Mark Blum
Mark Blum (born May 14, 1950 in Newark , New Jersey , † March 25, 2020 in New York City ) was an American actor .
Life
Mark Blum was born in Newark to a Jewish family. He graduated from high school in 1968 and then successfully studied at the University of Pennsylvania . When he returned to New York, he began to play theater regularly from the late 1970s. In the beginning it was still off-Broadway productions, he made his debut on November 16, 1977 in a minor supporting role in The Merchant of Venice at the Plymouth Theater and was seen more frequently on Broadway in the following decades .
Blum made his film debut in 1983 in a small supporting role in the love comedy Lovesick, directed by Marshall Brickman , in which Dudley Moore , Elizabeth McGovern and Alec Guinness played the leading roles. Over the years, Blum was able to establish himself as a supporting actor in more than 80 film and television productions. He played supporting roles in films like Susan ... Desperately Wanted (as a bathtub seller and husband of Rosanna Arquette's character), Presidio and Crocodile Dundee - A crocodile to kiss , in the latter he was seen as Richard Mason , editor-in-chief and friend of the main female character .
He has also appeared as a guest star on television series such as The Sopranos , CSI: Miami , Fringe - Borderline Cases of the FBI and The West Wing - In the Center of Power . From 2014 to 2018 he played the supporting role of piccolo player Union Bob in the series Mozart in the Jungle . He had worked for the New York theater company Playwrights Horizons for many years .
Blum was married to actress Janet Zarish since 2005 . He died in March 2020 at the age of 69 from complications from a SARS-CoV-2 infection in the New York Presbyterian Hospital .
Filmography (selection)
- 1983: Lovesick - The lovesick psychiatrist (Lovesick)
- 1985: Susan Desperately Seeking ... (Desperately Seeking Susan)
- 1986: Crocodile Dundee - A crocodile to kiss (Crocodile Dundee)
- 1986: betrayal of love (Just Between Friends)
- 1987: Blind Date - meeting a stranger (blind date)
- 1988: Presidio (The Presidio)
- 1989: Three Beds for a Bachelor (Worth Winning)
- 1992: Deadly Virus (Condition: Critical)
- 1995: This is Denise (Denise Calls Up)
- 1995: Central Park West (TV series, five episodes)
- 1995: Miami Rhapsody
- 1995: Under Indictment - The McMartin Case (Indictment: The McMartin Trial)
- 1997 The Defenders: Payback
- 1997: Death of a stripper (Stag)
- 1998: Four Neuroses and One Death (You Can Thank Me Later)
- 1999: The Sopranos ( The Sopranos , TV series, an episode: Tony's move )
- 1999: The West Wing ( The West Wing , TV series, episode: Five votes to a majority )
- 2000: Down to None (Down to You)
- 2003: Shattered Glass
- 2008: Fringe - Borderline Cases of the FBI ( Fringe , TV series, an episode)
- 2010: Step Up 3D
- 2011: Der normal Wahnsinn - Working Mum (I Don't Know How She Does It)
- 2011: Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
- 2014-2018: Mozart in the Jungle (TV series, 30 episodes)
- 2017: The Münzraub-AG (Coin Heist)
- 2020: Billions (TV series, episode The Chris Rock Test )
Web links
- Mark Blum in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mark Blum in the German dubbing file
- Mark Blum in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Greg Evans: Actor Mark Blum Dies Of COVID-19: Broadway, 'Desperately Seeking Susan' Star Was 69. In: Deadline. March 26, 2020, accessed on March 27, 2020 .
- ↑ Little Richard died at the age of 87
- ↑ Mark Blum - ACTOR
- ↑ Mark Blum dies of the coronavirus (March 27, 2020)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blum, Mark |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newark , New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 2020 |
| Place of death | New York City |