John Randolph

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John Randolph (* 1. June 1915 in New York City , New York as Emanuel Hirsch Cohen ; † 24. February 2004 in Hollywood , California ) was an American actor .

Life

John Randolph was born Emanuel Hirsch Cohen in New York City to the Jewish immigrant Dorothy Cohen, an insurance agent, and Louis Cohen, a hat maker. When he was twelve years old, his stepfather Joseph Lippman named him Mortimer Lippman.

In the 1930s, Randolph became interested in politics and theater studies . He graduated from the City College of New York with an acting degree . In 1940 he changed his name to John Randolph.

Randolph was blacklisted in 1955 after he refused to testify before the Un-American Activities Committee . In 1988 Randolph was elected President of the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship .

Career

Randolph made his Broadway debut in Coriolanus in 1938 . In 1987 he won a Tony Award for Best Actor for Neil Simon's Broadway Bound . Randolph had his last Broadway appearance in 1991 in Prelude to a Kiss .

His film debut Randolph in 1948 in the film The Naked City by Jules Dassin . Between 1949 and 1965 he was seen in countless television series and films. In 1966, John Frankenheimer cast him for the lead role in the thriller The Man Who Lived Twice . He then played leading roles or significant supporting roles in numerous films. His best-known films include The Angel with the Killer Hand (1967), Two Dirty Scoundrels (1969), Serpico (1973), King Kong (1976) and The Honor of the Prizzis (1985).

Private

Randolph had two children with his wife, Sarah Cunningham , who died of an asthma attack during the 1986 Academy Awards . He himself died on February 24, 2004 in California at the age of 88.

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personal data
SURNAME Randolph, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hirsch Cohen, Emanuel (real name); Lippman, Mortimer
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York , United States
DATE OF DEATH February 24, 2004
Place of death Hollywood , California , United States