Acting
Louis Zorich
Born 1924-02-12
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
Louis Zorich (February 12, 1924 – January 30, 2018) was an American actor. He played sporting goods salesman Burt Buchman, Paul Buchman's father, on the NBC series Mad About You from 1993 to 1999.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Louis Zorich
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Law & Order
1990
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Detachment
2011
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Columbo
1971
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988
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Fiddler on the Roof
1971
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Mad About You
1992
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Great Performances
1971
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American Playhouse
1982
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The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
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Coogan's Bluff
1968
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (69 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Olympia | Self | Movie | 2018 |
 | No Pay, Nudity | Lester's Father | Movie | 2016 |
 | Starring Austin Pendleton | Self | Movie | 2016 |
 | Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century | Self - Actor | Movie | 2015 |
 | Emily & Tim | Tim (Segment 6) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Irene & Marie | Nick | Movie | 2015 |
| Run It | Angelo | Movie | 2013 | |
 | A Bird of the Air | Stowalski | Movie | 2011 |
 | Detachment | Grampa | Movie | 2011 |
 | Running Funny | Stan | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Armenian Genocide | Turkish Court Martial Trial Transcript (voice) | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Jury | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 |
 | A Hole in One | Sammy | Movie | 2004 |
 | Friends and Family | Marvin Levine | Movie | 2001 |
 | A Fish in the Bathtub | Morris | Movie | 1999 |
 | Joe the King | Judge | Movie | 1999 |
 | Kiss & Tell | Louis | Movie | 1997 |
 | Remember WENN | Mr. Sweet | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Young at Heart | Joe Garaventi | Movie | 1995 |
 | The World of Jim Henson | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1994 |
 | Mad About You | Burt Buchman | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Missing Pieces | Ochenko | Movie | 1992 |
 | City of Hope | Mayor Baci | Movie | 1991 |
 | Brooklyn Bridge | Jules Berger | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Law & Order | Trial Judge Milton Erdheim | TV Series | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Judge Edgar Hynes | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | Mindy | Movie | 1989 |
 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Greek Millionaire | Movie | 1988 |
| Cheap Shots | Louie Constantine | Movie | 1988 | |
 | Where are the Children? | Kragopoulos | Movie | 1986 |
 | Club Paradise | Swiss Buissnessman | Movie | 1986 |
 | Flanagan | Lerner | Movie | 1985 |
 | Spenser: For Hire | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1985 |
 | The Equalizer | Zeke | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Death of a Salesman | Ben Loman | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | Pete | Movie | 1984 |
 | Kate & Allie | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1984 |
 | American Playhouse | Mindy | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Nurse | John Bloom | Movie | 1980 |
 | Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a Man | George W. Chadwick | Movie | 1977 |
 | The New Avengers | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1976 |
| The New Avengers | Karl | TV Series | 1976 |
 | W.C. Fields and Me | Gene Fowler | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Seagull | Dorn | Movie | 1975 |
 | Antigone | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1974 |
 | Sunday in the Country | Dinelli | Movie | 1974 |
 | Newman's Law | Frank Lo Falcone | Movie | 1974 |
 | For Pete's Sake | Nick | Movie | 1974 |
 | Antigone | Jonas (1st Guard) | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Rehearsal | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Don Is Dead | Mitch | Movie | 1973 |
 | Kojak | Mike DeBrieno | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Honor Thy Father | Joe Notario | Movie | 1973 |
 | Made For Each Other | Pandora's Father | Movie | 1971 |
 | Fiddler on the Roof | Constable | Movie | 1971 |
 | Columbo | Frank Staplin | TV Series | 1971 |
 | They Might Be Giants | 2nd Sanitation Man | Movie | 1971 |
 | Cold Turkey | Douglas Truesdale (uncredited) | Movie | 1971 |
 | Great Performances | Jonas | TV Series | 1971 |
| Great Performances | Dorn | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Popi | Penebaz | Movie | 1969 |
 | Coogan's Bluff | Taxi Driver | Movie | 1968 |
 | Gammera the Invincible | Soviet ambassador | Movie | 1966 |
 | Another World | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Route 66 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Diagnosis: Unknown | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Naked City | Sam | TV Series | 1958 |
| Naked City | Manos | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Folio | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1955 |