Elliott Gould
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Elliott Gould is an American
actor. He began acting in Hollywood films during the 1960s, and has remained prolific ever since. Some of his most notable films include M*A*S*H and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
, for which he received an Oscar nomination. In recent years, he has starred as Jack Geller on Friends
and as Reuben Tishkoff in Ocean's Eleven
, Ocean's Twelve
, and Ocean's Thirteen
.
, the grandson of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe
. His mother, Lucille (née
Raver), sold artificial flower
s to beauty shops, and his father, Bernard Goldstein, worked in the garment
business. He graduated from the Professional Children's School
.
film actor
s in the early-1970s, best known for playing Trapper John in Robert Altman
's satirical 1970 film
MASH
. Time
magazine placed him on one of its covers in 1970, when he was at the brief height of his long career, calling him a "star for an uptight age". Other notable film roles include Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
(which earned him an Academy Award nomination), A Bridge Too Far, Capricorn One
, and a remake of The Lady Vanishes
. Gould played the detective
Philip Marlowe
in Altman's 1973 film The Long Goodbye
(the role had previously been played by such distinguished actors as Humphrey Bogart
and Dick Powell
, and later Robert Mitchum
). He hosted Saturday Night Live
six times, his final time being the first episode of the disastrous Jean Doumanian
season (season 6) in November 1980, where he was shocked to find that the original cast and producer had left and a new cast and producer had taken their place. He has never hosted after that, but has appeared in a season 16 (1990–1991) episode hosted by Tom Hanks
where Hanks is welcomed into the Five-Timers club, a society for celebrities who have hosted SNL five times or more. Also in 1980, Gould filmed two movies for Disney
studios, The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
and The Devil and Max Devlin
, in which he co-starred with Bill Cosby
.
Gould's Broadway theatre
credits include Irma La Douce
, Say, Darling
, I Can Get It for You Wholesale
(in which he met Barbra Streisand
), Drat! The Cat!
, and Little Murders
. He purchased the screen rights to Little Murders, and in addition to acting in the film version, served as uncredited executive producer.
His career slowed down after a series of critical and commercial flops in the mid-to-late 1970s, but he has remained steadily employed in supporting and character roles in television and movies. He starred in a sitcom called E/R
in 1984–1985, and had a recurring guest role on Friends
as Jack Geller
, the father of Monica
and Ross Geller
.
Gould received critical praise for his role as an aging mobster in Warren Beatty
's 1991 film Bugsy
. In addition, he appeared in American History X
as the boyfriend of Edward Norton
's character's mother. He also co-starred as Reuben Tishkoff in the popular "caper" film Ocean's Eleven
(2001), and its sequels: Ocean's Twelve
(2004), and Ocean's Thirteen
(2007).
Gould is most recently seen on advertisements for Save Ellis Island
and is heard on radio commercials, most notably introducing himself by name on spots for the Gordon Flesch Company, a Madison, Wisconsin
-based office products supplier.
He has also loaned his voice to several animated series, most notable among them, the Disney Channel
animated series Kim Possible
.
Gould became one of the many celebrity producers of The 1 Second Film
collaboration in June 2009.
In November 2009 Elliott Gould signed on for a guest spot on Law & Order
, playing a disgruntled business owner who takes the law into his own hands after a crime spree in his Harlem neighborhood.
In July 2010 it was announced that Gould had signed on to guest-star in the second episode of the next season of CSI
.
Gould currently serves on the Screen Actors Guild
National Board of Directors and has done so for the past six years. He has recently undergone hip replacement surgery.
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actor. He began acting in Hollywood films during the 1960s, and has remained prolific ever since. Some of his most notable films include M*A*S*H and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice is a 1969 comedy-drama film directed by Paul Mazursky. It stars Natalie Wood, Robert Culp, Elliott Gould and Dyan Cannon....
, for which he received an Oscar nomination. In recent years, he has starred as Jack Geller on Friends
Friends
Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
and as Reuben Tishkoff in Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)
Ocean's Eleven is a 2001 American comedy-crime caper and remake of the 1960 Rat Pack caper film of the same name. The 2001 film was directed by Steven Soderbergh and features an ensemble cast including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Andy García, and Julia Roberts. The film was...
, Ocean's Twelve
Ocean's Twelve
Ocean's Twelve is a 2004 American crime comedy film, the sequel to 2001's Ocean's Eleven. Like its predecessor, which was a remake of the 1960 film Ocean's 11, the film used a celebrity ensemble cast. It was released in the United States on December 10, 2004. A third film, Ocean's Thirteen, was...
, and Ocean's Thirteen
Ocean's Thirteen
Ocean's Thirteen is a 2007 crime comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring an ensemble cast. It is the third and final film in the Soderbergh series following the 2004 sequel Ocean's Twelve and the 2001 film Ocean's Eleven, which itself was a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film Ocean's 11...
.
Early life
Gould was born in Brooklyn, New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, the grandson of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
. His mother, Lucille (née
Married and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Raver), sold artificial flower
Artificial flower
Artificial flowers are imitations of natural flowering plants, used for commercial or residential decoration. They are sometimes made for scientific purposes .Materials used in their manufacture have included painted linen and shavings of stained horn in Egypt, gold and...
s to beauty shops, and his father, Bernard Goldstein, worked in the garment
Garment District, Manhattan
The Garment District, also known as the Garment Center, the Fashion District, or the Fashion Center, is a neighborhood located in the Manhattan borough of New York City. The dense concentration of fashion-related uses give the neighborhood, which is generally considered to span between Fifth Avenue...
business. He graduated from the Professional Children's School
Professional Children's School
Professional Children's School is a not for profit, college preparatory school that was founded in New York City in 1914 to provide an education to young people working on the New York stage, in Vaudeville, or "on the road."-History:...
.
Career
Gould was one of the most prominent AmericanUnited States
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film actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
s in the early-1970s, best known for playing Trapper John in Robert Altman
Robert Altman
Robert Bernard Altman was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.His films MASH , McCabe and...
's satirical 1970 film
1970 in film
The year 1970 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 9 - Larry Fine, the second member of The Three Stooges, suffers a massive stroke, therefore ending his career....
MASH
MASH (film)
MASH is a 1970 American satirical dark comedy film directed by Robert Altman and written by Ring Lardner, Jr., based on Richard Hooker's novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors. It is the only feature film in the M*A*S*H franchise...
. Time
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
magazine placed him on one of its covers in 1970, when he was at the brief height of his long career, calling him a "star for an uptight age". Other notable film roles include Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice is a 1969 comedy-drama film directed by Paul Mazursky. It stars Natalie Wood, Robert Culp, Elliott Gould and Dyan Cannon....
(which earned him an Academy Award nomination), A Bridge Too Far, Capricorn One
Capricorn One
Capricorn One is a 1977 science fiction thriller movie about a Mars landing hoax. It was written and directed by Peter Hyams and produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment. It stars James Brolin, Sam Waterston and O. J...
, and a remake of The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes (1979 film)
The Lady Vanishes is a 1979 British comedy mystery film directed by Anthony Page. Its screenplay by George Axelrod was based on the novel The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White...
. Gould played the detective
Detective
A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes"...
Philip Marlowe
Philip Marlowe
Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels including The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye. Marlowe first appeared under that name in The Big Sleep published in 1939...
in Altman's 1973 film The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye (film)
The Long Goodbye is a 1973 neo noir, directed by Robert Altman and based on Raymond Chandler's 1953 novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Leigh Brackett, who co-wrote the screenplay for The Big Sleep in 1946...
(the role had previously been played by such distinguished actors as Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey DeForest Bogart was an American actor. He is widely regarded as a cultural icon.The American Film Institute ranked Bogart as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema....
and Dick Powell
Dick Powell
Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell was an American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss.Despite the same last name he was not related to William Powell, Eleanor Powell or Jane Powell.-Biography:...
, and later Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum
Robert Charles Durman Mitchum was an American film actor, author, composer and singer and is #23 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time...
). He hosted Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
six times, his final time being the first episode of the disastrous Jean Doumanian
Jean Doumanian
Jean Doumanian is an American producer.Doumanian is probably most well known for her short reign as producer of Saturday Night Live between November 1980 and March 1981...
season (season 6) in November 1980, where he was shocked to find that the original cast and producer had left and a new cast and producer had taken their place. He has never hosted after that, but has appeared in a season 16 (1990–1991) episode hosted by Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies, gaining wide notice in 1988's Big, before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title...
where Hanks is welcomed into the Five-Timers club, a society for celebrities who have hosted SNL five times or more. Also in 1980, Gould filmed two movies for Disney
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
studios, The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
The Last Flight Of Noah's Ark is a Disney film released by Buena Vista Distribution on June 25, 1980. The film stars Elliott Gould, Geneviève Bujold and Ricky Schroder.-Plot:...
and The Devil and Max Devlin
The Devil and Max Devlin
The Devil and Max Devlin is a Disney motion picture released by Buena Vista Distribution Company, directed by Steven Hilliard Stern and released in early 1981 starring Elliott Gould, Bill Cosby and Susan Anspach. Gould praised this film in interviews as the finest he ever did...
, in which he co-starred with Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby
William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a starring role in the 1960s action show, I Spy. He later starred in his own series, the...
.
Gould's Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
credits include Irma La Douce
Irma La Douce (musical)
Irma La Douce is a musical with music by Marguerite Monnot and French lyrics and book by Alexandre Breffort. The English lyrics and book are by Julian More, David Heneker and Monty Norman. It was first produced in Paris in 1956.-Productions:...
, Say, Darling
Say, Darling
Say, Darling is a three-act comic play by Abe Burrows and Marian and Richard Bissell about the creation of a Broadway musical. Although the play featured nine original songs with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Jule Styne, all of the songs were presented as either rehearsal or...
, I Can Get It for You Wholesale
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
I Can Get It for You Wholesale is a musical with music and lyrics by Harold Rome and a book by Jerome Weidman based on his 1937 novel of the same title. It marked the Broadway debut of 19-year-old Barbra Streisand, who was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in...
(in which he met Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
), Drat! The Cat!
Drat! The Cat!
Drat! The Cat! is a musical with a book and lyrics by Ira Levin and music by Milton Schafer.Originally called Cat and Mouse, this spoof of late-Victorian melodrama has at its core Alice Van Guilder, who wants to be a career girl at a time when nice young ladies marry well instead of having careers...
, and Little Murders
Little Murders
Little Murders is a 1971 black comedy film starring Elliott Gould and Marcia Rodd, directed by Alan Arkin. It is the story of a girl, Patsy , who brings home her boyfriend, Alfred , to meet her severely dysfunctional family amidst a series of random shootings, garbage strikes and electrical outages...
. He purchased the screen rights to Little Murders, and in addition to acting in the film version, served as uncredited executive producer.
His career slowed down after a series of critical and commercial flops in the mid-to-late 1970s, but he has remained steadily employed in supporting and character roles in television and movies. He starred in a sitcom called E/R
E/R
E/R is an American television sitcom that aired in 1984 and 1985. Developed from a successful play of the same name, the series was produced by Embassy Television and lasted a single season.-Synopsis:...
in 1984–1985, and had a recurring guest role on Friends
Friends
Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
as Jack Geller
Characters of Friends
The American television sitcom Friends featured six main cast members throughout its run, with numerous characters recurring throughout the ten seasons. The main cast members were familiar to television viewers before their roles on Friends, but were not considered to be stars...
, the father of Monica
Monica Geller
Monica E. Geller Bing is a fictional character on the popular US television sitcom Friends, portrayed by Courteney Cox. Monica is known as the "Mother Hen" of the group and her Greenwich Village apartment was one of the group's main gathering places. She was also known for her obsessive personality...
and Ross Geller
Ross Geller
Ross Eustace Geller, Ph.D. is a fictional character on the popular U.S. television series Friends, portrayed by David Schwimmer. The character is noted for his geeky, lovable demeanor.- Origin :...
.
Gould received critical praise for his role as an aging mobster in Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty born March 30, 1937) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and director. He has received a total of fourteen Academy Award nominations, winning one for Best Director in 1982. He has also won four Golden Globe Awards including the Cecil B. DeMille Award.-Early life and...
's 1991 film Bugsy
Bugsy
Bugsy is a 1991 American crime-drama film which tells the story of mobster Bugsy Siegel. It stars Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, Elliott Gould, Joe Mantegna, Bebe Neuwirth, and Bill Graham....
. In addition, he appeared in American History X
American History X
American History X is a 1998 American drama film directed by Tony Kaye and starring Edward Norton and Edward Furlong. It was distributed by New Line Cinema....
as the boyfriend of Edward Norton
Edward Norton
Edward Harrison Norton is an American actor, screenwriter, film director and producer. In 1996, his supporting role in the courtroom drama Primal Fear garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor...
's character's mother. He also co-starred as Reuben Tishkoff in the popular "caper" film Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)
Ocean's Eleven is a 2001 American comedy-crime caper and remake of the 1960 Rat Pack caper film of the same name. The 2001 film was directed by Steven Soderbergh and features an ensemble cast including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Andy García, and Julia Roberts. The film was...
(2001), and its sequels: Ocean's Twelve
Ocean's Twelve
Ocean's Twelve is a 2004 American crime comedy film, the sequel to 2001's Ocean's Eleven. Like its predecessor, which was a remake of the 1960 film Ocean's 11, the film used a celebrity ensemble cast. It was released in the United States on December 10, 2004. A third film, Ocean's Thirteen, was...
(2004), and Ocean's Thirteen
Ocean's Thirteen
Ocean's Thirteen is a 2007 crime comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring an ensemble cast. It is the third and final film in the Soderbergh series following the 2004 sequel Ocean's Twelve and the 2001 film Ocean's Eleven, which itself was a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film Ocean's 11...
(2007).
Gould is most recently seen on advertisements for Save Ellis Island
Save Ellis Island
Save Ellis Island is an organization to raise money for the restoration, preservation and rehabilitation of Ellis Island’s abandoned buildings and to support historic preservation.- Significance of Ellis Island :...
and is heard on radio commercials, most notably introducing himself by name on spots for the Gordon Flesch Company, a Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
-based office products supplier.
He has also loaned his voice to several animated series, most notable among them, the Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
animated series Kim Possible
Kim Possible
Kim Possible is an American animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. The show is action-oriented, but also has a light-hearted atmosphere and often lampoons the conventions and clichés of the...
.
Gould became one of the many celebrity producers of The 1 Second Film
The 1 Second Film
The 1 Second Film is a non-profit collaborative art project being created by thousands of people around the world, including many celebrities....
collaboration in June 2009.
In November 2009 Elliott Gould signed on for a guest spot on Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
, playing a disgruntled business owner who takes the law into his own hands after a crime spree in his Harlem neighborhood.
In July 2010 it was announced that Gould had signed on to guest-star in the second episode of the next season of CSI
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
.
Gould currently serves on the Screen Actors Guild
Screen Actors Guild
The Screen Actors Guild is an American labor union representing over 200,000 film and television principal performers and background performers worldwide...
National Board of Directors and has done so for the past six years. He has recently undergone hip replacement surgery.
Personal life
Gould has said that he has a "very deep Jewish identity". He has been married three times, twice to the same woman:- Barbra StreisandBarbra StreisandBarbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
(March 21, 1963 – July 9, 1971; divorced; 1 child, actor Jason GouldJason GouldJason Emanuel Gould is an American actor, writer and director.Gould is the son of singer/actress Barbra Streisand and actor Elliott Gould, who divorced July 9, 1971. Gould spent his formative years around major Hollywood players in Los Angeles, California...
) - Jennifer Bogart (December 8, 1973–1976; divorced; 2 children)
- Jennifer Bogart (June 9, 1978–1989; separated)
1960s
- 1964 Once Upon a MattressOnce Upon a MattressOnce Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. It opened off-Broadway in May 1959, and then moved to Broadway...
- Jester - 1964 The Confession - the Mute
- 1968 The Night They Raided Minsky'sThe Night They Raided Minsky'sThe Night They Raided Minsky's is a 1968 musical comedy film directed by William Friedkin and produced by Norman Lear. It is a fictional account of the invention of the striptease at Minsky's Burlesque in 1925...
- Billy Minsky - 1969 Bob & Carol & Ted & AliceBob & Carol & Ted & AliceBob & Carol & Ted & Alice is a 1969 comedy-drama film directed by Paul Mazursky. It stars Natalie Wood, Robert Culp, Elliott Gould and Dyan Cannon....
- Ted
1970s
- 1970 MoveMove (film)Move is a 1970 comedy film starring Elliott Gould, Paula Prentiss and Geneviève Waïte, and directed by Stuart Rosenberg. The screenplay was written by Joel Lieber and Stanley Hart, adapted from a novel by Lieber.- Synopsis :...
- Hiram Jaffe - 1970 Airport - (uncredited) - Voice
- 1970 I Love My WifeI Love My Wife (film)I Love My Wife is a 1970 comedy film directed by Mel Stuart. It stars Elliott Gould and Brenda Vaccaro.-Cast:*Elliott Gould as Dr. Richard Burrows*Brenda Vaccaro as Jody Burrows*Angel Tompkins as Hele Donnelly*Dabney Coleman as Frank Donnelly...
- Richard Burrows - 1970 Getting StraightGetting StraightGetting Straight is a 1970 American comedy-drama motion picture directed by Richard Rush, released by Columbia Pictures.The story centered upon student politics at a university in the early 1970s, seen through the eyes of non-conformist graduate student Harry Bailey...
- Harry Bailey - 1970 M*A*S*HMASH (film)MASH is a 1970 American satirical dark comedy film directed by Robert Altman and written by Ring Lardner, Jr., based on Richard Hooker's novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors. It is the only feature film in the M*A*S*H franchise...
- Trapper John - 1971 The Touch - David Kovac
- 1971 Little MurdersLittle MurdersLittle Murders is a 1971 black comedy film starring Elliott Gould and Marcia Rodd, directed by Alan Arkin. It is the story of a girl, Patsy , who brings home her boyfriend, Alfred , to meet her severely dysfunctional family amidst a series of random shootings, garbage strikes and electrical outages...
- Alfred Chamberlain - 1972 The Special London Bridge Special - The Villain
- 1973 Who? - Sean Rogers
- 1973 The Long GoodbyeThe Long Goodbye (film)The Long Goodbye is a 1973 neo noir, directed by Robert Altman and based on Raymond Chandler's 1953 novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Leigh Brackett, who co-wrote the screenplay for The Big Sleep in 1946...
- Philip Marlowe - 1974 California SplitCalifornia SplitCalifornia Split is a 1974 film directed by Robert Altman and starring Elliott Gould and George Segal as a pair of gamblers. It was the first non-Cinerama movie to use eight-track stereo sound.-Plot:...
- Charlie Waters - 1974 BustingBustingBusting is a 1974 film directed by Peter Hyams, starring Elliott Gould and Robert Blake as Los Angeles police detectives.-Plot:The film is episodic, depicting the two detectives teaming on several different cases, with varying degrees of success...
- Vice Detective Michael Keneely - 1974 S*P*Y*S - Griff
- 1975 Mean Johnny BarrowsMean Johnny BarrowsMean Johnny Barrows is a 1976 filmJohnny Barrows is dishonorably discharged from the army for punching out a fellow officer. Shipped back home to Spiddal, Johnny promptly gets mugged and hauled in by some racist cops for being drunk...
- The Professor - 1975 Nashville - Himself
- 1975 WhiffsWhiffsWhiffs is a 1975 film directed by Ted Post. It stars Elliott Gould. It is about a gullible private that volunteers to be the subject of numerous military biological and chemical weaponry experiments and later robs banks....
- Dudley Frapper - 1976 I Will, I Will for Now - Les Bingham
- 1976 Harry And Walter Go To New YorkHarry and Walter Go to New YorkHarry and Walter Go to New York is a 1976 American period comedy film written by John Byrum, directed by Mark Rydell, and starring James Caan, Elliot Gould, Michael Caine, Diane Keaton, Charles Durning and Lesley Ann Warren. In the film, two down-on-their-luck con men try to pull off the biggest...
- Walter Hill - 1977 A Bridge Too Far - Col. Bobby Stout
- 1978 MatildaMatilda (1978 film)Matilda is a 1978 American comedy film directed by Daniel Mann and starring Elliot Gould, Robert Mitchum and Lionel Stander.-Story:A small-time talent agent discovers an amazing female boxing Kangaroo and figures to use it as his stepping-stone into the big time by having it compete with a human...
- Bernie Bonnelli - 1978 The Silent Partner - Miles Cullen
- 1978 Capricorn OneCapricorn OneCapricorn One is a 1977 science fiction thriller movie about a Mars landing hoax. It was written and directed by Peter Hyams and produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment. It stars James Brolin, Sam Waterston and O. J...
- Robert Caulfield - 1979 Escape to AthenaEscape to AthenaEscape to Athena is a British adventure war film released in 1979, directed by George Pan Cosmatos and produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment. The international cast included many well-known actors of the 1970s, including Roger Moore, Telly Savalas and Elliott Gould.The film is set during the...
- Charlie Dane - 1979 The Lady VanishesThe Lady Vanishes (1979 film)The Lady Vanishes is a 1979 British comedy mystery film directed by Anthony Page. Its screenplay by George Axelrod was based on the novel The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White...
- Robert Condon - 1979 The Muppet MovieThe Muppet MovieThe Muppet Movie is the first of a series of live-action musical feature films starring Jim Henson's Muppets. Released in 1979, the film was produced by Henson Associates, Children's Television Workshop and ITC Entertainment....
- Beauty Contest Compere
1980s
- 1980 Falling in Love AgainFalling in Love Again (1980 film)Falling in Love Again is a 1980 American romantic comedy film directed by Steven Paul and starring Elliot Gould, Sussanah York. A man reminisces about a relationship he had with a girl in his youth.-Cast:* Kaye Ballard - Mrs. Lewis* Twink Caplan -Melinda...
- Harry Lewis - 1980 Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
- Juror/Host/Himself (8 episodes, 1975–1980) - 1980 The Last Flight of Noah's ArkThe Last Flight of Noah's ArkThe Last Flight Of Noah's Ark is a Disney film released by Buena Vista Distribution on June 25, 1980. The film stars Elliott Gould, Geneviève Bujold and Ricky Schroder.-Plot:...
- Noah Dugan - 1981 The Devil and Max DevlinThe Devil and Max DevlinThe Devil and Max Devlin is a Disney motion picture released by Buena Vista Distribution Company, directed by Steven Hilliard Stern and released in early 1981 starring Elliott Gould, Bill Cosby and Susan Anspach. Gould praised this film in interviews as the finest he ever did...
- Max Devlin - 1981 Dirty Tricks - Prof. Colin Chandler
- 1982 The Rules of Marriage
- 1983 Faerie Tale TheatreFaerie Tale TheatreFaerie Tale Theatre is a live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales. Shelley Duvall serves as narrator, host and executive producer of the program, and occasionally stars in episodes...
- The Giant (1 episode, Jack and the Beanstalk) - 1983 Emergency Room - Dr. Howard Sheinfeld
- 1984 The Muppets Take ManhattanThe Muppets Take ManhattanThe Muppets Take Manhattan is the third of a series of live-action musical feature films starring Jim Henson's Muppets, and also the final film before Henson's death. This film was produced by Henson Associates and TriStar Pictures, and was filmed on location in New York City during the summer of...
- Cop in Pete's - 1984 The Naked FaceThe Naked Face (film)The Naked Face is a 1984 film written and directed by Bryan Forbes, based on the book by Sidney Sheldon. It stars Roger Moore, Rod Steiger and Elliott Gould.The film was nominated for "Best Film" at Mystfest, a film festival.-Plot:...
- Angeli - 1984 Over the Brooklyn BridgeOver the Brooklyn BridgeOver the Brooklyn Bridge is a comedy film directed by Menahem Golan.-Plot summary:Alby Sherman is a Jewish man whose father dies when he was young. He and his mother run a delicatessen in Brooklyn, but Alby dreams of opening his own restaurant in Manhattan, a project which is very expensive...
- Alby Sherman - 1984 Terror in the AislesTerror in the AislesTerror in the Aisles is a 1984 documentary film about horror films featuring clips from Friday the 13th I and/or II, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Halloween I and II, Jaws 1 and 2, Alien, John Carpenter's The Thing, The Shining and Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and The Birds. The film is hosted by...
- archival footage - 1985 George Burns Comedy WeekGeorge Burns Comedy WeekGeorge Burns Comedy Week was a comedy anthology television series broadcast in the United States by CBS as part of its 1985 fall lineup.As he was age 89 when the show premiered, George Burns was billed as the oldest person ever to "star" in a television series...
- (1 episode, The Mission) - 1986 Vanishing Act - Lieutenant Rudameyer
- 1986 The Twilight Zone - Harry Folger (1 episode, The Misfortune Cookie)
- 1986 The Myth
- 1986 Tall Tales and Legends - Casey (1 episode, Casey at the Bat)
- 1987 Dangerous Love - Rick
- 1987 Lethal Obsession - Serge Gart
- 1987 Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 - Leonard Weinglass
- 1987 Frogs - Bill Anderson
- 1987 The TelephoneThe Telephone (film)The Telephone is a 1988 independent film comedy starring Whoopi Goldberg as an out-of-work actress who starts doing some prank phone calls which created a chain of events. Actor Rip Torn makes his directorial debut with this film, with Elliott Gould and John Heard in supporting roles...
- Rodney - 1987 Inside Out - Jimmy Morgan
- 1988 Act of Betrayal - Callaghan
- 1988 Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
- 1989 Murder, She WroteMurder, She WroteMurder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...
- Lt. J. T. Hanna (1 Episode) - 1989 JudgementJudgement (film)Judgement is a 1999 short film by South Korean film director Park Chan-wook.-Plot:Park Chan-wook draws on a disaster that took place in South Korea to ironically criticize the greed of rampant capitalism. In 1995, in Seoul, a huge shopping centre, the Sampung department Store collapsed, killing...
- Judge Callow - 1989 Secret Scandal
- 1989 The Night VisitorThe Night VisitorThe Night Visitor is a 1971 Swedish psychological thriller film, starring Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Trevor Howard, Per Oscarsson, Rupert Davies and Andrew Keir, and directed by Laslo Benedek....
- Ron Devereaux - 1989 The Big PictureThe Big Picture (film)The Big Picture is a 1989 comedy film starring Kevin Bacon and directed by Christopher Guest.-Plot:In a fictionalized version of Tinseltown itself, Nick Chapman is an up and coming film director hot off the win of a student academy award for his short film. No sooner does the award bring him into...
- Lawyer
1990s
- 1990 Stolen: One Husband - Martin Slade
- 1990 The Lemon SistersThe Lemon SistersThe Lemon Sisters is a 1990 American film from Miramax Films directed by Joyce Chopra and written by Jeremy Pikser. The film was both a commercial and critical failure after being shelved for more than a year with extensive revisions.-Plot:...
- Fred Frank - 1991 Dead Men Don't Die - Barry Barron
- 1991 BugsyBugsyBugsy is a 1991 American crime-drama film which tells the story of mobster Bugsy Siegel. It stars Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, Elliott Gould, Joe Mantegna, Bebe Neuwirth, and Bill Graham....
- Harry GreenbergHarry GreenbergHarry Schachter or Harry "Big Greenie" Greenberg was an associate and childhood friend of Bugsy Siegel, and an employee of both Charlie "Lucky" Luciano and Meyer Lansky. On November 22, 1939, Greenberg was murdered by Bugsy Siegel and his brother-in-law, Whitey Krakower... - 1992 Somebody's DaughterSomebody's DaughterSomebody's Daughter is a 1992 television film starring Nicollette Sheridan, Nick Mancuso, Boyd Kestner, Michael Cavanaugh, Max Gail and Richard Lineback. It was directed by Joseph Sargent and written by Lauren Currier....
- Hindeman - 1992 The PlayerThe PlayerThe Player is a 1992 American satirical film directed by Robert Altman from a screenplay by Michael Tolkin based on his own 1988 novel of the same name....
- Himself - 1992 Wet and Wild Summer! - Mike McCain
- 1992 Beyond Justice - Lawyer
- 1993 Bloodlines: Murder in the Family - Stewart Woodman
- 1993 Amore!Amore!Amore! was a comedy film made in 1993.The central character Saul Schwartz is a bored New York businessman who decides to change his life become a Hollywood movie star but finds it harder than he expected.-External links:...
- George Levine - 1993 Hoffman's Hunger - Felix Hoffman
- 1994 Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult - Himself
- 1994 The Glass ShieldThe Glass ShieldThe Glass Shield is a 1995 crime drama film starring Ice Cube, Michael Boatman and Lori Petty, directed by Charles Burnett.-Plot:Deputy John Johnson is a rookie in the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department and the first black deputy at the station to which he is assigned...
- Greenspan - 1994 The Dangerous - Levine
- 1994 Bleeding HeartsBleeding HeartsThis article is about the novel. For the plant known as Bleeding Hearts, see Dicentra spectabilis.Bleeding Hearts is a 1994 crime novel by Ian Rankin, under the pseudonym Jack Harvey. It is the second novel he wrote under this name....
- Mr. Baum - 1994 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanLois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was a live-action American television series based on the Superman comic books...
- Vincent Winniger - 1995 A Boy Called HateA Boy Called HateA Boy Called Hate is a 1996 film starring Scott Caan, his father James Caan, Missy Crider, Adam Beach and Elliott Gould. It was the first film directed by Mitch Marcus, who also wrote the screenplay.-Plot:...
- Richard - 1995 P.C.H - Randy's Father
- 1995 CybillCybillCybill is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre, which aired on CBS from January 2, 1995 to July 13, 1998. Starring Cybill Shepherd, the series revolves around Cybill Sheridan, a twice-divorced single mother of two and struggling actress in her 40s, who has never gotten her show...
- As himself - 1995 Cover MeCover Me (1995 film)Cover Me is a 1995 direct-to-video erotic thriller film starring Rick Rossovich, Courtney Taylor, Paul Sorvino, Stephen Nichols, Elliott Gould and Corbin Bernsen. It was produced in conjunction with the CD-ROM game Blue Heat: The Case of the Cover Girl Murders...
Capt. Richards - 1995 Kicking and Screaming - Grover's Dad
- 1995 The Feminine TouchThe Feminine TouchThe Feminine Touch is a 1941 film directed by W. S. Van Dyke. It stars Rosalind Russell and Don Ameche.-Cast:*Rosalind Russell as Julie Hathaaway*Don Ameche as Prof. John Hathaway*Kay Francis as Nellie Woods*Van Heflin as Elliott Morgan...
- Kahn - 1996 BustedBusted (film)Busted is a 1996 comedy film, starring Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Dominick Brascia and Ava Fabian.-Plot:The police force of the somewhat-quiet town of Amity decide to get crime off the streets and decide that the prostitutes are better off working out of the police station...
- TV Show Host - 1997 Inside Out - Aaron's Father
- 1997 City of IndustryCity of Industry (film)City of Industry is a 1997 crime film starring Harvey Keitel, Stephen Dorff and Timothy Hutton. It is directed by John Irvin, produced by Evzen Kolar and Ken Solarz and written by Ken Solarz...
- Gangster - 1997 Camp StoriesCamp StoriesCamp Stories is an independent comedy film, written and directed by Herbert Beigel that takes a comic look at a Jewish summer camp in the 1950s. The film was released on April 18, 1997 in the United States-Plot synopsis:...
- Older David Katz - 1997 Hotel Shanghai - Hutchinson
- 1997 The ShiningThe Shining (TV miniseries)The Shining is a three-part television miniseries based on Stephen King's novel of the same name. Directed by Mick Garris from King's teleplay, the series was first aired in 1997.-Plot:...
- Stuart Ullman - 1998 Michael Kael vs. the World News Company - Coogan
- 1998 The Big HitThe Big HitThe Big Hit is a 1998 American black comedy crime film directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Che-Kirk Wong. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Avery Brooks, and Elliot Gould....
- Morton Shulman - 1998 Getting Personal - Jack Kacmarczyk
- 1998 American History XAmerican History XAmerican History X is a 1998 American drama film directed by Tony Kaye and starring Edward Norton and Edward Furlong. It was distributed by New Line Cinema....
- Murray - 1999 Mentors - Albert EinsteinAlbert EinsteinAlbert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...
(1 episode, The Genius)
2000s
- 2000 Picking Up the PiecesPicking Up the PiecesPicking Up the Pieces is a 2000 film directed by Alfonso Arau and starring Woody Allen.-Story:Allen plays Tex, a butcher who kills his unfaithful wife Candy, played by Sharon Stone. After cutting up the body, Tex buries most of her body parts in the desert in New Mexico. A blind woman accidentally...
- Father LaCage - 2000 Boys Life 3Boys Life 3Boys Life 3 is a compilation of five short films that deal with coming-out and the trials and tribulations of being gay in America.-See also:* List of American films of 2000* Boys Life* Boys Life 2* Boys Life 4: Four Play* Boys Life 5...
- Aaron's Father (segment Inside Out) - 2000 Playing Mona LisaPlaying Mona LisaPlaying Mona Lisa is a comedy film released in 2000 starring Alicia Witt, Harvey Fierstein and Brooke Langton.-Cast:-Musical score:Composed by Carlos Rodriguez the film's score includes a variety of music...
- Bernie Goldstein - 2001 Ocean's ElevenOcean's Eleven (2001 film)Ocean's Eleven is a 2001 American comedy-crime caper and remake of the 1960 Rat Pack caper film of the same name. The 2001 film was directed by Steven Soderbergh and features an ensemble cast including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Andy García, and Julia Roberts. The film was...
- Reuben Tishkoff - 2001 The Experience Box - Dr. Keith Huber
- 2002 PuckoonPuckoonPuckoon is a comic novel by Spike Milligan, first published in 1963. It is his first full-length novel, and only major fictional work. Set in 1924, it details the troubles brought to the fictional Irish village of Puckoon by the Partition of Ireland: the new border, due to the incompetence of the...
- Dr. Goldstein - 2002 The Cat ReturnsThe Cat Returnsis a Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Hiroyuki Morita, produced by Studio Ghibli and theatrically released in Japan in 2002 and in 2003 in the United States through Walt Disney Pictures....
(English voice) - 2003 FriendsFriendsFriends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
- Jack Geller (20 episodes, 1994-2003) - 2003 Las VegasLas Vegas (TV series)Las Vegas was an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the ficticional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and...
- The Professor (Episode 4) - 2004 From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks - Narrator
- 2004 Ocean's TwelveOcean's TwelveOcean's Twelve is a 2004 American crime comedy film, the sequel to 2001's Ocean's Eleven. Like its predecessor, which was a remake of the 1960 film Ocean's 11, the film used a celebrity ensemble cast. It was released in the United States on December 10, 2004. A third film, Ocean's Thirteen, was...
- Reuben Tishkoff - 2004 Bad Apple - Buddha Stanzione
- 2005 Poirot - Rufus Van Aldin (1 episode)
- 2006 Open WindowOpen WindowOpen Window is an album by the American ambient musician Robert Rich. This is an album of improvised piano solos. Rich’s piano solos have been a part of his live concerts for over 20 years but this is the first time that a recording has been released in a recorded form.The material on this album...
- John - 2006 Masters of HorrorMasters of HorrorMasters of Horror is an informal social group of international film writers and directors specializing in horror movies and an American television series created by director Mick Garris for the Showtime cable network.- Origin :...
episode "The Screwfly SolutionThe Screwfly Solution (Masters of Horror episode)The Screwfly Solution is the seventh episode in the second season of Masters of Horror. It is based upon the 1977 science fiction short story of the same name by Alice Sheldon under the alias Raccoona Sheldon, credited in the film as James Tiptree, Jr. Many of the scenes in Sam Hamm's script are...
" - Barney - 2007 Saving Sarah CainSaving Sarah CainSaving Sarah Cain is a 2007 film based on Beverly Lewis' 2000 novel The Redemption of Sarah Cain. The film premiered August 19, 2007 on Lifetime Television. The film is distributed by Believe Pictures and stars Lisa Pepper, Elliott Gould, Tess Harper, Soren Fulton, Danielle Chuchran, Abigail Mason,...
- Bill - 2007 Ocean's ThirteenOcean's ThirteenOcean's Thirteen is a 2007 crime comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring an ensemble cast. It is the third and final film in the Soderbergh series following the 2004 sequel Ocean's Twelve and the 2001 film Ocean's Eleven, which itself was a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film Ocean's 11...
- Reuben Tishkoff - 2007 The Ten CommandmentsThe Ten Commandments (2007 film)The Ten Commandments is a 2007 American computer animated film directed by John Stronach and Bill Boyce. The film was released to theaters on October 19, 2007 and on DVD on February 5, 2008.-Cast:*Ben Kingsley as Narrator*Elliott Gould as God...
- God (voice) - 2007 WordGirlWordGirlWordGirl is an American children’s animated television series for children aged 6-12, produced by the Soup2Nuts animation unit of Scholastic Entertainment for PBS Kids...
- The Masked Meat Marauder (voice) - 2008 The DealThe Deal (2008 film)The Deal is a 2008 American satirical comedy film directed by Steven Schachter. The screenplay by Schachter and William H. Macy is based on the 1991 novel of the same title by Peter Lefcourt. Macy and Meg Ryan co-star....
- Rabbi Seth Gutterman - 2008 The CallerThe Caller (2008 film)The Caller is a 2008 film by Richard Ledes. The film, which stars Frank Langella and Elliot Gould, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival where it won the Made in NY Narrative Award. The screenplay was co-authored with Alain Didier-Weill.-Plot:...
- Frank Turlotte - 2009 Noah's Ark: The New BeginningNoah's Ark: The New BeginningNoah's Ark: The New Beginning is an upcoming animated film featuring an ensemble voice cast. It is a retelling of the Biblical story of Noah's Ark, told from the point of view of the animals on the ark, and is the second in the Promenade Pictures Epic Stories of the Bible film series, following on...
- God (voice) - 2009 Little Hercules in 3-D - SocratesSocratesSocrates was a classical Greek Athenian philosopher. Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, he is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of later classical writers, especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon, and the plays of his contemporary ...
- 2009 The Life & Times of TimThe Life & Times of TimThe Life & Times of Tim is an HBO comedy animated television series, which premiered on September 28, 2008. The series was created by Steve Dildarian, and is about a hapless man in his mid 20s named Tim who lives in New York City with his girlfriend Amy...
- Dr. Fishman (voice) - 2009 Morning - TBA
2010s
- 2010 Expecting MaryExpecting MaryExpecting Mary is a 2010 comedy-drama film starring Elliott Gould and Linda Gray. It was directed by Dan Gordon and produced by Kim Waltrip with executive producer Jim Casey The film premiered at the Palm Springs International Film Festival 2010 on January 16 and was selected as the opening film at...
- Horace Weitzel - 2010 Uncorked - Paul Browning (Andrew's father)
- 2011 ContagionContagion (film)Contagion is a 2011 American medical thriller disaster film directed by Steven Soderbergh. The film has an ensemble cast that includes Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, and Bryan Cranston. Contagion follows the rapid progress of a lethal...
- Dr. Ian Sussman