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Louis Zorich

Acting

Born February 12, 1924 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died January 30, 2018

IMDb

Biography

Louis Zorich (February 12, 1924 – January 30, 2018) was an American actor. He played sporting goods salesman Burt Buchman, Paul Buchman's father, on the NBC series Mad About You from 1993 to 1999.

Awards & recognition

  • Tony Award — Best Featured Actor in a Play · 1969 · nominated

Filmography35 titles

W.C. Fields and Me

1976as Gene Fowler

Columbo

1971as Frank Staplin

Olympia

2018as Self

Remember WENN

1996as Mr. Sweet

Brooklyn Bridge

1991as Jules Berger

Fiddler on the Roof

1971as Constable

Detachment

2011as Grampa

Law & Order

1990as Trial Judge Milton Erdheim

Kojak

1973as Mike DeBrieno

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988as Greek Millionaire

They Might Be Giants

1971as 2nd Sanitation Man

Death of a Salesman

1985as Ben Loman

Spenser: For Hire

1985

A Fish in the Bathtub

1999as Morris

City of Hope

1991as Mayor Baci

Mad About You

1992as Burt Buchman

Route 66

1960

A Bird of the Air

2011as Stowalski

The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984as Pete

Where are the Children?

1986as Kragopoulos

Coogan's Bluff

1968as Taxi Driver

Cold Turkey

1971as Douglas Truesdale (uncredited)

Popi

1969as Penebaz

Great Performances

1971as Dorn

Joe the King

1999as Judge

Kate & Allie

1984

The Don Is Dead

1973as Mitch

For Pete's Sake

1974as Nick

Naked City

1958as Manos

Emily & Tim

2015as Tim (Segment 6)

Club Paradise

1986as Swiss Buissnessman

A Hole in One

2004as Sammy

Honor Thy Father

1973as Joe Notario

No Pay, Nudity

2016as Lester's Father

Running Funny

2007as Stan