John Randolph (born Emanuel Hirsch Cohen, June 1, 1915 - February 24, 2004) was an American actor best known for You've Got Mail (1998), Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971), and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989).
He was married to actress Sarah Cunningham and they had two children.
Randolph died in 2004 at the age of 88 from natural causes.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1948: The Naked City as Police Dispatcher (Uncredited Role)
- 1951: Fourteen Hours as Fireman (uncredited)
- 1960: The Closing Door as Hector Trahern
- 1964: Hamlet as Gravedigger
- 1965: Inherit the Wind as Rev. Brown
- 1966: Seconds (1966) as Arthur Hamilton
- 1967: The Borgia Stick as Smith
- 1968: Of Mice and Men as Whit
- 1968: Pretty Poison as Morton Azenauer
- 1969: Smith as Mr. Edwards
- 1969: Number One as Jim Southerd
- 1969: Gaily Gaily as Father
- 1970: There Was a Crooked Man... as Cyrus McNutt
- 1971: Little Murders as Mr. Chamberlain
- 1971: A Step Out Of Line as Det. Riddle
- 1971: Escape from the Planet of the Apes as Chairman
- 1972: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes as Commission Chairman
- 1971: Crosscurrent as Frederick Cooper
- 1971: A Death Of Innocence as Charles Cameron
- 1972: The Family Rico as Malaks
- 1972: The Judge And Jake Wyler as James Rockmore
- 1973: Partners In Crime 1973 as Judge Charles Leland
- 1973: Pueblo as Lt. Gen. S.J. McKee
- 1974: Serpico as Sidney Green
- 1974: Tell Me Where It Hurts as Lou
- 1974: Nourish The Beast as Mario
- 1974: Ann In Blue as Captain Mulholland
- 1974: Earthquake as Mayor
- 1974: The Missiles Of October as George Ball
- 1975: Adventures Of The Queen as John Howe
- 1975: The Runaways 1975 as George Collingwood
- 1975: F Scott Fitzgerald In Hollywood as Rupert Wahler
- 1976: Collision Course Truman Vs Mac Arthur as Charlie Ross
- 1976: All the President's Men as John Mitchell (uncredited, voice)
- 1976: King Kong (1976) as Captain Ross
- 1976: Everybody Rides The Carousel as Stage 7 (voice)
- 1977: Tail Gunner Joe as Gen. Lampkin
- 1977: Secrets as Ed Warner
- 1977: Nowhere To Hide as Narrator
- 1977: Kill Me If You Can as Judge Lewis Goodman
- 1977: The Gathering as Dr. Hodges
- 1978: Nowhere to Run as Marian's Father
- 1978: Doctors Private Lives as Irv
- 1978: Heaven Can Wait (1978) as Former Owner
- 1978: The Winds Of Kitty Hawk as Alexander Graham Bell
- 1979: Nero Wolfe as Lon Cohen
- 1981: The Adventures Of Nellie Bly as Joseph Pulitzer
- 1981: Killing At Hells Gate as Attorney General
- 1981: Lovely But Deadly as Franklin Van Dyke
- 1982: In Security 1982 as Eldon Radford
- 1982: Frances as Kindly Judge
- 1983: Kentucky Woman as Rev. Palkstater
- 1983: Shooting Stars as Producer
- 1984: The Sheriff And The Astronaut as Hank Bashaw
- 1984: Old Friends as Phil Forbes
- 1985: The Execution as Judge
- 1985: Prizzi's Honor as Angelo 'Pop' Partanna
- 1986: The Right Of The People as Hollander
- 1986: As Summers Die as Augustus Tompkins
- 1988: Superman50th Anniversary as Morton Simon
- 1988: The Wizard Of Loneliness as Doc
- 1989: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation as Clark Sr.
- 1990: Sibling Rivalry as Charles Turner Sr.
- 1991: Iron Maze as Mayor Peluso
- 1993: The American Clock as Older Lee Baumler
- 1996: The Hotel Manor Inn as Gus
- 1997: Here Dies Another Day as Brace
- 1998: A Price Above Rubies as Rebbe Moshe
- 1998: You've Got Mail as Schuyler Fox
- 1999: The Dogwalker as Ike
- 2000: Sunset Strip as Mr. Niederhaus
Television Roles
- 1948-1949: Actors Studio as Mrs. Abrams (2 episodes)
- 1951: The Philco Television Playhouse as Neil Dalton/Hotstuff (2 episodes)
- 1960: Play Of The Week as Hector Trahern
- 1963: East Side West Side as Mr. Cavan
- 1964-1965: The Defenders (1961) as Roche/FBI Agent Slattery (3 episodes)
- 1965: For The People 1965 as Homer Canfield/Det. Lt. Barrows
- 1965: The Patty Duke Show as Coach Johnson
- 1965: Slatterys People as Dr. Judd Holmes
- 1965: The Trials Of O Brien as Fields
- 1966: The Edge of Night as Sgt. Kendrick
- 1967: The Invaders (1967) as Police Sgt. Ernie Goldhaver
- 1967: Mission: Impossible as Alex Morley
- 1967-1969: NYPD as Murray Foreman/Capt. Pepper/The Speaker (3 episodes)
- 1967-1973: Mannix as Lawrence Corwin/Jason Walker/Clint Houston (3 episodes)
- 1968: Judd For The Defense as Vern Merritt
- 1968-1972: Bonanza as Mr. Dawson/Donovan/Dr. Belden (3 episodes)
- 1969: Hawaii Five-O as Marty Sloane
- 1969-1971: The Bold Ones The Lawyers as Dr. Paul Schaefer/Judge Stuart Murchison (2 episodes)
- 1970: Brackens World as Charley Fredericks
- 1970: The Interns as Joe Binder
- 1970-1971: The Bold Ones The Senator as Gov. George Keller (3 episodes)
- 1971: Night Gallery as H.E. Pritkin
- 1971: The Name Of The Game as Chapman
- 1971: O Hara US Treasury as Thomas J. Gault
- 1972: The Rookies as Howard Price
- 1972: All in the Family as Joe Peterson
- 1973-1976: The Bob Newhart Show as Junior Harrison (3 episodes)
- 1974: Police Story (1973) as George Morris
- 1974: Columbo as Col. Mayehoff
- 1974: Lucas Tanner as John Hamilton
- 1974: Kojak as Judge Philip Templeton Mackie Sr.
- 1974: McMillan & Wife as Andrew Brill
- 1974-1976: Medical Center as Lt. Col. Mayhill/Dr. Ehren Kranz (2 episodes)
- 1975: Great Performances as James Mayor
- 1975: Wonder Woman (1975) as Gen. Phil Blankenship
- 1975: Doctors Hospital as Dr. Grainger
- 1975: Insight as Ozzie
- 1975-1976: Lincoln as Simon Cameron
- 1976: Spencers Pilots as Patterson
- 1976: Executive Suite as Sy Bookerman
- 1977: Loves Me Loves Me Not as Leon
- 1977: Washington Behind Closed Doors as Bennett Lowman
- 1977-1978: Lucan as Dr. Don Hoagland (7 episodes)
- 1978: Lou Grant as Sid Locke
- 1978: Richies Brockelman Private Eye as Mr. Brockelman
- 1979: Backstairs At The White House as Sen. Fall
- 1979: Kaz as Edward Dugan
- 1979: Vegas as Oscar Duncan
- 1979: Blind Ambition as John Mitchell
- 1979: M*A*S*H as Gen. Budd Haggerty
- 1979: Eischied as Abe Phillips
- 1979-1980: Angie as Randall Benson (7 episodes)
- 1980: Hagen as Lt. Macray
- 1980-1986: Trapper John, M.D. as Dr. Frances McDuffy/Ben Calvert
- 1981: Nero Wolfe as Ryan O'Malley
- 1981: Dallas as Lincoln Hargrove
- 1981: Best Of The West as The Chairman
- 1981: Darkroom as Arthur Desmond
- 1981: Bret Maverick as Frenchy Montana
- 1982: The Magical World Of Disney as Mr. Muller
- 1982: Private Benjamin as Gen. Norris
- 1982: Family Ties as Jake Keaton
- 1982-1983: Quincy, M.E. as Peter Muscanni/Arthur Degauss
- 1983: Gun Shy as Phineas Richmond
- 1983: Voyagers! as Gardiner Greene Hubbard
- 1983: Dynasty as Judge Henry Kendall
- 1983-1985: The Paper Chase as Rice (2 episodes)
- 1984: The Facts of Life as Ward Beaumont
- 1984: Emerald Point NAS as Adm. James Marquette
- 1985: Our Family Honor as Nick McGowan
- 1986: Who's the Boss? as Frank Vionelli
- 1987: CBS Schoolbreak Special as Gen. David Norman
- 1987: The Equalizer as Jack Rattigan
- 1988: Matlock as Sam Gerard
- 1988-1989: Annie Mc Guire as Red McGuire
- 1989: A Peaceable Kingdom as Jacob Brofman
- 1989: Roseanne as Al Harris
- 1990: Grand as Harris Weldon
- 1991: Married... with Children as Col. Van Pelt
- 1992: Lady Boss as Abe Panther
- 1993: Seinfeld as Frank Costanzanote
- 1993: Screen One as Waldo
- 1994: ER as Mr. Franks
- 1994: Sweet Justice as Arlen Braddock
- 1995: The Great Defender as Osbourne
- 1996: Touched by an Angel as Horace Widdenberg
Shorts
- 1976: Independence as Samuel Adams
- 1983: A Rose For Emily as Mr. Grierson
- 1988: Homesick as Grampa
- 1996: Going Home 1996 as Arthur
- 1997: Walking To Waldheim as Hyman Goldblatt
- 1999: The Reak Guernika as John
