Bill Macy
Bill Macy (born May 18, 1922 in Revere , Massachusetts as Wolf Martin Garber , † October 17, 2019 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .
life and career
After Macy first worked as a taxi driver, he managed to get his first roles on New York's Broadway in the late 1950s . First television roles followed in the 1960s, for example in the soap opera The Edge of Night . Macy became known for his role as Walter Findlay, husband of the main character played by Bea Arthur in the American sitcom Maude . In the 2006 comedy Love Doesn't Have a Vacation , he starred opposite Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet . Macy continued to act well into old age and was last seen in 2010 in the Hawthorne series.
Macy was married to actress Samantha Harper from 1975 . He died on October 17, 2019 at the age of 97.
Filmography (selection)
- 1968: Spring for Hitler (The Producers)
- 1972–1978: Maude (TV series)
- 1977: The Cat Knows the Killer (The Late Show)
- 1979: Wealth Is Not Shame (The Jerk)
- 1980: The Scarlett O'Hara War (The Scarlett O'Hara War)
- 1982: A Daredevil in New York (My Favorite Year)
- 1985: The white coats - Dumber than the doctor allows (Bad Medicine)
- 1987: Nothing in Common (TV series)
- 1990: An Almost Decent Woman (Sibling Rivalry)
- 1992: Me, Myself and I
- 1993: Columbo : The Dead in the Electric Blanket (TV series, episode It's All in the Game )
- 1994: Diagnosis: Murder ( Diagnosis Murder , TV series, an episode)
- 1999: Just a matter of nerves (Analyze This)
- 2004: How do we survive Christmas? (Surviving Christmas)
- 2006: Love Doesn't Need a Vacation (The Holiday)
- 2010: Hawthorne (TV series, episode)
Web links
- Bill Macy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Bill Macy, Bea Arthur's Husband on 'Maude,' Dies at 97
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Macy, Bill |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Garber, Wolf Marvin (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1922 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Revere , Massachusetts |
DATE OF DEATH | 17th October 2019 |
Place of death | los Angeles |