Occupation Actor/Musician Spouse Olympia Dukakis (m. 1962) Years active 1958–present Education Roosevelt University | Name Louis Zorich Role Actor | |
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Born February 12, 1924 (age 100) ( 1924-02-12 ) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Children Stefan Zorich, Christina Zorich, Peter Zorich Movies and TV shows Mad About You, Detachment, Fiddler on the Roof, Death of a Salesman, The Muppets Take Man Similar People Olympia Dukakis, Paul Reiser, John Pankow, Cynthia Harris, Leila Kenzle | ||
Parents Anna Gledi, Christ Zorich | ||
American actor Louis Zorich Died at 93
Louis Zorich (born February 12, 1924) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known to television audiences for his portrayal of Paul Reiser's father, Burt Buchman, on the NBC series Mad About You. He played the role from 1993 to 1999.
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Life and career
Zorich was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Croatian immigrants Anna (née Gledi) and Christ Zorich. He attended Earle Elementary School before going on to attend Roosevelt College and Goodman Theater School of Drama in his hometown of Chicago. Zorich has been married to Academy Award winning actress Olympia Dukakis since 1962. They have three children together. Louis' nephew, Chris Zorich, is a former defensive tackle who played in college for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins.
In 1965, Zorich recorded and released an album on Folkways Records, entitled Moby Dick: Selections Read by Louis Zorich. One of Zorich's first major film roles was the Russian Constable in the 1971 film Fiddler on the Roof. He was featured in Popi and For Pete's Sake and played the role of Pete in the 1984 film The Muppets Take Manhattan. In 1986 he played a Swiss businessman in Club Paradise with Robin Williams, and in 1988 appeared as Nikos, the Greek millionaire, part of a group arriving in a yacht party, in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with Steve Martin and Michael Caine. He also had a co-starring role in the critically acclaimed, albeit short-lived, TV comedy Brooklyn Bridge playing family patriarch Jules Berger.
He also starred in the 1976 Broadway play Herzl.
He also edited the anthology What Have You Done: The Inside Stories of Auditioning from the Ridiculous to the Sublime
Zorich currently is on the faculty of HB Studio in New York City.
Filmography
Actor
2016
No Pay, Nudity as
Lester's Father
2015
Emily & Tim as
Tim Hanratty (segment 'Attachment')
2015
Irene & Marie (Short) as
Nick
2011
Outliving Emily (Short) as
Tim Hanratty
2011
The Talk Man as
Lou
2011
A Bird of the Air as
Stowalski
2011
Detachment as
Grampa
2009
Run It as
Angelo
2009
Love Like a Wheel (Short) as
Grandpa
2009
The Price of Art (Short) as
Forrest
2007
Running Funny as
Stan
2004
The Jury (TV Series) as
Samuel Abrams
- Memories (2004) - Samuel Abrams
2004
A Hole in One as
Sammy
2001
Friends and Family as
Marvin Levine
1993
Mad About You (TV Series) as
Burt Buchman
- The Final Frontier (1999) - Burt Buchman
- The Final Frontier (1999) - Burt Buchman
- The Dirty Little Secret (1999) - Burt Buchman
- Paved with Good Intentions (1999) - Burt Buchman
- Stealing Burt's Car (1999) - Burt Buchman
- Separate Beds (1999) - Burt Buchman
- Murray at the Dog Show (1999) - Burt Buchman (credit only)
- Millennium Bug (1999) - Burt Buchman (credit only)
- Uncle Phil Goes Back to High School (1999) - Burt Buchman (credit only)
- Virtual Reality II (1999) - Burt Buchman (credit only)
- Valentine's Day (1999) - Burt Buchman (credit only)
- The Honeymoon (1999) - Burt Buchman (credit only)
- Win a Free Car (1999) - Burt Buchman
- Farmer Buchman (1999) - Burt Buchman (credit only)
- The Buried Fight (1998) - Burt Buchman (credit only)
- The Thanksgiving Show (1998) - Burt Buchman
- Weekend in L.A. (1998) - Burt Buchman
- The Silent Show (1998) - Burt Buchman
- There's a Puma in the Kitchen (1998) - Burt Buchman (credit only)
- Tragedy Plus Time (1998) - Burt Buchman
- A Pain in the Neck (1998) - Burt Buchman (credit only)
- Season Opener (1998) - Burt Buchman (credit only)
- The Finale (1998) - Burt Buchman (credit only)
- Nat & Arley (1998) - Burt Buchman (credit only)
- Paul Slips in the Shower (1998) - Burt Buchman
- Mother's Day (1998) - Burt Buchman
- Fire at Riff's (1998) - Burt Buchman (credit only)
- The Baby Video (1998) - Burt Buchman
- The Caper (1998) - Burt Buchman
- The Coin of Destiny (1998) - Burt Buchman
- The 2nd Mrs. Buchman (1998) - Burt Buchman
- Back to Work (1998) - Burt Buchman (credit only)
- Cheating on Sheila (1998) - Burt Buchman
- Separate Planes (1998) - Burt Buchman
- Good Old Reliable Nathan (1998) - Burt Buchman (credit only)
- Breastfeeding (1998) - Burt Buchman
- The Conversation (1997) - Burt Buchman (credit only)
- The New Friend (1997) - Burt Buchman
- Le Sex Show (1997) - Burt Buchman (credit only)
- The Magic Pants (1997) - Burt Buchman (credit only)
- Moody Blues (1997) - Burt Buchman
- Uncle Phil and the Coupons (1997) - Burt Buchman
- Speed Baby (1997) - Burt Buchman
- Letters to Mabel (1997) - Burt Buchman
- Coming Home (1997) - Burt Buchman
- The Birth: Part 2 (1997) - Burt Buchman
- The Birth: Part 1 (1997) - Burt Buchman
- The Feud (1997) - Burt Buchman
- Guardianhood (1997) - Burt Buchman
- Dry Run (1997) - Burt Buchman
- Her Houseboy Coco (1997) - Burt Buchman
- Citizen Buchman (1997) - Burt Buchman
- The Penis (1997) - Burt Buchman
- Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge (1996) - Burt Buchman
- Outbreak (1996) - Burt Buchman
- Burt's Building (1996) - Burt Buchman
- Therapy (1996) - Burt Buchman
- Dr. Wonderful (1996) - Burt Buchman
- The Finale: Part 3 (1996) - Burt Buchman
- The Finale: Part 2 (1996) - Burt Buchman
- The Finale: Part 1 (1996) - Burt Buchman
- Get Back (1996) - Burt Buchman
- Ovulation Day (1996) - Burt Buchman
- The Good, the Bad and the Not-So-Appealing (1995) - Burt Buchman
- Mad About You: Part 2 (1995) - Burt Buchman
- Mad About You: Part 1 (1995) - Burt Buchman
- Giblets for Murray (1994) - Burt Buchman
- Legacy (1994) - Burt Buchman
- Bedfellows (1993) - Burt Buchman
- The Man Who Said Hello (1993) - Burt Buchman
1999
Joe the King as
Judge
1998
A Fish in the Bathtub as
Morris
1997
Kiss & Tell as
Louis
1997
Remember WENN (TV Series) as
Mr. Sweet
- Prior to Broadway (1997) - Mr. Sweet
1997
Commandments as
Rudy Warner
1990
Law & Order (TV Series) as
Judge Edgar Hynes / Judge Milton Erdheim
- Jeopardy (1995) - Judge Edgar Hynes
- Indifference (1990) - Judge Milton Erdheim
1995
Young at Heart (TV Movie) as
Joe Garaventi
1991
Brooklyn Bridge (TV Series) as
Jules Berger
- No Time Like the Future (1993) - Jules Berger
- The Hollywood Country Club (1993) - Jules Berger
- Keeping Up with the Joneses (1993) - Jules Berger
- The Date (1993) - Jules Berger
- The Wild Pitch (1993) - Jules Berger
- Good as Gold (1993) - Jules Berger
- In a Family Way (1993) - Jules Berger
- The Last Immigrant (1992) - Jules Berger
- In the Still of the Night (1992) - Jules Berger
- Nun But the Brave (1992) - Jules Berger
- Rockette to the Moon (1992) - Jules Berger
- Plaza Sweet (1992) - Jules Berger
- Brave New Worlds (1992) - Jules Berger
- On the Line (1992) - Jules Berger
- Rainy Day (1992) - Jules Berger
- A Tale of Two Boroughs (1992) - Jules Berger
- Great Expectations (1992) - Jules Berger
- On the Road (1992) - Jules Berger
- Boys and Girls Together Again (1992) - Jules Berger
- Boys and Girls Apart (1992) - Jules Berger
- Boys and Girls Together (1992) - Jules Berger
- The Gift (1992) - Jules Berger
- Where Have You Gone, Jackie Robinson? (1991) - Jules Berger
- Get a Job (1991) - Jules Berger
- Saturday (1991) - Jules Berger
- Old Fools (1991) - Jules Berger
- Dinner at Six (1991) - Jules Berger
- War of the Worlds (1991) - Jules Berger
- What I Did for Love (1991) - Jules Berger
- Sylvia's Condition (1991) - Jules Berger
- Boys of Summer (1991) - Jules Berger
- Death in Brooklyn (1991) - Jules Berger
- When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1991) - Jules Berger
1991
Missing Pieces as
Ochenko
1991
City of Hope as
Mayor Baci
1990
Mathnet (TV Series) as
Marvin Belly
- The Case of the Swami Scam (1990) - Marvin Belly
1990
Agenda for Murder (TV Movie) as
Frank Staplin
1989
Bloodhounds of Broadway as
Mindy
1988
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels as
Greek Millionaire
1988
Kate & Allie (TV Series) as
Bill
- Wedding Belle Blues (1988) - Bill
1988
Cheap Shots as
Louie Constantine
1987
As the World Turns (TV Series) as
Inspector Haniotis
- Episode dated 7 June 1988 (1988) - Inspector Haniotis
- Episode dated 5 May 1988 (1988) - Inspector Haniotis
- Craig Returns Home (1988) - Inspector Haniotis
- Episode dated 3 July 1987 (1987) - Inspector Haniotis
- Lily Learns a Shattering Truth (1987) - Inspector Haniotis
1986
Spenser: For Hire (TV Series) as
Jack Delroy / Manuel Almeida
- Company Man (1988) - Jack Delroy
- Widow's Walk (1986) - Manuel Almeida
1987
The Equalizer (TV Series) as
Zeke
- Carnal Persuasion (1987) - Zeke
1986
Where Are the Children? as
Kragopoulos
1986
Club Paradise as
Swiss Businessman
1985
Walls of Glass as
Lerner
1985
Death of a Salesman (TV Movie) as
Ben Loman
1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan as
Pete
1984
Master of the Game (TV Mini Series) as
Lieutenant Nick Pappas
- Episode #1.3 (1984) - Lieutenant Nick Pappas
1982
Another World (TV Series) as
Milo Simonelli
- Episode dated 30 July 1982 (1982) - Milo Simonelli
- Episode dated 13 April 1982 (1982) - Milo Simonelli
- Episode dated 22 March 1982 (1982) - Milo Simonelli
- Episode #1.4498 (1982) - Milo Simonelli (credit only)
1981
Ryan's Hope (TV Series) as
Detective Oliver Jones
1980
Up the Academy as
Sheik Amier
1980
Nurse (TV Movie) as
John Bloom
1980
The Changeling as
Stewart Adler (uncredited)
1976
The Doctors (TV Series) as
Dr. Louis Simmons / George Westley
- Episode #1.3997 (1978) - George Westley
- Episode #1.3996 (1978) - George Westley (uncredited)
- Episode #1.3569 (1976) - Dr. Louis Simmons (credit only)
- Episode #1.3566 (1976) - Dr. Louis Simmons (credit only)
- Episode #1.3563 (1976) - Dr. Louis Simmons (uncredited)
- Episode #1.3561 (1976) - Dr. Louis Simmons
1977
The New Avengers (TV Series) as
Karl
- The Gladiators (1977) - Karl
1977
The Other Side of Midnight as
Demonides
1977
A Good Dissonance Like a Man as
George W. Chadwick
1977
Kojak (TV Series) as
Mike DeBrieno
- Lady in the Squadroom (1977) - Mike DeBrieno
1976
W.C. Fields and Me as
Gene Fowler
1974
Great Performances (TV Series) as
Dorn / Jonas
- The Seagull (1975) - Dorn
- Antigone (1974) - Jonas
1974
Sunday in the Country as
Dinelli
1974
Newman's Law as
Frank Lo Falcone
1974
For Pete's Sake as
Nick
1974
CBS Daytime 90 (TV Series)
- Legacy of Fear (1974)
1974
The Rehearsal (as Lou Zorich)
1973
If I Had a Million (TV Movie)
1973
The Don Is Dead as
Mitch DiMorra
1973
Honor Thy Father (TV Movie) as
Joe Notario
1972
Antigone (TV Movie)
1971
Made for Each Other as
Pandora's Father
1971
Fiddler on the Roof as
Constable
1971
They Might Be Giants as
2nd Sanitation Man
1971
Cold Turkey as
Douglas Truesdale (uncredited)
1969
McQueen (TV Series) as
Parsons
- Mr. Flim Flam (1969) - Parsons
1969
Popi as
Penebaz
1968
N.Y.P.D. (TV Series) as
Gino Santano
- Walk the Long Pier (1968)
- Last Port of Call (1968) - Gino Santano
1968
Coogan's Bluff as
Taxi Driver
1968
What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (uncredited)
1966
Gammera the Invincible as
Russian Ambassador
1966
Wojeck (TV Series) as
Gus Lefkowitz
- Thy Mother a Lady, Lovely and Bright (1966) - Gus Lefkowitz
1965
The Trials of O'Brien (TV Series) as
Manuel Farago
- Picture Me a Murder (1965) - Manuel Farago
1960
Route 66 (TV Series) as
Sergei / Bulloch
- Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part One (1964) - Sergei
- The Swan Bed (1960) - Bulloch
1963
East Side/West Side (TV Series) as
Patrolman Edward Lawrence
- No Wings at All (1963) - Patrolman Edward Lawrence
1963
The Defenders (TV Series) as
Juror #12
- Judgment Eve (1963) - Juror #12
1962
Naked City (TV Series) as
Manos / Sam
- Beyond This Place There Be Dragons (1963) - Manos
- ..And If Any Are Frozen, Warm Them!.. (1962) - Sam
1962
Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) as
Vladek
- The Man Who Refused to Die 2 (1962) - Vladek
- The Man Who Refused to Die (1962) - Vladek
1961
Quest (TV Series) as
Sam
- Sam (1961) - Sam
1961
The Power and the Glory (TV Movie) as
Second Prisoner
1960
The Robert Herridge Theater (TV Series)
- The Trial and Death of Socrates (1960)
1960
Diagnosis: Unknown (TV Series) as
Dr. Singh
- A Sudden Stillness (1960) - Dr. Singh
1960
R.C.M.P. (TV Series) as
Sam Covell
- Moonshine (1960) - Sam Covell
-1959
Hudson's Bay (TV Series) as
Jamie McKenzie / Jack Cherry / Grosjean
- The Executioner (1959) - Jamie McKenzie
- Civilization (1959) - Jack Cherry
- Old Dog
- Bosom Friends - Grosjean
1959
The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) as
Innkeeper
- I, Don Quixote (1959) - Innkeeper
1958
Cannonball (TV Series) as
Houseman / Uncle Fred
- Snake Eyes (1959) - Houseman
- Small Cargo (1958) - Uncle Fred (as Lou Zorich)
1958
Folio (TV Series)
- Crossing Paris (1959)
- The Strong Are Lonely (1958)
1959
The Unforeseen (TV Series)
- The Witness (1959)
1958
First Performance (TV Series)
- Panic at Parth Bay (1958)
1958
On Camera (TV Series) as
Burglar / Uncle Ludo / Pollard
- Billy's Burglar (1958) - Burglar
- Rigoletto Rock (1958) - Uncle Ludo
- Alias Mr. Pollard (1958) - Pollard
1958
Encounter (TV Series) as
Uncle Jimmy / Hanson / Raphael
- Biography of a Crime (1958) - Uncle Jimmy
- The Big Coin Sound (1958) - Hanson
- The Other Man (1958) - Raphael
1958
The Double Cure (TV Movie) as
Jules Grin
Thanks
2015
Bereave (very special thanks)
Self
2018
Olympia (Documentary) as
Self
2016
Starring Austin Pendleton (Documentary short) as
Self
2006
Armenian Genocide (TV Movie documentary)(voice)
2001
The 55th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Performer
1999
Intimate Portrait (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Olympia Dukakis (1999) - Self
1988
The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Audience Member
1973
The Karen Valentine Show (TV Special short) as
Sam
1969
The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) as
Self
1964
That Regis Philbin Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.16 (1964) - Self
Archive Footage
2018
The 72nd Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) as
Self
1998
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (Documentary) as
Jules Berger in 'Brooklyn Bridge' (uncredited)
1995
Mad About You (TV Series) as
Burt Buchman
- The Test (1995) - Burt Buchman (uncredited)
1994
Great Performances (TV Series) as
Pete
- The World of Jim Henson (1994) - Pete
References
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