Larry Bishop

'Larry Bishop' (qv) was born on November 30, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and grew up in New Jersey. He's the son of famous Rat Pack comic 'Joey Bishop' (qv). Larry attended high school in Beverly Hills, California. After graduation Bishop was briefly in an improvisational group whose other members included 'Rob Reiner' (qv), 'Albert Brooks' (qv) and 'Richard Dreyfuss' (qv). Larry was hook-handed drummer Abraham in _Wild in the Streets (1968)_ (qv). Bishop achieved his enduring cult popularity with his portrayals of scruffy bikers in _The Savage Seven (1968)_ (qv), _Angel Unchained (1970)_ (qv) and _Chrome and Hot Leather (1971)_ (qv). Moreover, Larry did guest spots on such TV shows as _The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)_ (qv), _Barnaby Jones (1973)_ (qv), _Laverne & Shirley (1976)_ (qv), _Barney Miller (1975)_ (qv), _Kung Fu (1972)_ (qv), _Love, American Style (1969)_ (qv) and _I Dream of Jeannie (1965)_ (qv). Although he appeared alongside fellow biker movie regular 'Adam Roarke' (qv) in the dim-witted comedy _How Come Nobody's on Our Side? (1974)_ (qv) and had a sizable supporting role in _The Big Fix (1978)_ (qv), Bishop's acting career sadly ran out of gas in the early 80s. Larry bounced backed in the mid 90s by writing the script for the mobster black comedy _Underworld_. He also has a substantial part in this film. Bishop then wrote, directed, co-produced and co-starred in the equally offbeat and uproarious _Mad Dog Time (1996)_ (qv). Larry popped up in a cameo as coarse, belligerent strip club owner Larry Gomez in _Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)_ (qv). 'Larry Bishop' (qv)'s most recent picture is _Hell Ride (2008)_ (qv), an homage to 60s biker cinema that he not only wrote, directed, and co-produced, but stars in as well.::woodyanders