Elliott Gould Biography (1938-)

Original name, Elliott Goldstein; born August 29, 1938, in Brooklyn, NY; sonof Bernard (a garment worker) and Lucille (maiden name, Raver) Goldstein; married Barbra Streisand (a singer and actress), March 21, 1963 (divorced July 9, 1971); married Jennifer Bogart, 1974 (divorced, 1976); remarried Bogart, 1978 (separated, 1989); children: (first marriage) Jason Emanuel (an actor anddirector); (second marriage) Molly, Samuel. Addresses: Agent: CreativeArtists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Contact: c/oP.O. Box 2909, Venice, CA 90291; c/o 21250 Califa, #201, Woodland Hills, CA 91367-5001.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, producer
Birth Details
August 29, 1938
Brooklyn, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • The mute, Quick, Let's Get Married (also known as The Confession and Seven Different Ways), Golden Eagle, 1965
  • Billy Minsky, The Night They Raided Minsky's (also known as TheNight They Invented Strip-Tease), United Artists, 1968
  • Ted, Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice, Columbia, 1969
  • Hiram Jaffe, Move, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970
  • Harry Bailey, Getting Straight, Columbia, 1970
  • Captain John Francis Xavier "Trapper John" McIntyre, M*A*S*H (alsoknown as MASH), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970
  • Dr. Richard Burrows, I Love My Wife, Universal, 1970
  • Alfred Chamberlain, Little Murders, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1971
  • David Kovac, Beroeringen (also known as The Touch), Cinerama, 1971
  • Philip Marlowe, The Long Goodbye, United Artists, 1973
  • Vice Detective Michael Keneely, Busting, United Artists, 1974
  • Charlie Waters, California Split (also known as Jackpot!),Columbia, 1974
  • Griff, S*P*Y*S, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
  • Cameo, Nashville, Paramount, 1975
  • Dudley Frapper, Whiffs (also known as C.A.S.H. and W.H.I.F.F.S.), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975
  • Sean Rogers, Who? (also known as The Man in the Steel Mask,Man without a Face, Robo Man, and Prisoner of the Skull), Lorimar, 1975
  • Himself, Don Rickles: Buy This Tape You Hockey Puck, 1975
  • Walter Hill, Harry and Walter Go to New York, Columbia, 1976
  • Les Bingham, I Will, I Will ... for Now, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
  • Professor, Mean Johnny Barrows, Atlas, 1976
  • Colonel Robert Stout, A Bridge Too Far, United Artists, 1977
  • Robert Caulfield, Capricorn One, Warner Bros., 1978
  • Bernie Bonnelli, Matilda, American International Pictures, 1978
  • Charlie, Escape to Athena (also known as Golden Raiders), Associated Film Distribution, 1979
  • Beauty Contest Compere, The Muppet Movie, Associated Film Distribution, 1979
  • Miles Cullen, The Silent Partner (also known as L'argent de labanque), EMC, 1979
  • Robert Condon, The Lady Vanishes, J. Arthur Rank, 1980
  • Harry Lewis, Falling in Love Again (also known as In Love),International Picture Show of Atlanta, 1980
  • Noah Dugan, The Last Flight of Noah's Ark, Buena Vista, 1980
  • Max Devlin, The Devil and Max Devlin, Buena Vista, 1981
  • Professor Colin Chandler, Dirty Tricks, Avco-Embassy, 1981
  • Willie Zobel, The Bums (also known as Strawanzer and DieLetzte Runde), Cineart, 1983
  • Angeli, The Naked Face, Cannon, 1984
  • Alby Sherman, Over the Brooklyn Bridge (also known as Across the Brooklyn Bridge and My Darling Shiksa), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
  • Cameo (policeman), The Muppets Take Manhattan, TriStar, 1984
  • (In archive footage) Miles Cullan (segment The Silent Partner), Terror in the Aisles (also known as Time for Terror), 1984
  • Therapist/NBC executive, The Best of Belushi, 1985
  • The Myth, 1986
  • Jimmy Morgan, Inside Out, Hemdale, 1987
  • Editor, My First Forty Years (also known as Story of a Woman, I miei primi quarant'anni, and My Wonderful Life), Columbia,1987
  • Rodney, The Telephone, New World, 1988
  • Serge Gart, Der Joker (also known as Lethal Obsession), Vidmark Entertainment, 1988
  • Rick, Dangerous Love, Concorde, 1988
  • Host, Working Late (documentary), Barr Films, 1988
  • Ron Devereaux, Night Visitor (also known as Never Cry Devil), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1989
  • Fred Frank, The Lemon Sisters, Miramax, 1989
  • (Uncredited) Prosecutor at trial of Janet Kingsley, The Big Picture, Columbia, 1989
  • Scandalo segreto (also known as Secret Scandal), 1989
  • Judge Callow, Judgment (also known as Hitz), 1989
  • Gioco massacro (also known as Massacre Play), 1990
  • Barry Barron, Dead Men Don't Die, JGM Enterprises, 1990
  • Harry Greenberg, Bugsy, TriStar, 1991
  • Alcide, Tolgo il disturbo (also known as I'll Be Going Nowand Valse d'amour), 1991
  • Lawyer, Beyond Justice (also known as Il principe del deserto and Desert Law), Vidmark Entertainment, 1992
  • Cameo, The Player, Fine Line, 1992
  • Mike McCain, Wet and Wild Summer! (also known as Exchange Lifeguards), Trimark Pictures, 1993
  • George Levine, Amore!, PM Entertainment, 1993
  • Hoffman's honger (also known as Hoffman's Hunger), 1993
  • Greenspan, The Glass Shield (also known as The Johnny Johnson Trial), Miramax, 1994
  • (Uncredited) Cameo, Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, Paramount,1994
  • Senator George M. Kohn, The Feminine Touch (also known as November Conspiracy), 1994
  • Levine, The Dangerous, 1994
  • Richard, A Boy Called Hate, Skouras Pictures, 1995
  • Grover's dad, Kicking and Screaming, Trimark Pictures, 1995
  • Dennis, "The Duke of Groove," Four Tales of Two Cities, Chanticleer Films, 1995
  • Let It Be Me (also known as Only with You and Love Dance), Savoy Pictures, 1995
  • (Uncredited; in archive footage) Coldblooded (also known as TheReluctant Hitman), 1995
  • P.C.H. (also known as Kill Shot), 1995
  • Captain Richards, Cover Me, 1995
  • Mr. Baum, White Man's Burden (also known as Bleeding Heartsand Fatal Destiny), Savoy Pictures, 1996
  • Game show host, Busted, PM Entertainment, 1996
  • Manny Gould, Johns, First Look Pictures, 1996
  • Amanda's Game, 1996
  • David Katz as an adult, Camp Stories, Artistic License Films, 1997
  • Hutchinson, Hotel Shanghai (also known as Shanghai 1937), 1997
  • Something to Believe In, 1997
  • (Uncredited) Gangster, City of Industry, Orion, 1997
  • Coogan, Michael Kael in Katango (also known as Michael Kael contre la World News Company and Michael Kael vs. the World News Company), Bac Films, 1998
  • Morton Shulman, The Big Hit (also known as Warheads), SonyPictures Entertainment, 1998
  • Murray, American History X, New Line Cinema, 1999
  • Samuel Stern, Caminho dos sonhos (also known as Um sonho no caroco do abacate), 1999
  • Father LaCage, Picking up the Pieces, Kushner-Locke Company, 2000
  • Aaron's father, "Inside Out," Boys Life 3, Strand Releasing, 2000
  • Bernie Goldstein, Playing Mona Lisa, Buena Vista, 2000
  • Reuben Tishkoff, Ocean's Eleven (also known as 11 and O11), 2001
  • Dr. Goldstein, Puckoon, United Artists, 2001
  • Dr. Keith Huber, The Experience Box, 2001
  • Narrator, A Yiddish World Remembered, 2002
  • Film Work
  • (With Jack Brodsky) Producer, Little Murders, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970
  • Producer, The Experience Box, 2001
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Himself, That Was the Week That Was, 1964
  • Dr. Howard Sheinfeld, E/R, CBS, 1984-1985
  • David Randall, Nothing Is Easy (also known as Together We Stand), CBS, 1986-1987
  • Improv Tonite, syndicated, 1988
  • Dr. Bookman, Sessions, HBO, 1991
  • Jack Geller, a recurring role, Friends, NBC, 2000-2001
  • Jack Kacmarczyk, Getting Personal, Fox, 1998
  • Himself, I Love 1970's, BBC, 2000
  • Sam, Baby Bob, CBS, 2002
  • Movies
  • Michael Hagen, The Rules of Marriage, CBS, 1982
  • Police Lieutenant Rudameyer, Vanishing Act (also known as Hoax), CBS, 1986
  • Leonard Weinglass, Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (also known as The Truth and Nothing But the Truth: The Chicago Conspiracy Trial), HBO, 1987
  • Martin Slade, Stolen: One Husband (also known as I Want Him Back!), CBS, 1990
  • Hindeman, Somebody's Daughter, ABC, 1992
  • Joe Warren, Doggin' Around, BBC, 1994
  • Lips Levine, The Dangerous, HBO, 1995
  • Dennis, Duke of Groove, 1995
  • Miniseries
  • Red Murchinson, Il principe del deserto (also known as Maktub la legge del deserto), 1989
  • Callaghan, Act of Betrayal, Arts and Entertainment, 1990
  • Stewart Woodman, Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (also known as The Ninja Murders), NBC, 1993
  • Stuart Ullman, Stephen King's The Shining (also known as The Shining), ABC, 1997
  • Specials
  • Once upon a Mattress, CBS, 1964
  • Himself, The 42nd Annual Academy Awards, 1970
  • Special London Bridge Special, NBC, 1972
  • Rickles, CBS, 1975
  • The Olivia Newton-John Show (also known as A Special Olivia-Newton John), ABC, 1976
  • Himself, The 48th Annual Academy Awards, 1976
  • Cohost, Super Night at the Super Bowl, CBS, 1977
  • Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes 1, CBS, 1977
  • Himself, Happy Birthday, Bob, 1978
  • The Helen Reddy Special, ABC, 1979
  • Cher ... and Other Fantasies, NBC, 1979
  • Ringmaster, Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1981
  • Come Blow Your Horn, Showtime, 1981
  • The Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversary Celebration, 1984
  • Host, Your Choice for the Film Awards, syndicated, 1986
  • Cameo, Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim, HBO, 1987
  • Drug Free Kids: A Parent's Guide, PBS, 1988
  • Candid Camera on Wheels, CBS, 1989
  • All-Star Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBC, 1989
  • Interviewee, Natalie Wood: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1997
  • Intimate Portrait: Victoria Principal, Lifetime, 1998
  • Himself, AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Moments,2000
  • Himself, The BBC and the BAFTA Tribute to Michael Caine, 2000
  • Remembering MASH: The 30th Anniversary Cast and Crew Reunion, FoxMovie Channel, 2001
  • Pilots
  • Dr. Howard Sheinfeld, Emergency Room, CBS, 1983
  • Himself, It's Like, You Know ... , ABC, 1999
  • Episodic
  • Dancer, The Ernie Kovacs Show, NBC, 1956
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1974, 1976
  • Guest host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1990
  • Himself, "Mickey's 50," The Wonderful World of Disney, 1978
  • The giant, "Jack and the Beanstalk," Faerie Tale Theatre (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre), Showtime, 1983
  • Actors on Acting, PBS, 1984
  • "Moe Berg," An American Portrait, CBS, 1985
  • "The Mission," George Burns Comedy Week, CBS, 1985
  • Harry Folger, "The Misfortune Cookie," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1986
  • Casey, "Casey at the Bat," Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends, Showtime, 1986
  • "The Happiness Machine," The Ray Bradbury Theater, USA Network, 1987
  • Bill, "The Frog Prince," Wonderworks, PBS, 1988
  • Lieutenant J. T. Hanna, "The Error of Her Ways," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1989
  • Augie Benson, "A Whole New You," The Hitchhiker, USA Network, 1991
  • Bill, "Frogs!," Wonderworks Family Movie, PBS, 1992
  • Ed Morrison, "Book of Renovation, Chapter One," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993
  • Ed Morrison, "Leap of Faith," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993
  • Ed Morrison, "How Much Is That Bentley in the Window?," L.A. Law,NBC, 1993
  • Gavin Mills, "In a Safe Place," Moon over Miami, syndicated, 1993
  • Jack Geller, "The One with the Sonogram at the End," Friends, NBC,1994
  • Jack Geller, "The One Where Nana Dies Twice," Friends, NBC, 1994
  • Dr. Vincent Winninger, "Witness," Lois & Clark: The New Adventuresof Superman, ABC, 1994
  • Harry Waters, "Who Killed the Host at the Roast?," Burke's Law, CBS, 1994
  • Jack Geller, "The One with Two Parts: Part 2," Friends, NBC, 1995
  • Voice of Mr. Perlstein, Arnold's dad, "Going Batty," The Magic SchoolBus, PBS, 1995
  • (Uncredited) Himself, "The Last Temptation of Cybill," Cybill, 1995
  • Jack Geller, "The One with the Prom Video," Friends, NBC, 1996
  • Jack Geller, "The One Where Joey Moves Out," Friends, NBC, 1996
  • Jack Geller, "The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy," Friends, NBC, 1996
  • Narrator, "Cheetahs, The Winning Streak," Wild Discovery, The Discovery Channel, 1996
  • Narrator, "Dragons of Komodo," Wild Discovery, The Discovery Channel, 1996
  • Narrator, "Gorillas, Tender Giants," Wild Discovery, The DiscoveryChannel, 1996
  • Narrator, "Meer Cats," Wild Discovery, The Discovery Channel, 1996
  • Max, "Dear God," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1996
  • Voice of Rabbi Goldberg, "Hall Monitor/Harold's Bar Mitzvah," Hey Arnold! (animated), Nickelodeon, 1997
  • Albert Einstein, "The Genius," The Mentors, 1997
  • Jack Geller, "The One with Ross's Wedding," Friends, NBC, 1998
  • Jack Geller, "The One after Ross Says Rachel," Friends, NBC, 1998
  • Jack Geller, "The One with the Thanksgiving Flashbacks," Friends,NBC, 1998
  • Peyton Cartwright, "A Drill for Death," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1998
  • Voice of Rabbi Goldberg, "Helga Blabs It All/Harold the Butcher," HeyArnold! (animated), Nickelodeon, 1998
  • Jack Geller, "The One Where Ross Got High," Friends, NBC, 1999
  • Himself, "Welcome to L.A.," It's Like, You Know ... , ABC, 1999
  • Himself, "Author! Author!," It's Like, You Know ... , ABC, 1999
  • (Uncredited) Himself, "Hot Nights in Paris," Just Shoot Me, NBC, 2000
  • Himself, "Robert Altman in England," Omnibus, BBC, 2002
  • Jack Geller, "The One Where No One Proposes," Friends, NBC, 2002
  • Jack Geller, "The One in Massapequa" (also known as "The One with the Zesty Guy"), Friends, NBC, 2002
  • Voice of himself, "The Dad Who Knew Too Little," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 2003
  • Also appeared as himself, This Is Tom Jones; himself, Parkinson.
  • Stage Appearances
  • Rumple, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1957
  • Earl Jorgenson, Say, Darling, American National Theatre and Academy Theatre, New York City, 1958, then City Center Theatre, New York City, 1959
  • Usher, priest, and warder, Irma la Douce, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1960
  • Harry Bogen, I Can Get It for You Wholesale, Shubert Theatre, NewYork City, 1962
  • Ozzie, On the Town, Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 1963
  • Bob Purefoy, Drat! The Cat!, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1965
  • Alfred Chamberlain, Little Murders, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1967
  • Alex Krieger, A Way of Life, American National Theatre and AcademyTheatre, 1969
  • Al Klein, The Guys in the Truck, New Apollo Theatre, New York City, 1983
  • The Exonerated, 45 Bleecker, 2002-
  • Major Tours
  • Deathtrap, U.S. cities, 1996
  • Also appeared in touring productions of The Fantasticks and Luv.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums
  • (Contributor) I Am America, Dove Kids, 1995
  • Taped Readings
  • Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler, Dove Books Audio, 1988
  • The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler, Dove Books Audio, 1993
  • Killer in the Rain & Other Stories by Raymond Chandler, Dove Books Audio, 1996
  • The Poetry of Carl Sandburg, Dove Books Audio, 1996
  • Mandarin's Jade & Other Stories by Raymond Chandler, Dove Books Audio, 1996
  • Aesop's Fables: The Peacock's Complaint/The Ape & the Fox, Dove Books Audio, 1996
  • The Complete Sonnets of William Shakespeare: With "A Lover's Complaint" & Selected Songs, Dove Books Audio, 1996
  • Bay City Blues & No Crime in the Mountains by Raymond Chandler, Dove Books Audio, 1997
  • Animal-Tales from Many Land, Dove Books Audio, 1997
  • Recorded audiocassette versions of Lifebank: A Novel of Medical Suspense, Farewell, My Lovely, The High Window, The Long Goodbye, Perchance to Dream, Red Wind, Poodle Springs, and Trouble Is My Business.
  • WRITINGS
  • Nonfiction
  • Author of introduction, Krazy about the Knicks, by Marv Albert, Hawthorn, 1971

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996
    Periodicals
    • People Weekly, November 9, 1998, p. 81
    • Playboy, November, 1970
    • Time, September 7, 1970

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