Virginian Gene Poe spent most of his career as an extra in movies and TV. He recounts numerous experiences including:
– Posing for Playgirl Magazine
– Being a hand model on 1000+ commercials
– Being in a porno…or not
– Getting cast in the first Star Trek movie by Robert Wise
– Playing an American hippie in Fellini’s “Roma”
– Being Corin Redgrave’s dresser in London
– Spending 2 weeks with Andy Warhol after meeting him on “The Love Boat”
Part 2 will feature additional stories about working on Ellen (5 years), Anthony Hopkins’ stand-in for Thor, playing Audie Murphy in Raging Bull and more.
LINKS
Gene’s website (with lots of paintings)
Gene’s IMDB page
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