Larry Gelman
Biography
Larry Gelman was an American character actor who worked mostly in film and television. Born in Brooklyn in 1930, he was known for two recurring parts: Dr. Bernie Tupperman on The Bob Newhart Show and Vinnie, the poker-playing pal of Oscar and Felix in the original small-screen Odd Couple. Guest work kept him busy across decades of series, among them Maude, Mork & Mindy, Barney Miller, Night Court and ER, and that Barney Miller appearance brought him a Primetime Emmy nomination. His films included Chatterbox! (1977), Dreamscape (1984), Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985) and Mr. Saturday Night (1992). On Broadway he played Tambi Rothman in The Roast, toured with The Odd Couple, and portrayed Albert Einstein on stage and in the Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 games. He died in 2021.
90years old at death
- Born Brooklyn
- Died
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Lawrence Sheldon Gelman (birth name)Also credited as Larry Spelman
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 36 years1967 to 2003
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Beyond film
Gelman played Albert Einstein on stage in Einstein: A Stage Portrait and later voiced Einstein in the video games Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge.
Larry Gelman movies on Netflix
Best known for
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Worked with
Larry Gelman shares two films with Helen Hunt, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Christopher Plummer's page
Dennis Quaid's page
Max von Sydow's page
Ed Lauter's page
Jason London's page
Joseph RubenDirector, 1 film, 1984
All films by Joseph Ruben
Alan MetterDirector, 1 film, 1985
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All films by Billy Crystal
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