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Eugene Troobnick Biography (1926-)

Born August 23, 1926, in Boston, MA; son of Maurice and Lallie (Rothenberg) Troobnick. Addresses: HOME--2700 Neilson Way, Apartment 1632, Santa Monica, CA 90405.

Favorite roles: Sganarelle; Androcles; Duncan; Mosca in Volpone; Macbeth; Iago in Othello; Richard III; Cyrano.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

August 23, 1926

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• STAGE DEBUT--Man, Hello Out There, Community Players, Freeport, Long Island, NY, 1947.
• BROADWAY DEBUT--From the Second City, Royale Theatre, 1961.
• LONDON DEBUT--Looking for Action, Second City Troupe, Prince Charles Theatre, 1963.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Mosca, Volpone, Playwrights Theatre Club, Chicago, IL, 1953.
• captain, Dynamite Tonite, Martinique Theatre, New York City, 1967.
• man, Before You Go, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1968.
• Androcles, Androcles and the Lion, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1968.
• Sganarelle, Don Juan, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1968.
• Krupp, The Time of Your Life, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1969.
• Stan, A Gun Play, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1971.
• Hjalmar Ekdal, The Wild Duck, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1978.
• Sganarelle, An Evening of Moliere, Yale Repertory Theatre, then Public Theatre, New York City, 1978.
• Leon, The Workroom, South Street Theatre, New York City, 1982.
• Matt, Talley's Folly, Barter Theatre, Abingdon, VA, then Stagewest, WestSpringfield, MA, both 1982.
• Leo "the Lion Hearted" Loomis, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1985.
• Joseph Gribble, Room Service, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1986.
• Matt, Talley's Folley, York Theatre Company, New York City, 1986.
• Also appeared in Tales of the Hasidim, Public Theatre, 1977; Biography, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1978; A Lesson from Aloes, Playhouse in thePark, Cincinnati, OH, 1982; The Threepenny Opera, Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 1983; Seacoasts of Bohemia, Alarums and Excursions, both Second Cityat the Square East Theatre, 1962; To the Water Tower, with the Second City, 1963; Paul Sills' Story Theatre, Ovid's Metamorphoses, both Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 1971; In the Clap Shack, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1972; appeared as Duncan, Macbett, 1973; Sganarelle, Don Juan, captain, Dynamite Tonite!, both 1975; Mr. Browfield, Walk the Dog, Willie, 1976; Howard Oates, The Durango Flash, judge, Puntila, father, White Marriage, all 1977; and in Lear, The Mirror, both 1973; General Gorgeous, Ivanov, both 1976; Off-Broadway in Wings, and Damien; and with the Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 1982-83.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
• That Was the Week That Was, NBC.
• Ed Sullivan Show, CBS.
• Hawaii Five-0, CBS.
• Also appeared in The Second City, and Story Theatre.
• FILM DEBUT--Harvey Middleman, Fireman, Columbia, 1965.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• California Split, Columbia, 1974.
• Funny Lady, Columbia, 1975.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO APPEARANCES
• Announcer, WNYC, New York City, and WFMT, Chicago, IL.