Louis Zorich
Louis Zorich (born February 12, 1924 in Chicago , Illinois , † January 30, 2018 in New York City , New York ) was an American actor .
Life
Zorich grew up as the son of Yugoslav immigrants. He attended Roosevelt University and trained as an actor at the Goodman Theater School of Drama in Chicago. He began his career as a stage actor in Canada , and has worked successfully on Broadway and Off-Broadway since the early 1960s . He made his Broadway debut in 1960 with Laurence Olivier and Anthony Quinn in Jean Anouilhs Becket . He later appeared in productions of Dantons Tod , Moby-Dick, and alongside Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich in Death of a Salesman . In 1969, he was for his performance in Hadrian VII. For the Tony Award nominated, in 1976, he received a Drama Desk Award nomination for They Knew What They Wanted .
Zorich had smaller film roles among others in 1968 alongside Clint Eastwood in Coogan's Big Bluff and in 1971 in Anatevka . He was later to be seen in The Muppets Conquer Manhattan and Two Adorably Depraved Villains, among others, but a real film career was not granted to him. In addition to guest appearances in television series such as Kojak - Einsatz in Manhattan , Spenser and Law & Order , he gained notoriety among US television audiences, primarily through his roles as Jules Berger in the series Brooklyn Bridge between 1991 and 1993 and as Burt Buchman in Mad About You Between 1993 and 1999. He was also a voice-over speaker for numerous commercials.
Zorich was married to actress Olympia Dukakis from 1962 until his death in 2018 and they have three children together.
Filmography (selection)
Movie
- 1968: Coogan's Bluff ( Coogan's Bluff )
- 1971: Anatevka ( Fiddler on the Roof )
- 1971: The Wrong Sherlock Holmes ( They Might Be Giants )
- 1973: The Don is dead ( The Don is dead )
- 1974: You're Right With Me ( For Pete's Sake )
- 1974: At Your Own Risk (Newman's Law)
- 1977: Beyond Midnight ( The Other Side of Midnight )
- 1980: The horror (The Changeling)
- 1984: The Muppets Take Manhattan ( The Muppets Take Manhattan )
- 1986: Club Paradise
- 1988: Two Adorably Depraved Villains ( Dirty Rotten Scoundrels )
- 1989: Bloodhounds of Broadway ( Bloodhounds of Broadway )
watch TV
- 1977: Kojak - deployment in Manhattan ( Kojak )
- 1977: With umbrella, charm and bowler hat ( The New Avengers )
- 1986: Spenser ( Spenser: For Hire )
- 1987: The Equalizer ( The Equalizer )
- 1990: Law & Order
- 1990: Columbo
- 1991-1993: Brooklyn Bridge
- 1993-1999: Mad About You ( Mad About You )
Broadway (selection)
- 1961: Becket
- 1965: Danton's Death
- 1965: The Odd Couple
- 1965: Moby Dick
- 1972: Hadrian VII
- 1976: Goodtime Charley
- 1984: Death of a Salesman
- 1993: The Marriage of Figaro
- 2003: 45 Seconds From Broadway
Awards
- 1969: Tony Award nomination for Hadrian VII
- 1976: Drama Desk Award nomination for They Knew What They Wanted
- 1998: Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Crazy About You
Web links
- Louis Zorich in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Louis Zorich in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Louis Zorich in the Internet Off-Broadway Database (English)
- Louis Zorich in the All Movie Guide (English)
- Louis Zorich at Filmreference (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mike Barnes: Louis Zorich, Paul Reiser's Dad on 'Mad About You,' Dies at 93 . In: TheHollywoodReporter.com . February 1, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zorich, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 30, 2018 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York , United States |