Channing Wilroy (born November 8, 1940) is an American

film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

who has appeared in seven films by

John Waters John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including '' Multiple Maniacs'' (1970), '' Pink Flamingos'' (1972) and '' Fe ...

. His first film role was the character Channing, the

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in the film ''

Pink Flamingos ''Pink Flamingos'' is a 1972 American surrealist independent black comedy film by John Waters. It is part of what Waters has labelled the "Trash Trilogy", which also includes '' Female Trouble'' (1974) and '' Desperate Living'' (1977). The f ...

''. 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

, he was a regular on ''

The Buddy Deane Show ''The Buddy Deane Show'' is an American teen dance television show, created by Zvi Shoubin, hosted by Winston "Buddy" Deane (1924–2003), and aired on WJZ-TV (Channel 13), the ABC affiliate station in Baltimore from 1957 until 1964. It is simi ...

'' for three years. He lives in

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and runs an

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Filmography

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'' (1972) as Channing the Butler *''

Female Trouble ''Female Trouble'' is a 1974 American independent dark comedy film written, produced and directed by John Waters. It stars Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, and Edith Massey, and follows delinquent high school student Da ...

'' (1974) as Prosecuting Lawyer *''

Desperate Living ''Desperate Living'' is a 1977 American black comedy film directed, produced, and written by John Waters. The film stars Liz Renay, Mink Stole, Susan Lowe, Edith Massey, Mary Vivian Pearce, and Jean Hill. It is the third installment of wh ...

'' (1977) as Lieutenant Wilson *'' Pecker'' (1998) as Wiseguy neighbor *''

Divine Trash ''Divine Trash'' is a 1998 American documentary film directed by Steve Yeager about the life and work of filmmaker John Waters, and the making of the 1972 film ''Pink Flamingos'', which is written and directed by Waters and stars Divine. ''Divi ...

'' (1998) (himself) *''

Cecil B. DeMented ''Cecil B. Demented'' is a 2000 black comedy film written and directed by John Waters. The film stars Melanie Griffith as a snobby A-list Hollywood actress who is kidnapped by a band of terrorist filmmakers; they force her to star in their u ...

'' (2000) as Shop steward *''

In Bad Taste ''In Bad Taste'' is a 2000 documentary film from Steve Yeager following the cinematic career of American filmmaker John Waters, and includes interviews with Waters and his ensemble cast, known as the Dreamlanders. Cast *Steve Yeager *John Wate ...

'' (2000) (TV) (himself) *''

A Dirty Shame ''A Dirty Shame'' is a 2004 American satirical sex comedy film written and directed by John Waters and starring Tracey Ullman, Johnny Knoxville, Selma Blair, and Chris Isaak. It follows a community in suburban Baltimore divided between people ...

'' (2004) as Irate motorist *''All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame (2005) (Himself)

Other

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'' (1957) (TV series) *''

Cry-Baby ''Cry-Baby'' is a 1990 American teen musical romantic comedy film written and directed by John Waters. The film stars Johnny Depp as 1950s teen rebel Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker, and also features a large ensemble cast that includes Amy Locane, ...

'' (1990) (music consultant)

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* Living people American male film actors 1940 births {{US-film-actor-1940s-stub