Philip Bruns (May 2, 1931 - February 8, 2012) was an American actor best known for Flashdance (1983), Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988), and The Out-of-Towners (1970).
He was married to Jill Owens and Laurie Franks.
Bruns died in 2012 at the age of 80 from natural causes.
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Filmography
Film Roles
- 1965: A Thousand Clowns as The Man in the Restaurant
- 1967: All Woman as Drunken Man
- 1968: The Swimmer as Biswanger's Pool Party Guest (
Uncredited Role) - 1969: Let Me Hear You Whisper as Dan
- 1969: Midnight Cowboy as Man in TV Montage (uncredited)
- 1970: Jenny as Fred Callahan
- 1970: The Out-of-Towners as Officer Meyers
- 1971: Taking Off as Policeman
- 1971: The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight as Gallagher
- 1972: Between Time And Timbuktu as Announcer
- 1972: Silent Night Bloody Night as (1929) Wilfred Butler
- 1973: Mr Inside Mr Outside as Brack
- 1974: The Family Kovack as Jo-Jo Linsen
- 1974: Harry and Tonto as Burt
- 1975: The Great Waldo Pepper as Dillhoefer
- 1975: Target Risk as Marty
- 1975: Last Hours Before Morning as Max
- 1975: Flash And Teh Firecat as Mr. Walley
- 1975: The Kansas City Massacre as Capt. Jackson
- 1976: Nickelodeon as Duncan
- 1977: The Chopped Liver Brothers as Mr. Ruth
- 1978: Peeping Times as Producer
- 1978: Corvette Summer as Gil
- 1979: Aunt Mary as Det. LaMonica
- 1980: The Stunt Man as Ace
- 1982: My Favorite Year as Federal Marshal Holt
- 1983: Flashdance as Frank Szabo
- 1983: Blood Feud as Sen. McClellan
- 1986: Betrayed By Innocence as Judge Mendola
- 1986: The Christmas Star as Lucky
- 1987: Amazon Women on the Moon as Manager (uncredited)
- 1988: Return of the Living Dead Part II as Doc Mandel
- 1990: Dead Men Dont Die as Nolan
- 1992: The Opposite Sex And How To Live With Them as Irv Crown
- 1993: Love Bites as Vinnie Helsting
- 1994: Pentathlon as Vic
- 1995: Digital Man as Bob
- 1996: Ed as Clarence
- 1996: The Trigger Effect as Mr. Schaefer
- 1998: Johnny Skidmarks as Old Coot
- 1999: Inferno as Old Man Buyer
Television Roles
- 1962: Car 54, Where Are You? as Benedict
- 1962-1963: The Defenders as District Attorney/Garvin (2 episodes)
- 1962-1966: Jackie Gleason American Scene Magazine as Doctor/Various (23 episodes)
- 1963: General Hospital as Dr. Porchenko
- 1963: Route 66 as Carl
- 1963: Naked City as Ambulance Medic
- 1963: The Doctors as Rabbi Lerber
- 1964: East Side West Side as Apple
- 1964: Directions as Mr. Berke
- 1965: The Trials Of O Brien as D.A. Quinn
- 1965: Twelve O Clock High as Lt. Pete Gargas
- 1966: Hawk as Insp. Phil Golddwall
- 1967: The Wild Wild West as Abner Lennox
- 1968: NYPD as Wiley
- 1968: The Rat Patrol as Gen. Koenig
- 1968: Here Come the Brides as Lorenzo Mack
- 1968: Judd For The Defense as Al Morosco
- 1968: Heres Lucy as J.C.C. Tompkins
- 1968: The Outcasts as Marshal Gandy
- 1969: NET Playhouse as Dan
- 1974: Maude as Truck Driver
- 1974: Columbo as Gene Stafford
- 1974: Sons And Daughters as Mr. Martinson
- 1974: Sanford and Son as Calvin
- 1974: Movin' On as George Heyward
- 1974-1975: Kojak as George Lampert/Mr. Seymour (2 episodes)
- 1975: Hot I Baltimore as Producer
- 1975: The Six Million Dollar Man as Dr. Randolph
- 1975: The Wide World Of Mystery as Lt. John Anderson
- 1975: Bronk as Gunther
- 1975: The Secrets of Isis as Jack Evans
- 1975: The Ghost Busters as Scroggs
- 1975: Mc Coy as Lt. Potter
- 1975: The Streets of San Francisco as Pete
- 1975: The Rookies as Scott Baxter
- 1975: Barbary Coast as Abe Larkin
- 1976: Delvecchio as Ben
- 1976-1977: Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman as George Shumway (250 episodes)
- 1977: Forever Fernwood as George Schumway
- 1976-1982: Barney Miller as Frank Mallory/Gordon Kaiser/Elvin Swift/Harry Cranston (5 episodes)
- 1979: How The West Was Won as Doc
- 1980: ABC Weekend Specials as Tattoo
- 1980: M*A*S*H as Col. Burton D. Hedley
- 1980: Ryan's Hope as Mr. Schaeffer
- 1980-1986: Trapper John, M.D. as Charlie 'The Chicken' Schiff/Father (2 episodes)
- 1981: The Jeffersons as Leo
- 1982: Archie Bunker's Place as Ben
- 1983: Hill Street Blues as Judge
- 1983: Simon & Simon as Willy 'The Weasel' Kaper
- 1984: Airwolf as Mitch
- 1984: St. Elsewhere as Marvin Kroll
- 1984: Night Court as Mr. Hubble
- 1985: The Twilight Zone as Bartender
- 1985: Amazing Stories as Mr. Beasley
- 1986: All Is Forgiven as George Aldrich
- 1986: Cagney & Lacey as Daglee
- 1987-1988: A Year In The Life as Bob McCrone (2 episodes)
- 1989: It's Garry Shandling's Show as Older Garry
- 1990: Seinfeld as Morty Seinfeld
- 1990: Mr. Belvedere as Ralph
- 1995: Baywatch Nights as Nicky Pine
- 1996: Ink as Morty
- 1997: Profiler as Mr. Poole
- 1999: Just Shoot Me! as Prof. Gladstone
Shorts
- 1979: But Mother as Harold
