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Acting

Lou Jacobi

Career: Active from 1959 to 1994, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 8
top three billing

Average score: 57/100

Highest rated: Avalon
74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Lou Jacobi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
2.3, average 4.1
Contemporary Realism
3.6, average 5.4
Adrenaline
3.2, average 4.8
Tension
4.5, average 6.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Lighthearted 3
Character-Driven 3
Romantic Comedy 3
Cult Classic 2
Pop Culture 2
Social Commentary 2
Nostalgic Tone 2
Family-Friendly 2
Witty Dialogue 2
Social Satire 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1990s

4 titles · average score 63

The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

64

as Judge Yitzhak Raveh (voice)

I.Q.

56

as Kurt Godel

I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore

59

as Gramps

Avalon

74

as Gabriel Krichynsky

1980s

17 titles · average score 65

Tales from the Hollywood Hills: The Old Reliable

as Jacob Glutz

Amazon Women on the Moon

57

as Murray (segment "Murray in Videoland")

If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium

as Ed Blye

The Boss' Wife

45

as Harry Taphorn

L.A. Law

77

TV show · as Sam Haber

Melba

TV show · as Jack

Tales from the Darkside

72

TV show · as Harvey Turman

Off Your Rocker

as Max Adler

The Lucky Star

as Elia Goldberg

St. Elsewhere

77

TV show · as Rabbi Singer

Cagney & Lacey

69

TV show

Arthur

74

as Plant Store Owner

1970s

16 titles · average score 58

Tales of the Unexpected

72

TV show · as Waiter

The Magician of Lublin

52

as Wolsky

Roseland

44

as Stan

The Rear Guard

TV show · as Sergeant Max Raskin

Barney Miller

52

TV show · as Harry Tannenbaum

Coffee, Tea or Me?

as Waiter

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask

72

as Sam Musgrave

Sanford and Son

51

TV show

The Judge and Jake Wyler

44

as Lt. Wolfson

The Battle of Love's Return

40

as Talking Head (uncredited)

Decisions! Decisions!

as Lt. Ettinger

Cotton Comes to Harlem

64

as Goodman

1960s

12 titles · average score 61

Love, American Style

43

TV show · as Howard

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

67

TV show · as Frank Hausman

Penelope

60

as Ducky

That Girl

45

TV show

The Last of the Secret Agents?

44

as Papa Leo

ABC Stage 67

TV show · as Comedian

The Dean Martin Show

77

TV show

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

87

TV show · as Arum Tertunian

Irma la Douce

71

as Moustache

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

54

TV show · as Lieutenant Wolfson / Dr. Glover

Sam Benedict

TV show · as August Brauer

Song Without End

66

as Potin

1950s

6 titles · average score 65

The Diary of Anne Frank

70

as Hans Van Daan

The Texan

68

TV show

A Kid for Two Farthings

67

as Blackie Isaacs

Summer Playhouse

TV show

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

56

as Capt. Noakes

The Good Beginning

as Bookmaker