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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