Alex Rebar
Alexander John Rebar | |
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Born | Alexander John Rebar July 9, 1940 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Other names | Alex Rebar |
Alma mater | Valley Forge Military Academy Wilkes College |
Years active | 1965–1992 |
Spouse | Barbar Karp |
Alexander John Rebar (July 9, 1940 – November 19, 2021) was an American producer, writer and actor. He was most known for starring in the cult film The Incredible Melting Man as well as writing and producing films such as Beyond the Door, Demented, To All a Goodnight, and Nowhere to Hide.
Life and career
He was born in
In Rome, Rebar worked for Production Cinitalia Edizone doing voice dubbing for
Through the 1980s Rebar went on to numerous television appearances in
In the early 2000s he briefly came out of retirement to begin producing videos for the internet[4] including a series called "Sex, Pain and Murder" for iFilm.[5]
Death
Rebar died at his home in Glendale, California, on November 19, 2021, at the age of 81. His final wishes were for no memorial but that "Everyone should just go home, crack open a bottle of wine, and listen to 'Got My Mojo Workin' by Muddy Waters."[6]
Filmography
As actor
- Microscopic Liquid Subway to Oblivion (1970)
- Tales of Canterbury (1973)
- The Young and the Restless (as Vince Holliday, 1973)
- The Incredible Melting Man (1977)
- The Incredible Hulk (1977)
- CHiPs (1981)
- Voyagers! (1982)
- Simon & Simon (1983)
- Berengers (1985)
- Murder, She Wrote (1984–1985)
- Number One with a Bullet (1987)
- Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes (1989)
As writer/producer
- Beyond the Door (1974) (as collaborating writer)
- To All a Goodnight (1980)
- Demented (1980)
- Terror on Tour (1980) (as writer and executive producer)
- Home Sweet Home (1981) (as executive producer)
- Nowhere to Hide (1987)
- Sex, Pain and Murder (2000, web series)
References
- ^ "Son Born Today to Mrs. Alex Rebar Jr". Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, The Evening News. Pennsylvania. July 9, 1940. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Alu, Mary Ellen (October 19, 1979). "Such a nice Guy, so why do soap fans hate him?". The Times Leader. Pennsylvania, Lawton. p. 1B. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jahn, Pam (April 10, 2014). "Microscopic Liquid Subway to Oblivion". Electric Sheep - reviews.
- ^ "CASSIE TOWNSEND: BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN | Film Threat". June 29, 2005.
- ^ "SEX, PAIN AND MURDER, EPISODE THREE: SEX AIN'T ALL THAT".,
- ^ "Alexander John Rebar Obituary (1940–2021) Los Angeles Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
External links
- ALEX REBAR at IMDb