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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-10-20 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

George Wyner

Biography:

A native of Boston and graduate of Syracuse University, George has worked extensively in TV and film since 1972. Notable film work includes the Coen Brothers' best-picture nominee A Serious Man (2009) as Rabbi Nachtner, Mel Brooks' Spaceballs (1987) as Colonel Sandurz, and his To Be or Not to Be (1983). Among other dozens of film credits are the classic Fletch (1985) and Fletch Lives (1989), The Devil's Advocate (1997), and Trouble with the Curve (2012). George has guest starred on over 150 TV shows, and has been a series regular on nine. He is perhaps best known for his six seasons as Deputy D.A. Irwin Bernstein on Hill Street Blues (1981).

Known For

Acting

2022

Loot as Martin Streibler
Reboot as Bob

2021

In the Darkness as Doctor

2020

B Positive as Bill

2019

The Umbrella Academy as Dan Frankel

2018

New Amsterdam as Rabbi Skillman
The Resident as Arthur Kravitz
A Million Little Things as Lonny Strobe
Station 19 as Morris Hapgood
9-1-1 as Don

2016

Bad Internet as Travis
American Housewife as Reginald Danfield

2015

Dr. Ken as Dicky Wexler

2014

In Security as Rafferty
Friends with Better Lives as Dr. Gunderson

2013

Snow Bride as Lou Blanco

2012

The First Family as Dr. Hayes
Touch as Lee Zedner
Anger Management as Dr. Richter

2010

The Wish List as Charles Praxton

2009

A Serious Man as Rabbi Nachtner
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition as Self (archive footage)
Glee as Plastic Surgeon

2008

Black Widow as Stan Driver
The Mentalist as Dr. Steiner

2007

2006

Though None Go with Me as Attorney Albert Browning
'Til Death as Rabbi

2005

Domino One as Lake (Iodom Rep #1)
Bones as Judge Marcus Haddoes

2004

Desperate Housewives as Dr. Rushton
Boston Legal as Al Bostick
House as Dr. Richardson

2003

Knee High P.I. as Fishman
Rock Me Baby as Lawyer
NCIS as Randall Worthington

2002

Do It for Uncle Manny as Uncle Manny
Almost a Woman as Dr. Fishbeck
Less than Perfect as Alan Turnbach
Without a Trace as Francis Whitmire
She Spies as Barry Sharpman

2001

American Pie 2 as Camp Director
Not Another Teen Movie as Mr. Cornish

2000

The District as Jonathan Plath
Malcolm in the Middle as Foreman Fred

1999

The West Wing as Congressman Simmel

1997

The Postman as Benning Mayor
Stargate SG-1 as Al Martell
Brooklyn South as John Hertzfeld

1996

Goode Behavior as Mr. Kent

1994

ER as Rabbi

1993

Walker, Texas Ranger as Dr. Jarred Buckler
Good Advice as Artie Cohen

1992

1991

Man of the People as Art Louie

1990

True Colors as Mr. Dinski

1989

Fletch Lives as Marvin Gillet
Listen to Me as Dean Schwimmer
Quantum Leap as Ben Harris
Family Matters as Mr. Tolbert
Coach as Herb Spiegel

1987

Spaceballs as Colonel Sandurz
Married... with Children as Ronald N. Michaels

1986

The Leftovers as Mr. Gladstone
Wildcats as Principal Walker
L.A. Law as Aaron Voss

1985

Fletch as Marvin Gillet
Deadly Messages as Laura's Boss
The Golden Girls as Dr. Norgan
The Comedy Factory as Wes Bushnell

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Dr. Lewis
Murder, She Wrote as Jim Kenton
Murder, She Wrote as Harcourt Fenton

1983

To Be or Not to Be as Ratkowski
Imps* as Irving Rosenbloom Private Eye
The A-Team as Richie Hauser

1982

My Favorite Year as Myron Fein
Drop-Out Father as Dr. Irving Lefkowitz
Matt Houston as Murray Chase

1981

Nero Wolfe as Saul Panzer
Hill Street Blues as Irwin Bernstein

1980

Reunion as John Wiepert

1979

Big Shamus, Little Shamus as George Korman

1978

The Islander as Simms
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan as The Network Director
Kaz as D.A. Frank Revko

1977

Tail Gunner Joe as Roy Cohn
Lucan as Rantzen
Lou Grant as Jeff Benedict

1976

The Bad News Bears as White Sox Manager
Dogs as Michael Fitzgerald
Charlie's Angels as La Plante
Quincy, M.E. as Asst. DA Richard Feldman
Delvecchio as Assistant District Attorney Dorfman
Delvecchio as Assistant District Attorney Dorfman (uncredited)
Quincy, M.E. as Marcus
Once an Eagle as Dr. McCabe
Rich Man, Poor Man as Dr. Fetterman

1975

Switch as Sterling
Switch as Davis
Ellery Queen as Joe Kemmelman

1974

Airport 1975 as Harry - Passenger That Sees the Oil Leak (uncredited)
Willie Dynamite as Bailiff (uncredited)
The Rockford Files as Max Steinberg
The Rockford Files as Stephen Kalifer

1973

The Long Goodbye as Cop at Beach (uncredited)
Kojak as Sergeant Collins
Adam's Rib as Salesman
Kojak as Asst. DA Linnick
The Snoop Sisters as 2nd Doctor

1972

Emergency! as Medic One Doctor
The Bob Newhart Show as Rex Pottinger

1971

Columbo as Film Editor
All in the Family as Dr. Sidney Shapiro

1970

The Odd Couple as Art Director

1968

Hawaii Five-O as Allen Sherick

1967

Ironside as First Clerk
Mannix as Orrin J. Arthur
Ironside as Tech Director

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