Allan Rich (born Benjamin Norman Schultz; February 8, 1926 - August 22, 2020) was an American character actor best known for Disclosure (1994), Serpico (1973), and Quiz Show (1994).
He was married to Elaine Rich and they had two children.
Rich died in 2020 at the age of 94 from dementia.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1973: Serpico as D.A. Tauber
- 1974: The Gambler as Bernie
- 1975: Strike Force as Police Commissioner
- 1975: The Happy Hooker as Desk Sergeant
- 1976: Mallory Circumstantial Evidence as Judge Paul Pieter
- 1976: Newmans Drugstore as Leon Rosoff
- 1976: Scott Free as Max
- 1977: Tail Gunner Joe as Ray Jenkins
- 1977: Terraces as Mr. Vogel
- 1977: The Hostages Heart as Dr. Motzkin
- 1977: A Killing Affair as Capt. Bullis
- 1978: Uncle Joe Shannon as Dr. Clark
- 1978: The Millionaire as George Jelks
- 1979: Voices as Montrose Meier
- 1979: The Frisco Kid as Mr. Bialik
- 1980: Hero At Large as Marty Fields
- 1980: Gideons Trumpet as Tobias Simon
- 1980: Leo And Loree as Jarvis
- 1981: A Gun In The House as Roy Grutman
- 1981: Chicago Story as G.W. Rosen
- 1981: The Archer Fugitive From The Empire as Yos
- 1981: The Ordeal Of Bill Carney as Judge Stanley Mosk
- 1982: Eating Raoul as Nazi
- 1982: The Entity as Dr. Walcott
- 1982: Frances as Mr. Bebe
- 1984: Kidco as Jim Clark
- 1985: JOE And The Colonel as Pop Roth
- 1985: Rocky IV as Commissioner (Uncredited Role)
- 1986: Bad Guys as Luigi Constantine
- 1988: Checking Out as Dr. Haskell
- 1989: Another Chance as J.R. Jacobs
- 1990: Ragin Cajun as Regetti
- 1990: Betsys Wedding as Nate Tobias
- 1990: Matters Of The Heart as Boston Official
- 1991: Highlander II: The Quickening as Neyman
- 1991: Guilty By Suspicion as Leonard Marks
- 1991: Dead On The Money as Director
- 1992: Dead On Relentless II as Grazinsky
- 1992: Nickel And Dime as Wallace Shawn's 'Bombastic' Tax Man
- 1993: Amore as Studio Executive #1
- 1994: A Part Of The Family as Burt
- 1994: Quiz Show as Robert Kintner
- 1994: Disclosure as Ben Heller
- 1995: Favorite Deadly Sins as Ziggy Brillman
- 1995: Two Much as Padre Larrabee
- 1996: Hello She Lied as Stein
- 1996: Jack as Dr. Benfante
- 1996: The Rich Man's Wife as Bill Adolphe
- 1997: Out to Sea as Sebastian
- 1997: Amistad as Judge Juttson
- 1998: Malaika as Sal's Pizza Customer
- 1998: Exposé as John Crowell
- 1998: A League Of Old Men as Judge (also director)
- 1998: The Christmas Path as Judge Landers
- 1999: The Dogwalker as Sam
- 2001: Skippy as Gordan Gates
- 2001: Myopia as Arthur
- 2002: The Burial Society as Hy Leibowicz
- 2003: Intoxicating as Michael Reilly (also producer)
- 2006: Lies And Alibis as Klump
- 2007: Man In The Chair as Speed
- 2007: The Memory Thief as Zvi
- 2007: Rise: Blood Hunter as Harrison
- 2007: My Sexiest Year as Papa
- 2008: The Last Word as Francis
- 2011: Forty Life as Harry Warner
- 2013: Rain From Stars as Old John
- 2014: Wish I Was Here as Rabbi Twersky
Television Roles
- 1963: Armstrong Circle Theatre as Walter Nye
- 1963: Naked City as Cab Driver
- 1963: East Side West Side as Phil Mellon
- 1975: Harry O as Charlie Kravitz
- 1975-1978: Kojak as Judge Walter Miller/Solly's Lawyer (2 episodes)
- 1975-1978: Baretta as Benny/Joe the Hammer (2 episodes)
- 1976: The Rockford Files as Charles 'Pebbles' Runkin
- 1976: Delvecchio as Joe Ducks Ducotto
- 1977: All in the Family as Gallery Manager
- 1977: Hawaii Five-O as Lou Marvin
- 1977: Baby Im Back as Judge
- 1978: Little House on the Prairie as Otto Ripley
- 1978: Wheels as Det. Waggoner
- 1978-1979: Kaz as Judge Cohen (2 episodes)
- 1978-1981: Alice as Vladimir/Mr. Adler (2 episodes)
- 1979: Makin It as Mel
- 1979: Happy Days as Prof. Thomas
- 1979: The Seekers as Gen. 'Mad Anthony' Wayne
- 1979-1982: Barney Miller as Edward Meyers/Leonard the Theatre Producer/Mr. Ramsen (3 episodes)
- 1980: CHiPs as Judge Towers
- 1980: The Incredible Hulk as Luther Mason
- 1981: Magnum, P.I. as Coluga
- 1981-1983: Hill Street Blues as Judge Maurice Schiller (4 episodes)
- 1982: Insight as Phil
- 1982: Square Pegs as Uncle Sal
- 1983: Cagney & Lacey as Morley Pressman
- 1983: Gimme a Break! as Judge
- 1983: Hardcastle and McCormick as Judge Gault
- 1983: We Got It Made as Judge
- 1984: The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries as Various
- 1985: The Fall Guy as Sam Uffler
- 1985: Scarecrow and Mrs. King as Murray D. Murray
- 1985: Misfits of Science as Dr. Komack
- 1985: Brothers as Dr. Spelner
- 1985-1986: Trapper John, M.D. as Tom Jenkins/McGee (2 episodes)
- 1986: Life with Lucy as The Judge
- 1987: Sledge Hammer! as Judge Liam Jackson
- 1987: Night Court as Dr. Bruce
- 1987: Jake and the Fatman as Mandel
- 1987: The Golden Girls as Alexi
- 1988: War And Remembrance as Harry Tomlin
- 1990-1991: Equal Justice as Judge Alexander Varella (3 episodes)
- 1991: Stat as Bauer
- 1991: Nurses as Mr. Millner
- 1993-1997: The Nanny as Uncle Ray/The Judge/Pauly the Pawnbroker (3 episodes)
- 1995: Chicago Hope as Ned Tannen
- 1998: The New Batman Adventures as King Barlowe
- 1998: Stories From My Childhood as Czar Saltan
- 1999: Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as M. Anthony Brinksman
- 2000: CSI as Dr. Gary Klausbach
- 2000-2001: Judging Amy as Jim Southam (4 episodes)
- 2002: The Division as Attorney
- 2004: NYPD Blue as Vasiliy Choushkin
- 2004: Curb Your Enthusiasm as Solly
- 2006: Living With Fran as Herb
- 2010: House as Sidney
- 2013: 2 Broke Girls as Lou
Shorts
- 1979: But Mother as Carl Henry Dockstedder
- 1992: The Washing Machine Man as Mordy
- 1994: A Little Tailors Christmas Story as Schiller (also director and writer)
- 2001: The Big Leaf Tobacco Company as Nathaniel Witherfork (also director and writer)
Producer
- 2003: Newtons Law (short)
- 2003: Things Fall Apart (short)