Mike Nussbaum
Biography
Mike Nussbaum was an American actor and director who began his stage work in Chicago community theater in the 1950s. Born in 1923 and raised in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, he became part of the city's growing professional theater scene in the 1960s, where he met David Mamet and went on to appear in many of Mamet's plays on and off Broadway and in Chicago. His screen credits included Fatal Attraction (1987), House of Games (1987), Things Change (1988), Field of Dreams (1989) and Men in Black (1997). He also directed, including Art Shay's Where Have You Gone, Jimmy Stewart?, and appeared in television commercials. He received Jeff Awards, and kept acting into his 90s, working on theater projects until his death in 2023.
99years old at death
- Born Chicago
- Died Chicago
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Michael Nussbaum, Myron G. Nussbaum and Myron Nussbaum
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 10 years1987 to 1997
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About the name
While serving in the Army, Nussbaum took on the middle initial G. so that roll call would not list him with the no middle initial label.
First role
Nussbaum began acting in community theater in the 1950s and later met a young David Mamet while active in Chicago's developing professional theater scene in the 1960s.
A change of course
Nussbaum also did local TV commercials for Northwest Federal Savings in Chicago. The ads used a jingle that went, "It's Northwest Federal Savings time, sixty-three hours a week."
Mike Nussbaum movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
David Mamet directed two of these films. Eight 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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All films by David Mamet
Also two films together2 more actors
- J.J. JohnstonThings Change (1988) and Fatal Attraction (1987)
- Steven GoldsteinThings Change (1988) and House of Games (1987)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.