
John Randolph
Known for Acting · 133 credits
- Born
- 1915-06-01
- Died
- 2004-02-24
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Emanuel Hirsch Cohen Randolph · جان رندولف
Biography
Emanuel Hirsch Cohen (June 1, 1915 – February 24, 2004), better known by the stage name John Randolph, was an American film, television and stage actor.
Known For
TV Shows (58)

Seinfeld
1989
as Frank Costanza

Married... with Children
1987
as Colonel Van Pelt

Columbo
1971
as Colonel Mayehoff

Great Performances
1971
as James Mayo

ER
1994
as Mr. Franks

Bonanza
1959
as Donavan / Doctor Belden

M*A*S*H
1972

Dynasty
1981

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Alex Morley

Matlock
1986
as Sam Gerard

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Marty Sloane

Quincy, M.E.
1976

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Horace Widdenberg

Mannix
1967
as Clint Houston

Who's the Boss?
1984

Lou Grant
1977

Family Ties
1982
as Jake Keaton

The Equalizer
1985
as Jack Rattigan

All in the Family
1971
as Joe Peterson

The Facts of Life
1979

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Hotstuff / Neil Dalton

Trapper John, M.D.
1979

The Invaders
1967
as Police Sgt. Ernie Goldhaver

American Playhouse
1982
as Doc / Grampa (segment 'Homesick') / Self – Host

The Rookies
1972

The Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Junior Harrison

Kojak
1973
as Judge Philip Templeton Mackie, Sr.

Night Gallery
1970
as H.E. Pritkin (segment "They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar")

Medical Center
1969

Police Story
1973

Ed
2000
as Shack Owner

Vega$
1978

The Patty Duke Show
1963

Screen One
1989
as Waldo

Wonder Woman
1975
as General Phil Blankenship

Judd, for the Defense
1967

Voyagers!
1982

Bret Maverick
1981

Angie
1979

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Reverend Brown

Grand
1990
as Harris Weldon

Darkroom
1981
as Arthur Desmond

Nero Wolfe
1981

Roseanne
1988

Lucas Tanner
1974
as John Hamilton

Kaz
1978

Doctors' Hospital
1975

Lucan
1977
as Don Hoagland

Backstairs at the White House
1979
as Mr. Johnson

Madigan Men
2000

Lady Boss
1992
as Abe Panther

Spencer's Pilots
1976

Lincoln
1974
as Simon Cameron
Sirota's Court
1976
Annie McGuire
1988

Richie Brockelman, Private Eye
1978
as Mr. Brockelman

Blind Ambition
1979
as John Mitchell
Hagen
1980
Movies (75)

All the President's Men
1976
as John Mitchell (voice) (uncredited)

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
as Clark Griswold Sr.

You've Got Mail
1998
as Schulyer Fox

Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
as Committee Chairman

Fourteen Hours
1951
as Fireman (uncredited)

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
as Commission Chairman

Serpico
1973
as Sidney Green

Earthquake
1974
as Los Angeles Mayor

King Kong
1976
as Captain Ross

Prizzi's Honor
1985
as Angelo 'Pop' Partanna

Smith!
1969
as Mr. Edwards

Pretty Poison
1968
as Morton Azenauer

Heaven Can Wait
1978
as Former Owner

There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as Cyrus McNutt

The Naked City
1948
as Ed Garzah (uncredited)

Tail Gunner Joe
1977
as Gen. Lampkin

Sibling Rivalry
1990
as Charles Turner, Sr.

Iron Maze
1991
as Mayor Peluso

Frances
1982
as Kindly Judge

Seconds
1966
as Arthur Hamilton
Eulogy
1984
as Ben

Adventures of the Queen
1975
as John Howe

A Price Above Rubies
1998
as Rebbe Moshe

Doctors' Private Lives
1978
as Irv

Sunset Strip
2000
as Mr. Niederhaus

Secrets
1977
as Ed Warner

Lucan
1977
as Dr. Don Hoagland

The Family Rico
1972
as Mike Lamont

Number One
1969
as Coach James Southerd

As Summers Die
1986
as Augustus Tompkins

The Right of the People
1986
as Hollander

The Gathering
1977
as Dr. Hodges

The Wizard of Loneliness
1988
as Doc

Gaily, Gaily
1969
as Father

Little Murders
1971
as Mr. Chamberlain

Everybody Rides the Carousel
1976
as Stage 7 (voice)

The American Clock
1993
as Older Lee Baumler

Killing at Hell's Gate
1981
as Attorney General

Means and Ends
1987
as Bill Henderson

A Foreign Field
1993
as Waldo

Kill Me If You Can
1977
as Judge Lewis Goodman

The Borgia Stick
1967
as Smith

Kentucky Woman
1983

The Winds of Kitty Hawk
1978
as Alexander Graham Bell

A Rose for Emily
1983
as Mr. Grierson

Shooting Stars
1983
as Producer

Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
1986
as (voice)

Nowhere to Run
1978
as Marian's Father

Partners in Crime
1973
as Judge Charles Leland

Lovely But Deadly
1981
as Franklin Van Dyke

The Judge and Jake Wyler
1972
as James Rockmore

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988
as Morton Simon, Dry Cleaner

Sweet Love, Bitter
1967

The New Original Wonder Woman
1975
as Phil Blankenship

Inherit the Wind
1965
as Rev. Brown

Pueblo
1973
as Lt. Gen. S.J. McKee

The New Deal for Artists
1981
as Self

Of Mice and Men
1968

Beyond the Horizon
1975
as James Mayo

The Execution
1985
as Judge

A Step Out of Line
1971
as Detective Riddle

A Death of Innocence
1971
as Charles Camaron

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
1975
as Rupert Wahler

Hamlet
1964
as Gravedigger

The Adventures of Pollyanna
1982
as Mr. Muller

Nero Wolfe
1979
as Lon Cohen

Tell Me Where It Hurts
1974
as Lou

The Adventures of Nellie Bly
1981
as Joseph Pulitzer

Crosscurrent
1971
as Frederick Cooper

Nourish the Beast
1974
as Mario

Independence
1976
as Samuel Adams
Vital Signs
1986

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
1976
as Charlie Ross

The Runaways
1975
as George Collingwood

The Dogwalker
2002
as Ike
About John Randolph
Emanuel Hirsch Cohen (June 1, 1915 – February 24, 2004), better known by the stage name John Randolph, was an American film, television and stage actor. With 133 credits spanning from 1948 to 2002, John Randolph has appeared in 75 films and 58 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Randolph Movies
- All the President's Men (1976) — as John Mitchell (voice) (uncredited)
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) — as Clark Griswold Sr.
- You've Got Mail (1998) — as Schulyer Fox
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) — as Committee Chairman
- Fourteen Hours (1951) — as Fireman (uncredited)
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