peter boyle played igor in the movie young frankenstein.
peter boyle played igor in the movie young frankenstein.
who played igor in the movie young frankenstein?
peter boyle
as a popular visual gag, the joke has appeared in films, perhaps first in "after the thin man" (1936), with william powell imitating the butler, and by director mel brooks, including "the producers", "young frankenstein" and "" . according to gene wilder, who co-wrote the script of "young frankenstein" and played the title character, brooks added the joke while shooting the scene, inspired by the old "talcum powder" routine. marty feldman, who played the hunchback igor in "young frankenstein", later said: 









































the aerosmith song ""walk this way"" was inspired after the band went to see "young frankenstein" in 1974.
walk this way (humor)
fitzgerald was seen in "gutenberg! the musical!" directed by alex timbers from december 3, 2006, and ran until may 6, 2007. he appeared as the character "igor" in the broadway production of the mel brooks musical "young frankenstein", which opened on broadway in november 2007. for the role he received an outer critics circle award, drama desk award, and a tony award nomination for best featured actor in a musical. fitzgerald also played igor in the musical's out-of-town tryouts in seattle. during rehearsals for the show his wife gave birth to their first child, a boy named charlie. fitzgerald played his final performance as igor in "young frankenstein" on november 23, 2008.
christopher fitzgerald (actor)