Lou Cutell (October 6, 1930[1] – November 21, 2021) was an American actor, who was perhaps best known for his appearance as Amazing Larry in the 1985 film Pee-wee's Big Adventure and as Dr. Howard Cooperman in the 1995 Seinfeld episode "The Fusilli Jerry".

[1] Cutell began his acting career in 1961, appearing in the Broadway play The Young Abe Lincoln in the role of William Berry[3][4] Cutell made his television debut in 1964, guest-starring in The Dick Van Dyke Show.

[5][6] From the 1970s to the 1990s Cutell appeared and guest-starred in numerous films and television programs including Seinfeld, The Love Boat, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Alice, The Bob Newhart Show, Rhinoceros, The World's Greatest Lover, The Wild Wild West, The Mary Tyler Moore Show (and its spin-off Lou Grant), Barney Miller, The Black Marble, The Odd Couple II, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, My Mom's a Werewolf and Bridget Loves Bernie.

[7][8] In 2010, Cutell starred in the Broadway play Viagara Falls, which he co-wrote with Joao Machado.

He played a recurring role in Betty White's Off Their Rockers and guest-starred in other television programs.