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Louis Zorich Biography (1924-)

Born February 12, 1924, in Chicago, IL; son of Christ and Anna (maiden name,Gledi) Zorich; married Olympia Dukakis (an actress), November 30, 1962; children: Christina (an actress), Peter, Stefan. Education--Roosevelt College, B.A.; Goodman School of Drama, Chicago, IL. Addresses: Home: UpperMontclair, NJ.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

February 12, 1924

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Shadow of Heroes, York Theatre, New York City, 1959
• True West, Public Theatre, New York City, 1981
• Death of a Salesman, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1984
• Arms and the Man, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1985
• Better Living, Whole Theatre, Montclair, NJ, 1989
• Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, Estelle R. Newman Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1991
• She Loves Me, Criterion Center Stage Right Theatre, then Brooks Atkinson Theatre, both New York City, 1993
• The Size of the World, Circle Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1996
• Also appeared in Springtime for Henry, Tenthouse Theatre, Rhinelander, WI; Moby Dick; Fun City; Moonchildren; Herzl; Hadrian VII; Blau and Irving; and They Knew What They Wanted.
• Major Tours
• A View from the Bridge, 1958-60
• First Baron, Becket, 1961-62
• Film Appearances
• Russian ambassador, Diakaiju Gamera (also known as Gamera, Gamera the Invincible, Gammera, and The Monster Gamera),1965
• Taxi driver, Coogan's Bluff, 1968
• Penebaz, Popi, 1969
• Constable, Fiddler on the Roof, United Artists, 1970
• Second sanitation man, They Might Be Giants, 1971
• Pandora's father, Made for Each Other, 1971
• Mitch, The Don Is Dead (also known as Beautiful but Deadlyand The Deadly Kiss), 1973
• Nick, For Pete's Sake (also known as July Pork Bellies), 1974
• Dinelli, Vengeance is Mine (also known as Blood for Blood),1974
• Frank Lo Falcone, Newman's Law, 1974
• Gene Fowler, W.C. Fields and Me, 1976
• Demonides, The Other Side of Midnight, 1977
• George W. Chadwick, A Good Dissonance Like a Man, 1977
• Sheik Amier, Up the Academy (also known as The Brave Young Menof Weinberg, Mad Magazine Presents Up the Academy, and Mad Magazine's Up the Academy), 1980
• Pete, The Muppets Take Manhattan, 1984
• Walls of Glass (also known as Flanagan), 1985
• Swiss businessman, Club Paradise, 1986
• Kragopoulos, Where Are the Children?, 1986
• Greek millionaire, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, 1988
• Mindy, Bloodhounds of Broadway, 1989
• Ochenko, Missing Pieces, 1991
• Mayor Baci, City of Hope, 1991
• Louie Constantine, Cheap Shots, 1992
• Rudy Warner, Commandments, Universal, 1997
• Judge, Joe the King, Trimark, 1999
• Marvin Levine, Friends and Family, 2000
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• I, Don Quixote, 1959
• Joe Notario, Honor Thy Father, 1973
• Antigone, 1974
• Ben, Death of a Salesman (also known as Der Tod eines Hanglungsreisenden), 1985
• Frank Staplin, Columbo: Agenda for Murder (also known as Agendafor Murder), ABC, 1990
• Joe Garaventi, Young at Heart, CBS, 1995
• Series
• Milo Simonelli, Another World (also known as Another World: BayCity), 1982
• Jules Berger, Brooklyn Bridge, CBS, 1991-93
• Burt Buchman (recurring), Mad About You, 1992-99
• Miniseries
• Lieutenant Pappas, Master of the Game, 1984
• Specials
• DuPont Show of the Week, 1958
• Intimate Portrait: Olympia Dukakis, Lifetime, 1999
• Episodic
• "And if Any Are Frozen, Warm Them," Naked City, 1962
• Mike DeBrieno, "Lady in the Squadroom," Kojak, 1977
• Manuel Almeida, "Widow's Walk," Spenser: For Hire, 1986
• Jack Delroy, "Company Man," Spenser: For Hire, 1988
• Judge Milton Erdheim, "Indifference," Law and Order, NBC, 1990
• Judge Edgar Hynes, "Jeopardy," Law and Order, NBC, 1995
• Mr. Sweet, "Prior to Broadway," Remember WENN, 1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• People Weekly, October 5, 1992, p. 123.