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Darrell Sandeen

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Darrell Sandeen
Born(1930-07-13)July 13, 1930
DiedJanuary 22, 2009(2009-01-22) (aged 78)
OccupationActor

Darrell Sandeen (July 13, 1930 – January 22, 2009) was a character actor who specialized in playing menacing or offbeat people. Perhaps his best-known role was as corrupt cop "Buzz" Meeks in L.A. Confidential.

Sandeen started as a stage actor on Broadway, appearing in the original casts of Young Abe Lincoln, Can-Can, Here's Love, a revival of Guys and Dolls, A Joyful Noise, and The Fig Leaves are Falling. He can be heard on three cast albums.

Moving to Hollywood, he appeared on such television shows as Bonanza and Route 66. He was featured in L.A. Confidential, Blazing Saddles, and They Call Me Bruce?. Sandeen continued acting until shortly before his death; later roles included appearing as a possible conspirator in the Kennedy assassination in Interview with the Assassin, playing opposite porn star Mary Carey in Pervert!, and playing Homeless Al in String Theory. Sandeen remained active in theatre as part of the Musical Theatre Guild in Los Angeles.

Sandeen died on January 22, 2009, of complications following a stroke.[1]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1974 Blazing Saddles KKK Man Uncredited
1982 They Call Me Bruce? Trigger
1997 L.A. Confidential Leland "Buzz" Meeks
2001 The Education of a Vampire Professor Lazlo
2002 Interview with the Assassin John Seymour Sr.
2002 String Theory Al "Homeless Al"
2005 Pervert! Hezekiah
2011 Satin Rudy Shep (final film role)

References

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  1. ^ "Stage actor Darrell Sandeen dies at 78". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 February 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
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