Lou Cutell (October 6, 1930^[1] – November 21, 2021) was an American actor, who was perhaps best known for his appearance as Amazing Larry in the 1985 film Pee-wee's Big Adventure.

Cutell was born in New York City^[1] to Sicilian parents.^[2] He moved with his family to Los Angeles, California, where he received a bachelor's degree at the University of California.^[1]

Cutell began his acting career in 1961, appearing in the Broadway play The Young Abe Lincoln in the role of William Berry^[3][4]

Cutell made his television debut in 1964, guest-starring in The Dick Van Dyke Show.^[5][6]

From the 1970s to the 1990s Cutell appeared and guest-starred in numerous films and television programs including Seinfeld, The Love Boat, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Alice, The Bob Newhart Show, Rhinoceros, The World's Greatest Lover, The Wild Wild West, The Mary Tyler Moore Show (and its spin-off Lou Grant), Barney Miller, The Black Marble, The Odd Couple II, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, My Mom's a Werewolf and Bridget Loves Bernie.^[6]

In the 1990s Cutell scripted and appeared in the Broadway play The Sicilan Bachelor.^[7][8] In 2010, Cutell starred in the Broadway play Viagara Falls, which he co-wrote with Joao Machado.^[9][10][11]

Cutell also continued appearing in film and television. He played a recurring role in Betty White's Off Their Rockers and guest-starred in other television programs.^[2] His final role was in the medical drama Grey's Anatomy, in 2015.^[12]

Cutell died on November 21, 2021, at the age of 91.^[13][14]