Bruce Mahler
Biography
Bruce Mahler, born in New York City in 1950, works as an actor, writer and producer. His early television credits include two 1977 episodes of Fernwood 2 Night and a 1980 spot on the ABC sketch series Fridays, where his musical ability and radio DJ voice came through in sketches including The Latin DJ, KPLO and A Classical Get-Down. He is best known for playing Sgt. Douglas Fackler in Police Academy (1984), and he also appeared in Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985), Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) and Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989). Other screen appearances include Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Funland, Hook, Dick Tracy and Loaded Weapon 1, plus the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes and The Famous Teddy Z. On Seinfeld he had a recurring role as Rabbi Glickman, with appearances from 1995 to 1998.
76years old
Turns 77 on September 12in 334 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 5 years1984 to 1989
Every film, newest first
- 1989Police Academy 6: City Under SiegeIMDb rating 4.4
- 1986Police Academy 3: Back in TrainingIMDb rating 5.4
- 1985Police Academy 2: Their First AssignmentIMDb rating 5.8
- 1984Police AcademyIMDb rating 6.7
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Beyond film
In 1980, Mahler appeared on Fridays, an ABC sketch show from the early 1980s inspired by Saturday Night Live. Most of his appearances there highlighted his musical talent and radio DJ voice, especially the recurring sketch The Latin DJ.
Bruce Mahler movies on Netflix
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Jerry Paris directed two of these films. Five actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Jerry Paris
Also three films together2 more actors
- Leslie EasterbrookPolice Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989), Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) and Police Academy (1984)
- George R. RobertsonPolice Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989), Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) and Police Academy (1984)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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