
Louis Zorich
Known for Acting · 63 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 (17)

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

Columbo
1971
as Frank Staplin

Great Performances
1971
as Jonas / Dorn

Mad About You
1992
as Burt Buchman

The Equalizer
1985
as Zeke

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

Remember WENN
1996
as Mr. Sweet

Another World
1964

The Jury
2004

Brooklyn Bridge
1991
as Jules Berger

Folio
1955

Diagnosis: Unknown
1960
Movies (46)

Detachment
2011
as Grampa

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988
as Greek Millionaire

Fiddler on the Roof
1971
as Constable

Coogan's Bluff
1968
as Taxi Driver

Club Paradise
1986
as Swiss Buissnessman

Death of a Salesman
1985
as Ben Loman

Olympia
2018
as Self

The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
as Pete

City of Hope
1991
as Mayor Baci

Cold Turkey
1971
as Douglas Truesdale (uncredited)

Joe the King
1999
as Judge

Starring Austin Pendleton
2016
as Self

The Don Is Dead
1973
as Mitch

Missing Pieces
1992
as Ochenko

They Might Be Giants
1971
as 2nd Sanitation Man

Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989
as Mindy

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

Honor Thy Father
1973
as Joe Notario

A Fish in the Bathtub
1999
as Morris

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

For Pete's Sake
1974
as Nick

A Bird of the Air
2011
as Stowalski

Emily & Tim
2015
as Tim (Segment 6)

Where are the Children?
1986
as Kragopoulos

Friends and Family
2001
as Marvin Levine

Kiss & Tell
1997
as Louis

Sunday in the Country
1974
as Dinelli

W.C. Fields and Me
1976
as Gene Fowler

Young at Heart
1995
as Joe Garaventi

No Pay, Nudity
2016
as Lester's Father

Newman's Law
1974
as Frank Lo Falcone

Popi
1969
as Penebaz

Made For Each Other
1971
as Pandora's Father

Nurse
1980
as John Bloom

A Hole in One
2004
as Sammy
Cheap Shots
1988
as Louie Constantine

The Seagull
1975
as Dorn

Flanagan
1985
as Lerner

Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a Man
1977
as George W. Chadwick

Antigone
1974

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

The Rehearsal
1974

Antigone
1974
as Jonas (1st Guard)

Irene & Marie
2015
as Nick
Run It
2013
as Angelo

Running Funny
2007
as Stan
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 63 credits spanning from 1955 to 2018, Louis Zorich has appeared in 46 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Louis Zorich Movies
- Detachment (2011) — as Grampa
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) — as Greek Millionaire
- Fiddler on the Roof (1971) — as Constable
- Coogan's Bluff (1968) — as Taxi Driver
- Club Paradise (1986) — as Swiss Buissnessman
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