), routinely ranked as one of the worst movies ever made.

However, he also appeared in several respectable films during his lengthy career, including Little Big Man (1970), The World’s Greatest Lover (1977), Foul Play (1978), Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) and Wedding Crashers (2005).

Cutell portrayed Leo Funkhouser on a couple of episodes of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2004 and in 2013-14 appeared as one of the prankster seniors on Betty White’s Off Their Rockers at NBC.

On the sixth-season Seinfeld episode “The Fusilli Jerry,” Cutell played Dr. Howard Cooperman; his vanity license plates, which read ASSMAN, are mistakenly given to Kramer at the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Born in New York on Oct. 6, 1930, Cutell got to Broadway in the 1961 musical The Young Abe Lincoln, then made his TV debut three years later on The Dick Van Dyke Show in the episode “My Mother Can Beat Up My Father.”

He went on to appear on dozens of other shows, from My Three Sons, The Wild Wild West and The Mary Tyler Moore Show to Starsky & Hutch, Lou Grant, Alice, The Golden Girls, The Wonder Years and Grey’s Anatomy, where he made his final onscreen appearance in 2015.

Actor (101 credits)

 2015 Grey's Anatomy (TV Series)

Abe

- Old Time Rock and Roll (2015) ... Abe

 2015 The Brink (TV Series)

Leonard

- Who's Grover Cleveland? (2015) ... Leonard

- I'll Never Be Batman (2015) ... Leonard

 2013-2014 Betty White's Off Their Rockers (TV Series)

Various Characters / Various Character

- Betty - Giving Back (2014) ... Various Characters

- Senior Danger (2014) ... Various Characters

- One Rule (2014) ... Various Characters

- Episode #2.14 (2013) ... Various Character

- Episode #2.13 (2013) ... Various Character

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 2013 How I Met Your Mother (TV Series)

Uncle Mort

- Last Time in New York (2013) ... Uncle Mort

 2010 Medium Rare (TV Series)

Sergeant

- Episode #1.1 ... Sergeant

 2006 Four Kings (TV Series)

Sharon's Dad

- Black Widow's Lair (2006) ... Sharon's Dad

 2005 Wedding Crashers

Old Jewish Man

 2004 Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series)

Leo Funkhouser

- The 5 Wood (2004) ... Leo Funkhouser

- The Weatherman (2004) ... Leo Funkhouser

 2002 Without a Trace (TV Series)

Henry

- He Saw, She Saw (2002) ... Henry

 2002 Laurel Canyon

Elderly Man

 2001 Spin City (TV Series)

Shelly Hallerman

- The Apartment (2001) ... Shelly Hallerman

 2000 The Brothers Garcia (TV Series)

Louie

- Bad Hair Day (2000) ... Louie

 1999 Will & Grace (TV Series)

Mr. Arthur Pressman

- Election (1999) ... Mr. Arthur Pressman

 1998 Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (TV Series)

Tailor

- Two Guys, a Girl and a Wedding (1998) ... Tailor

 1998 The Odd Couple II

Abe

 1998 Something So Right (TV Series)

Emil

- Something About the Past and a Present (1998) ... Emil

 1997 The Practice (TV Series)

Adelstein

- The Civil Right (1997) ... Adelstein

 1997 Glam

Sandy Silver

 1997 Just Write

Man Guest at Luncheon

 1996 Norma Jean & Marilyn (TV Movie)

Henry Weinstein (as Lou Cuttel)

 1996 Weird Science (TV Series)

Bert

- Grumpy Old Genie (1996) ... Bert

 1995 Almost Perfect (TV Series)

Shiny

- Risky Christmas (1995) ... Shiny (as Lou Cutel)

- The Lost Weekend: Part 2 (1995) ... Shiny

 1995 Unstrung Heroes

Uncle Melvin

 1995 Seinfeld (TV Series)

Dr. Howard Cooperman

- The Fusilli Jerry (1995) ... Dr. Howard Cooperman

 1994 A Part of the Family (TV Movie)

Saul

 1994 The Postgraduate (Short)

Mr. Herble

 1994 Jimmy Hollywood

Meyerhoff

 1993 Mad About You (TV Series)

Eddie the Doorman / Eddie

- Married to the Job (1993) ... Eddie the Doorman

- The Billionaire (1993) ... Eddie

 1993 Tales of the City (TV Mini Series)

Herb Siegel

- Episode #1.2 (1993) ... Herb Siegel

 1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series)

Maurice

- Neverending Battle (1993) ... Maurice

 1993 Assolto per aver commesso il fatto

Hartman

 1993 The Wonder Years (TV Series)

Comic

- New Years (1993) ... Comic

 1992 Santa Barbara (TV Series)

Reverend Mulcher

- Episode #1.2038 (1992) ... Reverend Mulcher

 1991 Empty Nest (TV Series)

Dr. Wilkins

- Lonely Are the Brave (1991) ... Dr. Wilkins

 1991 Jake and the Fatman (TV Series)

Store Owner

- Street of Dreams (1991) ... Store Owner

 1991 Eerie, Indiana (TV Series)

Old Man Dithers

- The Retainer (1991) ... Old Man Dithers

 1991 Voyager

New York Doorman

 1991 ABC Weekend Specials (TV Series short)

Mr. Minch

- Ralph S. Mouse (1991) ... Mr. Minch

 1991 The Golden Girls (TV Series)

Irving

- Sister of the Bride (1991) ... Irving

 1990 Amen (TV Series)

Sid

- Yo, Deak (1990) ... Sid

 1990 Knots Landing (TV Series)

TV Critic

- Wrong for Each Other (1990) ... TV Critic

 1990 Newhart (TV Series)

Dr. Grossman

- Lights! Camera! Contractions! (1990) ... Dr. Grossman

 1989 Dragnet (TV Series)

Mr. Phelps

- The Triple Cross (1989) ... Mr. Phelps

 1989 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Dr. Brainard

 1989 My Mom's a Werewolf

Butcher

 1989 Small Wonder (TV Series)

The Actor

- Radio Days (1989) ... The Actor

 1988 Baby Boom (TV Series)

Stanley Elkman

- Saturday (1988) ... Stanley Elkman

 1988 The Diamond Trap (TV Movie)

Rosencrantz

 1988 Bird

Bride's Father

 1988 Frankenstein General Hospital

Dr. Saperstein

 1987 1st & Ten (TV Series)

Wedding Priest

- Land of the Free (1987) ... Wedding Priest

 1987 Medium Rare

Desk Sergeant

 1987 The Judge (TV Series)

Lou Kernon

- It's Only Rock and Roll (1987) ... Lou Kernon

 1987 Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's (TV Movie)

Skolsky

 1987 Mathnet (TV Series)

Store Manager

- The Problem of the Missing Monkey (1987) ... Store Manager

 1987 Square One Television (TV Series)

Store Manager

- Episode #1.1 (1987) ... Store Manager

 1986 Life with Lucy (TV Series)

Charlie Zellman

- Lucy and the Guard Goose (1986) ... Charlie Zellman

 1986 The Malibu Bikini Shop

Speaker

 1986 Throb (TV Series)

Rack Guy

- Our Song (1986) ... Rack Guy

 1986 Starman (TV Series)

Clerk

- The Return (1986) ... Clerk

 1986 Legal Eagles

Kapstan

 1986 Tales from the Darkside (TV Series)

Otto Schrog

- Dream Girl (1986) ... Otto Schrog

 1985 Maxie

Art Isenberg

 1985 Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Amazing Larry

 1981-1984 Alice (TV Series)

Lou / Angry Customer

- Big Bad Mel (1984) ... Lou

- Sweet Erasable Mel (1983) ... Lou

- Carrie on the Rebound (1983) ... Lou

- Bye Bye Birdie (1981) ... Angry Customer

 1984 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series)

Spaceman

- Never My Love (1984) ... Spaceman

 1983 Missing Pieces (TV Movie)

Man

 1982 T.J. Hooker (TV Series)

Manager

- The Protectors (1982) ... Manager

 1982 Shoot the Moon

Willard

 1977-1982 Barney Miller (TV Series)

Mr. Roselle / Jerome Grodin

- The Tontine (1982) ... Mr. Roselle

- Blizzard (1977) ... Jerome Grodin

 1981 Gimme a Break! (TV Series)

The Druggist

- Your Prisoner is Dead (1981) ... The Druggist

 1980 The Black Marble

Mr. Limpwood

 1979 Marciano (TV Movie)

Cashier

 1979 The Last Word

Contest M.C.

 1979 Mr. Horn (TV Movie)

Small Man

 1978 Foul Play

House Manager

 1978 Kojak (TV Series)

Dave

- Chain of Custody (1978) ... Dave

 1974-1978 The Bob Newhart Show (TV Series)

Petersen Character / Delivery Man

- Group on a Hot Tin Roof (1978) ... Petersen Character

- Mind Your Own Business (1974) ... Delivery Man

 1978 Lou Grant (TV Series)

Haskins

- Airliner (1978) ... Haskins

 1977 The World's Greatest Lover

Mr. Kipper

 1977 The Love Boat (TV Series)

Gus

- Isaac the Groupie/Mr. Popularity/Help! Murder! (1977) ... Gus

 1976 Starsky and Hutch (TV Series)

Mike

- Little Girl Lost (1976) ... Mike

 1976 Jigsaw John (TV Series)

Pawn Shop Proprietor

- Follow the Yellow Brick Road (1976) ... Pawn Shop Proprietor

 1975 The Bob Crane Show (TV Series)

Murray

- But I Love My Wife (1975) ... Murray

 1974 Young Frankenstein

Frightened Villager (uncredited)

 1974 The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series)

Nice Little Man

- Not Just Another Pretty Face (1974) ... Nice Little Man

 1974 Rhinoceros

Cashier

 1973 The Blue Knight (TV Movie)

Charles A Lupus

 1973 The New Temperatures Rising Show (TV Series)

- The Misguided Appendectomy (1973)

 1972 Goodnight, My Love (TV Movie)

Sidney

 1972 Bridget Loves Bernie (TV Series)

Parfel

- Who's Watching the Store? (1972) ... Parfel

 1972 Room 222 (TV Series)

Mr. Caruse

- Just Call Me Mr. Shigematsu (1972) ... Mr. Caruse

 1972 Every Little Crook and Nanny

Landruncolo

 1972 The Courtship of Eddie's Father (TV Series)

Samson

- In the Eye of the Beholder (1972) ... Samson

 1970 Little Big Man

Deacon

 1970 Then Came Bronson (TV Series)

Mr. Willoughby

- The Gleam of the Eagle Mind (1970) ... Mr. Willoughby

 1969 The Lady, or the Tiger? (Short)

 1969 My Three Sons (TV Series)

Marvin Horndiffer

- Silver Threads (1969) ... Marvin Horndiffer

 1968 The Wild Wild West (TV Series)

Major Frederick Frey

- The Night of the Pelican (1968) ... Major Frederick Frey

 1965 Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster

Dr. Nadir

 1964 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series)

Vinnie

- My Mother Can Beat Up My Father (1964) ... Vinnie