Jack Gilford (born Jacob Aaron Gellman; July 25, 1908 – June 4, 1990) was an American actor best known for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966), Catch-22 (1970), Cocoon (1985), and Cocoon: The Return (1988).
He was married to actress and producer Madeline Lee Gilford and they had three children, including one from Lee's previous marriage.
Gilford died in 1990 at the age of 81 from stomach cancer.
Filmography
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Television roles
- 1950: Musical Comedy Time as Battling Smith
- 1951: All Star Revue as Guest Imperssionist
- 1959-1961: Play Of The Week as Bontsche Shveig/Angel (2 episodes)
- 1963: Car 54, Where Are You? as Snitkin
- 1963: The Edge of Night as Custodian
- 1964: Mr Broadway as Bunker
- 1964-1965: The Defenders as David Marcus/Willie Drucker/Louis Brandt (4 episodes)
- 1966: THECat as Drummer
- 1968: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir as Uncle Arnold
- 1969: NBC Experiment In Television as Sholom Aleichem
- 1969: Here's Lucy as Wilbur Harlow
- 1969: The Governor And JJ as Broken Bow
- 1969: Get Smart as Simon the Likeable
- 1970: NET Playhouse as Joey
- 1974: Paul Sand In Friends And Lovers as Ben Dreyfuss
- 1975: Kate Mc Shane as Ackerman
- 1975: McMillan & Wife as Howard Liebowitz
- 1976: All in the Family as Bernard Bernstein
- 1976: Rhoda as Billy Glass
- 1976: Doc as Kramer
- 1976: Police Woman as Michael Englash
- 1977: Seventh Avenue as Finklestein
- 1977: The Andros Targets as Barney Gaylord
- 1978: Apple Pie as Grandpa Hollyshock
- 1979: Lou Grant as Fred Horton
- 1979: The Associates as Julius Barnes
- 1979: Soap as Saul
- 1979-1981: Taxi as Joe Reiger (2 episodes)
- 1979-1982: Trapper John, M.D. as Oscar Brady/Irving R. Ziegler (2 episodes)
- 1980: The Littlest Hobo as Dan Mooney
- 1981: Alice as Jake
- 1981-1982: The Love Boat as Horace Bascons/Fingers (2 episodes)
- 1983: Hotel as Max
- 1983: Mama's Family as Alvin Thompson
- 1984: The Duck Factory as Brooks Carmichael
- 1985: Night Court as Marty Ratner
- 1986: Joe Bash as Feinbaum
- 1986: The Magical World Of Disney as The Angel
- 1986: The Ellen Burstyn Show as Mr. Quigley
- 1987: Hooperman as Max Estren
- 1988: Tattingers as Shlomo
- 1988: The Golden Girls as Max Weinstock
- 1988: thirtysomething as Old Gentleman
- 1989: Head of the Class as Wesley Winthrop
- 1989: BL Stryker as Morrie Klein
Feature film roles
- 1944: Hey Rookie as Specialty
- 1944: Reckless Age as Joey Bagle
- 1953: Main Street On Broadway as Box Office Clerk (Uncredited Role)
- 1959: The World Of Sholom Aleichem as Bontshe Shveig
- 1963: Cowboy And The Tiger as Tiger
- 1964: Once Upon A Mattress as King Sextimus
- 1966: The Daydreamer as Papa Anderson
- 1966: Mister Buddwing as Mr. Schwartz
- 1966: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as Hysterium
- 1967: Enter Laughing as Mr. Foreman
- 1967: Who's Minding the Mint? as Avery Dugan
- 1967: The Incident as Sam Beckerman
- 1969: Arsenic and Old Lace as Dr. Jonas Salk
- 1970: Catch-22 as Doc Daneeka
- 1971: They Might Be Giants as Peabody
- 1972: Of Thee I Sing as Alexander Throttlebottom
- 1972: Once Upon A Mattress as King Sextimus
- 1973: Save The Tiger as Phil Greene
- 1975: Twigs as Ned
- 1975: Tubby The Tub as The Herald
- 1976: Harry And Walter Go To New York as Mischa
- 1976: Dont Call Us as Larry King
- 1976: Everybody Rides The Carousel as Stage 8
- 1976: Hickey as Dr. McCaffrey
- 1980: Wholly Moses! as Tailor
- 1980: Cheaper To Keep Her as Stanley Bracken
- 1981: Goldie And The Boxer Go To Hollywood as Wally
- 1981: Caveman as Gog
- 1983: Anna To The Infinite Power as Dr. Jelliff
- 1983: Happy as Bernie Nelson
- 1985: Cocoon as Bernie Lefkowitz
- 1988: Cocoon: The Return as Bernie Lefkowitz
- 1985: Hostage Flight as Mr. Singer
- 1988: Arthur 2 On The Rocks as Mr. Butterworth
Short film roles
- 1936: Midnight Melodies as Nightclub Show Mimic
- 1976: Max as Max
- 1977: A Doonesbury Special as Referee
Theatre roles
- 1940-1941: Meet The People as Performer
- 1942: They Should Have Stood In Bed as Barney Snedeker
- 1950: Alive And Kicking as Madrigal Trio/Barney/Floogelman
- 1950: The Live Wire as Sol Margolis
- 1955-1957: The Diary of Anne Frank as Mr. Dussel
- 1957-1958: Romanoff And Juliet as 2nd Soldier
- 1958: Drink To Me Only as Dr. Peter Ullman
- 1959: Look After Lulu as Herr Van Putzeboum
- 1959-1960: Once Upon a Mattress as The King Sextimus
- 1961: Androcles The Lion The Policeman as Policeman
- 1962-1964: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as Hysterium
- 1966-1969: Cabaret as Herr Schultz
- 1969-1970: Three Men On A Horse as Erwin Trowbridge
- 1971-1973: No No Nanette as Jimmy Smith
- 1972-1974: The Sunshine Boys as Willie Clark
- 1976: Sly Fox as Jethro Crouch
- 1981: The Support Cast as Arnold
- 1982: The World Of Sholom Aleichem as The Melamed/Sholom Aleichem/Bontche Schweig/Aaron Katz
- 1982: Three Sisters as Ivan Romanich Chebutykin
