Born: December 10, 1923 – Died: September 11, 2010
Harold Gould, an accomplished actor known for his roles as a father, grandfather, and authority figure, was born on December 10, 1923. With a Ph.D. in theater and a background in teaching speech and drama at Cornell University, Gould decided to follow his own advice and pursue a full-time acting career in the 1960s after working off-Broadway in the 1950s. Throughout his distinguished career, Gould made numerous appearances in TV programs, showcasing his talent and versatility. From his notable role in the film "Patch Adams" to his memorable performances in "The Sting" and "Freaky Friday," Harold Gould left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry.
Early Life and Career
Harold Gould attended Cornell University and earned a Ph.D. in theater, which later led him to teach speech and drama at the university. Gould's passion for acting eventually led him to pursue a full-time career in the entertainment industry, and he made his professional debut in off-Broadway productions in the 1950s.
Gould's first major successful role came in the film "Patch Adams" in 1998, where he played the character Arthur Mendelson. This role helped to solidify his reputation as a talented and versatile actor. However, it was his performance in "The Sting" in 1973 that truly catapulted him into stardom. The film was a massive success both critically and commercially, and Gould's portrayal of Kid Twist garnered him widespread acclaim.
Throughout his career, Harold Gould earned numerous accolades for his performances. He was nominated for five Primetime Emmys and won at least one award.
Gould's impact on Hollywood and the entertainment industry cannot be understated. His versatility as an actor and his memorable performances in various roles made him a respected and admired figure in the industry . Although he may not be considered an iconic or legendary actor on the level of some of his contemporaries, Harold Gould's contributions to the entertainment industry are undeniable, and his work continues to be celebrated by fans and colleagues alike.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Day the Music Died (Short) | Old 'Wise' Man |
| 2010 | Nip/Tuck (TV Series) | Walter Krieger |
| 2008 | Cold Case (TV Series) | Monty Moran '08 |
| 2005 | English as a Second Language | Wayne |
| 2005 | McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty? (TV Movie) | Mo Feldstein |
| 2004 | Nobody's Perfect (Short) | Unknown |
| 2003 | Brother Bear | Old Denahi (voice) |
| 2003 | Freaky Friday | Grandpa |
| 2003 | Loyalties (Short) | Smitty |
| 2003 | Judging Amy (TV Series) | Arthur |
| 2002 | The Master of Disguise | Grandfather Disguisey |
| 2001 | Dying on the Edge | Arthur |
| 1996–2001 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) | Albert Einstein | Sam Moskowitz |
| 2000 | The Fearing Mind (TV Series) | Harold Periwinkle |
| 2000 | The King of Queens (TV Series) | Irv Glassman |
| 1999 | Stuart Little | Grandpa Spencer |
| 1999 | Pacific Blue (TV Series) | Judge Solomon Stein |
| 1999 | M.U.G.E.N (Video Game) | Unknown |
| 1998 | Brown's Requiem | Solly K |
| 1998 | Patch Adams | Arthur Mendelson |
| 1998 | Felicity (TV Series) | Dr. William Garibay |
| 1998 | Beloved | Barber Shop Man #4 (uncredited) |
| 1998 | My Giant | Milt Kaminski |
| 1997 | The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) | Dr. Gustav Stumpfel |
| 1996 | For Hope (TV Movie) | David 'Dave' Altman |
| 1996 | The Outer Limits (TV Series) | Gerry |
| 1995 | Lover's Knot | Alan Smithee |
| 1995 | Killer: A Journal of Murder | Old Henry Lesser |
| 1995 | Whisper of the Heart | Shiro Nishi (English version, voice) |
| 1995 | Flesh Suitcase | Unknown |
| 1994–1995 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) | Edwin Griffin |
| 1994 | CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV Series) | Mr. Goldenberg |
| 1992–1993 | The Golden Palace (TV Series) | Miles Webber |
| 1992 | Dear John (TV Series) | William Shakespeare |
| 1985–1992 | The Golden Girls (TV Series) | Miles Webber | Arnie Peterson |
| 1989–1992 | The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV Series) | Colonel Stonesteel | Old Man |
| 1991 | Birch Street Gym (Short) | Jack |
| 1991 | The Miracles of Jesus (Video) | Benjamin (voice) |
| 1991 | Dinosaurs (TV Series) | Dinosaur Chief (voice) |
| 1983–1991 | American Playhouse (TV Series) | Velvil Finkelstein (segment "Yiddish") | Tom Garrison | Mr. Antrobus |
| 1990 | Singer & Sons (TV Series) | Nathan Singer |
| 1990 | Dallas (TV Series) | Dr. Wexler |
| 1989 | Romero | Francisco Galedo |
| 1989 | Midnight Caller (TV Series) | Charlie Drexol |
| 1989 | Empty Nest (TV Series) | Dr. Stanfield Weston |
| 1989 | Get Smart, Again! (TV Movie) | Nicholas Dimente |
| 1988 | Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Closed Set (TV Movie) | BJ |
| 1988 | CBS Summer Playhouse (TV Series) | Jack |
| 1986 | Night Court (TV Series) | Walter Wise |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) | Harry Finneman |
| 1986 | Playing for Keeps | Rockerfeller |
| 1986 | Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (TV Movie) | Dr. Marvin Elias |
| 1986 | The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible (TV Series) | Benjamin (voice) |
| 1986 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series) | Andrei Zernov |
| 1985 | Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) | Dr. Victor Kosciusko |
| 1985 | No Complaints! (TV Movie) | Jack Waine |
| 1985 | Spencer (TV Series) | Ben Sprague |
| 1985 | The Fourth Wise Man (TV Movie) | Rabbi |
| 1984 | The Dream Chasers | Telford Stampley |
| 1984 | St. Elsewhere (TV Series) | Melvin Millstein |
| 1984 | Finder of Lost Loves (TV Series) | Morris Mindakovitch |
| 1984 | Webster (TV Series) | Pee-Wee Walnutto |
| 1984 | The Red-Light Sting (TV Movie) | Oliver Sully |
| 1983 | Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (TV Movie) | Stowbridge |
| 1983 | Foot in the Door (TV Series) | Jonah Foot |
| 1982 | Help Wanted: Male (TV Movie) | Eliot Bingham |
| 1981 | Born to Be Sold (TV Movie) | Robert Westfield |
| 1981 | Park Place (TV Series) | David Ross |
| 1980 | Seems Like Old Times | Judge John Channing |
| 1967–1980 | Insight (TV Series) | God (Old Man) | God | Beggar ... |
| 1980 | King Crab (TV Movie) | Mr. Campana |
| 1980 | The Silent Lovers (TV Movie) | Louis B. Mayer |
| 1980 | The Scarlett O'Hara War (TV Movie) | Louis B. Mayer |
| 1980 | The Gambler (TV Movie) | Arthur Stobridge |
| 1979 | The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (TV Movie) | Dickie Dayton |
| 1979 | Aunt Mary (TV Movie) | Dr. Hoxley |
| 1979 | 11th Victim (TV Movie) | Benny Benito |
| 1979 | Lou Grant (TV Series) | Dr. George Duncan |
| 1979 | Better Late Than Never (TV Movie) | Harry Landers |
| 1979 | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV Series) | Slick Willy |
| 1979 | The Rockford Files (TV Series) | Mr. Brockelman |
| 1979 | Sergeant T.K. Yu (TV Movie) | A Lawyer |
| 1974–1978 | Rhoda (TV Series) | Martin Morgenstern |
| 1978 | Grandpa Goes to Washington (TV Series) | Matthew Lawson |
| 1978 | Actor (TV Movie) | Sol Wurtzel |
| 1978 | The One and Only | Hector Moses |
| 1978 | The Love Boat (TV Series) | Mr. Vernon Crowler | Vernon Crowler | Captain Merrill Stubing |
| 1977 | Have I Got a Christmas for You (TV Movie) | Leo Silver |
| 1977 | Soap (TV Series) | Barney Gerber |
| 1977 | Family (TV Series) | Paul Schiller |
| 1977 | Washington: Behind Closed Doors (TV Mini Series) | Carl Tessler |
| 1976–1977 | The Feather and Father Gang (TV Series) | Harry Danton |
| 1977 | Never Con a Killer (TV Movie) | Harry Danton |
| 1974–1977 | Police Story (TV Series) | Emmett Parnell | Sam Grossman | Andrea Basic |
| 1974–1976 | Petrocelli (TV Series) | Haskell Fox |
| 1976 | How to Break Up a Happy Divorce (TV Movie) | Mr. Henshaw |
| 1976 | Gus | Charles Gwynn |
| 1976 | The Big Bus | Professor Baxter |
| 1976 | Silent Movie | Engulf |
| 1976 | Flannery and Quilt (TV Movie) | Sam Quilt |
| 1976 | Medical Story (TV Series) | Morgan |
| 1975 | The Rookies (TV Series) | Dr. Asmos |
| 1972–1975 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) | Honore Vashon |
| 1975 | Medical Story (TV Movie) | Dr. Fredericchi |
| 1975 | Love and Death | Anton |
| 1975 | The Bob Crane Show (TV Series) | Dr. Strauss |
| 1971–1975 | Cannon (TV Series) | Colonel Mirza | Robert L. Jardine | Nicholas Troas |
| 1975 | The Strongest Man in the World | Regent Dietz |
| 1974 | The Front Page | The Mayor |
| 1964–1974 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) | Col. Lucius Shindrow | Boake |
| 1972–1974 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) | Joseph Francis | Arthur Lavery |
| 1974 | Dirty Sally (TV Series) | Lucius |
| 1974 | Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (TV Movie) | Unknown |
| 1974 | Chase (TV Series) | Cheevers |
| 1974 | Double Solitaire (TV Movie) | George |
| 1973 | The Sting | Kid Twist |
| 1973 | Needles and Pins (TV Series) | Joe |
| 1973 | Lotsa Luck! (TV Series) | Martin Wicker |
| 1973 | Ironside (TV Series) | Martin Geller |
| 1972–1973 | The New Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) | Kurt | Danny Everson |
| 1973 | The Partridge Family (TV Series) | Walter Yost |
| 1972–1973 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series) | Martin Morgenstern |
| 1973 | Bachelor-at-Law (TV Movie) | Matthew Brandon |
| 1973 | Murdock's Gang (TV Movie) | Dave Ryker |
| 1972 | Mannix (TV Series) | Bruno Raphael |
| 1972 | The Delphi Bureau (TV Series) | Judge Lowal |
| 1972 | Where Does It Hurt? | Dr. Zerny |
| 1972 | Love, American Style (TV Series) | Howard Cunningham (segment "Love and the Television Set") |
| 1965–1972 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) | George Hale | Vincent Millard | Israel Jacobs ... |
| 1971 | Mod Squad (TV Series) | Lester Chennery |
| 1971 | A Death of Innocence (TV Movie) | Alexander Weisberg |
| 1971 | The Secret Life of Sandra Blain (Short) | Dr. Hopkins |
| 1971 | Ransom for a Dead Man (TV Movie) | Agent Carlson |
| 1971 | Mrs. Pollifax-Spy | Nexdhet |
| 1970 | The Cliff (TV Movie) | Dr. Jonathan Denning |
| 1970 | The High Chaparral (TV Series) | Carlisle |
| 1966–1970 | Hogan's Heroes (TV Series) | General von Schlomm | General von Scheider | General Von Lintzer |
| 1968–1970 | Lancer (TV Series) | Otto Mueller | Charlie Poe |
| 1970 | The Lawyer | Eric P. Scott |
| 1969–1970 | The Carol Burnett Show (TV Series) | Mr. Phillips | Mr. Farnsworth |
| 1970 | Here Come the Brides (TV Series) | Cyrus Malone |
| 1969 | The Arrangement | Dr. Leibman |
| 1969 | I Dream of Jeannie (TV Series) | General Whetherby | Irwin Winkler |
| 1969 | Mission: Impossible (TV Series) | Vincente Bravo |
| 1969 | The Debbie Reynolds Show (TV Series) | Whitaker |
| 1969 | Under the Yum Yum Tree (TV Movie) | Father |
| 1967–1969 | The Big Valley (TV Series) | Captain Crawford | Harry Davis | Judge William Daggett ... |
| 1967–1968 | The Wild Wild West (TV Series) | John Taney | Victor Freemantle |
| 1967–1968 | Judd for the Defense (TV Series) | Lawrence Corning Sr. | Cleary |
| 1967–1968 | The Flying Nun (TV Series) | Rabbi Mendez | Father Sweeney |
| 1968 | Project X | Col. Holt |
| 1967–1968 | He & She (TV Series) | Norman Nugent |
| 1968 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) | Major John Richardson |
| 1968 | Daktari (TV Series) | Dr. De Long |
| 1967 | Garrison's Gorillas (TV Series) | Colonel Enzio |
| 1967 | The Invaders (TV Series) | Allen Slater | Dr. Paul Mailer |
| 1967 | The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series) | Dr. Knockitoff | General Important |
| 1967 | The Felony Squad (TV Series) | Dr. Simon Green |
| 1967 | Run for Your Life (TV Series) | Phil Colby |
| 1964–1967 | The Fugitive (TV Series) | Tom Crailer | Dr. Willis | Eller - Interviewer |
| 1966–1967 | The Danny Kaye Show (TV Series) | Marco |
| 1966 | The Green Hornet (TV Series) | Calvin Ryland |
| 1966 | Get Smart (TV Series) | Hans Hunter |
| 1966 | Love on a Rooftop (TV Series) | Carmichael |
| 1966 | An American Dream | Ganucci's Attorney |
| 1966 | Harper | Sheriff Spanner |
| 1965–1966 | The Long, Hot Summer (TV Series) | Bowman Chamberlain |
| 1965 | That Girl (TV Series) | Lew Marie |
| 1965 | Inside Daisy Clover | Cop on Pier |
| 1965 | Convoy (TV Series) | Dr. Simpson |
| 1965 | The Farmer's Daughter (TV Series) | Mr. Claiborne | Hal Miles |
| 1962 –1965 | The Virginian (TV Series) | Lacey | John Marshall Harrison | John Anderson ... |
| 1965 | Profiles in Courage (TV Series) | Baylis |
| 1965 | The Spy with My Face | Doctor |
| 1965 | The Satan Bug | Dr. Ostrer (uncredited) |
| 1965 | 12 O'Clock High (TV Series) | Colonel Reed |
| 1964–1965 | The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) | Director | Mr. Hunter, First IRS Man | DMV Clerk - Corrects Exam |
| 1962–1965 | Hazel (TV Series) | Judge Winston | Mr. Wheeler | TV Announcer ... |
| 1961–1965 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) | Earl McCloskey | Dr. Peter Duey | Frank the Cop |
| 1965 | Mister Ed (TV Series) | Psychiatrist |
| 1964 | Perry Mason (TV Series) | Lawrence West |
| 1964 | Kentucky Jones (TV Series) | Oscar Hastings |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) | Doctor |
| 1964 | Ready for the People (TV Movie) | Arnie Tomkins |
| 1964 | Marnie | Mr. Garrett - Manager of Farm (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Channing (TV Series) | Martin Clyde |
| 1964 | Mr. Novak (TV Series) | Joe Garson (as Hal Gould) |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial (TV Series) | Judge |
| 1963 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) | District Attorney |
| 1962–1963 | The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) | Judge | Eric Stanger | Paul Brauner |
| 1963 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) | General Larrabee |
| 1962–1963 | Route 66 (TV Series) | Doctor | Edward Crane |
| 1963 | The Lieutenant (TV Series) | Lt. Col. Raleigh Wade |
| 1963 | The Yellow Canary | Ponelli |
| 1961–1963 | Dennis the Menace (TV Series) | Mr. Sparks | Tramp |
| 1963 | The Untouchables (TV Series) | Arnold Javits (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Empire (TV Series) | Judge Will |
| 1962 | It's a Man's World (TV Series) | Arthur Rawlings |
| 1962 | Two for the Seesaw | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The Donna Reed Show (TV Series) | Cal Winslow |
| 1962 | Sam Benedict (TV Series) | Al Walpole |
| 1961–1962 | The Gertrude Berg Show (TV Series) | Professor Metcalfe | Dr. Otis |
| 1962 | National Velvet (TV Series) | Unknown |
| 1962 | The Couch | Hollingsworth (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Follow the Sun (TV Series) | Mayhew |
| 1961 | Shannon (TV Series) | Jessie Dowling |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred (TV Series) | Bookkeeper |
| 1951 | The Man from Planet X | Frightened Villager (uncredited) |
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