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3 | ->''"A summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let's eat!"'' |
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5 | Alan King (born Irwin Alan Kniberg; December 26, 1927 - May 9, 2004) was an American actor and comedian best known for ''Film/{{Casino}}'' (1995), ''Film/CatsEye'' (1985), and ''Film/RushHour2'' (2001). |
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7 | He was married to Jeanette Sprung and they had three children. |
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9 | King died in 2004 at the age of 76 from lung cancer. |
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13 | !Filmography |
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15 | !!Film Roles |
16 | * 1955 -- ''Film/HitTheDeck'' as Shore Patrol |
17 | * 1956 -- ''Film/MiracleInTheRain'' as Sgt. Gilbert 'Gil' Parker |
18 | * 1956 -- ''Film/TheGirlHeLeftBehind'' as Maguire |
19 | * 1957 -- ''Film/TheHelenMorganStory'' as Benny Weaver |
20 | * 1961 -- ''Film/OperationSnafu'' as T/Sgt. Buzzer |
21 | * 1968 -- ''Film/ByeByeBraverman'' as The Rabbi |
22 | * 1971 -- ''Film/TheAndersonFiles'' as Pat Angelo |
23 | * 1978 -- ''Film/HowToPickUpGirls'' as Manny Shiller (also producer) |
24 | * 1980 -- ''Film/JustTellMeWhatYouWant'' as Max Herschel |
25 | * 1980 -- ''WesternAnimation/PinocchiosChristmas'' as Maestro Fire-Eater |
26 | * 1982 -- ''Film/ITheJury'' as Charles Kalecki |
27 | * 1982 -- ''Film/AuthorAuthor'' as Kreplich |
28 | * 1983 -- ''Film/{{Lovesick}}'' as Lionel Gross MD |
29 | * 1985 -- ''Film/CatsEye'' as Dr. Vinny Donatti |
30 | * 1986 -- ''Film/TheAlanKingShow'' as Alan 'Coop' Cooper |
31 | * 1988 -- ''Film/MemoriesOfMe'' as Abe (also producer) |
32 | * 1989 -- ''Film/EnemiesALoveStory'' as Rabbi Lembeck |
33 | * 1990 -- ''Film/TheBonfireOfTheVanities'' as Arthur Ruskin |
34 | * 1992 -- ''Film/NightAndTheCity'' as Ira 'Boom Boom' Grossman |
35 | * 1995 -- ''Film/{{The Infiltrator|1995}}'' as Rabbi Hier |
36 | * 1995 -- ''Film/{{Casino}}'' as Andy Stone |
37 | * 1995 -- ''Film/DadTheAngelAndMe'' as Bernie |
38 | * 1998 -- ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToasterGoesToMars'' as Supreme Commander |
39 | * 2001 -- ''Film/RushHour2'' as Steven Reign |
40 | * 2002 -- ''Film/SunshineState'' as Murray Silver |
41 | * 2004 -- ''Film/MindTheGap'' as Herb Schweitzer |
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43 | !!Television Roles |
44 | * 1966 -- ''Series/ABCStage67'' as Leo |
45 | * 1977 -- ''Series/SeventhAvenue'' as Harry Lee |
46 | * 1990 -- ''Series/{{Thirtysomething}}'' as Dr. Ben Teitelman |
47 | * 1990 -- ''Series/ShalomSesame'' as Simon Maccabee |
48 | * 1991 -- ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' as Mel Bushman |
49 | * 1992 -- ''Series/{{Blossom}}'' as Rabbi Hyman Greenblatt |
50 | * 1993 -- ''Series/LawAndOrder'' as Jonathan Shapiro |
51 | * 1994 -- ''Series/LoveAndWar'' as Dante Palladino |
52 | * 1998 -- ''Series/MurphyBrown'' as God |
53 | * 1999 -- ''Series/ChicagoHope'' as Larry Lensky |
54 | * 1999 -- ''Series/FamilyLaw'' as Hy Adlin |
55 | * 2000 -- ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' as The Don |
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57 | !Producer |
58 | * 1969 -- ''Film/AlanKingAndHisBuddy'' |
59 | * 1972 -- ''Series/TheABCComedyHour'' |
60 | * 1972 -- ''Series/TheCornerBar'' |
61 | * 1976 -- ''Film/ReturnToEarth'' |
62 | * 1976 -- ''Series/{{Ivan the Terrible|1976}}'' |
63 | * 1980 -- ''Film/CattleAnnieAndLittleBritches'' |
64 | * 1981 -- ''Film/{{Wolfen}}'' |
65 | * 1985 -- ''Film/ReunionAtFairborough'' |
66 | * 1987 -- ''Film/AnEveningOfAlanKingAtCarnegie'' (also writer) |
67 | * 1997-2001 -- ''Series/GreatPerfomances'' (2 episodes) |
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69 | !Books |
70 | * 1962 -- ''Anybody Who Owns His Own Home Deserves It'' with Kathryn Ryan |
71 | * 1964 -- ''Help! i'm a Prisoner in a Chinese Bakery'' |
72 | * 1985 -- ''Is Salami and Eggs Better Than Sex? Memoirs of a Happy Eater'' with Mimi Sheraton |
73 | * 1996 -- ''Name Dropping -- The Life and Lies of Alan King'' with Chris Chase |
74 | * 2002 -- ''Alan King's Great Jewish Joke Book'' |
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