Harold Gould
Biography
Harold Gould was an American character actor who spent more than 50 years in television, film and theater, appearing in over 300 TV shows and 100-plus stage plays. Born in Schenectady, New York, and raised in Colonie, he taught drama in college before making his professional stage debut in 1955 and his film debut in an uncredited part in Two for the Seesaw (1962). He became known for playing elegant, well-dressed men and grandfather figures, among them Kid Twist in The Sting (1973), plus roles in Love and Death (1975), Silent Movie (1976) and Gus (1976). On television he played Martin Morgenstern on Rhoda and Miles Webber on The Golden Girls, and he was a five-time Emmy nominee. He won a 1969 Obie Award for The Increased Difficulty of Concentration. Later films included Patch Adams (1998), Stuart Little (1999), The Master of Disguise (2002) and Freaky Friday (2003). He died in 2010.
86years old at death
- Born Schenectady
- Died Woodland Hills
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Harold Vernon Gould (birth name)Also credited as Harold Vernon Goldstein
Movie Career
- Films
- 27
- Career span
- 38 years1965 to 2003
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First role
Gould made his professional theater debut in 1955 playing Thomas Jefferson in The Common Glory in Williamsburg, Virginia, after three years teaching and doing stage work at Randolph-Macon Woman's College.
Behind the award
For his performance in Václav Havel's The Increased Difficulty of Concentration, Gould received an Obie Award in 1969. He took on the same part again for a PBS version in 1988.
Beyond film
For 48 years, Gould belonged to Theatre West, which he joined early on and which is the oldest membership theater company in Los Angeles.
Harold Gould movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Vincent McEveety directed two of these films. Thirteen actors appear in two 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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Vincent McEveetyDirector, 2 films, 1975 to 1976
All films by Vincent McEveety
Also two films together7 more actors
- Eileen BrennanThe Fourth Wise Man (1985) and The Sting (1973)
- Dick Van PattenGus (1976) and The Strongest Man in the World (1975)
- Estelle HarrisBrother Bear (2003) and My Giant (1998)
- Ruth GordonThe Big Bus (1976) and Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
- Jerry HouserThe Fourth Wise Man (1985) and Seems Like Old Times (1980)
- Eddie RyderThe Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979) and Silent Movie (1976)
- Yvonne WilderSeems Like Old Times (1980) and Silent Movie (1976)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Harold Gould's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.3 billion
13 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 27 films: 13 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 13Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 5Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$300M23.7% of the total
- 2$250M19.7% of the total
- 3$202M15.9% of the total
- 4$161M12.7% of the total
- 5$160M12.6% of the total
- 6$44M3.5% of the total
- 7$43M3.4% of the total
- 8$36M2.8% of the total
$72.1 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.