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Gene Saks(1921-2015)

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  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Gene Saks in The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
A suddenly-unemployed company executive suffers a nervous breakdown, and his supporting wife tries everything to console him and pick up the slack.
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Gene Saks was born on 8 November 1921 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Deconstructing Harry (1997), The Odd Couple (1968) and I.Q. (1994). He was married to Keren Victoria Ettlinger and Bea Arthur. He died on 28 March 2015 in East Hampton, New York, USA.
BornNovember 8, 1921
DiedMarch 28, 2015(93)
BornNovember 8, 1921
DiedMarch 28, 2015(93)
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    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

Woody Allen, Demi Moore, Elisabeth Shue, Robin Williams, Kirstie Alley, Billy Crystal, Mariel Hemingway, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Richard Benjamin, Judy Davis, Amy Irving, Tobey Maguire, and Stanley Tucci in Deconstructing Harry (1997)
Deconstructing Harry
7.3
  • Harry's Father
  • 1997
Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in The Odd Couple (1968)
The Odd Couple
7.6
  • Director
  • 1968
Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, and Walter Matthau in I.Q. (1994)
I.Q.
6.2
  • Boris Podolsky
  • 1994
Paul Newman in Nobody's Fool (1994)
Nobody's Fool
7.3
  • Wirf
  • 1994

Credits

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Actor



  • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Judge Carl Samuel
    • 1998
  • Woody Allen, Demi Moore, Elisabeth Shue, Robin Williams, Kirstie Alley, Billy Crystal, Mariel Hemingway, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Richard Benjamin, Judy Davis, Amy Irving, Tobey Maguire, and Stanley Tucci in Deconstructing Harry (1997)
    Deconstructing Harry
    7.3
    • Harry's Father
    • 1997
  • On Seventh Avenue (1996)
    On Seventh Avenue
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • Sol Jacobs
    • 1996
  • Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, and Walter Matthau in I.Q. (1994)
    I.Q.
    6.2
    • Boris Podolsky
    • 1994
  • Paul Newman in Nobody's Fool (1994)
    Nobody's Fool
    7.3
    • Wirf
    • 1994
  • The Good Policeman (1993)
    The Good Policeman
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • Harry
    • 1993
  • The Goodbye People (1984)
    The Goodbye People
    6.5
    • Marcus Soloway
    • 1984
  • Elizabeth McGovern and Dudley Moore in Lovesick (1983)
    Lovesick
    5.2
    • Frantic Patient
    • 1983
  • The One and Only (1978)
    The One and Only
    5.8
    • Sidney Seltzer
    • 1978
  • The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
    The Prisoner of Second Avenue
    6.7
    • Harry Edison
    • 1975
  • Jason Robards, Barry Gordon, and Barbara Harris in A Thousand Clowns (1965)
    A Thousand Clowns
    7.3
    • Leo
    • 1965
  • Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)
    Armstrong Circle Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Arthur Vernon
    • 1963
  • Kraft Theatre (1947)
    The United States Steel Hour
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Willie
    • 1961
  • Great Ghost Tales (1961)
    Great Ghost Tales
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Ralph Wilson
    • 1961
  • Walter Matthau in Play of the Week (1959)
    Play of the Week
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Mikoel
    • 1960

Director



  • Vanessa Williams, Jason Alexander, and Marc Kudisch in Bye Bye Birdie (1995)
    Bye Bye Birdie
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Dave Stewart: Jealousy (1994)
    Dave Stewart: Jealousy
    7.4
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Marcello Mastroianni and Julie Andrews in A Fine Romance (1991)
    A Fine Romance
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986)
    Brighton Beach Memoirs
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Mame (1974)
    Mame
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972)
    Last of the Red Hot Lovers
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Ingrid Bergman, Goldie Hawn, and Walter Matthau in Cactus Flower (1969)
    Cactus Flower
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in The Odd Couple (1968)
    The Odd Couple
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Charles Boyer, and Mildred Natwick in Barefoot in the Park (1967)
    Barefoot in the Park
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1967

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Barrymore (2011)
    Barrymore
    7.2
    • originally directed on the stage by
    • 2011

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  • Born
    • November 8, 1921
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 28, 2015
    • East Hampton, New York, USA(pneumonia)
  • Spouses
      Keren Victoria Ettlinger1980 - March 28, 2015 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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    Directed both the Broadway show and film version of "Mame" that featured then-wife Bea Arthur.

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