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Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 2, 1931
Died
February 8, 2012
Place of Birth
Pipestone, Minnesota, USA
Also Known As
- Phil Bruns
- Phillip Bruns
Philip Bruns
0.4 Popularity
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
Credits
Inferno
as Old Man Buyer
1999
6.1
Johnny Skidmarks
as Old Coot
1998
5.4
Just Shoot Me!
as Professor Gladstone
1997
6.6
Profiler
as Mr. Poole
1996
7.0
The Trigger Effect
as Mr. Schaefer
1996
5.8
Ed
as Clarence
1996
4.1
Baywatch Nights
as Nicky Pine
1995
6.2
Digital Man
as Bob
1995
4.7
Pentathlon
as Vic
1994
4.2
Love Bites
as Vinnie Helsting
1993
5.1
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them
as Irv Crown
1992
5.1
Dead Men Don't Die
as Nolan
1990
4.1
🎬
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
1990
5.0
Seinfeld
as Morty Seinfeld
1989
8.3
Return of the Living Dead Part II
as Doc Mandel
1988
6.4
A Year in the Life
as Bob McCrone
1987
6.8
The Christmas Star
as Lucky
1986
5.6
All is Forgiven
as George Aldrich
1986
5.0
Betrayed by Innocence
as Judge Mendola
1986
5.0
Amazing Stories
as Mr. Beasley
1985
7.4
The Twilight Zone
as Bartender (segment 'Kentucky Rye')
1985
7.8
Airwolf: The Movie
as Mitch, the Director
1984
5.9
Airwolf
as Mitch - Director
1984
7.6
Night Court
as Mr. Hubble
1984
7.3
Flashdance
as Frank Szabo
1983
6.5
St. Elsewhere
as Marvin Kroll
1982
5.6
My Favorite Year
as Fed. Marshal Holt / Featured Player
1982
6.6
Cagney & Lacey
as Daglee
1982
7.0
Simon & Simon
1981
6.7
Hill Street Blues
1981
7.6
The Stunt Man
as Ace
1980
6.6
The Gold Bug
as Tattoo
1980
5.0
Aunt Mary
as Det. LaMonica
1979
7.0
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
6.5
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
6.5
Corvette Summer
as Gil
1978
5.4
The Chopped Liver Brothers
as Mr. Ruth
1977
0.0
How the West Was Won
as Doc
1977
6.9
Nickelodeon
as Duncan
1976
6.1
Delvecchio
as Ben
1976
0.0
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
as George Shumway
1976
7.1
The Kansas City Massacre
as Capt. Jackson
1975
4.7
Isis
as Jack Evans
1975
6.3
Flash and the Firecat
as Mr. Walley
1975
7.0
Last Hours Before Morning
as Max
1975
2.0
Bronk
as Gunther
1975
6.2
Rock-a-Die Baby
as Lt. John Anderson
1975
0.0
The Great Waldo Pepper
as Dilhoefer
1975
6.5
Barney Miller
as Harry Cranston
1975
7.3
Barney Miller
as Gordon Kaiser
1975
7.3
Barney Miller
as Frank Mallory
1975
7.3
Barney Miller
as Elvin Swift
1975
7.3
Target Risk
as Marty
1975
0.0
Sons and Daughters
1974
0.0
Harry and Tonto
as Burt Coombes
1974
7.1
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
1974
0.0
The Family Kovack
as Jo-Jo Linsen
1974
2.0
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Dr. Randolph
1974
7.3
Kojak
as Mr. Seymour
1973
7.0
Kojak
as George Lampert
1973
7.0
Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside
as Brack
1973
0.0
Night of the Dark Full Moon
as Wilfred Butler (1929)
1972
5.1
The Streets of San Francisco
as Pete
1972
7.0
M*A*S*H
1972
7.9
The Rookies
1972
6.8
Sanford and Son
as Calvin
1972
7.4
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
as Gallagher
1971
5.0
Columbo
as Gene Stafford
1971
8.1
Taking Off
as Policeman
1971
6.9
The Out-of-Towners
as Officer Meyers
1970
6.7
Jenny
as Fred Callahan
1970
4.0
Midnight Cowboy
as Man in TV Montage (uncredited)
1969
7.5
Let Me Hear You Whisper
as Dan
1969
0.0
Here's Lucy
as Tompkins
1968
6.7
The Outcasts
1968
5.3
The Swimmer
as Biswangers' Pool Party Guest (uncredited)
1968
7.3
Judd for the Defense
1967
7.5
The Rat Patrol
as General Koenig, 'the Butcher'
1966
7.2
A Thousand Clowns
as The Man in the Restaurant
1965
7.1
The Wild Wild West
1965
7.6
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
as Sketch Actor
1962
5.0
The Defenders
as District Attorney
1961
5.9
Route 66
1960
6.3
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Det. LaMonica
1951
8.6