Perry Pirkanen

Perry Pirkkanen is an American actor He is best known for starring in the 1980 Italian cannibal film Cannibal Holocaust In the movie he is erroneously credited as Perry Pirkanen Pirkkanen then a student at New York Citys Actors Studio was hired by director Ruggero Deodato who was looking for unknown actors to play the films four main characters In the film he was in an infamous scene where he butchered a large turtle He is even seen holding the turtles head next to his mouth However after filming the scene he cried and had an emotional breakdown off camera So realistic was the film that shortly after it was released its director Ruggero Deodato was indicted for the actors murder In the film he was seen having his penis cut off being decapitated and having his body eaten by the natives next to his head The actors had signed contracts to stay out of the media for a year in order to fuel rumors that the film was a snuff movie The court was only convinced that they were alive when the contracts were cancelled and the actors appeared on a television show as proof He has also starred in Perfect Crime as the original inspector Ascher