George Wyner
George Wyner (born October 20, 1945 in Boston ) is an American actor. He played in over 190 film and series productions.
Career
George Wyner was born in Boston, Massachusetts, where his father Edward Wyner founded and ran the Ritz Carlton Hotel, which was one of the premier hotels in Boston in the 1950s. Wyner's father died when his son was in high school.
Wyner graduated from Syracuse University in 1968. In the early 1970s, he was a sought-after character actor. Wyner has appeared in over 100 television series and starred in nine. His best-known roles are Assistant District Attorney Bernstein in Hill Street Blues, Colonel Sandurz in Spaceballs, and Rabbi Nachtner in A Serious Man.
Filmography
Movies
- 1973: There is no return for death
- 1974: Airport 2: Giants in the sky
- 1975: Lots of nice girls
- 1976: Dogs (killer dogs)
- 1976: The incorruptible
- 1976: The bears are on the loose
- 1978: The bears can no longer be stopped
- 1981: Isn't that my life?
- 1982: A daredevil in New York
- 1983: to be or not to be
- 1985: Fletch - The Troublemaker
- 1986: American Wildcats
- 1987: Spaceballs
- 1989: Fletch - the jack of all trades
- 1989: the big challenge
- 1991: Boomer raid in Hollywood
- 1992: Even more trouble with Jack
- 1997: Postman
- 1997: The Devil's Advocate (The Devil's Advocate)
- 2001: American Pie 2
- 2001: Not Another Teenage Movie!
- 2008: Superhero Movie
- 2009: A Serious Man
- 2012: Back in the Game
- 2018: Intensive Care
watch TV
- 1971: Herrenwirtschaft , first role in a television production
- 1973: Columbo
- 1975–1977: Detective Rockford - just give us a call
- 1976-1977: Delvecchio
- 1976-1980: Quincy
- 1978: M * A * S * H
- 1978-1979: Kaz & Co
- 1981: Nero Wolfe
- 1982-1985: Matt Houston
- 1982–1987: Hill Street Police Station
- 1983: At Ease
- 1984: The A-Team (episode 2x23 - The game is over)
- 1987-1989: She's the Sheriff
- 1996: An awfully nice family (9x09 - Bundys times two)
- 2003: Two and a Half Men (Sheldon - Judith Harper's father)
- 2001–2010: Time of Longing
- 2009–2011: The Mentalist (3 episodes)
- 2011–2012: Retired at 35
- 2013: A Wedding for Christmas ( Snow Bride , TV movie)
- 2014: Anger Management (episode 2x47)
- 2014: Friends with Better Lives (episode 1x03)
- 2017: The Big Bang Theory (episode 11x01)
Web links
- George Wyner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Brief portrait at tvland.com (engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to IMDb, other media give Washington, DC as place of birth and April 2, 1945 as birthday.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wyner, George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and comedian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston |