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Louis Zorich
ACTOR

Louis Zorich

Known for Detachment · Columbo · Law & Order

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.

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Born
Feb 12, 1924
Died
Jan 30, 2018
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
Acting

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.

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Known For

MOVIEDetachment
DetachmentGrampa · 2011
★ 7.6
TVColumbo
ColumboFrank Staplin · 1971
★ 8.1
TVLaw & Order
Law & OrderTrial Judge Milton Erdheim · 1990
★ 7.3
MOVIEThe Muppets Take Manhattan
The Muppets Take ManhattanPete · 1984
★ 6.6
TVMad About You
Mad About YouBurt Buchman · 1992
★ 6.8
TVKojak
KojakMike DeBrieno · 1973
★ 7.3
TVThe Equalizer
The EqualizerZeke · 1985
★ 7.2
TVThe New Avengers
The New Avengers1 eps · 1976
★ 7.2

Filmography

Movies

Gammera the InvincibleSoviet ambassador
1966
Coogan's BluffTaxi Driver
1968
PopiPenebaz
1969
Cold TurkeyDouglas Truesdale (uncredited)
1971
Fiddler on the RoofConstable
1971
Made For Each OtherPandora's Father
1971
They Might Be Giants2nd Sanitation Man
1971
Honor Thy FatherJoe Notario
1973
The Don Is DeadMitch
1973
AntigoneJonas (1st Guard)
1974
Antigone
1974
For Pete's SakeNick
1974
Newman's LawFrank Lo Falcone
1974
Sunday in the CountryDinelli
1974
The Rehearsal
1974
The SeagullDorn
1975
W.C. Fields and MeGene Fowler
1976
Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a ManGeorge W. Chadwick
1977
NurseJohn Bloom
1980
The Muppets Take ManhattanPete
1984
Death of a SalesmanBen Loman
1985
FlanaganLerner
1985
Club ParadiseSwiss Buissnessman
1986
Where are the Children?Kragopoulos
1986
CS
Cheap ShotsLouie Constantine
1988
Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsGreek Millionaire
1988
Bloodhounds of BroadwayMindy
1989
City of HopeMayor Baci
1991
Missing PiecesOchenko
1992
The World of Jim HensonSelf (archive footage)
1994
Young at HeartJoe Garaventi
1995
Kiss & TellLouis
1997
A Fish in the BathtubMorris
1999
Joe the KingJudge
1999
Friends and FamilyMarvin Levine
2001
A Hole in OneSammy
2004
The Armenian GenocideTurkish Court Martial Trial Transcript (voice)
2006
Running FunnyStan
2007
A Bird of the AirStowalski
2011
DetachmentGrampa
2011
RI
Run ItAngelo
2013
Arthur Miller: A Man of His CenturySelf - Actor
2015
Emily & TimTim (Segment 6)
2015
Irene & MarieNick
2015
No Pay, NudityLester's Father
2016
Starring Austin PendletonSelf
2016
OlympiaSelf
2018

Television

Folio1 eps
1955
Naked CitySam · 1 eps
1958
Naked CityManos · 1 eps
1958
Diagnosis: Unknown1 eps
1960
Route 662 eps
1960
Another World1547 eps
1964
ColumboFrank Staplin · 1 eps
1971
Great PerformancesJonas · 1 eps
1971
Great PerformancesDorn · 1 eps
1971
KojakMike DeBrieno · 1 eps
1973
The New Avengers1 eps
1976
The New AvengersKarl · 1 eps
1976
American PlayhouseMindy · 1 eps
1982
Kate & Allie1 eps
1984
Spenser: For Hire2 eps
1985
The EqualizerZeke · 1 eps
1985
Law & OrderTrial Judge Milton Erdheim · 1 eps
1990
Law & OrderJudge Edgar Hynes · 1 eps
1990
Brooklyn BridgeJules Berger · 33 eps
1991
Mad About YouBurt Buchman · 70 eps
1992
Remember WENNMr. Sweet · 1 eps
1996
The Jury1 eps
2004

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