Del Tenney

{{Short description|American actor (1930–2013)}}

{{Infobox person

|name=Del Tenney

|birth_name=Delbert Tenney

|birth_date={{Birth date|1930|7|27}}

|birth_place=United States

|death_date={{Death date and age|2013|2|21|1930|7|27}}

|death_place=Jupiter, Florida, United States

|occupation=Actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer

|spouse=Margot Hartman

}}

Delbert "Del" Tenney (July 27, 1930{{cite web |url=http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Delbert-Tenney&lc=4879&pid=163327767&mid=5438100 |title=Delbert Tenney Obituary - Leo P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home}} – February 21, 2013) was an American actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer.{{cite news|url=http://blog.ctnews.com/meyers/2013/03/01/the-passing-of-the-b-movie-king-of-connecticut-%E2%80%94-del-tenney/|title=The passing of the B-movie king of Connecticut — Del Tenney|last=Meyers|first=Joe|date=March 1, 2013|publisher=Connecticut Post|access-date=3 March 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055313/http://blog.ctnews.com/meyers/2013/03/01/the-passing-of-the-b-movie-king-of-connecticut-%E2%80%94-del-tenney/|url-status=dead}} Starting out as an actor he appeared in some Off-Broadway plays and also performed in the Broadway premiere of Terence Rattigan's play Ross.{{cite web|last1=Walker|first1=Brian J.|title=Del Tenney (1930-2013)|url=http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/deltenney.html|website=briansdriveintheater.com|publisher=Brian's Drive-In Theater|access-date=20 December 2017}}{{cite web|title=Del Tenney|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/del-tenney-108394|website=ibdb.com|publisher=Internet Broadway Database|access-date=20 December 2017}}{{cite web|title=Del Tenney|url=http://www.lortel.org/Archives/CreditableEntity/13376|website=lortel.org|publisher=Internet Off-Broadway Database|access-date=20 December 2017|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051621/http://www.lortel.org/Archives/CreditableEntity/13376|url-status=dead}} He then established a legacy in film with several low-budget horror/exploitation films in the 1960s, including The Horror of Party Beach (1964). Based in Connecticut, Tenney's other films include Psychomania (a.k.a. Violent Midnight), The Curse of the Living Corpse, and I Eat Your Skin.Weaver, Tom (2000). Return of the B Science Fiction and Horror Heroes. McFarland. p. 344. {{ISBN|0-7864-0755-7}}

Tenney died on February 21, 2013, at his home in Jupiter, Florida. He was 82.{{cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/palmbeachpost/obituary.aspx?n=delbert-tenney-del&pid=163357670&fhid=11210|title=Delbert "Del" TENNEY (obituary)|date=February 28, 2013|publisher=Palm Beach Post through Legacy.com|access-date=3 March 2013}}

Tenney married stage and film actress Margot Hartman. They remained married until his death.