Allan Franklin Arbus (February 15, 1918 - April 19, 2013) was an American actor and photographer best known for M*A*S*H (1973-1983), Coffy (1973), and Damien: Omen II (1978).
He was married Diane Arbus and Mariclare Costello and had three children, two, Doon and Amy, with Arbus and one, Arin Arbus, with Costello.
Arbus died in 2013 at the age of 95 from congestive heart failure.
In Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus he is played by Ty Burrell.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1961: Hey Lets Twist as The Doctor (Uncredited Role)
- 1969: Putney Swope as Mr. Bad News
- 1971: Cisco Pike as Sim Valensi
- 1971: The Christian Licorice Store as Monroe
- 1972: Greaser's Palace as Jessy
- 1973: The Lie as Edward Fredericks
- 1973: Coffy as Arturo Vitroni
- 1973: The Young Nurses as Krebs
- 1973: Scream Pretty Peggy as Dr. Eugene Saks
- 1973: Cinderella Liberty as Drunken Sailor
- 1974: Judgment The Trial Of Julius And Ethel Rosenberg as Julius Rosenberg
- 1974: Law And Disorder as Dr. Richter
- 1974: The Law as Leonard Caporni
- 1976: WC Fields And Me as Gregory LaCava
- 1976: Law and Order as Arthur Pollack
- 1976: Stalk The Wild Child as Gault
- 1976: Raid On Entebbe as Eli Melnick
- 1978: Damien: Omen II as Pasarian
- 1979: Americathon as Moishe Weitzman
- 1979: The Electric Horseman as Danny
- 1980: The Last Married Couple In America as Al Squib
- 1981: Gangster Wars as Goodman
- 1984: Don Camillo as Christ (voice)
- 1985: Volunteers as Albert Bardenaro
- 1986: Crossroads as Dr. Santis
- 1987: From The Hip as Phil Ames
- 1987: Daniel And The Towers as Simon 'Sam' Rodia
- 1988: Chief Zabu as George Dankworth
- 1989: The Preppie Murder as Arnold Domenitz
- 1989: When Hes Not A Stranger as Judge Thomas J. Gray
- 1990: Too Much Sun as Vincent
- 1993: Josh and S.A.M. as Businessman on Plane
- 1997: In Dark Places as Dory
- 1999: Making Contact as Father Time
Television Roles
- 1969: Here Come the Brides as Dennis
- 1972: The Mod Squad as Byron Hale
- 1973-1983: M*A*S*H as Maj. Sidney Freedman (12 episodes)
- 1974: Chopper One as Tim Seeley
- 1974: The Odd Couple as Director/Ernie Ferguson (2 episodes)
- 1975: Archer as Miko Bronko
- 1975: Karen as Mr. Keller
- 1976: Hawaii Five-O as Vince Maynard
- 1977: Family as Roy Brady
- 1977: The Tony Randall Show as Hashna-Vedanta
- 1978: Wonder Woman as Bleaker
- 1978: The Harvey Korman Show as Dr. Chadway
- 1978: Taxi as Jerry Martin
- 1978: The Rockford Files as Myron Katzin
- 1979: Starsky & Hutch as Anthony Reuban
- 1979: The Amazing SpiderMan as George Hanson
- 1979: Salvage 1 as Dr. Mott
- 1979: Working Stiffs as Mitch Hannigan
- 1981: Heres Boomer as Boris
- 1981: The Gangster Chronicles as Goodman
- 1982: Bret Maverick as Phineas Swackmyer
- 1982: Quincy, M.E. as Dr. Ellerick
- 1984: The Four Seasons as Boris Elliot
- 1985: Cagney & Lacey as Arthur Stacy
- 1985: Hardcastle and McCormick as Dr. Friedman
- 1986: Walt Disney Presents as Dr. Andreas Hellman
- 1987: Spies as Jano
- 1987: Ohara as Sol Rostoff
- 1987: Duet as Nate Coleman
- 1987-1989: Matlock as Aaron Mitchell/Peter Leonie (2 episodes)
- 1989: L.A. Law as Lawrence Stone
- 1990: Hunter as Dr. Norman Tate
- 1991: Stat as Hesh Cooper
- 1991-1992: Brooklyn Bridge as Dr. Schulman (3 episodes)
- 1992-1993: In the Heat of the Night as Dr. Atwill (2 episodes)
- 1993: Law & Order as Dominick Keith
- 1994: Mad About You as Albert Urbont
- 1998: Days of Our Lives as Johann Unger
- 1998: LA Doctors as Mr. Mitski
- 1999: NYPD Blue as Seymour Epstein
- 1999: Judging Amy as Judge Fowler
- 2000: Curb Your Enthusiasm as Uncle Nathan
Shorts
- 1995: Lieberman in Love as Elderly Man
