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name: "Vernel Bagneris"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/vernel-bagneris"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "31 July 1949"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T14:08:28.514217+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Vernel Bagneris

Actor. Born 31 July 1949 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 July 1949, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

## Biography

Vernel Bagneris is an American actor, playwright, director and entertainer. He was born on 31 July 1949 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Bagneris appeared as Preston in the 1986 film *Down by Law*. His other screen credits include the role of The Accordion Man in *Pennies from Heaven* (1981), Dancin' Al in *Ray* (2004) and Dancin' Joe in an episode of *American Horror Story* (2014). He has also worked in television series such as *Treme*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Down by Law* (1986), Fi1m 83, as Preston — [page](https://film.one/film/down-by-law.md)

## Also known for

- *American Horror Story* (2011), Dancin' Joe
- *Pennies from Heaven* (1981), The Accordion Man
- *The Way of War* (2009), Samir / Ace of Spades

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