Bongo Wolf
- Actor
Bongo Wolf was a legendary kooky and colorful Hollywood fringe
eccentric cult figure of the 60s. His real name was William Donald
Grollman. He was the son of a dentist. Bongo wore fake vampire fangs
made out of porcelain, walked with a severe limp, always carried both
bongo drums and several books from his vast collection in a duffel bag
that was known by his buddies as his "Bongo bag," and really wanted to
be a werewolf. A poster of Wolf was available for sale at Los Angeles
head shops back in the 60s. He was close friends with rock singer P.J.
Proby and Andy Warhol factory hanger-on Tom Baker. Baker made an
oddball picture about him called "Bongo Wolf's Revenge." Longtime
horror fan and independent filmmaker Don Glut wrote a story for the
November, 1969 issue of "Eerie" magazine named "Scavenger Hunt" that
features a weirdo main character patterned after Bongo. Glut also
dedicated his book "True Werewolves of History" to Wolf. Bongo appears
in the supporting cast of the independent feature "The Wizard of Speed
and Time." His current whereabouts are unknown.