Occupation Actor, Filmmaker | Role Movie actor Name Michael Legge | |
Born June 12, 1953 (age 70) ( 1953-06-12 ) Massachusetts, United States Movies Dungeon of Dr. Dreck, Braindrainer, Democrazy, Honey Glaze, Sick Time, Loons, Potential Sins People also search for Todd Miller, Phyllis Weaver, Ed Eck | ||
Production company Sideshow Cinema Organizations founded Sideshow Cinema | ||
The stag on the set with brian gleeson michael legge andrew bennett hd
Michael Legge (born June 12, 1953) is a B-movie award winning Massachusetts-born actor, and filmmaker. He is known for producing low-budget comedy-horror films which he writes, directs and generally stars in. He founded the production company Sideshow Cinema.
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- The stag on the set with brian gleeson michael legge andrew bennett hd
- Outcasts interview michael legge is tipper malone
- Early life
- Acting career
- Filmmaking career
- Filmography
- References
Outcasts interview michael legge is tipper malone
Early life
According to Legge, he enjoyed watching the comedies of The Marx Brothers and Laurel and Hardy and was also a big fan of horror movies that were so prevalent in the 1950s/1960s. He started making movies at a young age with an 8mm movie camera and by high school was making spoofs of movies such as David Lean's Bridge on the River Kwai. Legge was writing and acting in these films as well as shooting and editing them, with help from friends and family members.
Acting career
Legge has won several awards as an actor including a B-Movie Award for being the Best Villain in 1999 in his film Braindrainer at the B-Movie Film Festival. He has acted on the stage as well as on screen. In 2000, he played Dr. Wahl in The Girls from H.A.R.M.! directed by Pat Bishow.
Filmmaking career
Michael Legge's filmmaking career developed out of his love of the movies and of his own skill at making short comedies and off the wall films. His early movies were all shot on film. From 1970 to 1986 he made dozens of films. He continued to produce and develop films through his production company Sideshow Cinema. With his success on the festival circuit an independent film distributor signed him up and released many of his short and feature films on video. Currently, Sub Rosa is releasing all his films.
Honey Glaze (2003) was Legge's biggest-budget film ever, and it had a successful Sub Rosa release. His comedy film Democrazy, released January 25, 2005, stars himself, Lorna Nogueira, John Shanahan, and Stacy Armstrong.