Richard Masur

Summary

Richard Masur (born November 20, 1948) is an American character actor who has appeared in more than 80 films. From 1995 to 1999, he served two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). He is best known for playing David Kane on One Day at a Time (1975–1976), Nick Lobo on Rhoda (1974–1977), Clark in The Thing (1982), Adult Stanley Uris in the miniseries It (1990), and Edward L. L. Moore on Younger (2016–2018).

Richard Masur
Masur in 1990
Born (1948-11-20) November 20, 1948 (age 75)
EducationYale University
OccupationActor
Years active1974–present
Spouses
Fredda Weiss
(m. 1976; div. 2004)
Eileen Henry
(m. 2004)
24th President of the Screen Actors Guild
In office
July 11, 1995 – March 5, 1999
Preceded byBarry Gordon
Succeeded byWilliam Daniels

Life and career edit

 
Masur in One Day at a Time, 1975

Masur was born in New York City to Jewish parents, a high school counselor mother, Claire Masur, and a pharmacist father, Jesse Masur. He has a sister Judith Masur.[1] He attended P.S. 28, Walt Whitman Junior High School, and Roosevelt High School, Yonkers, New York. He is married to Eileen Henry.[2][3]

Masur studied at the Yale School of Drama toward an MFA in acting and appeared on stage before acting in movies and television shows during the 1970s. He appeared on an episode of The Waltons as well as in an episode of All in the Family in late 1974 and had recurring roles in Rhoda from 1974 to 1978; One Day at a Time from 1975 to 1976; Hot l Baltimore in 1975; and the pilot to an NBC sitcom, Bumpers, in 1977. In 1981, Masur played the role of a child molestor armed with a camera in the television film Fallen Angel. His next project was the 1982 horror/sci-fi movie The Thing as the dog handler Clark.

Masur played the father to Corey Haim's character in 1988's License to Drive and was part of the ensemble cast of the 1990 TV miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's It.

Masur played the role of a character modeled after Jewish American spy Jonathan Pollard in the film Les Patriotes (The Patriots) (1994), by French director Éric Rochant.

In January 2006, Masur began appearing as a recurring character on the soap opera All My Children. He has also appeared in guest spots on many TV shows, including M*A*S*H, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Hawaii Five-O, Happy Days, Picket Fences, Matlock, Murphy Brown, Law & Order, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, All In The Family, and Transparent.

In December 2009, Masur played the role of Martin Stone in the off-Broadway play Dust.[4]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes
1975 Whiffs Lockyer's Aide
1976 Bittersweet Love Alex
1977 Semi-Tough Phillip Hooper
1978 Who'll Stop the Rain Danskin
1979 Hanover Street 2nd Lieut. Jerry Cimino
1979 Scavenger Hunt Georgie Carruthers
1980 Heaven's Gate Cully
1982 I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can Alan Newman
1982 The Thing Clark
1982 Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann Claude Dorsett
1983 Risky Business Rutherford
1983 Nightmares Steven Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
1983 Under Fire Hub Kittle
1985 The Falcon and the Snowman Bartender (uncredited)
1985 The Mean Season Bill Nolan
1985 My Science Project Detective Isadore Nulty
1985 Head Office Max Landsberger
1986 Heartburn Arthur
1987 The Believers Marty Wertheimer
1987 Rent-A-Cop Roger Latrele
1987 Walker Ephraim Squier
1988 Shoot to Kill Norman
1988 License to Drive Mr. Anderson
1989 Far From Home Duckett
1990 Flashback Barry
1991 Going Under Defense Contractor
1991 My Girl Phil Sultenfuss
1992 Encino Man Mr. Morgan
1993 The Man Without a Face Prof. Carl Hartley
1993 Six Degrees of Separation Dr. Fine
1994 My Girl 2 Phil Sultenfuss
1994 Les Patriotes (The Patriots) Jeremy Pelman
1995 Forget Paris Craig
1996 Multiplicity Del King
1997 Fire Down Below Phil Pratt
1999 Play It to the Bone Artie
2004 Palindromes Steve Victor
2007 Lovely By Surprise Dave
2015 Tumbledown Bruce
2016 Don't Think Twice Lou

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes
1974 All in the Family George
1974 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Bob Larson
1974 The Waltons Tom Povich
1974–1977 Rhoda Nick Lobo
1975–1976 One Day at a Time David Kane
1975 M*A*S*H 2nd LT. Digger
1979 Mr. Horn Sheriff Ed Smalley Television film
1981 Fallen Angel Howard Nichols Television film
1981 One Day At A Time David R. Kane
1983 The Demon Murder Case Anthony Marino Television film
1983 Adam Jay Howell Television film
1984 Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac Roger Olian Television film
1984 The Burning Bed Aryon Greydanus Television film
1986 Mr. Boogedy Carleton Davis
1986 Adam: His Song Continues Jay Howell Television film
1987 Bride of Boogedy Carleton Davis
1988 Hiroshima Maiden Jim Bennett Television film
1989 Third Degree Burn Clay Reynolds Television film
1990 The Great Los Angeles Earthquake Kevin Conrad Television film
1990 It Stanley Uris
1990 Always Remember I Love You Earl Monroe Television film
1991 The Story Lady Norm Denton Televsion film
1993 And the Band Played On William W. Darrow, Ph.D. Television film
1995 The Face on the Milk Carton Jonathan Sands Television film
1999 Law & Order Justice[5] Judge Andrew Wolinsky
2001 61* Milt Kahn Television film
2015–16 The Good Wife Geoffrey Solomon
2015–16 Transparent Buzzy Rackless
2015–16 Orange Is the New Black Bill Montgomery
2015–17 Red Oaks Morrie 3 episodes
2016–18 Younger Edward L.L. Moore / Edward LL Moore / Edward
2023 Kaleidoscope Dr. Wagner
2023 The Equalizer Rabbi Altman

References edit

  1. ^ "Richard Masur Biography". filmreference.com. Accessed January 25, 2023.
  2. ^ Elkin, Michael (December 4, 2008). "A Drama of the 'Dust' Might". Jewish Exponent. Philadelphia.
  3. ^ Horwitz, Simi (February 7, 2008). "Mike Leigh 'Comes Out': In 'Two Thousand Years,' the Auteur Tackles Ethnicity, Religion, and Politics". Back Stage West. Vol. 15, no. 6. p. 15.
  4. ^ Gans, Andrew (January 9, 2009). "'Dust' to End Off-Broadway Run Jan. 18". Playbill. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "Law & Order Justice". IMDb.

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