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Acting

Jack Gilford

Career: Active from 1936 to 1988, with a break from 1937 to 1958, busiest in 1966 and 1981 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles: 9
top three billing

Average score: 60/100

Highest rated: The Incident
83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Jack Gilford Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
2.0, average 4.1
Adrenaline
3.0, average 4.8
Tension
4.1, average 6.0
Scare
0.8, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Nostalgic 4
Family-Friendly 3
Eccentric Characters 2
Nostalgic Appeal 2
Slapstick Humor 2
Pop Culture References 2
Character Study 2
Romantic Comedy 2
Witty Dialogue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1980s

18 titles · average score 56

Cocoon: The Return

44

as Bernie Lefkowitz

thirtysomething

64

TV show

Young Again

58

as The Old Man

Cocoon

70

as Bernie Lefkowitz

The Golden Girls

83

TV show · as Max Weinstock

The Duck Factory

62

TV show · as Brooks Carmichael

Night Court

74

TV show · as Marty Ratner

Happy

as Bernie Nelson

Mama's Family

49

TV show

Hotel

65

TV show · as Max

Caveman

50

as Gog

Wholly Moses

29

as Tailor

1970s

24 titles · average score 63

Trapper John, M.D.

65

TV show

Apple Pie

TV show · as Grandpa Hollyhock

Taxi

77

TV show · as Joe Reiger

The Love Boat

53

TV show · as Horace Bascons / Fingers

Seventh Avenue

TV show · as Finklestein

Alice

46

TV show

Police Woman

43

TV show

Save the Tiger

78

as Phil Greene

Of Thee I Sing

as Alexander Throttlebottom

They Might Be Giants

54

as Wilbur Peabody

All in the Family

82

TV show · as Bernard Bernstein

Catch-22

73

as Dr. "Doc" Daneeka

1960s

12 titles · average score 68

Arsenic and Old Lace

70

as Dr. Jonas Salk

Here's Lucy

68

TV show · as Wilbur Harlow

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

71

TV show

The Incident

83

as Sam Beckerman

Enter Laughing

52

as Mr. Foreman

Who's Minding the Mint?

70

as Avery Dugan

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

75

as Hysterium

The Daydreamer

50

as Papa Andersen

Mister Buddwing

55

as Mr. Schwartz

Get Smart

84

TV show · as Simon the Likeable

Once Upon a Mattress

as King Sextimus

The Defenders

71

TV show · as Willie Drucker / Louis Brandt

1950s

2 titles

The World of Sholom Aleichem

as Bontsche Shveig / Angel

Main Street to Broadway

as Box Office Clerk (uncredited)

1940s

2 titles

Hey, Rookie

as Specialty

Reckless Age

as Joey Bagle

1930s

1 title

Midnight Melodies

as Nightclub Show Mimic