Pat Barrington — Biography
Pat Barrington, born October 16, 1939, and passing on September 1, 2014, carved a niche for herself in the American entertainment landscape as a topless dancer and actress. Her active period spanned the 1960s, a decade during which she featured in films such as Harry Novak's The Agony of Love and Russ Meyer's Mondo Topless, both released in 1966. Barrington's initial foray into film occurred under the name "Pat Barringer" in the 1965 Ed Wood-penned Orgy of the Dead. Her co-star in this production, John Andrews, later offered a less than charitable assessment of her abilities, remarking that she harbored aspirations of stardom but lacked the convincing acting skills to achieve them, even going so far as to claim her breasts were artificial.
The production of Orgy of the Dead also yielded an anecdote from producer-director Stephen Apostolof. He recounted a moment when Ed Wood, wearing Barrington's distinctive gold wig from the film, entered the KTTV station commissary. This unexpected appearance led to lighthearted teasing from actor Billy Barty, who was present at the time. Throughout the 1960s, Barrington was a presence in "nudie-cuties" and "roughies," prominent subgenres of the era's exploitation cinema. Her filmography includes significant contributions to films like Russ Meyer's Mondo Topless, where she was credited as "Pat Barringer," and William Rotsler's respected exploitation work, The Agony of Love, both from 1966.
The production of Orgy of the Dead also yielded an anecdote from producer-director Stephen Apostolof. He recounted a moment when Ed Wood, wearing Barrington's distinctive gold wig from the film, entered the KTTV station commissary. This unexpected appearance led to lighthearted teasing from actor Billy Barty, who was present at the time. Throughout the 1960s, Barrington was a presence in "nudie-cuties" and "roughies," prominent subgenres of the era's exploitation cinema. Her filmography includes significant contributions to films like Russ Meyer's Mondo Topless, where she was credited as "Pat Barringer," and William Rotsler's respected exploitation work, The Agony of Love, both from 1966.
