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Cocoon (1985) -- Kitty, the alien, teaches Jack how to have sex her way.
Cocoon: The Return (1988) -- Open-ended Trailer from 20th Century Fox
Cocoon (1985) -- Jack spies on Kitty undressing through a hole in the wall and sees something unexpected.
Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) -- Sinematurk - Trailer (Flash)

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Overview

Date of Death:
2 June 1990, New York City, New York, USA more
Mini Biography:
Jack Gilford was born in Brooklyn, New York, as Yankel Gellman. He began... more
Trivia:
Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 179-180. New... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations more

Filmography

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Actor:
  1. "B.L. Stryker" (1 episode, 1989)
        - Auntie Sue (1989) TV episode
  2. "Head of the Class" .... Wesley Winthrop (1 episode, 1989)
        - Scuttlebutt (1989) TV episode .... Wesley Winthrop
  3. "thirtysomething" .... Old Gentleman (1 episode, 1988)
        - The Mike Van Dyke Show (1988) TV episode .... Old Gentleman
  4. "The Golden Girls" .... Max Weinstock (2 episodes, 1988)
        - Sophia's Wedding: Part 2 (1988) TV episode .... Max Weinstock
        - Sophia's Wedding: Part 1 (1988) TV episode .... Max Weinstock
  5. Cocoon: The Return (1988) .... Bernard 'Bernie' Lefkowitz
  6. "Tattingers" .... Shlomo (1 episode, 1988)
    ... aka Nick & Hillary (new title)
        - Pilot (1988) TV episode .... Shlomo
  7. Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) .... Mr. Butterworth
  8. "Hooperman" .... Max (1 episode, 1987)
        - I, Witness (1987) TV episode .... Max
  9. "The Ellen Burstyn Show" .... Mr. Quigley (1 episode, 1986)
        - Crime and Punishment (1986) TV episode .... Mr. Quigley
  10. Young Again (1986) (TV) .... The Angel
  11. "Joe Bash" .... Feinbaum (1 episode, 1986)
        - Feinbaum (1986) TV episode .... Feinbaum
  12. "George Burns Comedy Week" (1 episode, 1985)
        - The Funniest Guy in the World (1985) TV episode
  13. Hostage Flight (1985) (TV) .... Mr. Singer
  14. Cocoon (1985) .... Bernie Lefkowitz
  15. "Night Court" .... Marty Ratner (1 episode, 1985)
        - An Old Flame (1985) TV episode .... Marty Ratner
  16. "The Duck Factory" .... Brooks Carmichael (13 episodes, 1984)
        - Call Me Responsible (1984) TV episode .... Brooks Carmichael
        - You Always Love the One You Hurt (1984) TV episode .... Brooks Carmichael
        - The Children's Half-Hour (1984) TV episode .... Brooks Carmichael
        - The Duck Stops Here (1984) TV episode .... Brooks Carmichael
        - It Didn't Happen One Night (1984) TV episode .... Brooks Carmichael
          (8 more)
  17. "Mama's Family" .... Alvin Thompson (1 episode, 1983)
        - Aunt Gert Rides Again (1983) TV episode .... Alvin Thompson
  18. Happy (1983) (TV) .... Bernie Nelson
  19. Hotel (1983) (TV) .... Max
  20. "Hotel" .... Max (1 episode, 1983)
    ... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
        - Hotel (1983) TV episode .... Max
  21. Anna to the Infinite Power (1983) .... Dr. Henry Jelliff
  22. "Trapper John, M.D." .... Oscar Brady / ... (2 episodes, 1979-1982)
        - Getting to Know You (1982) TV episode .... Oscar Brady
        - Pilot (1979) TV episode .... Ziegler
  23. "The Love Boat" .... Fingers (2 episodes, 1981-1982)
        - Same Wavelength, The/Winning Isn't Everything/A Honeymoon for Horace (1982) TV episode
        - Vicki and the Gambler/Love with a Skinny Stranger/That Old Gang of Mine (1981) TV episode .... Fingers
  24. "Alice" .... Jake (1 episode, 1981)
        - Mel's Christmas Carol (1981) TV episode .... Jake
  25. "Taxi" .... Joe Reiger (2 episodes, 1979-1981)
        - Like Father, Like Son (1981) TV episode .... Joe Reiger
        - Honor Thy Father (1979) TV episode .... Joe Reiger
  26. Caveman (1981) .... Gog
  27. Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood (1981) (TV) .... Wally
  28. Cheaper to Keep Her (1981) .... Stanley Bracken
  29. Wholly Moses! (1980) .... Tailor
  30. "The Littlest Hobo" .... Dan Mooney (1 episode, 1980)
        - The Pied Piper (1980) TV episode .... Dan Mooney

  31. "Soap" .... Saul (5 episodes, 1979)
        - Episode #3.7 (1979) TV episode .... Saul
        - Episode #3.5 (1979) TV episode .... Saul
        - Episode #3.4 (1979) TV episode .... Saul
        - Episode #3.3 (1979) TV episode .... Saul
        - Episode #3.2 (1979) TV episode .... Saul
  32. "The Associates" .... Julius Barnes (1 episode, 1979)
        - Is Romance Dead? (1979) TV episode .... Julius Barnes
  33. "Lou Grant" .... Fred Horton (1 episode, 1979)
        - Home (1979) TV episode .... Fred Horton
  34. "Apple Pie" .... Grandpa Hollyhock (7 episodes, 1978)
        - Ginger-Nell Goes Hollywood (1978) TV episode .... Grandpa Hollyhock
        - Fast Eddie Slows Down (1978) TV episode .... Grandpa Hollyhock
        - A Man from Ginger Nell's Past (1978) TV episode .... Grandpa Hollyhock
        - Ginger-Nell Loses Her Touch (1978) TV episode .... Grandpa Hollyhock
        - Rich Man, Poor Girl (1978) TV episode .... Grandpa Hollyhock
          (2 more)
  35. A Doonesbury Special (1977) (voice)
  36. "The Andros Targets" (1 episode, 1977)
        - The Smut Peddler (1977) TV episode
  37. "Seventh Avenue" (1977) TV mini-series .... Finklestein
  38. "Police Woman" .... Michael Eglash (1 episode, 1976)
        - The Trick Book (1976) TV episode .... Michael Eglash
  39. Hickey (1976) (TV) .... Dr. McCaffrey
  40. Don't Call Us (1976) (TV) .... Larry King
  41. Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976) .... Mischa
  42. Max (1976) .... Max
  43. "Doc" .... Kramer (1 episode, 1976)
        - Oldies But Goodies (1976) TV episode .... Kramer
  44. "All in the Family" .... Bernard Bernstein (1 episode, 1976)
        - Archie Finds a Friend (1976) TV episode .... Bernard Bernstein
  45. "Rhoda" .... Billy Glass (1 episode, 1976)
        - The Return of Billy Glass (1976) TV episode .... Billy Glass
  46. "McMillan & Wife" .... Howard Liebowitz (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka McMillan (USA: sixth season title)
        - The Deadly Inheritance (1975) TV episode .... Howard Liebowitz
  47. Tubby the Tuba (1975) (voice) .... The Herald
  48. Twigs (1975) (TV) .... Ned
  49. "Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers" .... Ben Dreyfuss (3 episodes, 1974)
    ... aka Friends and Lovers (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Paul Sand Show (USA: alternative title)
        - All's Well That Ends (1974) TV episode .... Ben Dreyfuss
        - Smart Move (1974) TV episode .... Ben Dreyfuss
        - Ben and Marge Are Back (1974) TV episode .... Ben Dreyfuss
  50. Save the Tiger (1973) .... Phil Greene
  51. Once Upon a Mattress (1972) (TV) .... King Sextimus
  52. Of Thee I Sing (1972) (TV) .... Alexander Throttlebottom
  53. They Might Be Giants (1971) .... Wilbur Peabody
  54. "NET Playhouse" .... Joey (2 episodes, 1970-1971)
        - They (1971) TV episode .... Joey
        - They Have Taken Over (1970) TV episode
  55. "The David Frost Revue" (1971) TV series (unknown episodes)
  56. Catch-22 (1970) .... Dr. 'Doc' Daneeka

  57. "Get Smart" .... Simon the Likeable (2 episodes, 1969)
        - And Baby Makes Four: Part 2 (1969) TV episode .... Simon the Likeable
        - And Baby Makes Four: Part 1 (1969) TV episode .... Simon the Likeable
  58. "The Governor & J.J." .... Broken Bow (1 episode, 1969)
        - One Little Indian (1969) TV episode .... Broken Bow
  59. Arsenic and Old Lace (1969) (TV) .... Dr. Jonas Salk
  60. "Here's Lucy" .... Wilbur Harlow (1 episode, 1969)
        - Lucy Helps Craig Get a Driver's License (1969) TV episode .... Wilbur Harlow
  61. "The Ghost & Mrs. Muir" .... Uncle Arnold (1 episode, 1968)
        - Uncle Arnold the Magnificent (1968) TV episode .... Uncle Arnold
  62. The Incident (1967) .... Sam Beckerman
  63. Who's Minding the Mint? (1967) .... Avery Dugan
  64. Enter Laughing (1967) .... Mr. Foreman
  65. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) .... Hysterium
  66. "T.H.E. Cat" .... Drummer (1 episode, 1966)
        - Little Arnie from Long Ago (1966) TV episode .... Drummer
  67. Mister Buddwing (1966) .... Mr. Schwartz
    ... aka Woman Without a Face
  68. The Daydreamer (1966) .... Papa Andersen
  69. "The Defenders" .... David Marcus / ... (4 episodes, 1964-1965)
        - No-Knock (1965) TV episode .... Willie Drucker
        - The Seven Hundred Year Old Gang: Part 2 (1964) TV episode .... David Marcus
        - The Seven Hundred Year Old Gang: Part 1 (1964) TV episode .... David Marcus
        - Moment of Truth (1964) TV episode .... Louis Brandt
  70. "Mr. Broadway" .... Bunker (1 episode, 1964)
        - Try to Find a Spy (1964) TV episode .... Bunker
  71. Once Upon a Mattress (1964) (TV) .... King Sextimus
  72. "The Edge of Night" (1956) TV series .... Custodian (unknown episodes, 1963)
    ... aka Edge of Night (USA: last season title)
  73. Cowboy and the Tiger (1963) (TV) .... Tiger
  74. "Car 54, Where Are You?" .... Officer Luther Snitkin (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Curse of the Snitkins (1963) TV episode .... Officer Luther Snitkin

  75. The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959) (TV) .... Bontshe Shveig
  76. "Play of the Week" .... Bontsche Shveig (1 episode, 1959)
        - World of Sholom Aleichem (1959) TV episode .... Bontsche Shveig
  77. Main Street to Broadway (1953) (uncredited) .... Box Office Clerk
  78. "The Billy Rose Show" (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka Billy Rose's Playbill (USA: alternative title)
        - Julie the Jinx (1951) TV episode
  79. "Musical Comedy Time" (1 episode, 1950)
        - Hit the Deck (1950) TV episode
  80. "Actor's Studio" (2 episodes, 1949-1950)
    ... aka The Play's the Thing (USA: last season title)
        - Screwball (1950) TV episode
        - Here Comes Spring (1949) TV episode

  81. "The Arrow Show" (1 episode, 1949)
    ... aka Arrow Comedy Theatre
    ... aka The Phil Silvers Arrow Show
        - Episode dated 24 March 1949 (1949) TV episode
  82. Reckless Age (1944) .... Joey Bagle
  83. Hey, Rookie (1944) .... Specialty
Writer:
  1. Max (1976) (writer)
Soundtrack:
  1. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) (performer: "EVERYBODY OUGHT TO HAVE A MAID", "LOVELY" (reprise))
Self:
  1. "Reading Rainbow" .... Himself (1 episode, 1988)
        - The Purple Coat (1988) TV episode (voice) .... Himself
  2. Day to Day Affairs (1985) (TV) .... Himself

  3. "The Big Blue Marble" (1 episode, 1979)
        - Hello in There (1979) TV episode
  4. Everybody Rides the Carousel (1975) (voice) .... Stage 8
  5. The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  6. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 29 June 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself

  7. "The Dean Martin Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1967-1969)
    ... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 17 April 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 12 October 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  8. "NBC Experiment in Television" .... Sholom Aleichem (1 episode, 1969)
        - This Is Sholom Aleichem (1969) TV episode .... Sholom Aleichem
  9. "Toast of the Town" .... Sketch Actor (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #20.23 (1967) TV episode .... Sketch Actor
  10. "The Garry Moore Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1966)
        - Episode dated 27 November 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
  11. Funnyland (1965) (TV) .... Himself

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Other Works:
Originated the roles of Herr Schultz in the original Broadway production of "Cabaret" and Hysterium in the original Broadway production of "A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum, " recreating the latter in the movie version. more
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