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Allan Rich

Acting

Born February 8, 1926 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Died August 22, 2020

Also known as Benjamin Norman Schultz

Biography

Allan Rich (born Benjamin Norman Schultz; (February 8, 1926 – August 22, 2020) was an American character actor, author and activist. Allan Rich was one of the many alleged communist sympathizers blacklisted in the 1950s Hollywood blacklist. He mentored Rene Russo in the world of acting and also played a judge in Hill Street Blues. Rich was the co-founder of non-profit organization We Care About Kids, which produces educational short films for middle and high school youths. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allan Rich, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography50+ titles

House

2004as Sidney

Uncle Joe Shannon

1978as Dr. Clark

The Nanny

1993as Ray

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000as Solly

Sledge Hammer!

1986as Judge Liam Jackson

Little House on the Prairie

1974as Otto Ripley

All in the Family

1971as Gallery Manager

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Gary Klausbach

The Golden Girls

1985as Alexi

Hill Street Blues

1981as Judge Maurice Schiller

Happy Days

1974as Professor Thomas

The Rockford Files

1974as Charles 'Pebbles' Runkin

Serpico

1973as D. A. Tauber

Barney Miller

1975as Mr. Ramsen

Quiz Show

1994as Robert Kintner

Night Court

1984as Dr. Bruce

Magnum, P.I.

1980as Coluga

2 Broke Girls

2011as Lou

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997as M. Anthony Brinksman (segment "Last Rites")

The Incredible Hulk

1977as Luther Mason

Kojak

1973as Judge Walter Miller

Hawaii Five-O

1968as Lou Marvin

NYPD Blue

1993as Vasiliy Choushkin

Alice

1976as Mr. Adler

The Last Laugh

2016as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Amistad

1997as Judge Juttson

Cagney & Lacey

1982as Morley Pressman

Frances

1982as Mr. Bebe

CHiPs

1977as Judge Towers

A Gun in the House

1981as Roy Grutman

The Gambler

1974as Bernie

Kidco

1984as Jim Clark

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983as Murray D. Murray

Wish I Was Here

2014as Rabbi Twersky

Guilty by Suspicion

1991as Leonard Marks

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983as Judge Gault

Eating Raoul

1982as Nazi

Gideon's Trumpet

1980as Tobias Simon

Jack

1996as Dr. Benfante

Disclosure

1994as Ben Heller

The Frisco Kid

1979as Mr. Bialik

The Burial Society

2002as Hy Leibowitz

Hero at Large

1980as Marty Fields

The Last Word

2008as Francis

Out to Sea

1997as Sebastian

Lies & Alibis

2006as Klump

Betsy's Wedding

1990as Nate Tobias

Naked City

1958as Cab Driver

Rise: Blood Hunter

2007as Harrison

The Rich Man's Wife

1996as Bill Adolphe