Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

64

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-02-12

Day of Death

2018-01-30 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Louis Zorich

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

Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof

W.C. Fields and Me

W.C. Fields and Me

Detachment

Detachment

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Olympia

Olympia

Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century

Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century

The World of Jim Henson

The World of Jim Henson

Acting

City of Hope

1991

City of Hope

as

Mayor Baci

Young at Heart

1995

Young at Heart

as

Joe Garaventi

The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984

The Muppets Take Manhattan

as

Pete

Cold Turkey

1971

Cold Turkey

as

Douglas Truesdale (uncredited)

Death of a Salesman

1985

Death of a Salesman

as

Ben Loman

Coogan's Bluff

1968

Coogan's Bluff

as

Taxi Driver

Fiddler on the Roof

1971

Fiddler on the Roof

as

Constable

W.C. Fields and Me

1976

W.C. Fields and Me

as

Gene Fowler

Joe the King

1999

Joe the King

as

Judge

Bloodhounds of Broadway

1989

Bloodhounds of Broadway

as

Mindy

Detachment

2011

Detachment

as

Grampa

The Don Is Dead

1973

The Don Is Dead

as

Mitch

They Might Be Giants

1971

They Might Be Giants

as

2nd Sanitation Man

Sunday in the Country

1974

Sunday in the Country

as

Dinelli

Run It

2013

Run It

as

Angelo

Antigone

1974

Antigone

as

Jonas (1st Guard)

Cheap Shots

1988

Cheap Shots

as

Louie Constantine

Emily & Tim

2015

Emily & Tim

as

Tim (Segment 6)

Where Are the Children?

1986

Where Are the Children?

as

Kragopoulos

A Hole in One

2004

A Hole in One

as

Sammy

Newman's Law

1974

Newman's Law

as

Frank Lo Falcone

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

as

Greek Millionaire

Missing Pieces

1992

Missing Pieces

as

Ochenko

Popi

1969

Popi

as

Penebaz

The Armenian Genocide

2006

The Armenian Genocide

as

Turkish Court Martial Trial Transcript (voice)

The Rehearsal

1974

The Rehearsal

as

Honor Thy Father

1973

Honor Thy Father

as

Joe Notario

Irene & Marie

2015

Irene & Marie

as

Nick

Starring Austin Pendleton

2016

Starring Austin Pendleton

as

Self

Olympia

2018

Olympia

as

Himself

Flanagan

1985

Flanagan

as

Lerner

Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century

2015

Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century

as

Self - Actor

Made For Each Other

1971

Made For Each Other

as

Pandora's Father

For Pete's Sake

1974

For Pete's Sake

as

Nick

A Bird of the Air

2011

A Bird of the Air

as

Stowalski

The World of Jim Henson

1994

The World of Jim Henson

as

Self (archive footage)

A Fish in the Bathtub

1999

A Fish in the Bathtub

as

Morris

Kiss & Tell

1997

Kiss & Tell

as

Louis

Antigone

1974

Antigone

as

Friends and Family

2001

Friends and Family

as

Marvin Levine

Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a Man

1977

Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a Man

as

George W. Chadwick

The Seagull

1975

The Seagull

as

Dorn

Nurse

1980

Nurse

as

John Bloom

Club Paradise

1986

Club Paradise

as

Swiss Buissnessman

No Pay, Nudity

2016

No Pay, Nudity

as

Lester's Father

Mad About You

Mad About You

as

Burt Buchman

Columbo

Columbo

as

Frank Staplin

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Trial Judge Milton Erdheim

Kate & Allie

Kate & Allie

as

Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire

as

Route 66

Route 66

as

Naked City

Naked City

as

Sam

Kojak

Kojak

as

Mike DeBrieno

Another World

Another World

as

The Jury

The Jury

as

The New Avengers

The New Avengers

as

Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge

as

Jules Berger

Diagnosis: Unknown

Diagnosis: Unknown

as

Naked City

Naked City

as

Manos

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Judge Edgar Hynes

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Zeke

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Jonas

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Dorn

Remember WENN

Remember WENN

as

Mr. Sweet

Production

Crew

Directing