Hal Linden
Hal Linden | |
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Born | Harold Lipshitz March 20, 1931 The Bronx, New York City, U.S. |
Education | High School of Music & Art |
Alma mater | |
Occupation(s) | Actor, television director, musician |
Years active | 1956–present |
Spouse |
Frances Martin
(m. 1958; died 2010) |
Children | 4 |
Hal Linden (born Harold Lipshitz,[1] March 20, 1931) is an American stage and screen actor, television director and musician.
Linden began his career as a
In 1974, Linden landed his best-known role as the title character in the television comedy series
Early life
Hal Linden was born on March 20, 1931, in
During his youth, Linden wanted to be a big band singer and bandleader. Before embarking on a career in music, he decided to change his name, stating, "'Swing and Sway with Harold Lipshitz' just didn't parse." While riding on a bus from Philadelphia to New York through the town of Linden, New Jersey, he saw the name Linden on the water tower and changed his name to Hal Linden.[7] During the 1950s, he toured with Sammy Kaye, Bobby Sherwood, and other big bands of the era. Linden played the saxophone and clarinet and also sang.[7][8]
He enlisted in the United States Army in 1952 and was sent to Fort Belvoir and played in the United States Army Band. While he was in Fort Belvoir, a friend recommended that he see the touring production of Guys and Dolls playing in Washington, D.C. After seeing the show, Linden decided to become an actor.[9][10] He was discharged from the Army in 1954.[5]
Career
Linden replaced Sydney Chaplin in the Broadway production of Bells Are Ringing in 1958.[8] He made a further breakthrough on the New York City stage in 1962 when he was cast as Billy Crocker in the revival of Cole Porter's Anything Goes.[11]
Linden's career slowed in the 1960s. During this time, he dubbed English dialogue for various foreign films, did voiceover work for commercials and sang
Barney Miller
In 1974, Linden landed the starring role in the
During the run of Barney Miller, Linden served as the narrator and host of the ABC children's shows
Later career
After Barney Miller ended in 1982, Linden appeared in several television films, including
In 1984, he costarred in the television film Second Edition. The film was intended to be a series but was not picked up by CBS. The following year, Linden portrayed studio head Jack L. Warner in the television biopic My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn.
In 1986, Linden returned to episodic television in the
In 1996, Linden had a supporting role in the television film The Colony, opposite
In 2008, he played Arvide Abernathy in Guys and Dolls at Hilbert Circle Theatre. Linden continued to have an active stage career. He appeared in the Toronto production of Tuesdays with Morrie in 2009.[20] In July 2011, he appeared opposite Christina Pickles in the Colony Theatre's production of On Golden Pond.[21] In 2011, Linden starred in a touring production of Shine featuring local professional talent.[22] Linden also starred in Under My Skin, which premiered at the Pasadena Playhouse on September 19, 2012, and ran through October 2012.[23] In 2013, Linden guest-starred in a season eight episode of Supernatural as a rabbi. In 2014, Linden guest-starred in an episode of the comedy series 2 Broke Girls. In 2015, he appeared at the Old Globe Theatre in the West Coast premiere of The Twenty Seventh Man starring as Yevgeny Zunser.[24]
Music
After the success of Barney Miller, Linden decided to revive his music career with a nightclub act. In his act, Linden played the clarinet, performed
In March 2011, he began touring with the cabaret show An Evening with Hal Linden: I'm Old Fashioned. The show, which ran through 2012, was later released on DVD. In April 2011, Linden released his first album, It's Never Too Late. The album features a collection of
Personal life
Linden is the spokesman for the Jewish National Fund, a position he has held since 1997.[27]
Linden met dancer Fran Martin while doing summer stock in 1955. They married in 1958 and had four children.[8] Martin died in 2010.[21]
In 1984, Linden narrated a short film on former President Harry S. Truman, which was shown during that year's Democratic National Convention.[28]
Broadway credits
Date | Production | Role |
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November 29, 1956 – March 7, 1959 | Bells Are Ringing | Jeff Moss (Replacement) |
December 16, 1960 – June 3, 1961 | Wildcat | Matt (Replacement) |
May 8, 1962 - December 9, 1962 | Anything Goes (Off-Broadway revival) | Billy Crocker |
November 10 – 21, 1964 | Something More! | Dick |
October 17, 1965 – June 11, 1966 | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Dr. Mark Bruckner, Edward Moncrief |
April 11, 1967 – January 13, 1968 | Illya Darling | No Face |
April 4 – 27, 1968 | The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N | Yissel Fishbein |
October 16, 1969 – January 10, 1970 | Three Men on a Horse | Charlie |
October 19, 1970 – January 1, 1972 | The Rothschilds | Mayer Rothschild |
January 26 – 29, 1972 | The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window | Sidney Brustein |
December 9, 1973 – February 3, 1974 | The Pajama Game | Sid Sorokin |
November 19, 1985 – January 17, 1988 | I'm Not Rappaport | Nat (Replacement) |
March 18, 1993 – July 16, 1994 | The Sisters Rosensweig | Mervyn Kant (Replacement) |
April 29 – August 2002 | Cabaret | Herr Schultz (Replacement) |
April 24 – May 13, 2001 | The Gathering | Gabe |
Industrial musicals
Year | Production | Company |
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1963 | Going Great! | Rambler Motors |
1966 | Diesel Dazzle | Detroit Diesel Corporation |
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1960 | Bells Are Ringing | Singer of "The Midas Touch" | |
1964 | That Man from Rio | Voice role | English version Alternative title: L'Homme de Rio |
1967 | Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster
|
Akira Takarada | Voice, English version |
1968 | Destroy All Monsters | Akira Kubo | Voice, English version |
1979 | When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? | Richard Ethridge | |
1980 | Deathquake | Narrator | English version |
1988 | A New Life | Mel Arons | |
1996 | Just Friends | Mr. Barton | |
1997 | The Others
|
Principal Richard Meltzer | |
1997 | Out to Sea | Mac Valor | |
1999 | Jump | Shrink | |
2001 | Dumb Luck | Blaine Mitchell | |
2002 | Time Changer | The Dean | |
2005 | Freezerburn | Roderick Carr the Cult Leader | |
2008 | Light Years Away | Grandpa Sommers | |
2016 | Stevie D | Max Levine | |
2018 | The Samuel Project | Samuel | |
2019 | Grand-Daddy Day Care | Gabe | |
2023 | You People | Mr. Greenwald |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1957 | Producers' Showcase | Episode: "Ruggles of Red Gap" | |
1963 | Car 54, Where Are You? | Assistant DA Clark | Episode: "Joan Crawford Didn't Say No" |
1969 | Search for Tomorrow | Larry Carter | Unknown episodes |
1970 | Hastings Corner | District Attorney Corey Honker/Morey Honker | Television film |
1972 | Circle of Fear
|
David Wells | Segment: "Elegy for a Vampire" |
1973 | Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside | Det. Lou Isaacs | Television film |
1973 | The F.B.I | Abel Norton | "The Confession" |
1975–1982 | Barney Miller | Capt. Barney Miller | 170 episodes |
1976 | The Love Boat | Andrew Canaan | Television film |
1976 | How to Break Up a Happy Divorce | Tony Bartlett | Television film |
1978 | Dorothy Hamill Presents Winners | Variety special | |
1980 | Father Figure | Howard | Television film |
1981 | The Muppet Show | Himself | Season 5, Episode 17 |
1982 | I Do! I Do!
|
He (Michael) | Television film |
1983 | Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land | Josh Gilliam | Television film |
1983 | The Other Woman | Lou Chadway | Television film |
1984 | Second Edition | Cliff Penrose | Television film |
1985 | My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn | Jack L. Warner | Television film |
1986 | Blacke's Magic | Alexander Blacke | 13 episodes |
1987 | The Grand Knockout Tournament | Himself | Television special; provided commentary for U.S. telecast |
1989 | Dream Breakers | Harry Palliser | Television film |
1990 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Captain Black | Episode: "Mars Is Heaven" |
1991 | The Golden Girls | John Neretti | Episode: "What a Difference a Date Makes" |
1992–1993 | Jack's Place | Jack Evans | 18 episodes |
1994 | American Experience | Narrator | Episode: "America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference" |
1994 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Rabbi Markovitz | Episode: "The Writing On the Wall" |
1994–1995 | The Boys Are Back | Fred Hansen | 18 episodes |
1995 | The Colony | Philip Denig | Television film |
1996 | Nowhere Man
|
Senator Wallace | Episode: "Gemini" |
1996-2001 | Touched by an Angel | Various roles | Two episodes |
1998 | Biography
|
Narrator | Episode: "Confucius: Words of Wisdom" |
1998 | Killers in the House | Arthur Pendleton | Television film |
1999 | The Nanny | Maury Sherry | Episode: "California, Here We Come" |
1999 | The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads | Ernie Landale | Television film |
1999 | The Drew Carey Show | Mr. Van Zandt | Episode: "Brotherhood of Man" |
2000 | Rude Awakening | Judge Howard Barrett | Episode: "Judging Billie" |
2001 | Lloyd in Space | Old Lloyd Nebulon | Voice, episode: "Halloween Scary Fun Action Plan" |
2002 | Gilmore Girls | Chad | Episode: "There's the Rub" |
2002 | The Zeta Project | Dr. Eli Selig | Voice, episode: "The Hologram Man" |
2002 | The Glow | Arnold Janusz | Television film |
2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Mr. Turner | Episode: "Suite Sorrow" |
2004 | Will & Grace | Alan | Episode: "A Gay/December Romance" |
2005 | Huff | Judge Bork | Episode: "The Sample Closet" |
2005 | The King of Queens | Bernard | Episode: "Catching Hell" |
2006 | Living with Fran | Hal | Episode: "The Whole Clan with Fran" |
2006–2007 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Jerry Kramer | Six episodes |
2008 | A Kiss at Midnight | Arthur Wright | Television film |
2010 | In Security | Television film | |
2010 | Hot in Cleveland | Alex | Episode: "Meet the Parents" |
2011 | Outside the Box | Father Merrin | Unknown episodes |
2012 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | C.T. Dalton | Episode: "Prairie Dog Companion" |
2013 | The Mindy Project | Manny | Episode: "Mindy's Brother" |
2013 | Supernatural | Rabbi Isaac Bass | Episode: "Everybody Hates Hitler" |
2014 | 2 Broke Girls | Lester | Episode: "And the New Lease on Life" |
2016 | Royal Pains | Dr. Joe Whitcomb | Episode: "Saab Story" |
2016–2021 | American Housewife | MR. Montez | Episode: "Krampus Katie" |
2018 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Leonard Maxwell | Episode: "Mama" |
2019 | Grey's Anatomy | Bird | Episode: "Reunited" |
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Title of work |
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1971 | Tony Award
|
Best Actor in a Musical | The Rothschilds |
1983 | Daytime Emmy Award
|
Special Classification of Outstanding Individual Achievement - Performers | FYI |
1984 | Daytime Emmy Award | Special Classification of Outstanding Individual Achievement - Performers | FYI |
1995 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special | CBS Schoolbreak Special |
References
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- ^ a b Schleier, Curt (August 14, 1998). "It's Easy Being Green: Hal Linden has played 'old' before, so taking over for Eli Wallach as the cranky octogenarian in 'Visiting Mr. Green' is a natural". The New York Jewish Week. p. 30.
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- ^ a b Pfefferman, Naomi (December 13, 2001). "Barney Miller and Big Band". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
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- ^ a b Stewart, Zan (May 17, 1996). "Hal Linden: Song and Dance (and Clarinet) Man". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
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- ^ Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated Archived October 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ a b Behrens, Deborah (July 27, 2011). "Hal Linden and Christina Pickles Summer On Golden Pond". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ "The NOLA Premiere Cast of 'Shine' performs on ABC 26 'Good Morning New Orleans' 11/14/2011". Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Jones, Kenneth (August 14, 2012). "Hal Linden, Megan Sikora, Matt Walton, Erin Cardillo Among Stars of Under My Skin Premiere at Pasadena Playhouse". Playbill. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ "Latest News". Old Globe Theatre. February 25, 2015. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015.
- ^ "Hal Linden Never Says No". The Milwaukee Journal. April 8, 1979. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ King, Susan (May 20, 2011). "Hal Linden can still hold a note". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ Cohen, Erin (September 17, 2004). "Linden turned an 'interest into a passion' with JNF". Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-06-243898-0. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
External links
- Hal Linden at the Internet Broadway Database
- Hal Linden at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Hal Linden at IMDb
- Hal Linden discography at Discogs
- Hal Linden (2001). Tony Memory: Hal Linden (Video). American Theatre Wing. Event occurs at 00:00:00-00:02:37 (inclusive). Archived from the original (.SWF) on April 23, 2007. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
- Hal Linden at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television