Lou Jacobi Biography (1913-)

Full name, Louis Harold Jacobi; born December 28, 1913, in Toronto, ON, Canada; son of Joseph and Fay Jacobi; married Ruth Ludwin, July 15, 1957. Addresses: AGENT--William Morris Agency, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019.

Nationality: Canadian
Gender: Male
Birth Details: December 28, 1913; Toronto, Canada

Famous Works

Credits
STAGE DEBUT--Young Hero, The Rabbi and the Priest, Princess Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada, 1924.
BROADWAY DEBUT--Mr. Van Daan, The Diary of Anne Frank, Cort Theatre, 1955.
LONDON DEBUT--Morris Rosenberg, Remains to Be Seen, Her Majesty's Theatre, 1952.
Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
Ensemble, Spring Thaw (revue), Museum Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada, 1949.
Liver Lips Louie, Guys and Dolls, Coliseum Theatre, London, 1953.
Ludlow Lowell, Pal Joey, Prince's Theatre, London, 1954.
Father Abraham, "Bontche Schweig," Rabbi David, "A Tale of Chelm," and Russian tutor, "The High School," in The World of Sholom Aleichem, Embassy Theatre, London, 1955.
Miller, Into Thin Air, Streatham Hill Theatre, London, 1955.
Schlissel, The Tenth Man, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1959.
Mr. Baker, Come Blow Your Horn, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1961.
Lionel Z. Governor, Fade Out--Fade In, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1964, reopened 1965.
Walter Hollander, Don't Drink the Water, Morosco Theatre, New York City,1966.
Max Krieger, A Way of Life, American National Theatre and Academy Theatre, New York City, 1969.
Ben Chambers, Norman, Is That You?, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1970.
title role, "Epstein" and Tzuref "Eli, the Fanatic," in Unlikely Heroes,Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1971.
ensemble, Milliken Breakfast Show, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City,1972.
Al Lewis, The Sunshine Boys, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1973.
Howard, Cheaters, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1978.
Credits; MAJOR TOURS
Mr. Van Daan, The Diary of Anne Frank, U.S. cities, 1957-58.
Al Lewis, The Sunshine Boys, U.S. cities, 1974.
Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
Captain Noakes, Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?, Adelphi, 1953.
theatre manager, Charley Moon, British Lion, 1956.
Blackie Isaacs, A Kid for Two Farthings, Independent Film Distributors/Lopert, 1956.
Mr. Van Daan, The Diary of Anne Frank, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959.
Potin, Song Without End, Columbia, 1960.
Moustache, Irma la Douce, United Artists, 1963.
Papa Leo, The Last of the Secret Agents?, Paramount, 1966.
Ducky, Penelope, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966.
Goodman, Cotton Comes to Harlem, United Artists, 1970.
judge, Little Murders, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1971.
Sam, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*but were afraid toask), United Artists, 1972.
Herb, Next Stop, Greenwich Village, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976.
Stan, "The Waltz," in Roseland, Cinema Shares, 1977.

Wolsky, The Magician of Lublin, Cannon, 1979.
Elia Goldberg, The Lucky Star, Telemetropole Internationale, 1980.
plant store owner, Arthur, Warner Brothers, 1981.
landlord, Chu Chu and the Philly Flash, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981.
Uncle Morty, My Favorite Year, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982.
Abe Kapp, Isaac Littlefeathers, Lauron, 1984.
Harry Taphorn, The Boss' Wife, Tri-Star, 1986.
Murray, "Murray in Videoland," in Amazon Women on the Moon, Universal, 1987.
Also appeared in The Good Beginning, Associated British/Pathe, 1953; andOff Your Rocker, 1980.
TELEVISION DEBUT--The Rheingold Theatre, BBC, 1954.
Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
Regular, The Dean Martin Show, NBC, 1971-73.
title role, Ivan the Terrible, CBS, 1976.
Jack, Melba, CBS, 1986.
Credits; PILOTS
Lieutenant Lou Finch, Kibbe Hates Finch, CBS, 1965.
proprietor, The Happeners, syndicated, 1967.
Harold Fisher, Allan, NBC, 1971.
Lieutenant Wolfson, The Judge and Jake Wyler, NBC, 1972.
Raskin, Rear Guard, ABC, 1976.
Max, Saint Peter, NBC, 1981.
Rosenthal, Joanna, ABC, 1985.
"Stormtrooper" Bernie Sagowitz, "The Arena," ABC Comedy Specials, ABC, 1986.
Credits; EPISODIC
"Volpone," Play of the Week, NTA, 1960.
The Dick Van Dyke Show, CBS, 1965.
Barney Miller, ABC, 1975.
Somerset, NBC, 1976.
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Presents the Rheingold Theatre, NBC.
The Milton Berle Show, NBC.
The Defenders, CBS.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS.
Playhouse 90, CBS.
The Texan, CBS.
Trials of O'Brien, CBS.
Sam Benedict, CBS.
The Nurses, CBS.
That's Life, ABC.
That Girl, ABC.
Love, American Style, ABC.
Man from U.N.C.L.E., NBC.
Make Room for Granddaddy, ABC.
The Judge and Jake Wyler, NBC.
Paul, Too Close for Comfort.
Credits; MOVIES
Waiter, Coffee, Tea or Me?, CBS, 1973.
Milton Cohen, Better Late Than Never, NBC, 1979.
Ed Blye, If It's Tuesday It Still Must Be Belgium, NBC, 1987.
Credits; SPECIALS
Ed Sullivan's Broadway, CBS, 1973.
Mayor R. Van Winkle, "The Day the Kids Took Over," ABC Weekend Special, ABC, 1986.
Also "Tales from the Hollywood Hills: The Old Reliable," Great Performances, PBS, 1988.
Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO APPEARANCES; SERIES
Regular, Mid-Day Music Hall, BBC, 1953-54.

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