Edwin Craig

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Edwin Craig
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Edwin Craig in Brain Blockers
Born (1937-07-10) July 10, 1937 (age 85)

Edwin Craig (born July 10, 1937) is an actor who has played supporting roles in many Hollywood films. His most notable role was as the gangster "Rotelli" in the Tim Burton film Batman . He says the line, "What's with that stupid grin?" before the Joker kills him. He is the son of an Italian-American actress, Adele Craig.

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Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1973 The Don Is Dead Fargo SoldierUncredited
1978 Rabbit Test Man In Crowd
1982 Comeback "Freak"
1987 Three Kinds of Heat Scibillia
1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Arthritic Cowboy
1988 Hellbound: Hellraiser II Wheelchair Patient
1989 Batman Antoine Rotelli
1992The RunnerGeorge Callington
1997Confessions of a Lap DancerAbe
1997Operation Dalmatian: The Big AdventureMedicine Man
1998 Denial Audience Member
1999Not Quite an AngelHampton
2002Trance
2003 Aquanoids Frank Walsh
2004 Brain Blockers Dr. Douglas Newton [1]
2005 Alien Abduction The Director
2007 Lake Dead Willard Lake / Grandpa [2]

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