Al Strobel
{{Short description|American actor (1940–2022)}}
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| name = Al Strobel
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| birth_name = Albert Michael Strobel
| birth_date = January 28, 1940
| birth_place = Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and given age|2022|12|02|82}}
| death_place = Eugene, Oregon, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = {{hlist|1960s–2005|2015–2017}}
| known_for =
| notable_works = Twin Peaks
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Albert Michael Strobel (January 28, 1940{{cite web |title=Rest in Peace, Al Strobel (1939-2022), The One-Armed-Man and the Voice of "Fire Walk with Me" |url=https://welcometotwinpeaks.com/news/al-strobel-1939-2022/ |website=Welcome to Twin Peaks |date=December 3, 2022 |access-date=January 30, 2023 |language=en}}– December 2, 2022) was an American actor best known for his recurring role on David Lynch and Mark Frost's Twin Peaks as Phillip Michael Gerard, also known as Mike.
Early life
Strobel was born in Madison, Wisconsin. Strobel lost his left arm at the shoulder as a result of a car accident when he was 17 years old. While living in Oregon in the early 1970s he did theatrical work at the University of Oregon and co-founded the Church of the Creative. At the Grateful Dead's August 27, 1972, concert in Veneta he shot video which ended up in the film Sunshine Daydream.{{cite web |title=Grateful Dead Sunshine Daydream: Veneta, 8/27/72, part 1 |url=https://www.dead.net/sunshine-daydream-veneta-82772-part-1 |website=Grateful Dead |access-date=November 9, 2022 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Grateful Dead Sunshine Daydream: Veneta, 8/27/72, part 2 |url=https://www.dead.net/sunshine-daydream-veneta-82772-part-2 |website=Grateful Dead |access-date=November 9, 2022 |language=en}}
Career
Strobel starred in "scores" of local productions in Eugene, Oregon from the late 1960s right up to the early 80's.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y2BWAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA37&article_id=3164,1155559 |title=Eugene Register-Guard – Sunday, April 3, 2005 |publisher=Eugene Register-Guard |language=en}} He was the star, producer and overall "moving force" behind a television dramatization of Anton Chekhov's Swansong, which aired on OEPBS and was called "a first for Oregon educational television."{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TLBEAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA42&article_id=4761,6020917 |title=Eugene Register-Guard – 22 Jun 1975 |publisher=Eugene Register-Guard |language=en}}
Strobel was cast in Twin Peaks, the series which made him a star, without an audition or even meeting David Lynch.
Strobel appeared in the Twin Peaks series as well as Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, and had roles in the films Shadow Play, Megaville, and Ricochet River (starring Kate Hudson). He appeared in productions of Romeo and Juliet, Oklahoma! and Richard III. He also appeared in the television movie Child of Darkness, Child of Light. As early as 2005 he had retired and was living in Eugene, Oregon.{{Cite news|title=Oregon's Log Lady, One-Armed Man fondly recall show. |newspaper=The Register-Guard |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Oregon%27s+Log+Lady,+One-Armed+Man+fondly+recall+show.-a0131218356|date=April 3, 2005|access-date=March 9, 2021|via=Free Online Library, www.thefreelibrary.com}}{{Cite web|date=December 5, 2011|title=Al Strobel Reenacts Deleted Scene Live at Twin Peaks Festival (Video)|url=https://welcometotwinpeaks.com/actors/al-strobel-deleted-scene-live/|access-date=March 9, 2021|website=Welcome to Twin Peaks|language=en-US}}
In 2015, Strobel appeared in a video supporting David Lynch following his departure from the Twin Peaks revival slated for 2016, along with numerous other Twin Peaks cast members. David Lynch later returned to the revival and Strobel came out of retirement to reprise his role as Philip Gerard. The new series aired on Showtime in 2017.{{Cite magazine|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=May 16, 2015|title=David Lynch Returns to 'Twin Peaks' Revival|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/david-lynch-returns-to-twin-peaks-revival-73512/|access-date=March 9, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}
Personal life and death
Strobel died in Eugene, Oregon, on December 2, 2022, at age 82.{{cite web |last1=Murphy |first1=J. Kim |title=Al Strobel, 'Twin Peaks' Actor, Dies at 83 |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/obituaries-people-news/al-strobel-dead-twin-peaks-the-return-1235449476/ |website=Variety |date=December 4, 2022 |access-date=December 4, 2022}}{{Cite web |last1=Haring |first1=Bruce |date=December 4, 2022 |title=Al Strobel Dies: 'Twin Peaks' One-Armed Man Was 83 |url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/al-strobel-dead-twin-peaks-one-armed-man-was-83-1235188929/ |access-date=December 6, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine |date=December 5, 2022 |first1=Justine |last1=Browning |title='Twin Peaks' star Al Strobel dies at 83 |url=https://ew.com/tv/twin-peaks-star-al-strobel-dies-at-age-83/ |access-date=December 6, 2022 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}
Filmography
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0834689|name=Al Strobel}}
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Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American actors with disabilities
Category:American male film actors