ELLIOTT GOULD

'Elliott Gould' (born 'Elliott Goldstein' on August 29, 1938) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. He became known during the 1970s, having starred in many Hollywood films, and has since continued appearing in supporting roles.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Career

Personal life

Filmography

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

References

External links

Biography

Early life

Gould was born in Brooklyn, New York to Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe.^[1][2] His mother, Lucille Raver, sold artificial flowers to beauty shops, and his father, Bernard Goldstein, worked in the garment business.^[3] He graduated from the Professional Children's School.

Career

Gould was one of the most prominent American film actors in the early-1970s, best known for playing Trapper John in Robert Altman's satirical 1970 film ''MASH''. ''Time'' magazine placed him on one of its covers in 1970, when he was at the brief height of his long career, calling him a "star for an uptight age". Other notable film roles include ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' (which earned him an Oscar nomination), ''A Bridge Too Far'', ''Capricorn One'', and ''The Lady Vanishes''. Gould joined such distinguished company as Humphrey Bogart and Robert Mitchum when he played the detective Philip Marlowe in Altman's 1973 film ''The Long Goodbye''. He hosted ''Saturday Night Live'' six times, his final time being the first episode of the disastrous Jean Doumanian season (season 6) in November of 1980, where he was shocked to find that the original cast and producer had left and a new cast and producer had taken their place. He has never hosted after that, but has appeared in a season 16 (1990-1991) episode hosted by Tom Hanks where Hanks is welcomed into the Five-Timers club, a society for celebrities who have hosted SNL five times or more. Also in 1980, Gould filmed two movies for Disney studios, ''The Last Flight of Noah's Ark'' and ''The Devil and Max Devlin'', in which he co-starred with Bill Cosby.
Gould's Broadway theatre credits include ''Irma La Douce'', ''Say, Darling'', ''I Can Get It for You Wholesale'' (in which he met Barbra Streisand), ''Drat! The Cat!'', and ''Little Murders''.
His career slowed down after a series of critical and commercial flops in the mid-to-late 1970s, but he has remained steadily employed in supporting and character roles in television and movies. He starred in a sitcom called E/R in 1984-1985, and had a recurring guest role on ''Friends'' as Jack Geller, the father of Monica and Ross Geller.
Gould received critical praise for his role as an aging mobster in Warren Beatty's 1991 film ''Bugsy''. In addition, he appeared in American History X as the boyfriend of Edward Norton's character's mother. He also co-starred in the popular "caper" film ''Ocean's Eleven'' (2001), and it's sequels: ''Ocean's Twelve'' (2004), and ''Ocean's Thirteen'' (2007).

Personal life

Gould has said that he has a "very deep Jewish identity".^[4] He has been married three times, twice to the same person:

★ Barbra Streisand (March 21, 1963 – July 9, 1971) (divorced) 1 child, Actor Jason Gould

★ Jennifer Bogart (December 8, 1973 – 1976) (divorced) 2 children

★ Jennifer Bogart (June 9, 1978 – 1979) (separated)

Filmography

1960s

★ 1964 Once Upon a Mattress - Jester

★ 1964 The Confession - the Mute

★ 1968 The Night They Raided Minsky's - Billy Minsky

★ 1969 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice - Ted

1970s

★ 1970 Move - Hiram Jaffe

★ 1970 Airport - (uncredited) - Voice

★ 1970 I Love My Wife - Richard Burrows

★ 1970 Getting Straight - Harry Bailey

★ 1970 M
★ A
★ S
★ H - Trapper John

★ 1971 The Touch - David Kovac

★ 1971 Little Murders - Alfred Chamberlain

★ 1972 The Special London Bridge Special - The Villain

★ 1973 Who? - Sean Rogers

★ 1973 The Long Goodbye - Philip Marlowe

★ 1974 California Split - Charlie Waters

★ 1974 Busting - Vice Detective Michael Keneely

★ 1975 Mean Johnny Barrows - The Professor

★ 1975 Nashville - Himself

★ 1975 Whiffs - Dudley Frapper

★ 1976 I Will, I Will for Now - Les Bingham

★ 1976 Harry and Walter Go to New York - Walter Hill

★ 1977 A Bridge Too Far - Col. Bobby Stout

★ 1978 Matilda - Bernie Bonnelli

★ 1978 The Silent Partner - Miles Cullen

★ 1978 Capricorn One - Robert Caulfield

★ 1979 Escape to Athena - Charlie Dane

★ 1979 The Lady Vanishes - Robert Condon

★ 1979 The Muppet Movie - Beauty Contest Compete

1980s

★ 1980 Falling in Love Again - Harry Lewis

★ 1980 Saturday Night Live - Juror/Host/Himself (8 episodes, 1975-1980)

★ 1980 The Last Flight of Noah's Ark - Noah Dugan

★ 1981 The Devil and Max Devlin - Max Devlin

★ 1981 Dirty Tricks - Prof. Colin Chandler

★ 1982 The Rules of Marriage

★ 1983 Faerie Tale Theatre - The Giant (1 episode, Jack and the Beanstalk)

★ 1983 Emergency Room - Dr. Howard Sheinfeld

★ 1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan - Cop in Pete's

★ 1984 The Naked Face - Angeli

★ 1984 Over the Brooklyn Bridge - Alby Sherman

★ 1985 George Burns Comedy Week - (1 episode, The Mission)

★ 1986 Vanishing Act - Lieutenant Rudameyer

★ 1986 The Twilight Zone - Harry Folger (1 episode, The Misfortune Cookie)

★ 1986 The Myth

★ 1986 Tall Tales and Legends - Casey (1 episode, Casey at the Bat)

★ 1987 Dangerous Love - Rick

★ 1987 Lethal Obsession - Serge Gart

★ 1987 - Leonard Weinglass

★ 1987 Frogs - Bill Anderson

★ 1987 The Telephone - Rodney

★ 1987 Inside Out - Jimmy Morgan

★ 1988 Act of Betrayal - Callaghan

★ 1988

★ 1989 Murder, She Wrote - Lt. J. T. Hanna (1 Episode)

★ 1989 Judgement - Judge Callow

★ 1989 The Night Visitor - Ron Devereaux

★ 1989 The Big Picture - Lawyer

1990s

★ 1990 - Martin Slade

★ 1990 The Lemon Sisters - Fred Frank

★ 1991 Dead Men Don't Die - Barry Barron

★ 1991 Bugsy - Harry Greenberg

★ 1992 Somebody's Daughter - Hindeman

★ 1992 The Player - Himself

★ 1992 Wet and Wild Summer! - Mike McCain

★ 1992 Beyond Justice - Lawyer

★ 1993 - Stewart Woodman

★ 1993 Amore! - George Levine

★ 1994 The Naked Gun 33 1/3 - Himself

★ 1994 The Glass Shield - Greenspan

★ 1994 The Dangerous - Levine

★ 1994 Bleeding Hearts - Mr. Baum

★ 1995 A Boy Called Hate - Richard

★ 1995 P.C.H - Randy's Father

★ 1995 Cover Me Capt. Richards

★ 1995 Kicking and Screaming - Grover's Dad

★ 1995 The Feminine Touch - Kahn

★ 1996 Busted - TV Show Host

★ 1997 Inside Out (Short Film) - Aaron's Father

★ 1997 City of Industry - Gangster

★ 1997 Camp Stories - Older David Katz

★ 1997 Hotel Shanghai - Hutchinson

★ 1998 Michael Kael vs. the World News Company - Coogan

★ 1998 The Big Hit - Morton Shulman

★ 1998 Getting Personal - Jack Kacmarczyk

★ 1998 American History X - Murray

★ 1999 Mentors - Albert Einstein (1 episode, The Genius)

2000s

★ 2000 Picking Up the Pieces - Father LaCage

★ 2000 Boys Life 3 - Aaron's Father (segment Inside out)

★ 2000 Playing Mona Lisa - Bernie Goldstein

★ 2001 Ocean's Eleven - Reuben Tishkoff

★ 2001 The Experience Box - Dr. Keith Huber

★ 2002 Puckoon - Dr. Goldstein

★ 2003 Friends - Jack Geller (20 episodes, 1994-2003)

★ 2004 From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks - Narrator

★ 2004 Ocean's Twelve - Reuben Tishkoff

★ 2004 Bad Apple - Buddha Stanzione

★ 2005 Poirot - Rufus Van Aldin (1 episode)

★ 2006 Open Window - John

★ 2006 Masters of Horror episode The Screwfly Solution - Barney

★ 2007 The Redemption of Sarah Cain - Bill

★ 2007 Ocean's Thirteen - Reuben Tishkoff

References

1. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800020189/bio
2. http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0716,hoberman,76384,20.html
3. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,902712-4,00.html
4. http://www.aish.com/societyWork/work/Elliott_Gould_An_Actors_Life.asp

External links

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★ The Elliott Gould Zone

★ ''Village Voice'' article