George Segal

George Segal

Date of Birth:

Feb 13, 1934

Place of Birth:

Great Neck, Long Island, New York, USA

George Segal (February 13, 1934 – March 23, 2021) was an American actor and musician. Segal became popular in the 1960s and 1970s for playing both dramatic and comedic roles. Some of his most acclaimed roles were in films such as Ship of Fools (1965), King Rat (1965), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967), Where's Poppa? (1970), The Hot Rock (1972), Blume in Love (1973), A Touch of Class (1973), California Split (1974), For the Boys (1991), and Flirting with Disaster (1996). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and had won two Golden Globe Awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in A Touch of Class. On television, he was best known for his roles as Jack Gallo on Just Shoot Me! (1997–2003) and as Albert "Pops" Solomon on The Goldbergs (2013–present). Segal was also an accomplished banjo player. He had released three albums and had also performed the instrument in several of his acting roles and on late night television.

filmography:

Deep Down Deep Down

1994

Houdini Houdini

1998

Not My Kid Not My Kid

1985

All's Fair All's Fair

1989

Pablo Pablo

2012

Segal Segal

1970

The Lie The Lie

1973

Live Aid Live Aid

1985

To Die For To Die For

1995

Act One Act One

1963

Heights Heights

2005

2012 2012

2009

King Rat King Rat

1965

Stick Stick

1985

Loving Loving

1970

Direct Hit Direct Hit

1994

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