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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

36

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-12-29

Day of Death

2023-12-23 (100 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Also Known As

Mike Nussbaum

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Michael Nussbaum (December 29, 1923 - December 23, 2023) was an American actor and director. From the start of his acting career in the 1950s, Nussbaum appeared in many of David Mamet's plays both on and off Broadway, as well as in Chicago. His appearances in movies include roles in Field of Dreams (1989) and Men In Black (1997). In 1997 he received a Jeff Award for his performance as Reverend Lionel Espy in David Hare's Racing Demon. His performance in Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross on Broadway received a Drama Desk Award in 1984. As a director, his work has included Where Have You Gone, Jimmy Stewart? (2002) by Art Shay. Nussbaum also appeared in local TV commercials for Chicago's Northwest Federal Savings (with the jingle, "It's Northwest Federal Savings Time, sixty-three hours a week"). Description above from the Wikipedia article  Mike Nussbaum, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Men in Black

1997

Men in Black

as

Gentle Rosenburg

Field of Dreams

1989

Field of Dreams

as

Principal

House of Games

1987

House of Games

as

Joey

Vital Signs

1986

Vital Signs

as

Mike

Losing Isaiah

1995

Losing Isaiah

as

Dr. Jamison

The Con

1998

The Con

as

Harry

Towing

1978

Towing

as

Phil

T.R. Baskin

1971

T.R. Baskin

as

Office Manager

The Game of Their Lives

2005

The Game of Their Lives

as

Johnny Abruzzo

Shadow of a Doubt

1996

Shadow of a Doubt

as

Nate Golden

Fatal Attraction

1987

Fatal Attraction

as

Bob Drimmer

Separate But Equal

1991

Separate But Equal

as

Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter

Things Change

1988

Things Change

as

Mr. Green

Overexposed

1992

Overexposed

as

Bob Davis

The Water Engine

1992

The Water Engine

as

Mr. Wallace

Condition: Critical

1992

Condition: Critical

as

Dr. Burton Langhern

Steal Big Steal Little

1995

Steal Big Steal Little

as

Sam Barlow

flying

2002

flying

as

Paul

Smokefall

2021

Smokefall

as

Colonel

Harry and Tonto

1974

Harry and Tonto

as

Old Age Home Clerk

The Monitors

1969

The Monitors

as

Exercise Chief

Family

2006

Family

as

Great-Great Uncle

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Henry Sutter

Frasier

Frasier

as

Owner

The X-Files

The X-Files

as

Dr. Charles Goldstein

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Harry Dawson

The Commish

The Commish

as

Ben Metzger

Separate but Equal

Separate but Equal

as

Justice Felix Frankfurter

Production

Crew

Directing