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

film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...

who has appeared in seven films by

John Waters John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, 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 manservant in the film ''

Pink Flamingos ''Pink Flamingos'' is a 1972 American film directed, written, produced, narrated, filmed, and edited by John Waters. It is part of what Waters has labelled the "Trash Trilogy", which also includes ''Female Trouble'' (1974) and '' Desperate Livi ...

''. Because of his work with Waters, Wilroy is considered one of the

Dreamlanders Dreamlanders are the cast and crew of regulars whom John Waters has used in his films. The term comes from the name of Waters' production company, Dreamland Productions. Many of the original Dreamlanders were friends of Waters from his native Ba ...

, Waters' ensemble of regular cast and crew members. Prior to appearing in the films of

, he was a regular on '' The Buddy Deane Show'' for three years. He lives in

Provincetown, Massachusetts Provincetown is a New England town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, in the United States. A small coastal resort town with a year-round population of 3,664 as of the 2020 United States Census, Provin ...

and runs an

inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommo ...

Filmography

*''

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

Female Trouble ''Female Trouble'' is a 1974 American dark comedy film co-composed, photographed, co-edited, written, produced, and directed by John Waters and starring Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Edith Massey, Michael Potter, Cooki ...

'' (1974) as Prosecuting Lawyer *'' Desperate Living'' (1977) as Lieutenant Wilson *'' Pecker'' (1998) as Wiseguy neighbor *''

Divine Trash ''Divine Trash'' is a 1998 documentary film directed by Steve Yeager about the life and work of John Waters. Cast * Steve Yeager *John Waters *Robert Shaye *Mink Stole *Divine (archive footage) * David Lochary (archive footage) * Edith Massey ( ...

'' (1998) (himself) *'' Cecil B. DeMented'' (2000) as Shop steward *'' In Bad Taste'' (2000) (TV) (himself) *'' A Dirty Shame'' (2004) as Irate motorist *''All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame (2005) (Himself)

Other

*'' The Buddy Deane Show'' (1957) (TV series) *'' Cry-Baby'' (1990) (music consultant)

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