Acting

Philip Roth

Born July 6, 1930 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Died July 15, 2002 · aged 72

Philip Roth (July 6, 1930 – July 15, 2002) was an American television and film actor. Roth appeared in over twenty television shows and movies beginning in 1961 with a small role in an episode of Tallahassee 7000. He had roles in several notable films of the early 1970s, such as What's Up, Doc? where he played 'Mr Jones', Catch-22 as 'Doctor', One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as 'Woolsey', and Har…

Known For

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest · 1975

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.

Catch-22

Catch-22 · 1970

A WWII military pilot makes a valiant effort to be certified insane in order to be excused from flying missions. But there's a catch.

What's Up, Doc?

What's Up, Doc? · 1972

What's Up, Doc?

MovieComedyCrime

The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.

Blume in Love

Blume in Love · 1973

MovieComedyDrama

Lawyer Stephen Blume, who specializes in divorces, lives a paradoxical situation when, having his own marriage break up, is still in love with his ex-wife.

The Baltimore Bullet

The Baltimore Bullet · 1980

The Baltimore Bullet

MovieComedyCrime

A tale of two hustlers trying to set up a big game.

Harry and Tonto

Harry and Tonto · 1974

Harry and Tonto

MovieAdventureComedy

Harry Coombes is a retired teacher in his 70s who has lived in the Upper West Side of New York City all his life. When his building is torn down to make way for a parking garage, Harry and his beloved cat Tonto begin a journey across the United States — visiting his children, seeing a world he never seemed to have the time to see before, making new friends, and saying goodbye to old friends.

First Family

First Family · 1980

When the First Daughter is kidnapped by an African tribe, the President must do what he can to keep them from sacrificing her.

The Chopped Liver Brothers

The Chopped Liver Brothers · 1977

The Chopped Liver Brothers

MovieComedyTV Movie

Tom and Jay are best friends. Tom is married to Sally and Jay is single. Tom and Jay are also stand-up comedians and their mishaps as they seek stardom as headliners are related.

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest · 1975

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.

Woolsey

Catch-22

Catch-22 · 1970

A WWII military pilot makes a valiant effort to be certified insane in order to be excused from flying missions. But there's a catch.

Doctor

What's Up, Doc?

What's Up, Doc? · 1972

What's Up, Doc?

MovieComedyCrime

The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.

Mr. Jones

Blume in Love

Blume in Love · 1973

MovieComedyDrama

Lawyer Stephen Blume, who specializes in divorces, lives a paradoxical situation when, having his own marriage break up, is still in love with his ex-wife.

Party Guest (uncredited)

The Baltimore Bullet

The Baltimore Bullet · 1980

The Baltimore Bullet

MovieComedyCrime

A tale of two hustlers trying to set up a big game.

Bookie

Harry and Tonto

Harry and Tonto · 1974

Harry and Tonto

MovieAdventureComedy

Harry Coombes is a retired teacher in his 70s who has lived in the Upper West Side of New York City all his life. When his building is torn down to make way for a parking garage, Harry and his beloved cat Tonto begin a journey across the United States — visiting his children, seeing a world he never seemed to have the time to see before, making new friends, and saying goodbye to old friends.

Vegas Gambler

First Family

First Family · 1980

When the First Daughter is kidnapped by an African tribe, the President must do what he can to keep them from sacrificing her.

Tomato Assassin

The Chopped Liver Brothers

The Chopped Liver Brothers · 1977

The Chopped Liver Brothers

MovieComedyTV Movie

Tom and Jay are best friends. Tom is married to Sally and Jay is single. Tom and Jay are also stand-up comedians and their mishaps as they seek stardom as headliners are related.

Nathan Railoff

Whiffs

MovieCrimeComedy

Elliott Gould steals Army nerve gas to help him rob banks when he’s kicked out of the military after 15 years of service as a human guinea pig in its chemical warfare experiments.

Waiter

American Raspberry

American Raspberry · 1977

American Raspberry

Some unknown source has interrupted all television transmissions around the world. In place of the regular broadcasts, a lineup of extremely tasteless programs and commercials have been substituted. Included in the mix are such show as The Shitheads, The Charles Whitman Invitational, and commercials for a number of improbable products.

Doctor Burns

Tidal Wave

Tidal Wave · 1975

MovieScience FictionDrama

Two hundred million years ago, Earth had a single continent. As the millennia progressed, the single continent slowly split off into smaller continents and islands. Thirty million years ago, the country of Japan was part of the continent of Asia, and has since split off into its own archipelago. Another landmass shift is about to occur...

Get Smart

Get Smart · 1965

SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Maxwell Smart, a hilariously inept and maladroit secret agent for CONTROL, battles the nefarious—though equally incompetent—KAOS.

Little Man

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels · 1976

Charlie's Angels

SeriesAction & Adventure

Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could dream of... and way more than they could ever handle! Receiving their orders via speaker phone from their never seen boss, Charlie, the Angels employ their incomparable sleuthing and combat skills, as well as their lethal feminine charm, to crack even the most seemingly insurmountable of cases.

Eddie

Barney Miller

Barney Miller · 1975

Barney Miller is the kind of cop we'd all like to run into. Always sensible, he maintains order over a band of detectives who gamble, hit on anything in skirts, go to renaissance philosophy conventions for fun, and would really prefer to be writing. Nearly all of the action takes place in the squad room where citizens and criminals are brought in to complicate the mix.

Mr. Sanders (as Phil Roth)

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside · 1984

Tales from the Darkside

SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and some episodes featured elements of black comedy or more lighthearted themes.

Sam Larchmont

The Monkees

The Monkees · 1966

SeriesComedyFamily

Micky, Mike, Peter, and Davy are four young men in mid-1960s LA, members of a struggling country-folk-rock band looking for their big break amid madcap encounters with a variety of people straight out of TV and movie central casting, with full knowledge that their existence is part of a weekly television series.

Howard