Frank Galati
Biography
Frank Joseph Galati was born on November 29, 1943 in Highland Park, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Accidental Tourist (1988), American Playhouse (1980) and The Party Animal (1984). Galati married his longtime partner, Peter Amster, in 2017. Later in life, they resided between Sarasota, Florida, and Beaver Island on Lake Michigan. He died on January 2, 2023 in Sarasota, Florida, USA, complications from cancer.
Known For & Full Filmography4 Titles
Drama Series - 1982, 16 episodes • as Rural Ticket Agent
American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.
Movie - 1984, 2h 15m • as The Professor
The Party Animal is a documentary-style comedy about a sex-starved man, Pondo Sinatra, a 26-year-old college student whom everyone agrees is doomed to die a virgin. Desperate to break what seems to be a cosmic curse, he tries ever more bizarre schemes to seduce one the sexy, scantily-clad women who seem to be everywhere, taunting him and enjoying his misery. Despite his best efforts, however, he is rejected everywhere, even at the local cathouse. When Pondo threatens to kill himself, Studley, his ladykilling best friend, tries to help him in his quest to "get him a little", as does Studley's mentor, a wise old janitor named Elbow.
Movie - 1982, 2h 15m • as Rural Ticket Agent
Newly-widowed Mabel Lederer, who has psychic and mediumistic abilities, sells her house and belongings, changes her name, and moves to a new town. There she rents a room in a boarding house and holds a seance with the other tenants, with comical results.
Movie - 1998, 2h 15m • as Self
A documentary exploring the creation of the new musical Ragtime, based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow.