Rudy De Luca

Rudy De Luca
Born	(1942-09-28) September 28, 1942 (age 82)
Occupations	Screenwriter actor
Years active	1967–2012

Rudy De Luca (born September 28, 1942) ^[1] is an American screenwriter and actor best known for his work with filmmaker Mel Brooks. He co-founded The Comedy Store with Sammy Shore in April 1972. ^[2]

Filmography

As writer

• The Carol Burnett Show (1967) (TV)
• The Tim Conway Show (1970) (TV)
• The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (1971) (TV)
• Silent Movie (with Mel Brooks, Barry Levinson and Ron Clark) (1976)
• High Anxiety (with Mel Brooks, Barry Levinson and Ron Clark) (1977)
• Peeping Times (1978) (TV)
• Caveman (with Carl Gottlieb) (1981)
• Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) (also Director)
• Million Dollar Mystery (with Tim Metcalfe and Miguel Tejada-Flores) (1987)
• Life Stinks (with Mel Brooks, Steve Haberman and Ron Clark) (1991)
• Dracula: Dead and Loving It (with Mel Brooks and Steve Haberman) (1995)
• The Good Bad Guy (with Ezio Greggio) (1997)
• Screw Loose (with Steve Haberman) (1999)
• Box Office 3D: The Filmest of Films (2011)
• Big Finish (with Martin Guigui) (2012)

As actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	The Return of Count Yorga	Lieutenant Madden
	The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine	Various Characters
1972	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Nightclub Manager	Episode: "But Seriously, Folks"
1976	Silent Movie	Executive
1977	High Anxiety	Braces
1980	Fatso	Pat Manarino
1981	History of the World, Part I	Primate / Caveman / Capt. Mucus
1985	Transylvania 6-5000	Lawrence Malbot
1987	Million Dollar Mystery	Money Counter
	Spaceballs	Vinnie
1991	Life Stinks	J. Paul Getty
1993	Robin Hood: Men in Tights	Party Guest
1995	Dracula: Dead and Loving It	Guard
1997	The Good Bad Guy	Vince
2003	National Lampoon's Gold Diggers	Uncle Walt
2004	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Rudy	2 Episodes
2008	Spaceballs: The Animated Series	Vinnie / Fort Lox Checkpoint official (voice)	5 Episodes

As producer

• Peeping Times (1978) (TV)

As director

• Peeping Times (1978) (TV)
• Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)

References

1. "Rudy De Luca". Xbox One Hub. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
2. Higgins, Bill (1 June 2017). "Hollywood Flashback: When the Comedy Store Helped Put L.A. on the Map". The Hollywood Reporter .

External links

• Rudy De Luca at IMDb