DAVID HESS - Last House on the Left Arch-Villain

Actor and songwriter David Hess died on October 8, 2011. He as 69.  Hess was born in New York City on September 19, 1942. He began his career as a singer songwriter in the 1950s under the name David Hill. He for worked Shalimar Music where he penned such songs as "Start Movin’" for Sal Mineo, "Rockin’ Shoes" for the Ames Brothers, and several tunes for Elvis Presley. He wrote and recorded "Speedy Gonzales" under the name David Dante in 1962. He joined Mercury records later in the decade, where he wrote the rock opera "The Naked Carmen". He made his film debut in Wes Craven’s 1972 horror classic "The Last House on the Left", starring as the vile killer Krug Stillo. He also composed the soundtrack for the film. He worked frequently in Europe in the 1970s, and continued to be seen in such films as "Montana Trap" (1976), "The Swiss Conspiracy" (1976), "The Naked Prey" (1977), "Avalanche Express" (1979), "House on the Edge of the Park" (1980),

 "Swamp Thing" (1982) as Ferret, "White Star" (1983), "Armed and Dangerous" (1986), "Let’s Get Harry" (1986), "Camping del Terrore" (1987), "SindromeVeneziana" (1989), "Omicidio a Luci Blu" (1991), "Buck ai Confini del Cielo" (1991), "Jonathan Degli Orsi" (1995), "Nutcracker" (2001), "Zombie Nation" (2004), "Zodiac Killer" (2005), "The Absence of Light" (2006), "Used" (2007), "Go Together" (2007), and "Smash Cut" (2009). Hess was also seen in the tele-film "21 Hours at Munich" (1976), "Jacqueline Susann’s Valley of the Dolls" (1981), "Sadat" (1983), "Ocean" (1989), and "A Fatal Assignment" (1991). His other television credits include episodes of "Baretta", "Knight Rider", "Manimal", "The Fall Guy", "The A-Team", "Noi Siamo Angeli", and "Royal Pains". He also continued his music career, releasing two albums in the 2000’s.