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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Holly Fulger to Joanna McClelland Glass
Larry Gelman Biography (1930-)
Full name, Lawrence Sheldon Gelman; born November 3, 1930, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Frank (a commercial artist) and Dorothy Gelman; married; wife's name, Barbara (a Middle Eastern dancer). Addresses: Agent: Lichtman/Salners Co., 12216 Moorpark St., Studio City, CA 91604.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- November 3, 1930
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Board member, The Busy Body, Paramount, 1967
- Assistant director, The Christian Licorice Store, National GeneralPictures, 1971
- Mr. Roberts, Your Three Minutes Are Up, 1973
- Mr. Schlimmer, Superdad, Buena Vista, 1974
- Larry, The Strongest Man in the World, Buena Vista, 1975
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Alice in Wonderland, General National Enterprises, 1976
- Bill Guy, Tunnel Vision, WorldWide Pictures, 1976
- Cat burglar, Slumber Party (also known as Teenage Slumber Party), Cannon Films, 1977
- Rudy, Delta Fox, 1977 Sebastian International Pictures, 1979
- Dr. Pearl, Chatterbox, American International Pictures, 1977
- Man with groceries, American Raspberry (also known as Prime Time), 1977
- Standup comic, Rabbit Test, Avco-Embassy, 1978
- Rabbi, The Frisco Kid (also known as No Knife), Warner Bros., 1979
- Shepherd, Wholly Moses!, 1980
- Travel agent, O'Hara's Wife, PSO International, 1982
- Mr. Webber, Dreamscape, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
- Tailor, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, New World Pictures, 1985
- Doc, The Naked Cage (also known as Wild Cage), Cannon Group, 1986
- Bryon Turtletaub, The Check Is in the Mail (also known as The Cheque Is in the Post), Ascot Films, 1986
- Jamie, The Terror Within II, Concorde, 1990
- Pawnbroker, Rich Girl, HBO Home Video, 1990
- Mr. Gimbel, Mr. Saturday Night, Columbia, 1992
- Hank, Deadly Exposure, Kushner-Locke International, 1993
- Gus, Last Resort (also known as National Lampoon's Last Resort and National Lampoon's Scuba School), 1994
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Angel's Tide, 1995
- Also appeared in Funny Girl.
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Television Appearances
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Movies
- Glick, One of Our Own, CBC (Canada), 1975
- Man with cigar, The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, NBC, 1976
- Mo Pincus, The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal, NBC, 1979
- Walt, The Last Fling, ABC, 1987
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Series
- Vinnie, a recurring role, The Odd Couple, ABC, 1970
- Dr. Bernie Tupperman, The Bob Newhart Show, CBS, 1972-1976
- Also appeared as Will Brown, Dangerous Women; as Leo Gold, FreeCountry, ABC; as Irv Schlosser, Grand Slam, syndicated; as Max, Needles and Pins; and as DC's father, The Righteous Apples, PBS.
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Episodic
- Sigmund Freud, "The Girl Who Never Had a Birthday," I Dream of Jeannie, NBC, 1966
- Director, "I've Got a Little Song Here," The Monkees, NBC, 1966
- Stage manager, "Captain Crocodile," The Monkees, NBC, 1967
- Salesman, "The Christmas Show," The Monkees, NBC, 1967
- Bank manager, "Nora Clavicle and Her Ladies' Crime Club," Batman,ABC, 1968
- Hanrahan, "Don't Look Back," Get Smart, NBC, 1968
- Herb, "Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary," The Mary Tyler Moore Show, 1971
- Dr. Marcus, "I Want to Report a Dream," Kojak, CBS, 1975
- Counter man, "Past Imperfect," Harry O, ABC, 1976
- Dr. Hubie Binder, "Walter's Christmas Gift," Maude, CBS, 1976
- Edward Sellers, "Good-bye, Mr. Fish: Part 2," Barney Miller, ABC,1977
- Hubie Binder, "Phillip's Birthday Party," Maude, CBS, 1977
- Hubie Binder, "The Gay Bar," Maude, CBS, 1977
- "Yes, Nicholas, There Is a Santa Claus: Parts 1 & 2," Eight Is Enough, ABC, 1977
- Hubie Binder, "The Obscene Phone Call," Maude, CBS, 1978
- Becker, "Disaster Squad," CHiPs, NBC, 1978
- Officer Bernstein, "You Won't Have Nicholas to Kick Around Anymore: Part2," Eight Is Enough, ABC, 1978
- Officer Bernstein, "Horror Story," Eight Is Enough, ABC, 1979
- Officer Bernstein, "The Kid Who Came to Dinner," Eight Is Enough,ABC, 1979
- "Road to Burbank," Laverne & Shirley, ABC, 1981
- Bandini, "Weekend Away," Archie Bunker's Place, CBS, 1981
- Kreevy, "Mindy, Mindy, Mindy," Mork & Mindy, ABC, 1981
- Sidney Bouton, "Contempt: Part 1," Barney Miller, ABC, 1981
- Officer Bernstein, "Starting Over," Eight Is Enough, ABC, 1981
- Joseph Hilyer, "The Car," Barney Miller, ABC, 1981
- Philip Bishop, "Hunger Strike," Barney Miller, ABC, 1982
- Man, "Runaway," The Facts of Life, NBC, 1982
- Uncle Nate, "The Promotion," Archie Bunker's Place, CBS, 1983
- "No Good Deed," The Duck Factory, NBC, 1984
- "Call Me Responsible," The Duck Factory, NBC, 1984
- "May I Take Your Order Please?," Whiz Kids, CBS, 1984
- Singing heart, "Billie's Valentine," Night Court, NBC, 1985
- Nightclub owner, "The Third Eye," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1985
- Harry, "Mr. Magic," Amazing Stories, NBC, 1985
- Corso, "Fathers and Huns," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1985
- "Dancer, Prancer, Donner, and Steele," Remington Steele, NBC, 1985
- Man, "Christine's Friend," Night Court, NBC, 1987
- Bernie Jakes, "Santa's Got a Brand New Bag," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, CBS, 1987
- Elmo Shroud, "Love Hungry," Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1988
- Sigmund Fruitcake, "Bonkers from Yonkers," The Super Mario Bros. SuperShow!, syndicated, 1989
- Vincent Van Gook, "The Artist," The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!,syndicated, 1989
- Mr. Ketover, "Family Affair: Part 2," Night Court, NBC, 1990
- Mr. Berger, "The Tonsil Tale," On Our Own, ABC, 1995
- Gabriel, "Educating Kirk," Kirk, The WB, 1995
- Spokesmodel, "Grumpy Old Genie," Weird Science, USA Network, 1996
- Larry, "Sandcastles," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1997
- Elderly man, "Roomies," The Steve Harvey Show, The WB, 1999
- Also appeared as Hubie Binder, "Arthur's New Friend," Maude, CBS;as a reporter in an episode of Run for Your Life; and in Cagney & Lacey.
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Other
- Anatole, Gidget Gets Married, 1972
- Luncheonette owner, Mighty Moose and the Quarterback Kid (also known as The Quarterback Kid), 1976
- Mr. Berg, Raid on Entebbe, 1977
- Mechanic, Topper, 1979
- George, Almost Heaven, 1979
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Stage Appearances
- Appeared in Catch Me If You Can, West Hollywood, CA.
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Major Tours
- Toured as Albert Einstein in Einstein: The Man behind the Genius (solo show; also known as Einstein: A Stage Portrait), U.S. cities.
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Stage Director
- Director of the play In Search of the Perfect Swing.
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RECORDINGS
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Video Games
- Voice of Dr. Einstein, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 (also known as Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2--Yuri's Revenge), ElectronicArts, 2000
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WRITINGS
- Coauthor of the play In Search of the Perfect Swing.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Electronic
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What a Character, http://www.what-a-character.com, December 4, 2001
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