Michael Villella, the actor identified for taking part in killer Russ Thorn in The Slumber Get together Bloodbath (1982), has died. He was 84.
The actor’s daughter Chloe Villella introduced her father’s loss of life Saturday on Fb. “Might you relaxation in peace daddy,” she wrote with a picture of her dad displayed subsequent to a burning candle.
Michael died of a number of organ failure following greater than a month within the hospital, in accordance with TMZ.
Taking part in energy drill-weilding killer Russ Thorn, Michael made his onscreen debut in co-writer/director Amy Holden Jones’ Slumber Get together Bloodbath, which was conceived by co-writer and feminist activist Rita Mae Brown as a slasher parody however was finally filmed as a simple horror. The film has impressed a cult following, in addition to a number of sequels and spin-offs over time.
Michael has additionally appeared in such movies as Love Letters (1983), Gotham (1988) and Wild Orchid (1989), in addition to episodes of Superb Tales and Getting Away with Homicide.
The actor is survived by his daughter and ex-wife.
