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John Rubinstein Biography (1946-)

Full name, John Arthur Rubinstein; born December 8, 1946, in Los Angeles, CA;son of Arthur (a concert pianist) and Aniela (a dancer and writer; maiden name, Mlynarski) Rubinstein; married Judi West (an actress and dancer), December 15, 1971 (divorced, 1989); married Jane Lanier (an actress, producer, and dancer); children: (first marriage) Jessica Anne, Michael John; (second marriage) Peter, Jacob. Addresses: Agent: Don Buchwald & Associates NewYork, 10 East 44th St., New York, NY 10017.; Contact: 10531 Collier St., Tarzana, CA 91356.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, director, composer, writer

Birth Details

December 8, 1946

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Tom of Warwick, Camelot, Circle Star Theatre, San Carlos, CA, 1965-1967
• The Short and Turbulent Reign of Roger Ginzburg, 1966
• South Pacific, 1966
• Metamorphoses, Los Angeles, 1971
• Title role, Pippin, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1972-1973
• Marchbanks, Candida, Massachusetts Repertory Theatre, Boston, MA,1977
• L'histoire du soldat, Los Angeles, 1977, then Carnegie Hall, New York City, 1983
• Billy, Streamers, Westwood Playhouse, Los Angeles, 1978
• Ariel, The Tempest, University of California, Los Angeles, 1978
• James Leeds, Children of a Lesser God, Longacre Theatre, New YorkCity, 1979-1980
• Fools, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1981
• Barney Greenwald, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1983
• Eddie, Hurlyburly, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1985
• Franklin Shepard, Merrily We Roll Along, La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego, CA, 1985
• Sergius, Arms and the Man, Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA, 1986
• M. Butterfly, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, 1988-1990
• The Players Club Centennial Salute, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1989
• Andrew Makepeace Ladd III, Love Letters, Edison Theatre, New YorkCity, 1989-1990
• The Play's the Thing: Fallen Angels, Guest Quarters Suite Hotel, Santa Monica, CA, 1994
• Martin Chisholm, Getting Away with Murder, Broadhurst Theatre, NewYork City, 1996
• Tateh, Ragtime, Vancouver, Canada, then Los Angeles, 1997, then Ford Centre for the Performing Arts, New York City, 1998-2000
• Chicago, Broadway production, 1998
• Enigmatic Variations, London, 2000
• Also appeared as Jess, Bedrock, Stamford, CT; in Picture, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles; in Kiss of the Spider Woman.
• Major Tours
• Warren Smith, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, U.S. cities, 1968
• Stage Director
• Three Sisters, School of the Arts, New York University, New York City, 1982
• Macbeth, 1983
• The Rover, 1987
• Phantasie, 1989
• Counselor at Law, Los Angeles, c. 1995
• Also directed Les liaisons dangereuses; Nightingale; TheOld Boy.
• Film Appearances
• Confederate soldier, Journey to Shiloh, Universal, 1968
• Princeton, The Trouble with Girls [also known as The Chautauqua and The Trouble with Girls (and How to Get into It)], Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969
• Herbert, Getting Straight, Columbia, 1970
• Title role, Zachariah, Cinerama, 1971
• Professor, The Wild Pack (also known as The Defiant and The Sandpit Generals), American International Pictures, 1972
• John Morris, The Car, Universal, 1977
• David Bennett, The Boys from Brazil, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
• Jesus, In Search of Historic Jesus, Sunn Classics, 1980
• Robert Lewin, Daniel, Paramount, 1983
• Neil Steinhart, Someone to Watch over Me, Columbia, 1987
• Thomas Hassrick, Another Stakeout (also known as The Lookout and Stakeout 2), Buena Vista, 1993
• Frank Kramer, Mercy, Unapix Films, 1996
• Stan Dwerkin, Kid Cop, Brainstorm Media, 1996
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Jeff Maitland, Family, ABC, 1976-1980
• Harrison Fox, Jr., Crazy Like a Fox, CBS, 1984-1986
• Voice of Chip Chayken, RoboCop (also known as RoboCop: The Series), 1994
• Miniseries
• Lieutenant Hamilton Ten Eyck, Roots: The Next Generations, ABC, 1979
• Herb Kleinfeld, The French Atlantic Affair, 1979
• Freedom to Speak, 1982
• Bratsie Bleeker, The Two Mrs. Grenvilles, NBC, 1987
• Arthur Cane, Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (also known as Shadow on the Sun), CBS, 1988
• Norman De Roin, Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase (also known as When Rabbit Howls), Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1990
• Reverend Hoverstock, Perfect Murder, Perfect Town, CBS, 2000
• Movies
• The Day before Sunday, 1968
• Teddy, the student addict, The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (also known as Children of the Lotus Eater), 1970
• Justin Conway, A Howling in the Woods, 1971
• Ernest Lincoln, Something Evil, CBS, 1972
• Bill Lindsay, All Together Now, 1975
• The Mr. and Mrs. Mysteries, 1976
• Dan Corey, Corey: For the People, 1977
• The Gift of the Magi, 1978
• Richy, Happily Ever After (also known as Tonight's the Night), 1978
• Dr. Max Westcott, Make Me an Offer, 1979
• Alan Lenz, Someone's Killing the High Fashion Models (also known as She's Dressed to Kill and Someone's Killing the World's GreatestModels), 1979
• Irving Thalberg, Moviola (also known as The Silent Lovers),1980
• Herb Lewisohn, Skokie (also known as Once They Marched througha Thousand Towns), 1981
• Dr. Paul Trenton, Killjoy (also known as Who Killed Joy Morgan?), 1981
• Steve White, M.A.D.D.: Mothers against Drunk Drivers, 1982
• I Take These Men, 1983
• Allan Davis, The Love Boat: Who Killed Maxwell Thorn?, ABC, 1986
• Harrison Fox, Jr., Still Crazy Like a Fox (also known as CrazyLike a Fox: The Movie), CBS, 1987
• Jamie James, Liberace, NBC, 1988
• Ben Worrall, In My Daughter's Name, CBS, 1992
• A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (also known as A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Famous Fatality), NBC, 1994
• Fallen Angels, NBC, 1994
• 919 Fifth Avenue (also known as Dominick Dunne's 919 Fifth Avenue), 1995
• Darryl Zanuck, Norma Jean and Marilyn (also known as Norma Jean& Marilyn), HBO, 1996
• Dr. Frank Corrigan, From the Files of Unsolved Mysteries: The Sleepwalker Killing (also known as Crimes of Passion: Sleepwalker and The Sleepwalker Killing), NBC, 1997
• Also appeared in The Marriage Proposal.
• Pilots
• Lindy, The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1972
• Specials
• Host, Juilliard at 80 (also known as Juilliard at 80: Live fromLincoln Center), 1985
• Carnegie Hall: The Grand Reopening, CBS, 1987
• Host, "Rubinstein Remembered: A 100th Anniversary Tribute" (also known as"Rubinstein Remembered," American Masters, PBS, 1987
• Johnny, Liza Minnelli in Sam Found Out: A Triple Play (also knownas Sam Found Out: A Triple Play), ABC, 1988
• Moe Baumler, The American Clock (also known as Arthur Miller'sThe American Clock), 1993
• Awards Presentations
• The 37th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards, 1985
• The 40th Annual Tony Awards, 1986
• Dewar's Performance Arts Awards, 1992
• The 50th Annual Tony Awards, 1996
• Other
• Broadway, My Street, 1974
• Stop the Presses, 1976
• The Class of '65, 1977
• Episodic
• The CBS Repertory Workshop, CBS, 1965
• Ironside, NBC, 1965
• Dragnet, NBC, 1965
• Paul Whidden, "The Grenade," Dragnet 1967, 1967
• "The Deadly Past," The Virginian, NBC, 1967
• Room 222, ABC, 1968
• The Bold Ones, NBC, 1969
• "We May Be Better Strangers," The Young Lawyers, ABC, 1970
• The Storefront Lawyers (also known as Men at Law), CBS, 1970
• Matt Lincoln, ABC, 1971
• The Mod Squad, ABC, 1971
• "Paper Badge," Nichols (also known as James Garner As Nichols), NBC, 1971
• The Psychiatrist, NBC, 1971
• Matt Bryan Jr., "You Certainly Are a Big Boy," The Mary Tyler Moore Show, CBS, 1972
• Larry Bolinger, "A Deadly Quiet Town," Cannon, CBS, 1972
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1972
• Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 1972
• Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1975
• Jack Dawes, "The Confetti People," Harry O, ABC, 1975
• "The Dawson Marker," Barbary Coast, ABC, 1976
• Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1976
• Movin' On, NBC, 1976
• "The Longest Drive: Parts 1 & 2," The Quest, NBC, 1976
• "The Mugging," The Rookies, 1976
• Richard Trask, "Hostage," Harry O, ABC, 1976
• Major Dexter, "The Deadly Toys," Wonder Woman (also known as The New Adventures of Wonder Woman), ABC and CBS, 1977
• Andrew Martin, "Hostages," Lou Grant, CBS, 1977
• Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 1977
• Fantasy Island, ABC, 1977
• Walter J. Young, "Once a Con," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC,1977
• Fantasy Island, ABC, 1978
• "Family Reunion/Too Hot to Handle/Cinderella Story," The Love Boat, ABC, 1978
• Jack, "Disco Baby/Alas, Poor Dwyer/After the War/Ticket to Ride/Itsy Bitsy: Parts 1 & 2," The Love Boat, ABC, 1979
• Vega$, ABC, 1979
• Quincy (also known as Quincy, M.E.), NBC, 1983
• Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1983
• The Paper Chase, Showtime, 1983
• Lieutenant Commander Edwards, Emerald Point N.A.S., CBS, 1983 (three episodes)
• Brent Moore, "Happy Days Are Here Again," Jake and the Fatman, 1987
• Matthew, "Time in a Bottle," Highway to Heaven, 1988
• Carl Benedict, "The Investigation: Parts 1 & 2," Matlock, 1988
• Dr. Douglas Clark, "The Ambassador: Parts 1 & 2," Matlock, 1988
• George Foster, "The Classic Murder," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1992
• Philip Hayson, "The Crucible," Frasier, NBC, 1993
• Walter Alcott, "Thanksgiving," Party of Five, Fox, 1994
• Thomas "Tommy" Taylor, "Murder Most Vial," Diagnosis Murder, CBS,1994
• Mr. Bernstein, "Double Abandando," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1994
• Emmett Vale, "Metallo," Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois and Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1995
• John Evansville, "The 37s," Star Trek: Voyager, UPN, 1995
• Voice of Professor Peterson, "A Little Piece of Home," Superman, 1996
• Peter Trent, "A Candidate for Murder," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1996
• Marcus, Early Edition, CBS, 1996
• Dr. Kenner, pediatric surgeon, "Night Shift," ER, NBC, 1997
• Walter Alcott, "Leap of Faith," Party of Five, Fox, 1997
• Judge Joseph Papp, "Trench Work," The Practice, ABC, 1998
• Judge Joseph Papp, "Swearing In," The Practice, ABC, 1998
• Judge Joseph Papp, "Love & Honor," The Practice, ABC, 1998
• Garwicz, "Family Values," Family Law, CBS, 2000
• Judge Joseph Papp, "Chapter Thirteen," Boston Public, Fox, 2001
• Senator Andy Ritter (D), "18th and Potomac," The West Wing, NBC, 2001
• Linwood, "Quickening," Angel, The WB, 2001
• Linwood, "Lullaby," Angel, The WB, 2001
• Lindwood, "Dad," Angel, The WB, 2001
• Also appeared in episodes of Police Woman, NBC, The Protectors, syndicated, and The Rookies, ABC.
• Television Work
• Specials
• Director, "A Matter of Conscience" (also known as "Silent Witness"), CBS Schoolbreak Specials, CBS, 1989
• Director, "Summer Stories: The Mall," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1992
• Radio Appearances
• Series
• Host, AT&T Presents Carnegie Hall Tonight, WNCN, 1984-1986
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• With Funzone, recorded an album released by First Artists/Mercury, 1977.
• Taped Readings
• Blood Test by John Rubinstein, Bantam, 1990
• Dragon by Clive Cussler, Bantam, 1990
• Private Eyes by Jonathan Kellerman, Bantam, 1992
• Be Strong for Me by Mark Adkins, Dove, 1997
• The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky by Vaslav Nijinsky, NewStar, 1998
• (With others) Shadows on the Hudson: Volume 1 by Isaac Bashevis Singer, Dove, 1998
• Only Love by Joyce Kessel, 1998
• Billy Straight by Jonathan Kellerman, Random Audio, 1999
• "Goodbye, Columbus," Goodbye, Columbus and 5 Short Stories by Philip Roth, Dove, 1999
• WRITINGS
• Film Scores
• Paddy (also known as Goodbye to the Hill), Allied Artists,1969
• Jeremiah Johnson, Warner Bros., 1972
• The Candidate, Warner Bros., 1972
• (With Tim McIntire) Kid Blue, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973
• (With McIntire) The Killer inside Me, Warner Bros., 1976
• Television Theme Music
• Series
• Harry O, ABC, 1974-1976
• Family, ABC, 1976-1980
• The Fitzpatricks, CBS, 1977
• The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove, ABC, 1979
• Closing theme music, China Beach, ABC, 1988-1991
• Robocop (also known as RoboCop: The Series), syndicated, 1994
• Television Scores
• Movies
• All Together Now, 1975
• Stalk the Wild Child, 1976
• Stikin' Together (also known as Wonderland Cove), 1978
• The New Maverick, 1978
• Champions: A Love Story, 1979
• To Race the Wind, 1979
• The Ordeal of Patty Hearst, 1979
• Amber Waves, 1980
• Johnny Belinda, 1982
• Secrets of a Mother and Daughter, 1983
• Choices of the Heart, 1983
• The Dollmaker, 1984
• Conspiracy of Love, CBS, 1987
• A Walton Wedding, CBS, 1995
• Television Songs
• Movies
• All Together Now, 1975
• Television Scores
• Specials
• "Emily, Emily," Hallmark Hall of Fame, 1977
• "The Hollow Boy," American Playhouse, PBS, 1991
• Other
• The New Land, 1974
• Also composer of scores for The Lazarus Syndrome and For Heaven's Sake.
• Stage Musicals
• Author of a stage musical based on the television movie The Orphan Train.
• Stage Incidental Music
• Fools, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1981

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• New York Times, July 30, 1985