David Groh
David Lawrence Groh (born May 21, 1939 in Brooklyn , New York City , † February 12, 2008 in Los Angeles ) was an American actor .
Life
David Groh was born to Jewish parents, his father was an architect. He attended Brown University in Providence with an aim to become an engineer but eventually graduated with a degree in English literature. Groh began his acting career at the American Shakespeare Festival in Stratford and received a Fulbright Scholarship to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art . He then served in the US Army from 1963 to 1964 .
Upon his return to New York, he studied at the Actors Studio and played theater in off-Broadway productions. He got his first major role in 1972 in the television series Love Is a Many Splendored Thing . Groh is best known for his lead role in the sitcom Rhoda , in which he played the husband of the main character, played by Valerie Harper , from 1974 to 1977 . After the end of Rhoda , he starred in several films and television series, but mainly turned back to the theater. In 1978 he made his Broadway debut in Chapter Two by Neil Simon , starring in King Lear (1982), Road Show (1987), The Twilight of the Golds (1993) and Blackout (2003). In 2000 he directed a production at the Lee Strasberg Creative Center Theater in Los Angeles for the first time.
Groh was married twice and has a son from his first marriage. He died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of kidney cancer and was buried at the Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.
Filmography (selection)
- 1972: The Ringer (short film)
- 1972–1973: Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
- 1974–1977: Rhoda (TV series, 55 episodes)
- 1976: Two-Minute Warning (two-minute warning)
- 1986: Hot Shot - The Road to Victory (Hotshot)
- 1987: Broken Vows
- 1991–1996: Baywatch - The Lifeguards of Malibu ( Baywatch , TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1995–1996: Melrose Place (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1998–2001: VIP - Die Bodyguards ( VIP , TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2000: Whitman Returns (Blowback)
- 2001: Black Scorpion (TV series, 21 episodes)
Web links
- David Groh in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Obituary in the Los Angeles Times
- David Groh in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Douglas Martin: David Groh of 'Rhoda' Dies at 68. In: The New York Times . February 15, 2008, accessed October 1, 2016 (English, obituary).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Groh, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Groh, David Lawrence |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 2008 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , United States |