Irwin Ziff Biography (1929-2000)
Born June 7, 1929, in New York, NY; son of Mac (a U.S. marine) and Rose (a dancer and actress; maiden name, Liberoff) Ziff; married Selma Lefkowitz (an educator and administrator), October 11, 1953; children: Melody, Amy, Elizabeth, David. Addresses: AGENT--Michael Thomas Agency, 305 Madison Avenue,New York, NY 10017.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- June 7, 1929
- New York, New York, United States
- Death Details
- May 3, 2000
- Fairfax, Virginia
Famous Works
- Credits
- STAGE DEBUT--(As a child actor, known as Bobby Irwin), Flag boy and dancer, Passing Parade, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1936.
- Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
- Henry, The Bad Man, 1950.
- Dr. Stoner, Verdict.
- Burgomiester, The Visit.
- Alonso, The Tempest.
- Willie Clark, The Sunshine Boys.
- Tubal, The Merchant of Venice.
- Jefferson, The Man Who Came to Dinner.
- Gudgeon the butler, The Hollow.
- Mendele the bookpeddler, Tales of Sholom Aleichim.
- Inspector Lord, Spider's Web.
- Alfred Doolittle, Pygmalion.
- Fintan, The Patrick Pearse Motel.
- the Wizard, Once Upon a Mattress.
- Judd, Oklahoma! Dr. Gribble, Love from a Stranger.
- title role, Julius Caesar.
- Mr. Golden, Impressario and Abu Hassan.
- the Major, Idiot's Delight.
- Buddy, Hotline to Heaven.
- Big Jule, Guys and Dolls.
- Joe Benjamin, God's Favorite.
- John Gonzales, Crossing the Bar.
- King Ferdinand, Christopher Columbus.
- Harry Brock, Born Yesterday.
- Sitting Bull, Annie Get Your Gun.
- Porter, Deathtrap.
- Vandergelder, Hello, Dolly!.
- Anvil salesman, The Music Man.
- Mushnick, Little Shop of Horrors.
- Has appeared at the following theatres: West End Dinner Theatre, Alexandria, VA; Village Playhouse, NY; Studio Theatre, Washington, DC; Ridgefield Summer Theatre, CT; Second Avenue Theatre, New York City; Arena Stage, Washington, DC; Circle in the Square, New York City; Riverside Theatre, New York City;Kennedy Center, Washington, DC; Folger Theatre, Washington, DC; Brooklyn Academy of Music,NY; Sacramento Music Circus, CA; Center Stage, Baltimore, MD.
- Credits; MAJOR TOURS
- Whitney, Life with Father, 1941.
- Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
- Strategic Air Command, 1955.
- The Only Game in Town, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970.
- And Justice for All, Columbia, 1979.
- Stardust Memories, United Artists, 1980.
- First Family, Warner Brothers, 1980.
- First Monday in October, Paramount, 1981.
- Best Friends, Warner Brothers, 1982.
- Diner, Metro-Glodwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982.
- Protocol, Warner Brothers, 1984.
- The Man with One Red Shoe, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985.
- Violets Are Blue, 1986.
- The Tin Men, Touchstone, 1987.
- Gardens of Stone, upcoming.
- Also appeared in government and industrial films.
- Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
- A Corner of the World, PBS.
- The Bionic Woman, NBC.
- Emergency, NBC.
- Lime Street, ABC.
- MINI-SERIES George Washington, CBS.
- Space, NBC.
- Credits; MOVIES
- Raid on Entebbe, NBC, 1977.
- Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, CBS, 1981.
- Finnegan Begin Again, HBO, 1985.
- Also, God Bless America, Metromedia; Mirror Image, BBC/HBO; The Rehearsal, Metromedia.
- Credits; SPECIALS
- Sunshine Store, WRC.
- Sherlock Holmes, His Life and Times, PBS.