George Segal Biography (1934-)

Full name, George Segal, Jr.; born February 13, 1934, in Great Neck, NY; sonof George, Sr., and Fannie Segal; married Marion Sobol, 1956 (divorced, 1981); married Linda Rogoff (a manager), 1982 (died June 13, 1996); married SoniaSchultz Greenbaum, 1996; children: (first marriage) Elizabeth, Polly. Addresses: Agent: Metropolitan Talent Agency, 4526 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director, producer
Birth Details: February 13, 1934; Great Neck, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Don Juan, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1955
The Iceman Cometh, Circle in the Square, 1956
Ollie, Leave It to Jane, Sheridan Square Playhouse, New York City,1959
The Premise (improvisational revue), off-Broadway production, 1960
Title role, Gideon, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1961-1962
Rattle of a Simple Man, Broadway production, 1963
The Knack, Broadway production, 1964
Maish Resnick, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Dallas, TX, then MartinBeck Theatre, New York City, both 1985
Serge, Art, Martin Beck Theatre, 1999
(London debut) Serge, Art, Wyndham Theatre, London, 2001
Also appeared in Antony and Cleopatra, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City; The Fourth Wall.
Stage Work
Directed a production of Scuba Duba, Bucks County Playhouse, BucksCounty, PA.
Film Appearances
Dr. Howard, The Young Doctors, United Artists, 1961
First commando running up cliff, The Longest Day, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1962
Lester Sweyd, Act One, Warner Bros., 1963
Dr. Tony Parelli, The New Interns, Columbia, 1964
Matt Weaver, Invitation to a Gunfighter, United Artists, 1964
David the painter, Ship of Fools, Columbia, 1965
Corporal King, King Rat, Columbia, 1965
Mahidi, The Lost Command, Columbia, 1966
Nick, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Warner Bros., 1966
Quiller, The Quiller Memorandum, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1966
Peter Gusenberg, The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967
Monroe Rieff, Bye Bye Braverman, Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1968
Morris Brummel, No Way to Treat a Lady (also known as Asi no setrata a una dama), Paramount, 1968
Dan, The Southern Star (also known as L'etoile du sud), Columbia, 1969
Lieutenant Phil Hartman, The Bridge at Remagen, United Artists, 1969
Franco, The Girl Who Couldn't Say No (also known as Tenderly and Il suo modo di fare), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970
Brooks Wilson, Loving, Columbia, 1970
Felix, The Owl and the Pussycat, Columbia, 1970
Gordan Hocheiser, Where's Poppa? (also known as Going Ape!), United Artists, 1970
Jay Jay, Born to Win (also known as Addict and Born to Lose), United Artists, 1971
Kelp, The Hot Rock (also known as How to Steal a Diamond in Four Uneasy Lessons), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972
Steve Blackburn, A Touch of Class, Avco-Embassy, 1973
Stephen Blume, Blume in Love, Warner Bros., 1973
Harry Benson, The Terminal Man, Warner Bros., 1974
William Denny, California Split (also known as Jackpot!), Columbia, 1974
Sam Spade, Jr., The Black Bird, Columbia, 1975
Corporal Timothy Shaver, RCMP, Russian Roulette, Avco-Embassy, 1976
Charlie "Dirtwater Fox" Malloy, The Duchess and Dirtwater Fox, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
Dick Harper, Fun with Dick and Jane, Columbia, 1977
Harry Calder, Rollercoaster, Universal, 1977
Robby, Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (also known as Someone Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe, Die Schlemmerorgie, Le grande cuisine, Ein Kochtopf voller Leichen, Qualcuno sta uccidendo i piu grandi cuochi d'europa, and Too Many Chefs), Warner Bros., 1978
Adam, Lost and Found, Columbia, 1979
Jeff Thompson, The Last Married Couple in America, Universal, 1980
Walter Whitney, Carbon Copy, Embassy, 1981
Howard Trapp, Deadly Game, 1982

Jimmy Skinner, Killing 'em Softly (also known as Man in 5A), 1982
Barry Braham, Stick, Universal, 1985
Alan Morani, Run for Your Life, 1988
Colonel, All's Fair (also known as All's Fair Weekend Warriors and Skirmish), Moviestore Entertainment, 1989
Albert, Look Who's Talking (also known as Daddy's Home), TriStar, 1989
Grigory, The Clearing, Babylon Studios/Kodiak Films, 1991
Uncle Art Silver, Eddie Sparks' head writer, For the Boys, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
Buddy Arnett, Me, Myself, and I, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1992
Severance, Army of One (also known as Joshua Tree), LIVE Home Video, 1993
Albert, Look Who's Talking Now, TriStar, 1993
James Tronson, Direct Hit, Republic Pictures, 1994
Gil, Deep Down, Imperial Entertainment Corporation, 1995
Senator "Beau" Ashton, The November Conspiracy (also known as The Feminine Touch), MiraCon Pictures, 1995
Bill Holsten, The Babysitter, Republic Pictures, 1995
(Uncredited) Conference speaker, To Die For (also known as Heaven's a Drag), TDF, 1995
Steven's father, The Cable Guy, Columbia, 1996
Paul Stark, It's My Party, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
Mr. Coplin, Flirting with Disaster, Miramax, 1996
Henry Fine, The Mirror Has Two Faces, Sony Pictures Entertainment,1996
Film Executive Producer
The Black Bird, 1975
Television Appearances
Series
Andy Kooper, Take Five, CBS, 1987
Daedalus Patrick "D. P." Murphy, Murphy's Law, ABC, 1988-1989
Gordon, High Tide, syndicated, 1994
Voice of Dr. Benton Quest, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (also known as Jonny Quest: The New Adventures and Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures; animated), TNT, TBS, and Cartoon Network, 1996-1997
Harry Rosenthal #2, Tracey Takes On ... , HBO, 1997
Fred Wilde, The Naked Truth (also known as Wilde Again), NBC, 1997-1998
Jackson H. "Jack" Gallo, Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 1997-
Miniseries
Ted Varnas, "Song of Songs," Picture Windows (also known as Picture Windows: Language of the Heart), 1995
Movies
The Closing Door, 1960
Biff Loman, Death of a Salesman, 1966
The Lie, 1970
George, Of Mice and Men, 1970
John Grafton, Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer, 1983
Ezra Goldstine, Seasons of the Heart, NBC, 1983
Robin Hood, The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood, 1984
Hugh Martin, The Cold Room (also known as The Prisoner andCold Room--Kalter Hauch der Vergangenheit), 1984
Frank Bower, Not My Kid, CBS, 1985
Bud Robinson, Many Happy Returns, CBS, 1986
Narrator, The Kiss, 1987
Jock, The Endless Game, Showtime, 1990
Un orso chiamato Arturo (also known as A Bear Called Arthur), 1992
District Attorney Kepler, Taking the Heat, 1993
Harry Haussmann, Following Her Heart (also known as Sing Me theBlues, Lena), NBC, 1994
Leo, Good Doctor: The Paul Fleiss Story (also known as The Making of a Hollywood Madam), CBS, 1996
Beck, Houdini, TNT, 1998
Lee Eastman, The Linda McCartney Story, CBS, 2000
Also appeared in The Desperate Hours.
Specials
The Circus of the Stars #9, 1984
Narrator, "Natalie Wood," Crazy about the Movies, Cinemax, 1987
Episodic
"Root of Violence," The Nurses, CBS, 1963
"Man without a Skin," Naked City, ABC, 1963
Larry Duke, "A Nice Touch," The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, 1963
"Climb a Broken Ladder," The Nurses, CBS, 1964
Himself, "Performance Artist," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1993
Dave Novaro, "Murder at a Discount," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1993
"Who Killed the Starlet?," Burke's Law, 1994
Himself, "Next Stop Bottom," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1994
Himself, "Eight," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1995
Voice of Eli, Adventures from the Book of Virtues (animated), PBS,1996
Bob Anderson, "Caroline and the Buyer," Caroline in the City, NBC,1997
Himself, "And the Winner Is," Bette, CBS, 2000
Himself, Breakfast, BBC, 2001
Himself, Open House (also known as Open House with Gloria Hunt), 2001
Also appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Presents, NBC and USA Network; The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC; as himself, Wogan.
RECORDINGS
Albums
(And arranger) A Touch of Ragtime, 1985
(With the Canadian Brass) Basin Street, 1987
Also appeared on Leave It to Jane (original cast recording), Strand Records; The Yama Yama Man; and others.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996

Periodicals

American Film, May, 1978
People Weekly, June 29, 1981

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