Channing Wilroy

American film actor (born 1940)

Channing Wilroy (born November 8, 1940)^[1] is an American film actor who has appeared in seven films by John Waters. His first film role was the character Channing, the manservant in the film Pink Flamingos.^[1] Because of his work with Waters, Wilroy is considered one of the Dreamlanders, Waters' ensemble of regular cast and crew members.

Prior to appearing in the films of John Waters, he was a regular on The Buddy Deane Show for three years.^[2]

He lives in Provincetown, Massachusetts^[2] and runs an inn.

Filmography

Pink Flamingos (1972) as Channing the Butler
Female Trouble (1974) as Prosecuting Lawyer
Desperate Living (1977) as Lieutenant Wilson
Pecker (1998) as Wiseguy neighbor
Divine Trash (1998) (himself)
Cecil B. DeMented (2000) as Shop steward
In Bad Taste (2000) (TV) (himself)
A Dirty Shame (2004) as Irate motorist
All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame' (2005) (Himself)

Other

The Buddy Deane Show (1957) (TV series)
Cry-Baby (1990) (music consultant)

References

^ ^a ^b "Channing Wilroy on IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
^ ^a ^b "John Waters and his Dreamlanders in P-town". Gerald Peary. Retrieved 2008-07-01.