Sam Menning (January 5, 1925 â€" March 29, 2010) was an American
character actor and photographer.Menning began his career in the 1950s
as a photographer in New York City before switching to acting during
the 1980s. His talent agent, Bonnie Howard, made him her first
professional client. Howard noted that Menning was the last person to
photograph pin-up model Bettie Page before her retirement from the
modelling industry.Before becoming a professional actor in the 1980s,
Menning worked in a number of positions within the entertainment
industry, including a still photographer, grip, gaffer and lighting
technician. His television credits included Yes, Dear, Sabrina, The
Teenage Witch (in the episode "Pancake Madness") In Case of Emergency
and portrayed a homeless man called Pickled Egg Guy in My Name Is
Earl. In film, Menning appeared in Mel Brooks' 1991 movie Life Stinks,
portrayed another homeless man in Speedway Junky, and a blind
stagehand in the 2006 thriller, The Prestige, directed by Christopher
Nolan.Sam Menning died of emphysema at Providence Saint Joseph Medical
Center in Burbank, California, on March 31, 2010, at the age of 85. He
was survived by his daughter Sherree Casusol, and her four children;
his brother, Rod Menning, and his nephew Garrett Menning. His memorial
service was held at Angeleno Valley Mortuary in North Hollywood.
character actor and photographer.Menning began his career in the 1950s
as a photographer in New York City before switching to acting during
the 1980s. His talent agent, Bonnie Howard, made him her first
professional client. Howard noted that Menning was the last person to
photograph pin-up model Bettie Page before her retirement from the
modelling industry.Before becoming a professional actor in the 1980s,
Menning worked in a number of positions within the entertainment
industry, including a still photographer, grip, gaffer and lighting
technician. His television credits included Yes, Dear, Sabrina, The
Teenage Witch (in the episode "Pancake Madness") In Case of Emergency
and portrayed a homeless man called Pickled Egg Guy in My Name Is
Earl. In film, Menning appeared in Mel Brooks' 1991 movie Life Stinks,
portrayed another homeless man in Speedway Junky, and a blind
stagehand in the 2006 thriller, The Prestige, directed by Christopher
Nolan.Sam Menning died of emphysema at Providence Saint Joseph Medical
Center in Burbank, California, on March 31, 2010, at the age of 85. He
was survived by his daughter Sherree Casusol, and her four children;
his brother, Rod Menning, and his nephew Garrett Menning. His memorial
service was held at Angeleno Valley Mortuary in North Hollywood.
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