Paul Bartel (1938 - 2000) was an actor and director, best known for directing and starring in the 1982 black comedy Eating Raoul. He had a cameo in Follow That Bird, playing the cook at the Grouch-friendly Don't Drop Inn diner. Bartel's other film appearances included Gremlins 2 and Ethan Hawke's Hamlet. The latter was one of his last films, as he died shortly thereafter of a heart attack at the age of 61.