Prince Randian

Prince Randian

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Acting

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1871-10-12

  • Day of Death

    1934-12-19 (63 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Demerara, British Guiana

Biography

Prince Randian (sometimes misspelled Rardion or Randion; October 12, 1871 – December 19, 1934), also nicknamed Pillow Man, The Snake Man, The Human Torso, The Human Caterpillar and a variety of other names, was a Guyanese-born American performer with tetra-amelia syndrome and a famous limbless sideshow performer of the early 1900s, best known for his ability to roll cigarettes with his lips.

He was brought to the United States by P.T. Barnum in 1889, at the age of 18, and was a popular Coney Island carnival and circus attraction for 45 years. In 1932, he was featured in the film Freaks, in which he is seen lighting up a cigarette with a match.

Known For

Acting

  • (1932)

    Freaks

    as The Living Torso