Acting

Philip Bruns

Born 1931-05-02 · Pipestone, Minnesota, USA

Died 2012-02-08

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.

Credits

Newest first

Inferno
as Old Man Buyer
1999
Johnny Skidmarks
as Old Coot
1998
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
as Mr. Beasley
1998
Just Shoot Me!
as Professor Gladstone
1997
Profiler
as Mr. Poole
1996
The Trigger Effect
as Mr. Schaefer
1996
Ed
as Clarence
1996
Baywatch Nights
as Nicky Pine
1995
Digital Man
as Bob
1995
Pentathlon
as Vic
1994
Love Bites
as Vinnie Helsting
1993
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them
as Irv Crown
1992
Dead Men Don't Die
as Nolan
1990
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
1990
Seinfeld
as Morty Seinfeld
1989
Return of the Living Dead Part II
as Doc Mandel
1988
A Year in the Life
as Bob McCrone
1987
The Christmas Star
as Lucky
1986
All Is Forgiven
as George Aldrich
1986
Betrayed by Innocence
as Judge Mendola
1986
Amazing Stories
as Mr. Beasley
1985
The Twilight Zone
as Bartender (segment 'Kentucky Rye')
1985
Airwolf: The Movie
as Mitch, the Director
1984
Airwolf
as Mitch - Director
1984
Night Court
as Mr. Hubble
1984
Flashdance
as Frank Szabo
1983
St. Elsewhere
as Marvin Kroll
1982
My Favorite Year
as Fed. Marshal Holt / Featured Player
1982
Cagney & Lacey
as Daglee
1982
Simon & Simon
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981
The Stunt Man
as Ace
1980
The Gold Bug
as Tattoo
1980
Aunt Mary
as Det. LaMonica
1979
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
Corvette Summer
as Gil
1978
The Chopped Liver Brothers
as Mr. Ruth
1977
How the West Was Won
as Doc
1977
Nickelodeon
as Duncan
1976
Delvecchio
as Ben
1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
as George Shumway
1976
The Kansas City Massacre
as Capt. Jackson
1975
Isis
as Jack Evans
1975
Flash and the Firecat
as Mr. Walley
1975
Last Hours Before Morning
as Max
1975
Bronk
as Gunther
1975
Rock-a-Die Baby
as Lt. John Anderson
1975
The Great Waldo Pepper
as Dilhoefer
1975
Barney Miller
as Harry Cranston
1975
Barney Miller
as Gordon Kaiser
1975
Barney Miller
as Frank Mallory
1975
Barney Miller
as Elvin Swift
1975
Target Risk
as Marty
1975
Sons and Daughters
1974
Harry and Tonto
as Burt
1974
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
1974
The Family Kovack
as Jo-Jo Linsen
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Dr. Randolph
1974
Kojak
as Mr. Seymour
1973
Kojak
as George Lampert
1973
Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside
as Brack
1973
Night of the Dark Full Moon
as Wilfred Butler (1929)
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
as Pete
1972
M*A*S*H
1972
The Rookies
1972
Sanford and Son
as Calvin
1972
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
as Gallagher
1971
Columbo
as Gene Stafford
1971
Taking Off
as Policeman
1971
The Out-of-Towners
as Officer Meyers
1970
Jenny
as Fred Callahan
1970
Midnight Cowboy
as Man in TV Montage (uncredited)
1969
Let Me Hear You Whisper
as Dan
1969
Here's Lucy
as Tompkins
1968
The Outcasts
1968
The Swimmer
as Biswangers' Pool Party Guest (uncredited)
1968
Judd, for the Defense
1967
The Rat Patrol
as General Koenig, 'the Butcher'
1966
A Thousand Clowns
as The Man in the Restaurant
1965