Gene Dynarski
Eugene Fredrick Dynarski (born September 13, 1933 in Brooklyn , New York City , † February 27, 2020 in Studio City , Los Angeles ) was an American actor .
Life
Gene Dynarski worked in a variety of jobs and served in the United States Navy before moving to Los Angeles to become an actor. Through the casting director Lynn Stalmaster , he was able to establish himself as a supporting and guest actor in various television series from the mid-1960s. So he starred in television series like Batman , Cobra, Take Over and Bonanza .
He became known to a larger audience through his appearance on the sitcom Seinfeld . There he played in 1997 as Izzy Mandelbaum Jr. in two episodes, the son of Izzy Mandelbaum, played by Lloyd Bridges . In Star Trek, he worked in three different roles in Starship Enterprise and Starship Enterprise - The Next Century .
With The Gene Dynarski Theater , he founded his own theater in Los Angeles in 1979 . The first play he performed was Sweet Bird Youth by Tennessee Williams with Ed Harris in the lead role. Hollywood greats like Tom Hanks and Elisabeth Shue also performed there. The theater itself closed in the mid-1990s. For one of his performances, he was awarded the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Actor.
On February 27, 2020, Dynarski died at the Studio City Rehabilitation Center at the age of 86. His death himself was only announced in the media by the playwright Ernest Kearney on April 24, 2020.
Filmography (selection)
- 1965–1967: The Seaview - On a secret mission ( Voyage to the bottom of the sea , TV series, two episodes)
- 1966: Batman (TV series, two episodes)
- 1966–1967: Cobra, Take Over ( Mission: Impossible , TV series, two episodes)
- 1966–1969: Spaceship Enterprise ( Star Trek , TV series, two episodes)
- 1967: Dangerous Everyday Life ( Felony Squad , TV series, an episode)
- 1968: Her appearance, Al Mundy ( It Takes a Thief , TV series, an episode)
- 1969–1972: Bonanza (TV series, two episodes)
- 1971: duel
- 1974: Earthquake (Earthquake)
- 1974: Giants in the sky (Airport 1975)
- 1976: The Untouchables (All the President's Men)
- 1977: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Close Encounters of the Third Child)
- 1984: Attack is the best defense (Best Defense)
- 1985: Warning, dinosaurs! (Movers & Shakers)
- 1988: Starship Enterprise - The Next Century ( Star Trek: The Next Generation , TV series, an episode)
- 1989: The Dream Dancers (Breaking In)
- 1997: Seinfeld (TV series, two episodes)
- 2000: The X-Files - The FBI's Scary Cases ( The X-Files , TV series, an episode)
Web links
- Gene Dynarski in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Gene Dynarski in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Rachael Ellenbogen: SCREEN STAR DEAD Seinfeld actor Gene Dynarski dead at 86 in LA rehab center , thesun.co.uk , accessed April 25, 2020
- ↑ a b Mike Barnes: Gene Dynarski, Actor on 'Seinfeld' and 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind,' Dies at 86 , hollywoodreporter.com , accessed April 25, 2020
- ↑ Tyler Aquilina: Seinfeld, Star Trek actor Gene Dynarski dies at 86 , ew.com , accessed April 25, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dynarski, Gene |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dynarski, Eugene Fredrick (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 2020 |
| Place of death | Studio City , Los Angeles |