Actor Joseph Pilato has died at the age of 70.
Pilatos credits included the horror moviesEffectsandWishmaster.
I was chased and maced in the streets of Boston and Washington D.C. by tactical police.
Credit: United Film Distribution
Romano said, via email.
He was to play a toughBad Lieutenant-style cop facing down a hideous monster.
Eventually we made it into a three-issue limited series of graphic novels at Eibon, with his collaboration.
Joe modeled for the character in hundreds of reference photos, from which our artist drew the books.
And Joe even voiced his characters lines in a special accompanying audio recording.
We actually recorded Joe during one of his many hospital stays, last year.
He was our great friend and a true original.
We will miss him.
Before Tarantino or Mamet made the word F part of their poetry, actor Joe Pilato used F!
Sad to hear of his passing but he left quite a FING role with us.
Captain Rhodes is the ultimate Romero monster.
