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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 |accessdate=June 5, 2018}}</ref>
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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 |access-date=June 5, 2018}}</ref>


==Life==
Albert Mandell was born to a Jewish family in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] in 1927.<ref name= "ampapers">{{cite news |last= |first= |url= https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8j38txk/ |title=Alan Mandell papers, 1950-2012 |work=[[Online Archive of California]] |date= |accessdate=June 5, 2018}}</ref> He acted on stage in both Canada and the United States, building a reputation in [[San Francisco]]'s theater scene in the 1950's.<ref name= "veins">{{cite news |last=McNulty |first=Charles |url= http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-ca-alan-mandell-20150215-column.html |title=Theater pulses in Alan Mandell's veins |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 13, 2015 |accessdate=June 5, 2018}}</ref> In 1968 he legally changed his given name to Alan.<ref name= "ampapers"></ref>
Albert Mandell was born to a Jewish family in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] in 1927.<ref name= "ampapers">{{cite news |url= https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8j38txk/ |title=Alan Mandell papers, 1950-2012 |work=[[Online Archive of California]] |access-date=June 5, 2018}}</ref> He acted on stage in both Canada and the United States, building a reputation in [[San Francisco]]'s theater scene in the 1950s.<ref name= "veins">{{cite news |last=McNulty |first=Charles |url= http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-ca-alan-mandell-20150215-column.html |title=Theater pulses in Alan Mandell's veins |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 13, 2015 |access-date=June 5, 2018|url-access=limited}}</ref> In 1968 he legally changed his given name to Alan to avoid being confused with noted mobster Albert Anastasia.<ref name= "ampapers" />


Mandell's association with Beckett began in 1957, with a production of ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' at San Francisco's [[The Actors Workshop|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 |accessdate=June 5, 2018}}</ref>
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 |access-date=June 5, 2018|url-access=limited}}</ref>


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"></ref> 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 |accessdate=June 5, 2018}}</ref>
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 |access-date=June 5, 2018}}</ref>

==Filmography ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1988
|''[[Illegally Yours]]''
|Juror #8
|
|-
|1991
|''[[The Marrying Man]]''
|Murch
|
|-
|1993
|''Midnight Witness''
|Shaw
|
|-
|2001
|''[[Hedwig and the Angry Inch (film)|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''
|[[Herblock|Herbert Block]]
|documentary
|-
|2015
|''[[Addicted to Fresno]]''
|Arthur Lupka
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Velvet Buzzsaw]]''
|Ventril Dease
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1974
|''[[Great Performances]]''
|District Police Inspector
|Episode: "[[Enemies (play)|Enemies]]"
|-
|1975
|''[[The Invisible Man (1975 TV series)|The Invisible Man]]''
|Senator Baldwyn
|Episode: "Man of Influence"
|-
|1975
|''[[Cannon (TV series)|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 (TV series)|Breaking Away]]''
|Pinball player
|Episode: "Grand Illusion"
|-
|1991
|''[[Sisters (U.S. TV series)|Sisters]]''
|Owen Glendower
|Episode: "One to Grow On"
|-
|2010
|''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
|Henry Stamm
|Episode: "Shiny Happy People"
|}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:36, 12 April 2024

Alan Mandell
Born
Albert Mandell

(1927-12-27) December 27, 1927 (age 96)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian/American
Occupationactor

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
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
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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Alan Mandell papers, 1950-2012". Online Archive of California. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b McNulty, Charles (13 February 2015). "Theater pulses in Alan Mandell's veins". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. ^ Rampell, Ed (11 April 2012). "Q&A: Actor Alan Mandell on Samuel Beckett". The Forward. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  5. ^ Verini, Bob (30 March 2007). "Twelve Angry Men". Variety. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

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