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'''Alan Mandell''' (born Albert Mandell on December 27, 1927) is a Canadian-American actor known for playing Rabbi Marshak in the [[Coen Brothers]]' 2009 film ''[[A Serious Man]]''. With several decades of experience as a stage actor, he is especially acclaimed as an interpreter of the works of [[Samuel Beckett]].<ref name= "endgame">{{cite news |last=Byrd |first=Craig |url= http://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/alan-mandell-will-finish-his-stage-career-the-way-he-started-it-with-a-performance-of-endgame/ |title=Alan Mandell Will Finish His Stage Career the Way He Started It: with a Performance of ''Endgame'' |work=[[Los Angeles (magazine)|Los Angeles]] |date=April 20, 2016 |
==Life==
Albert Mandell was born to a Jewish family in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] in 1927.<ref name= "ampapers">{{cite news
Mandell's association with Beckett began in 1957, with a production of ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' at the San Francisco [[Actor's Workshop]]. He subsequently played [[Lucky (character)|Lucky]] in a production of ''Godot'' directed by Beckett himself.<ref name= "qanda">{{cite news |last=Rampell |first=Ed |url= https://forward.com/schmooze/154576/q-and-a-actor-alan-mandell-on-samuel-beckett/ |title=Q&A: Actor Alan Mandell on Samuel Beckett |work=[[The Forward]] |date=April 11, 2012 |
Outside of Beckett, Mandell has acted in productions of [[Harold Pinter]]'s ''[[No Man's Land (play)|No Man's Land]]'' and [[Arthur Miller]]'s ''[[The Price (play)|The Price]]''.<ref name= "veins" /> In 2007 he appeared as Juror #9 in a Los Angeles production of ''[[Twelve Angry Men (play)|Twelve Angry Men]]'', directed by [[Scott Ellis]] and costarring [[Richard Thomas (actor)|Richard Thomas]] and [[George Wendt]].<ref name= "angrymen">{{cite news |last=Verini |first=Bob |url= https://variety.com/2007/legit/markets-festivals/twelve-angry-men-1200509275/ |title=Twelve Angry Men |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=March 30, 2007 |
==Filmography ==
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Born | Albert Mandell December 27, 1927 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian/American |
Occupation | actor |
Alan Mandell (born Albert Mandell on December 27, 1927) is a Canadian-American actor known for playing Rabbi Marshak in the Coen Brothers' 2009 film A Serious Man. With several decades of experience as a stage actor, he is especially acclaimed as an interpreter of the works of Samuel Beckett.[1]
Life[edit]
Albert Mandell was born to a Jewish family in Toronto, Ontario in 1927.[2] He acted on stage in both Canada and the United States, building a reputation in San Francisco's theater scene in the 1950s.[3] In 1968 he legally changed his given name to Alan to avoid being confused with noted mobster Albert Anastasia.[2]
Mandell's association with Beckett began in 1957, with a production of Waiting for Godot at the San Francisco Actor's Workshop. He subsequently played Lucky in a production of Godot directed by Beckett himself.[4]
Outside of Beckett, Mandell has acted in productions of Harold Pinter's No Man's Land and Arthur Miller's The Price.[3] In 2007 he appeared as Juror #9 in a Los Angeles production of Twelve Angry Men, directed by Scott Ellis and costarring Richard Thomas and George Wendt.[5]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Illegally Yours | Juror #8 | |
1991 | The Marrying Man | Murch | |
1993 | Midnight Witness | Shaw | |
2001 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Patron at Bar | Uncredited role |
2006 | Shortbus | Tobias, the Mayor | |
2009 | A Serious Man | Rabbi Marshak | |
2013 | Herblock: The Black & the White | Herbert Block | documentary |
2015 | Addicted to Fresno | Arthur Lupka | |
2019 | Velvet Buzzsaw | Ventril Dease |
Television[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1974 | Great Performances | District Police Inspector | Episode: "Enemies" |
1975 | The Invisible Man | Senator Baldwyn | Episode: "Man of Influence" |
1975 | Cannon | Billings | Episode: "Fall Guy" |
1976 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Technician | Episode: "The Secret of Bigfoot: Part 2 " |
1976 | Baretta | Assistant DA Merriman | Episode: "The Left Hand of the Devil" |
1976 | Baretta | Richmond | Episode: "Runway Cowboy" |
1977 | Man from Atlantis | Grant Stockwood | Episode: "The Death Scouts" |
1978 | 79 Park Avenue | Dr. George Waldheim | TV miniseries |
1978 | Eight is Enough | unknown | Episode: "Cinderella's Understudy" |
1980 | Breaking Away | Pinball player | Episode: "Grand Illusion" |
1991 | Sisters | Owen Glendower | Episode: "One to Grow On" |
2010 | Grey's Anatomy | Henry Stamm | Episode: "Shiny Happy People" |
References[edit]
- ^ Byrd, Craig (20 April 2016). "Alan Mandell Will Finish His Stage Career the Way He Started It: with a Performance of Endgame". Los Angeles. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Alan Mandell papers, 1950-2012". Online Archive of California. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ a b McNulty, Charles (13 February 2015). "Theater pulses in Alan Mandell's veins". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ Rampell, Ed (11 April 2012). "Q&A: Actor Alan Mandell on Samuel Beckett". The Forward. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ Verini, Bob (30 March 2007). "Twelve Angry Men". Variety. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
External links[edit]
- Alan Mandell at IMDb
- 1927 births
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States
- Jewish American male actors
- Jewish Canadian male actors
- Living people
- Male actors from San Francisco
- Male actors from Toronto
- Samuel Beckett
- American theatre actor, 20th-century birth stubs