Cliff Gorman
Cliff Gorman | |
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Born | Joel Joshua Goldberg October 13, 1936 Queens, New York City, U.S. |
Died | September 5, 2002 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. | (aged 65)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1968–2002 |
Spouse |
Gayle Gorman (m. 1963) |
Joel Joshua Goldberg (October 13, 1936 – September 5, 2002), known professionally as Cliff Gorman, was an American actor.[1] He won an Obie Award in 1968 for the stage presentation of The Boys in the Band,[1] and went on to reprise his role in the 1970 film version.[2]
Life and career
Gorman was born Joel Joshua Goldberg in
Gorman won a
He played
On the September 13, 1965 episode of
Personal life
Gorman and his wife cared for his fellow
Death
On September 5, 2002, Gorman died of leukemia at the age of 65 at his home in Manhattan.[1]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1969 | Justine | "Toto" | |
1970 | The Boys in the Band | Emory | |
1973 | Cops and Robbers | Tom | |
1975 | Rosebud | Hamlekh | |
1975 | The Silence | Stanley Greenberg | TV film |
1976 | Brinks: The Great Robbery |
Danny Conforti | TV film |
1977 | Having Babies II | Arthur Magee | TV film |
1978 | An Unmarried Woman | Charlie | |
1979 | All That Jazz | Davis Newman | |
1980 | Night of the Juggler | Gus Soltic | |
1981 | The Bunker | Joseph Goebbels | TV film |
1984 | Angel | Lieutenant Andrews | |
1992 | Night and the City | Phil Nasseros | |
1992 | Hoffa | Soloman "Solly" Stein | |
1999 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | Sonny Valerio | |
2000 | King of the Jungle | Jack | |
2003 | Kill the Poor | Yakov | Posthumous release |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Cliff Gorman, 65, Portrayer Of Lenny Bruce on Broadway". The New York Times. September 13, 2002.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (March 18, 1970). "The Boys in the Band (1970)". The New York Times. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
- ^ "Cliff Gorman Biography (1936–2002)". Film Reference.
- ^ Flatley, Guy (June 6, 1971). ". . . But Cliff Is a Cool 'Lenny'; Cliff Gorman Is a Cool 'Lenny'". The New York Times. p. D1.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (December 20, 1979). "All That Jazz (1979) The Screen: Roy Scheider Stars in 'All That Jazz':Peter Pan Syndrome". The New York Times.
- ^ Simonson, Robert (September 13, 2002). "Cliff Gorman, Broadway's Lenny, Is Dead at 65". Playbill. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ "1956–67 Episode Guide "To Tell The Truth", CBS Nighttime series". To Tell the Truth on the Web. September 13, 1965.
- ^ Anderson-Minshal, Diane (May 16, 2018). "Why the Gay and Bi Men of 'Boys in the Band' Still Matter". The Advocate. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ Connors, Joanne (October 2, 2011). "Meet the characters in 'The Boys in the Band,' the pathbreaking gay drama put on by Convergence-Continuum". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
External links
- Cliff Gorman at IMDb
- Cliff Gorman at the Internet Broadway Database
- Cliff Gorman at the Internet Off-Broadway Database