Sam Menning (January 5, 1925 – March 29, 2010) was an American character actor and photographer.
[1][2] Before becoming a professional actor in the 1980s, Menning worked in a number of positions within the entertainment industry, including a still photographer, grip, gaffer and lighting technician.
[1] His television credits included Yes, Dear, Guideposts Junction, Sabrina the Teenage Witch (in the episode "Pancake Madness"), and In Case of Emergency, and he portrayed a homeless man called Pickled Egg Guy in My Name Is Earl.
[1] In film, Menning appeared in Mel Brooks' 1991 movie Life Stinks, portrayed another homeless man in Speedway Junky, and a blind stagehand in the 2006 thriller, The Prestige, directed by Christopher Nolan.
[1] Sam Menning died of emphysema at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California,[1] on March 31, 2010,[3] at the age of 85.