Name Harry Goz Role Theater Actor | Spouse Margaret Goz (m. ?–2003) Children Michael Goz | |
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Education Washington University in St. Louis Movies and TV shows Similar People Matt Thompson, Adam Reed, Frank Perry, Judy Kuhn, David Carroll | ||
Harry Goz Death Announcement (2003)
Harry Goz (June 23, 1932 – September 6, 2003) was an American musical theater actor and voice actor.
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Career
Goz debuted in the 1964 Broadway production of Bajour, co-starring Chita Rivera and Nancy Dussault. Goz played Tevye in the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof from 1966 to 1968, both as understudy and lead actor. He appeared in musicals such as Two by Two and Chess, for which he was nominated in 1988 for a Drama Desk Award in the Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical category, and comedies such as The Prisoner of Second Avenue.
Goz had a number of TV and movie guest appearances throughout his career. He starred as The Big Apple in Fruit of the Loom underwear TV commercials during the 1970s and 80s. He portrayed Dr. Tom Walz in Bill, a 1981 television film. The same year, Goz portrayed Pepsi-Cola chairman and Joan Crawford's last husband, Alfred Steele, in the film adaption of Christina Crawford's book Mommie Dearest. In his later years, Goz became known to a new audience with his role as the voice of Captain Hazel "Hank" Murphy in the Cartoon Network Adult Swim series Sealab 2021.
Death
Goz died from multiple myeloma at the age of 71 on September 6, 2003. Goz was survived by his wife, three children and nine grandchildren. His son, Michael Goz, took over as a new character on Sealab 2021 following Harry Goz's death.