
Louis Zorich
Known for Acting · 65 credits
- Born
- 1924-02-12
- Died
- 2018-01-30
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Louis Zorich (February 12, 1924 – January 30, 2018) was an American actor. He played sporting goods salesman Burt Buchman, Paul Buchman's father, on the NBC series Mad About You from 1993 to 1999.
Known For
TV Shows (18)

Law & Order
1990
as Trial Judge Milton Erdheim / Judge Edgar Hynes

Columbo
1971
as Frank Staplin

Great Performances
1971
as Jonas / Dorn

American Playhouse
1982
as Mindy

The Equalizer
1985
as Zeke

Mad About You
1992
as Burt Buchman

Naked City
1958
as Sam / Manos

Route 66
1960

Kojak
1973
as Mike DeBrieno

Kate & Allie
1984

Spenser: For Hire
1985

The New Avengers
1976
as Karl

Another World
1964

Remember WENN
1996
as Mr. Sweet

Folio
1955

The Jury
2004

Brooklyn Bridge
1991
as Jules Berger

Diagnosis: Unknown
1960
Movies (47)

Detachment
2011
as Grampa

Fiddler on the Roof
1971
as Constable

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988
as Greek Millionaire

The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
as Pete

Emily & Tim
2015
as Tim (Segment 6)

Death of a Salesman
1985
as Ben Loman

The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Self (archive footage)

Joe the King
1999
as Judge
Cheap Shots
1988
as Louie Constantine

Coogan's Bluff
1968
as Taxi Driver

Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989
as Mindy

The Armenian Genocide
2006
as Turkish Court Martial Trial Transcript (voice)

A Bird of the Air
2011
as Stowalski

A Fish in the Bathtub
1999
as Morris

The Don Is Dead
1973
as Mitch

Olympia
2018
as Self

They Might Be Giants
1971
as 2nd Sanitation Man

City of Hope
1991
as Mayor Baci

Where are the Children?
1986
as Kragopoulos

Starring Austin Pendleton
2016
as Self

Irene & Marie
2015
as Nick

For Pete's Sake
1974
as Nick

Club Paradise
1986
as Swiss Buissnessman

Antigone
1974

No Pay, Nudity
2016
as Lester's Father

Newman's Law
1974
as Frank Lo Falcone

Cold Turkey
1971
as Douglas Truesdale (uncredited)

W.C. Fields and Me
1976
as Gene Fowler

Sunday in the Country
1974
as Dinelli

A Hole in One
2004
as Sammy

Gammera the Invincible
1966
as Soviet ambassador

Kiss & Tell
1997
as Louis

Honor Thy Father
1973
as Joe Notario

Made For Each Other
1971
as Pandora's Father

Running Funny
2007
as Stan

Friends and Family
2001
as Marvin Levine

Nurse
1980
as John Bloom

Missing Pieces
1992
as Ochenko

The Seagull
1975
as Dorn

Young at Heart
1995
as Joe Garaventi

Popi
1969
as Penebaz

Flanagan
1985
as Lerner

The Rehearsal
1974

Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century
2015
as Self - Actor

Antigone
1974
as Jonas (1st Guard)
Run It
2013
as Angelo

Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a Man
1977
as George W. Chadwick
About Louis Zorich
Louis Zorich (February 12, 1924 – January 30, 2018) was an American actor. He played sporting goods salesman Burt Buchman, Paul Buchman's father, on the NBC series Mad About You from 1993 to 1999. With 65 credits spanning from 1955 to 2018, Louis Zorich has appeared in 47 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Louis Zorich Movies
- Detachment (2011) — as Grampa
- Fiddler on the Roof (1971) — as Constable
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) — as Greek Millionaire
- The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) — as Pete
- Emily & Tim (2015) — as Tim (Segment 6)
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