Richard Masur Biography (1948-)

Full name, Richard D. Masur; born November 20, 1948, in New York, NY; father,a pharmacist; mother, a high school teacher; married Fredda Weiss (a producer). Addresses: Agent: Susan Smith and Associates, 121 North San Vicente Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director
Birth Details: November 20, 1948; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Lockyer's aide, Whiffs (also known as C.A.S.H. and W.H.I.F.F.S.), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975
Alex, Bittersweet Love, Avco-Embassy, 1976
Phillip Hooper (Pooper), Semi-Tough, United Artists, 1977
Danskin, Who'll Stop the Rain? (also known as Dog Soldiers), United Artists, 1978
George Carruthers, Scavenger Hunt, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
Second lieutenant Jerry Cimino, Hanover Street, Columbia, 1979
Cully, Heaven's Gate (also known as Johnson County Wars), United Artists, 1980
Alan Newman, I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can, Paramount, 1982
Clark, The Thing (also known as John Carpenter's The Thing), Universal, 1982
Claude Dorsett, Timerider (also known as Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann), Jensen-Farley, 1982
Bill Rutherford, Risky Business, Warner Bros., 1983
Hub Kittle, Under Fire, Orion, 1983
Steven Houston, "Night of the Rat," Nightmares, Universal, 1983
Clark (in archive footage), "The Thing," Terror in the Aisles (also known as Time for Terror), 1984
Bill Nolan, The Mean Season, Orion, 1985
Detective Jack Nulty, My Science Project, Buena Vista, 1985
Arthur Siegel, Heartburn, Paramount, 1986
Marty Kaplan (some sources cite Marty Wertheimer), The Believers,Orion, 1986
Max Landsberger, Head Office, TriStar, 1986
Welcome Home, 1986
Ephraim Squier, Walker, Universal, 1987
Norman, Shoot to Kill (also known as Deadly Pursuit), BuenaVista, 1987
Roger, Rent-a-Cop, Kings Road Entertainment, 1987
Mr. Anderson, License to Drive (also known as Learning to Drive), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
Duckett, Far from Home, Vestron, 1989
Barry, Flashback, Paramount, 1990
Defense contractor, Going Under (also known as Dive), Warner Bros., 1990
Priest, Vietnam, Texas, Eric Productions, 1990
Computer dialogue speaker, My Crazy Life, 1991
Phil Sultenfuss, My Girl, Columbia, 1991
Mr. Morgan, Encino Man (also known as California Man), Buena Vista, 1992
Dr. Fine, Six Degrees of Separation, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1993
Prison librarian, Bound by Honor (also known as Blood In ... Blood Out and Blood In, Blood Out ... Bound by Honor), 1993
Professor Carl Hartley, The Man without a Face, Warner Bros., 1993
Himself, The Last Party, 1993
Jeremy Pelman, Les patriotes (also known as The Patriots),Gaumont/Buena Vista International, 1994
Phil Sultenfuss, My Girl 2, Columbia, 1994
Craig, Forget Paris, Columbia, 1995
Del King, Multiplicity, Columbia, 1996
Phil Pratt, Fire Down Below, Warner Bros., 1997
Artie, Play It to the Bone (also known as Play It), Buena Vista, 1999
Film Work
Director
Lovestruck (short film), 1986
Television Appearances
Movies
Max Duggin, Having Babies (also known as Giving Birth), ABC, 1976
Dr. Maitland, Walking through the Fire, CBS, 1979
Sheriff Ed Smalley, Mr. Horn, CBS, 1979
Howard Nichols, Fallen Angel, CBS, 1981
Nelson Vernon, Money on the Side, ABC, 1982
Anthony Marino, The Demon Murder Case (also known as The RhodeIsland Murders), NBC, 1983
Danny, John Steinbeck's "The Winter of Our Discontent," (also known as The Winter of Our Discontent), CBS, 1983
Dr. Harvey Cohen, An Invasion of Privacy, CBS, 1983
Jay Howell, Adam, NBC, 1983
Loren Plotkin, Betrayal, NBC, 1983
Aryon Greydanus, The Burning Bed, NBC, 1984
Roger Olian, Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac (also known as Flight No. 90 and Florida Flight 90), NBC, 1984
Bob Bowne, Wild Horses, CBS, 1985

Dennis Thorne, Embassy, ABC, 1985
Ed Karasick, Obsessed with a Married Woman, ABC, 1985
Ben Proctor, The George McKenna Story (also known as Hard Lessons), CBS, 1986
Carlton Davis, "Mr. Boogedy," The Disney Sunday Movie, ABC, 1986
Detective Milo Sturgis, When the Bough Breaks, NBC, 1986
Jay Howell, Adam: His Song Continues, NBC, 1986
Carlton Davis, "Bride of Boogedy," The Disney Sunday Movie, ABC, 1987
Bill McClain, Higher Ground, CBS, 1988
Alan Refson, Cast the First Stone (also known as Cast the FirstStone: The Diane Martin Story, The Diane Martin Story, and TheJeanne Eckmann Story), NBC, 1989
Lincoln Whatley, Settle the Score (also known as Blood Knotand Hidden Rage), NBC, 1989
Mr. Scholes (some sources cite Clay Reynolds), Third Degree Burn,HBO, 1989
Earl Monroe, Always Remember I Love You (also known as To Casta Shadow), CBS, 1990
Dr. Meltzer, Sight Unseen (also known as Out of Sight, Out of Her Mind and Out of Sight, Out of Mind), syndicated, 1991
Norm Denton, The Story Lady, NBC, 1991
William W. Darrow, And the Band Played On, HBO, 1993
Dr. Randolph, Search for Grace, CBS, 1994
Lowly Flowers, Keys (also known as Keys to Her Past), 1994
Jonathan Sands, The Face on the Milk Carton, CBS, 1995
Morley, My Brother's Keeper, 1995
Walter Pomeroy, It Was Him or Us, CBS, 1995
Jack Vega, Steve Martini's Undue Influence (also known as UndueInfluence), CBS, 1996
Mark, Noriega: God's Favorite, Showtime, 2000
Milt Kahn, 61* (also known as 61), HBO, 2001
Series
Clifford Ainsley, Hot L Baltimore, ABC, 1975
David Kane, One Day at a Time, CBS, 1975-1976
Jack Willow, Empire, CBS, 1984
Ed Lawson, Picket Fences, CBS, c. 1992
Miniseries
Will Hamilton, John Steinbeck's East of Eden (also known as East of Eden), ABC, 1981
Everett Corbett, Roses Are for the Rich, CBS, 1987
Kevin Conrad, The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (alsoknown as Earthquake Los Angeles: The Big One and The Great Los Angeles Earthquake), NBC, 1990
Stanley "Stan" Uris, Stephen King's It (also known as It),ABC, 1990
Episodic
Bob Larson, "The Outsider," The Mary Tyler Moore Show, CBS, 1974
George Bushmill, "Gloria's Boyfriend," All in the Family, CBS, 1974
Nick Lobo, "The Honeymoon," Rhoda, CBS, 1974
Tom Povich, "The System," The Waltons, CBS, 1974
Bink Avery, "A Touch of Guilt," Hawaii Five-0, CBS, 1975
Lieutenant "Digger" Detweiler, "The Late Captain Pierce," M*A*S*H,CBS, 1975
Producer, "Crossing Over," Family, ABC, 1978
Doug, "Allison," Happy Days, ABC, 1980
Trent Tinker, "The Amazing Falsworth," Amazing Stories, NBC, 1985
Jim Bennett, "Hiroshima Maiden," WonderWorks, PBS, 1988
Robert Boland, "Open Heart Perjury," L.A. Law, NBC, 1988
Werner Breslow, "Competition," thirtysomething, ABC, 1988
"The Doctor," Shortstories, Arts and Entertainment, 1988
Voice of Michael, "Two Daddies?" (animated), WonderWorks, PBS, 1989
Ben, "Fax or Fiction?" Murphy Brown, CBS, 1990
David O'Malley, "The Informer: Parts 1 & 2," Matlock, NBC, 1990
Barry Glassman/Jay Ellison, "The Green, Green Grass of Home," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993
Barry Glassman/Jay Ellison, "Pacific Rimshot," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993
Barry Glassman/Jay Ellison, "Safe Sex," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993
District attorney "Ed" Edwin, "Ties That Bind," The Practice, ABC,1998
Leonard Chasin, "The Next Big Thing," Significant Others, Fox, 1998
Judge Andrew Wolinsky, "Justice," Law & Order, NBC, 1999
Judge Thomas Armstrong, "Necessity," Family Law, CBS, 2000
Dr. Daniel Taylor, "M. Premie Unplugged," The Practice, ABC, 2002
Specials
The Making of "The Mean Season," 1985
Drug Free Kids: A Parent's Guide, PBS, 1988
General Leslie Groves, Hiroshima, Showtime, 1995
Awards Presentations
The Second Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, 1996
Screen Actors Guild Fourth Annual Awards, 1998
Pilots
Joey Webber, Bumpers, NBC, 1977
Dr. Arthur Murdock, The Many Loves of Arthur, NBC, 1978
Charles Slater, The Bounder, CBS, 1984
Terry Russo, Blossom, NBC, 1990
Leonard Chasin, Significant Others, Fox, 1998
Other
Yes, Virginia, 1992
Television Work
Director; Specials
"Torn between Two Fathers" (also known as "Stepfather"), ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1989
Director; Episodic
The "Slap" Maxwell Story, ABC, 1987
"The Accident," The Wonder Years, ABC, 1991
"Denial," The Wonder Years, ABC, 1991
"Heroes and Villains," Picket Fences, CBS, 1995
Stage Appearances
Menelaus and Ajax, Troilus and Cressida, New York Shakespeare Festival, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 1973
The Changing Room, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1973
Jack Stringer number four, The Changing Room, Morosco Theatre, NewYork City, 1983
Appeared in productions of the Los Angeles Classic Theatre Works.
RECORDINGS
Audiobooks
Narrator, Night Passage, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio, 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Back Stage, May 19, 1995, p. 1; November 10, 1995, p. 45; April 17, 1998, p. 1

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