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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Although his actress wife Paula Prentiss became a star by the early 1960s... more
Trivia:
Tested for the role of Ted Henderson in "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" (1969). more
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(11 articles)
The Sci-Fi Western Horror Of 'Westworld' In Today's Sick Day Stash
(From MTV Movies Blog. 7 October 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)
Mel Brooks To Be Honored By Academy On July 24
(From iCelebz. 2 July 2009, 6:45 AM, PDT)
Filmography
In Development: 
- Found Money (details only on IMDbPro)
Actor:
- "Pushing Daisies" .... Jerry Holmes (1 episode, 2009)
- Window Dressed to Kill (2009) TV episode .... Jerry Holmes - Henry Poole Is Here (2008) .... Dr. Fancher
- Keeping Up with the Steins (2006) .... Rabbi Schulberg
- The Goodbye Girl (2004) (TV) .... Oliver Fry
... aka Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl (USA: complete title) - Marci X (2003) .... Ben Feld
- The Shrink Is In (2001) (uncredited) .... Samantha's editor
- "Titus" .... Bill (1 episode, 2000)
- The Reconciliation (2000) TV episode .... Bill - "Mad About You" .... Frank (1 episode, 1999)
- Valentine's Day (1999) TV episode .... Frank - The Pentagon Wars (1998) (TV) .... Caspar Weinberger (Secretary of Defense)
- Deconstructing Harry (1997) .... Ken/Harry's Character
- "Ink" .... Dr. Vishniac (1 episode, 1997)
- The English-Speaking Patients (1997) TV episode .... Dr. Vishniac - "The Ray Bradbury Theater" .... Mr. Howard (1 episode, 1992)
... aka Le monde fantastique de Ray Bradbury (Canada: French title)
... aka Mystery Theatre (UK: rerun title)
... aka Ray Bradbury présente (France)
... aka The Bradbury Trilogy (UK: rerun title)
... aka The Ray Bradbury Theatre (UK)
- Let's Play Poison (1992) TV episode .... Mr. Howard - Lift (1992) .... Rabbi Brill
- Packin' It In (1983) (TV) .... Gary Webber
- Saturday the 14th (1981) .... John
- "Insight" (1 episode, 1981)
- Goodbye (1981) TV episode - Managing Meetings (1981) (V) .... Host
- Listening Skills (1981) (V) .... Host
- First Family (1980) .... Press Secretary Bunthorne
- How to Beat the High Co$t of Living (1980) .... Albert
- The Last Married Couple in America (1980) .... Marv Cooper
- Witches' Brew (1980) .... Joshua Lightman
... aka Which Witch Is Which? - Scavenger Hunt (1979) .... Stuart Selsome
- Love at First Bite (1979) .... Dr. Jeffery Rosenberg / Van Helsing
- "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Meyer Shine (1 episode, 1978)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- Fame (1978) TV episode .... Meyer Shine - "Quark" .... Adam Quark / ... (8 episodes, 1977-1978)
- Vanessa 38-24-36 (1978) TV episode .... Adam Quark
- All the Emperor's Quasi-Norms: Part 2 (1978) TV episode .... Adam Quark
- All the Emperor's Quasi-Norms: Part 1 (1978) TV episode .... Adam Quark
- Goodbye, Polumbus (1978) TV episode .... Adam Quark
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ficus (1978) TV episode .... Adam Quark
(3 more) - House Calls (1978) .... Dr. Norman Solomon
- No Room to Run (1978) (TV) .... Nick Loomis
- The Sunshine Boys (1975) .... Ben Clark
... aka Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys (USA: complete title) - Westworld (1973) .... Peter Martin
- The Last of Sheila (1973) .... Tom
- Portnoy's Complaint (1972) .... Alexander Portnoy
- The Steagle (1971) .... Harold Weiss, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
- The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971) .... William Alren
- Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) .... Jonathan Balser
- Catch-22 (1970) .... Maj. Danby
- Goodbye, Columbus (1969) .... Neil Klugman
- "He & She" .... Dick Hollister (26 episodes, 1967-1968)
- What's in the Kitty? (1968) TV episode .... Dick Hollister
- Knock, Knock, Who's There? Fernando, Fernando Who? (1968) TV episode .... Dick Hollister
- Dog's Best Friend (1968) TV episode .... Dick Hollister
- It's Not Whether You Win or Lose, It's How You Watch the Game (1968) TV episode .... Dick Hollister
- What Do You Get for the Man Who Has Nothing? (1968) TV episode .... Dick Hollister
(21 more) - "Vacation Playhouse" .... Ted Penny (1 episode, 1966)
- My Lucky Penny (1966) TV episode .... Ted Penny - "Dr. Kildare" .... Adam Barstow / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
- A Hand Held Out in Darkness (1963) TV episode .... Intern
- The Chemistry of Anger (1962) TV episode .... Adam Barstow
Director:
- A Little Thing Called Murder (2006) (TV)
- The Goodbye Girl (2004) (TV)
... aka Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl (USA: complete title) - Marci X (2003)
- The Shrink Is In (2001)
- Laughter on the 23rd Floor (2001) (TV)
- The Sports Pages (2001) (TV)
- Tourist Trap (1998) (TV)
- The Pentagon Wars (1998) (TV)
- Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)
- Milk Money (1994)
- Made in America (1993)
- Mermaids (1990)
- Downtown (1990)
- My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
- Little Nikita (1988)
... aka The Sleepers - The Money Pit (1986)
- City Heat (1984)
- Racing with the Moon (1984)
- My Favorite Year (1982)
... aka My Favourite Year (UK) - "Semi-Tough" (1 episode, 1980)
- Barbara Jane Moves Out (1980) TV episode - Where's Poppa? (1979) (TV)
Producer:
- The Goodbye Girl (2004) (TV) (producer)
... aka Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl (USA: complete title)
Self:
- Pablo (2010) (post-production) .... Himself
- Speechless (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- Stanley Rubin: A Work in Progress (2008) .... As self
- "This Is David Gest" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To... (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- Joan Van Ark (2002) TV episode .... Himself - AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions (2002) (TV) .... Himself
... aka AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (USA: long title) - Hollywood Remembers Walter Matthau (2001) (TV) .... Narrator/Himself
- "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
- Bob Newhart: The Last Sane Man... (2001) TV episode .... Himself - "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
... aka Jay Leno (Australia)
- Episode dated 2 June 1993 (1993) TV episode .... Himself - "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (6 episodes, 1972-1990)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 12 December 1990 (1990) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 22 March 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 12 December 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 23 February 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 14 September 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
(1 more) - The American Film Institute Salute to Frank Capra (1982) (TV) .... Himself
- The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982) (TV) .... Himself - Co-presenter: Documentary Awards
- The Way They Were (1981) (TV)
- "Saturday Night Live" .... Various / ... (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
- Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss/The Grateful Dead (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Co-Host/Various
- Richard Benjamin/Rickie Lee Jones (1979) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Various - A Tribute to Neil Simon (1978) (TV) .... Himself
- Battle of the Network Stars IV (1978) (TV) .... Himself - NBC Team Captain
- Science Fiction Film Awards (1978) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
... aka The 5th Annual Science Fiction Film Awards (USA: informal title) - The Lion Roars Again (1975) (uncredited) .... Himself
- The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing
- On Location with Westworld (1973) (uncredited) .... Himself
- The 26th Annual Tony Awards (1972) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards
- "The Joan Rivers Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
... aka That Show
- Episode dated 19 September 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode #1.14 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- "The Jonathan Winters Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode #1.9 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
- Episode dated 19 May 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Gilda Radner (2005) (V) (uncredited) .... Milt DiLaBounta
- Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash (1992) (TV) (uncredited) .... Ros Denton
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 19th Anniversary Special (1981) (TV) .... Himself
- America at the Movies (1976) .... Maj. Danby
Additional Details
Other Works:
(stage) Taming of the Shrew - New York Shakespeare Festival more
Publicity Listings:
1 Interview more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Independent Film | Based On Novel | TV Special more
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