Milton Selzer
Biography
Milton Selzer was a character actor who worked in stage, film, and television, starting out in summer stock theater after serving in the infantry in Italy during World War II. He was born in Lowell, Massachusetts and raised in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before moving to Hollywood in 1960. His Broadway credits included Arms and the Man, Julius Caesar, Once Upon a Tailor, and Tiger at the Gates, and he made his professional directing debut in Houston in 1970. His films included The Young Savages (1961) and A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966), as well as In Enemy Country, The Buddy System, and Sid and Nancy. He was a prolific television guest actor, with appearances on The Twilight Zone, Perry Mason, Get Smart, and Hogan's Heroes, and he was a regular on the 1973 sitcom Needles and Pins. He died in 2006.
87years old at death
- Born Lowell
- Died Oxnard
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 37 years1957 to 1994
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Behind the camera
Milton Selzer's professional directing debut came in 1970 at the Alley Theatre in Houston, a stage credit beyond his acting work.
Early training
Milton Selzer's training included study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, along with Erwin Piscator's Workshop of the School for Social Research.
First role
Selzer's acting career started in summer stock theater once he had completed his military service, which came before the rest of his career on stage and screen.
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