Bill Randolph (born October 11, 1953) is an American actor who has starred in films and appeared on television.

Early life

Randolph attended Lincoln High School where he acted in school plays. Afterwards, he attended

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and studied at its PCCA theater training program. Subsequently, he graduated from SUNY Purchase with a bachelor's degree in fine arts.

Career

He starred with Mercedes Hall (mother of

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) in Lanny Meyer and Arthur Morey's social protest disco musical ''St. Joan of the Microphone'', which played in

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parks and festivals, including the

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Outdoor Festival, in the summer of 1977. He created the role of the club heart-throb, Supersonic Phil Harmonic. On Broadway, he starred in the long-running play ''

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'' for two years. Randolph's first feature film was the horror movie '' Dressed to Kill'' (1980), but he is best known for his role in the 1981 horror movie ''

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'' as Jeffrey. He also starred in the 1989 movie ''

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'', and his most recent movie appearance was in the 1991 film ''Guilty as Charged''. He made guest appearances on TV shows such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. Randolph starred in the short lived TV series ''Comedy Zone'' in 1984, and in the series ''

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''. Randolph retired from acting in the early 1990s to pursue a more steady career as a graphic designer and would work for the '' New York Daily News''.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Randolph, Bill 1953 births American male musical theatre actors American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Detroit