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Paul Bartel

Paul Bartel

Born August 6, 1938· Brooklyn, New York, USA

† Died May 13, 2000

52Roles★ 6Average rating

A Brooklyn native who studied film and theatre at UCLA and completed a Fulbright year at Rome’s Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Bartel launched his career with low-budget shorts before moving to features, debuting as director with the horror-comedy Private Parts (1972). He became a cult-film figure through projects such as Death Race 2000 (1975), the black-comedy hit Eating Raoul (1982), Lu…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

The Usual Suspects★ 8.2
The Usual Suspects1995
Smuggler
Amazing StoriesSeries★ 7.5
Amazing Stories1985
Detective Watts
Gremlins 2: The New Batch★ 6.5
Gremlins 2: The New Batch1990
Theatre Manager
National Lampoon's European Vacation★ 6.2
National Lampoon's European Vacation1985
Mr. Froeger
Death Race 2000★ 6.1
Death Race 20001975
Frankenstein's Doctor (uncredited)
Piranha★ 5.9
Piranha1978
Mr. Dumont
Escape from L.A.★ 5.9
Escape from L.A.1996
Congressman
Joe's Apartment★ 5.8
Joe's Apartment1996
NEA Scout
Caddyshack II★ 4.2
Caddyshack II1988
Mr. Jamison

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.

Full directing filmography
Amazing Stories★ 7.5
Amazing Stories1985
Death Race 2000★ 6.1
Death Race 20001975