Featured Actor | |
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Win De Lugo | |
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Win's current work is in
the independent film Touching Down [poster]
in which he co-stars as Ted
Rhodes, an overprotective father highlighting the dangers of
life to his timid and insecure daughter, Sam Rhodes. The film
will be making the rounds at the 7th annual
Method Fest Independent Film Festival in L.A. (Calabasas)
from April 1st through April 8th, 2005. For more information
on "Touching Down" go to
touchingdown.com. |
Updates:
[Method Fest]
[Sacramento Film Festival
& Awards]
[Longbaugh Film Festival] [Bare Bones Internation Film Festival] (04/21/06 / 8:45pm - Midnight / Roxy - Muskogee, OK) | |
Paradise almost killed Win. After Star Trek, Mission: Impossible
and Dragnet appearances, he left L.A. in '69 to shoot his own
movie in the Virgin Islands. He lost his financing, one home
burned down and hurricane Hugo destroyed two more before he
landed parts in "Caribe" (thanks to Star Trek), a short lived
Stacy Keach/Carl Franklin TV series, Bare Essentials, a M.O.W.,
and Weekend at Bernie's II, which enabled his 1993 return to
Hollywood. | |
In the '60's, Win studied acting with
Stella Adler in NYC. He was singled out for praise in the
NY Times (11/23/64) by members of the Moscow Art Theatre,
visiting NY to assess US understanding of Stanislavsky's
technique (in which the artist is required to live the role).
"This minor scene was genuine, realistic art that produced a
great impression." --- Vasily Toporkov. While
appearing as Dirk (the gigolo) on the soap "Love of Life", he
worked as assistant manager at all Rugoff Theatres in NYC,
this brought him up to speed on great foreign films. After
getting glowing reviews in stock, he
landed a part on "Trials of O'Brien" opposite Peter Falk, but
slept through his first morning "call". Mortified and feeling he
had blown it in NYC, it was time to catch "the first thing smoking"
and head for the West Coast. While appearing opposite Leslie Parrish
in The Adding Machine and Ahna
Capri in Period of Adjustment at the Holmes Repertory Theatre
in Los Angeles, Jocelyn Brando (yes, HIS sister) said "Goodbye Win,
I'm leaving the Co., going to New York. I got a part on "Love of
Life". He stammered... "I just left that show to come here!?!?"
"Idiot," she responded, "don't you know what those things pay?".
Receiving a beautiful review in Variety for his stage work in "Zoo
Story" while appearing on Star Trek, Judd: For the Defence, Custer,
Dragnet, etc. he decided the next logical step was to shoot his
own independent film in the Virgin Islands (for great production
value!) Sounded good... you know the rest. While licking his wounds
between fire and hurricanes, he created the U.S. Virgin Islands
Film Commission (5th in the U.S.) bringing millions of dollars
into the islands by luring hundreds of national commercials plus
features like The Island of Dr. Moreau (Burt Lancaster), Four
Seasons (Alan Alda), Christopher Columbus (Brando) etc. | |
For more about
Win, see the
interview he kindly granted me about his Star Trek experiences. | |
(Excerpts taken
from Bio section of
www.windelugo.com - Permission
Obtained.) |