In the 1978 movie "Animal House", who played Omega pledge Chip Diller?

In the 1978 movie “Animal House,” Kevin Bacon played Omega pledge Chip Diller. The role was one of Bacon’s early film appearances, years before he became known for starring roles in “Footloose,” “Tremors,” and “A Few Good Men.”

Chip is a freshman who is quickly accepted into Omega Theta Pi, the smug rival fraternity to the unruly Delta Tau Chi house. He is associated with the privileged, authoritarian Omega group and appears during the fraternity’s initiation and later campus conflicts.

The character is especially remembered for the initiation scene, where Chip is repeatedly spanked while responding, “Thank you, sir! May I have another?” That moment captures the film’s exaggerated portrait of fraternity hazing and social hierarchy.

“Animal House” was directed by John Landis and written by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney, and Chris Miller. Its ensemble also included John Belushi as Bluto, Tim Matheson as Otter, Tom Hulce as Pinto, and Mark Metcalf as the intimidating Doug Neidermeyer. The film helped establish the modern college comedy.