Actor. He is best known for his regular role in the "Beach Party" films of the 1960s, as Joey, the yes-man of biker gang leader Erich Von Zipper (Harvey Lembeck). His entries in the series were "Beach Party" (1963), "Bikini Beach" (1964), "Beach Blanket Bingo" (1965), "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini" (1965), and "The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini" (1966). Macchia was born in Los Angeles. He was briefly under contract to 20th Century-Fox in the late 1950s and did occasional guest spots on TV before finding regular work at low-budget American International Pictures. Jerry Lewis cast him in three of his comedies, "The Patsy" (1964) and "The Disorderly Orderly" (1964), and "Three on a Couch" (1966), and he also appeared in "The Family Jewels" (1965) and "Sergeant Deadhead" (1965).
Actor. He is best known for his regular role in the "Beach Party" films of the 1960s, as Joey, the yes-man of biker gang leader Erich Von Zipper (Harvey Lembeck). His entries in the series were "Beach Party" (1963), "Bikini Beach" (1964), "Beach Blanket Bingo" (1965), "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini" (1965), and "The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini" (1966). Macchia was born in Los Angeles. He was briefly under contract to 20th Century-Fox in the late 1950s and did occasional guest spots on TV before finding regular work at low-budget American International Pictures. Jerry Lewis cast him in three of his comedies, "The Patsy" (1964) and "The Disorderly Orderly" (1964), and "Three on a Couch" (1966), and he also appeared in "The Family Jewels" (1965) and "Sergeant Deadhead" (1965).
Bio by: Bobb Edwards
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