Del Tenney

Del Tenney
Del Tenney
Born	Delbert Tenney; July 27, 1930; United States
Died	February 21, 2013 (aged 82); Jupiter, Florida, United States
Occupation(s)	Actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer
Spouse	Margot Hartman

Delbert "Del" Tenney (July 27, 1930[1] – February 21, 2013) was an American actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer.[2] Starting out as an actor he appeared in some Off-Broadway plays and also performed in the Broadway premiere of Terence Rattigan's play Ross.[3][4][5] He then established a legacy in film with several low-budget horror/exploitation films in the 1960s, including The Horror of Party Beach (1964). Based in Connecticut, Tenney's other films include Psychomania (a.k.a. Violent Midnight), The Curse of the Living Corpse, and I Eat Your Skin.[6]

Tenney died on February 21, 2013, at his home in Jupiter, Florida. He was 82.[7]

Tenney married stage and film actress Margot Hartman. They remained married until his death.[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1953	Stalag 17	(uncredited)
1953	The Wild One	(uncredited)
1962	Satan in High Heels	Paul
1963	Violent Midnight	Bar Patron (uncredited)	Producer, uncredited co-writer
1964	The Curse of the Living Corpse	The Living Corpse (uncredited)	Director, Writer, Producer
1964	The Horror of Party Beach	Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)	Director, Producer
1966	The Poppy Is Also a Flower TV movie		Exec. Associate Producer
1971	I Eat Your Skin	(uncredited stuntman)	Director, Writer, Producer
2000	The Clean and Narrow	Mayor Reynolds	Executive Producer
2001	Do You Wanna Know a Secret?	Pastor Clifford Adams (final film role)	Writer, Producer
2003	Descendant		Co-Director, Story, Executive Producer

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