Peter Viertel Black Heart", which was made into a film starring Clint Eastwood in 1990. It is a thinly-disguised account of Viertel's experiences working with film director John Huston while they were making "The African Queen". The central character is scriptwriter Pete Verrill while the Huston character is called John Wilson. Film critic Pauline Kael wrote in 1999 that "White Hunter" was “still the best Hollywood novel I’ve ever come across — and it isn’t even set in Hollywood.” Viertel's opinion of the finished film was tempered by his idea that Huston himself would have preferred a portrayal with more sarcasm. Viertel's
Edward Tudor-Pole Richard O'Brien from 1993 until the show's hiatus in 1995. His film and play credits include "The Rocky Horror Show" (written by his Crystal Maze predecessor), Jim Cartwright's play "Road" at the "Royal Court Theatre", "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle" (1980), "Absolute Beginners" (1986), "Drowning by Numbers" (1988), "White Hunter Black Heart" (1990) with Clint Eastwood, "Princess Caraboo" (1994), and several films by Alex Cox including "Sid and Nancy" (1986), "Straight to Hell" (1987) and "Walker" (1987). In "Kull the Conqueror" (1997) he played Enaros, the antagonist of the film. The following year he appeared as a slumlord in