Lou David

Lou David was a hulking and intimidating actor who was usually cast as menacing bad guys in a handful of movies made in the 70s and 80s He made his film debut as an Italian mobster in the funky blaxploitation outing Come Back Charleston Blue David had a funny bit part as a mugger in the delightful cross country car race romp The Gumball Rally Lou achieved his greatest enduring cult popularity as Cropsy a mean vicious and grotesquely disfigured summer camp caretaker who exacts a harsh revenge on a handful of obnoxious kids in the pleasingly gory and nasty slasher horror picture The Burning Following his memorable turn in The Burning Lou David appeared in two more features hes Mr T in Over the Brooklyn Bridge and the Headline Killer in the hugely enjoyable martial arts actioncomedy blast The Last Dragon