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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

84

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-05-02

Day of Death

2012-02-08 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Pipestone, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As

Phil Bruns

Phillip Bruns

Philip Bruns

Biography

Philip Bruns (May 2, 1931 – February 8, 2012) was an American television and movie actor and writer. He portrayed George Shumway, the father of Mary Hartman on the 1970s comedic series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and Morty Seinfeld, the father of Jerry Seinfeld, in the 1990 second episode of Seinfeld.

Known For

Acting

Flashdance

1983

Flashdance

as

Frank Szabo

The Out-of-Towners

1970

The Out-of-Towners

as

Officer Meyers

Pentathlon

1994

Pentathlon

as

Vic

Night of the Dark Full Moon

1972

Night of the Dark Full Moon

as

Wilfred Butler (1929)

Harry and Tonto

1974

Harry and Tonto

as

Burt Coombes

The Great Waldo Pepper

1975

The Great Waldo Pepper

as

Dilhoefer

The Swimmer

1968

The Swimmer

as

Biswangers' Pool Party Guest (uncredited)

Nickelodeon

1976

Nickelodeon

as

Duncan

Johnny Skidmarks

1998

Johnny Skidmarks

as

Old Coot

Rock-a-Die Baby

1975

Rock-a-Die Baby

as

Lt. John Anderson

Target Risk

1975

Target Risk

as

Marty

Jenny

1970

Jenny

as

Fred Callahan

The Stunt Man

1980

The Stunt Man

as

Ace

Airwolf: The Movie

1984

Airwolf: The Movie

as

Mitch, the Director

The Family Kovack

1974

The Family Kovack

as

Jo-Jo Linsen

Aunt Mary

1979

Aunt Mary

as

Det. LaMonica

Love Bites

1993

Love Bites

as

Vinnie Helsting

Flash and the Firecat

1975

Flash and the Firecat

as

Mr. Walley

My Favorite Year

1982

My Favorite Year

as

Fed. Marshal Holt / Featured Player

The Gold Bug

1980

The Gold Bug

as

Tattoo

The Kansas City Massacre

1975

The Kansas City Massacre

as

Capt. Jackson

Betrayed by Innocence

1986

Betrayed by Innocence

as

Judge Mendola

The Trigger Effect

1996

The Trigger Effect

as

Mr. Schaefer

Taking Off

1971

Taking Off

as

Policeman

Inferno

1999

Inferno

as

Old Man Buyer

A Thousand Clowns

1965

A Thousand Clowns

as

The Man in the Restaurant

Midnight Cowboy

1969

Midnight Cowboy

as

Man in TV Montage (uncredited)

Digital Man

1995

Digital Man

as

Bob

Ed

1996

Ed

as

Clarence

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

as

Marvin Kroll

Night Court

Night Court

as

Mr. Hubble

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

as

Morty Seinfeld

Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy

as

Tompkins

Airwolf

Airwolf

as

Mitch - Director

Baywatch Nights

Baywatch Nights

as

Nicky Pine

Kojak

Kojak

as

Mr. Seymour

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Det. LaMonica

Just Shoot Me!

Just Shoot Me!

as

Professor Gladstone

The Rat Patrol

The Rat Patrol

as

General Koenig, 'the Butcher'

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

District Attorney

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

as

Harry Cranston

All is Forgiven

All is Forgiven

as

George Aldrich

Isis

Isis

as

Jack Evans

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

as

Mr. Beasley

Columbo

Columbo

as

Gene Stafford

Kojak

Kojak

as

George Lampert

A Year in the Life

A Year in the Life

as

Bob McCrone

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

as

Gordon Kaiser

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

as

Frank Mallory

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

as

Elvin Swift

Bronk

Bronk

as

Gunther

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Bartender (segment 'Kentucky Rye')

Profiler

Profiler

as

Mr. Poole

Production

Crew

Directing