Warrington Gillette—best known as the first Jason to kill in the iconic horror franchise Friday
the 13th Part II—is a classically trained actor, screenwriter, producer, and now novelist. A SAG
member since 1982, Gillette studied under the legendary Lee Strasberg in N.Y. and L.A.
In 2019, he was honored with the “Sin City Icon of Horror” award. And just four years ago,
the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held a special tribute to horror cinema—
awarding Gillette’s unforgettable window-smash kill scene from Friday the 13th Part II the title
of “Greatest Horror Scene Ever Filmed.” That moment cemented his legacy in the horror film
genre forever.
Originally from Baltimore, growing up in Maryland’s rural horse country, Warrington , or “
Warry” is a accomplished horseman. He attended the all boy’s Gilman School and Villanova
University.
In addition to his participation in the entertainment industry, working as an actor, writer, he also
represents elite residential and commercial clients at Compass, USA’s leading real estate
brokerage firm, based in Palm Beach, Florida. He represents international buyers investors of
luxury real estate in Europe and the Middle-East developed by leading developer Dar Global.
He is a great-grandson of Palm Beach heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post. His namesake
grandfather, F. Warrington Gillet Sr., from Baltimore was the highest scoring American Ace in
World War I, flying in a Sopwith Dolphin open Bi-plane, for the RAF. As a top Ace he was
awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Belgian Croix de Guerre, known for his many
“out of control kills”.
Now, Warrington brings together all of these incredible family genes, life experiences—and
story telling skills, into his explosive debut “Killer-Thriller “ novel series and soon to be major
independent motion picture.
“BLOODY SOCIAL-Murder in Palm Beach”
A savage odyssey of love, revenge, and betrayal, in high society, inspired by the real-life sudden
death of his own father, on Friday the 13th . A father-son , love story, wild journey where
Alfred Hitchcock meets Quentin Tarantino, James Bond and Warrington set in in a high society
decadent world of Criminals in Couture. It will be served up ice cold, dripping in diamonds
and drenched in blood.
“ NOW I KILL FOR DADDY
