Elliott Gould

Infobox actor


caption = Gould and Eddie Izzard, 2006
birthname = Elliott Goldstein
birthdate = birth date and age|1938|8|29
birthplace = Brooklyn, New York, United States
spouse = Barbra Streisand (1963–1971)
Jennifer Bogart (1973-1976, 1978-1979)
academyawards = Nominated: Best Supporting Actor
1969 "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice"
baftaawards = Nominated: Best Actor
1971 "M*A*S*H"
1971 "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice"
goldenglobeawards = Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical/Comedy
1971 "M*A*S*H"

Elliott Gould (born August 29, 1938) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. He became known during the 1970s, having starred in many Hollywood films, and has since continued appearing in supporting roles.

Biography

Early life

Gould was born Elliott Goldstein in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800020189/bio Elliott Gould Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ] [ [http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0716,hoberman,76384,20.html village voice > film > The Long Goodbye: Elliott Gould's Long Goodbye by J. Hoberman ] ] His mother, Lucille (née Raver), sold artificial flowers to beauty shops, and his father, Bernard Goldstein, worked in the garment business. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,902712-4,00.html Elliott Gould: The Urban Don Quixote - TIME ] ] He graduated from the Professional Children's School.

Career

Gould was one of the most prominent American film actors in the early-1970s, best known for playing Trapper John in Robert Altman's satirical 1970 film "M*A*S*H". "Time" magazine placed him on one of its covers in 1970, when he was at the brief height of his long career, calling him a "star for an uptight age". Other notable film roles include "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" (which earned him an Oscar nomination), "A Bridge Too Far", "Capricorn One", and a remake of "The Lady Vanishes". Gould played the detective Philip Marlowe in Altman's 1973 film "The Long Goodbye" (the role had previously been played by such distinguished actors as Humphrey Bogart and Robert Mitchum). He hosted "Saturday Night Live" six times, his final time being the first episode of the disastrous Jean Doumanian season (season 6) in November of 1980, where he was shocked to find that the original cast and producer had left and a new cast and producer had taken their place. He has never hosted after that, but has appeared in a season 16 (1990–1991) episode hosted by Tom Hanks where Hanks is welcomed into the Five-Timers club, a society for celebrities who have hosted SNL five times or more. Also in 1980, Gould filmed two movies for Disney studios, "The Last Flight of Noah's Ark" and "The Devil and Max Devlin", in which he co-starred with Bill Cosby.

Gould's Broadway theatre credits include "Irma La Douce", "Say, Darling", "I Can Get It for You Wholesale" (in which he met Barbra Streisand), "Drat! The Cat!", and "Little Murders".

His career slowed down after a series of critical and commercial flops in the mid-to-late 1970s, but he has remained steadily employed in supporting and character roles in television and movies. He starred in a sitcom called "E/R" in 1984–1985, and had a recurring guest role on "Friends" as Jack Geller, the father of Monica and Ross Geller.

Gould received critical praise for his role as an aging mobster in Warren Beatty's 1991 film "Bugsy". In addition, he appeared in "American History X" as the boyfriend of Edward Norton's character's mother. He also co-starred in the popular "caper" film "Ocean's Eleven" (2001), and its sequels: "Ocean's Twelve" (2004), and "Ocean's Thirteen" (2007).

Gould is most recently seen on advertisements for Save Ellis Island and is heard on radio commercials, most notably introducing himself by name on spots for the Gordon Flesch Company, a Madison, Wisconsin-based office products supplier.

Gould currently serves on the Screen Actors Guild National Board of Directors and has done so for past six years. He has recently undergone hip replacement surgery.Fact|date=July 2008

Personal life

Gould has said that he has a "very deep Jewish identity". [ [http://www.aish.com/societyWork/work/Elliott_Gould_An_Actors_Life.asp Elliott Gould: An Actor's Life ] ] He has been married three times, twice to the same person:
* Barbra Streisand (March 21, 1963 – July 9, 1971) (divorced) 1 child, actor Jason Gould
* Jennifer Bogart (December 8, 1973 – 1976) (divorced) 2 children
* Jennifer Bogart (June 9, 1978 – 1979) (separated)

Filmography

1960s

* 1964 "Once Upon a Mattress" - Jester
* 1964 "The Confession" - the Mute
* 1968 "The Night They Raided Minsky's" - Billy Minsky
* 1969 "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" - Ted

1970s

* 1970 "Move" - Hiram Jaffe
* 1970 "Airport" - (uncredited) - Voice
* 1970 "I Love My Wife" - Richard Burrows
* 1970 "Getting Straight' - Harry Bailey
* 1970 "M*A*S*H" - Trapper John
* 1971 "The Touch" - David Kovac
* 1971 "Little Murders" - Alfred Chamberlain
* 1972 "The Special London Bridge Special" - The Villain
* 1973 "Who?" - Sean Rogers
* 1973 "The Long Goodbye" - Philip Marlowe
* 1974 "California Split" - Charlie Waters
* 1974 "Busting" - Vice Detective Michael Keneely
* 1974 "S*P*Y*S" - Griff
* 1975 "Mean Johnny Barrows" - The Professor
* 1975 "Nashville" - Himself
* 1975 "Whiffs" - Dudley Frapper
* 1976 "I Will, I Will for Now" - Les Bingham
* 1976 "Harry And Walter Go To New York" - Walter Hill
* 1977 "A Bridge Too Far" - Col. Bobby Stout
* 1978 "Matilda" - Bernie Bonnelli
* 1978 "The Silent Partner" - Miles Cullen
* 1978 "Capricorn One" - Robert Caulfield
* 1979 "Escape to Athena" - Charlie Dane
* 1979 "The Lady Vanishes" - Robert Condon
* 1979 "The Muppet Movie" - Beauty Contest Compere

1980s

* 1980 "Falling in Love Again" - Harry Lewis
* 1980 "Saturday Night Live" - Juror/Host/Himself (8 episodes, 1975-1980)
* 1980 "The Last Flight of Noah's Ark" - Noah Dugan
* 1981 "The Devil and Max Devlin" - Max Devlin
* 1981 "Dirty Tricks" - Prof. Colin Chandler
* 1982 "The Rules of Marriage"
* 1983 "Faerie Tale Theatre" - The Giant (1 episode, Jack and the Beanstalk)
* 1983 "Emergency Room" - Dr. Howard Sheinfeld
* 1984 "The Muppets Take Manhattan" - Cop in Pete's
* 1984 "The Naked Face" - Angeli
* 1984 "Over the Brooklyn Bridge" - Alby Sherman
* 1985 "George Burns Comedy Week" - (1 episode, The Mission)
* 1986 "Vanishing Act" - Lieutenant Rudameyer
* 1986 "The Twilight Zone" - Harry Folger (1 episode, The Misfortune Cookie)
* 1986 "The Myth"
* 1986 "Tall Tales and Legends" - Casey (1 episode, Casey at the Bat)
* 1987 "Dangerous Love" - Rick
* 1987 "Lethal Obsession" - Serge Gart
* 1987 "" - Leonard Weinglass
* 1987 "Frogs" - Bill Anderson
* 1987 "The Telephone" - Rodney
* 1987 "Inside Out" - Jimmy Morgan
* 1988 "Act of Betrayal" - Callaghan
* 1988 ""
* 1989 "Murder, She Wrote" - Lt. J. T. Hanna (1 Episode)
* 1989 "Judgement" - Judge Callow
* 1989 "The Night Visitor" - Ron Devereaux
* 1989 "The Big Picture" - Lawyer

1990s

* 1990 "" - Martin Slade
* 1990 "The Lemon Sisters" - Fred Frank
* 1991 "Dead Men Don't Die" - Barry Barron
* 1991 "Bugsy" - Harry Greenberg
* 1992 "Somebody's Daughter" - Hindeman
* 1992 "The Player" - Himself
* 1992 "Wet and Wild Summer!" - Mike McCain
* 1992 "Beyond Justice" - Lawyer
* 1993 "" - Stewart Woodman
* 1993 "Amore!" - George Levine
* 1993 "Hoffman's Hunger" - Felix Hoffman
* 1994 "" - Himself
* 1994 "The Glass Shield" - Greenspan
* 1994 "The Dangerous" - Levine
* 1994 "Bleeding Hearts" - Mr. Baum
* 1995 "A Boy Called Hate" - Richard
* 1995 "P.C.H" - Randy's Father
* 1995 "Cybill" - As himself
* 1995 "Cover Me" Capt. Richards
* 1995 "Kicking and Screaming" - Grover's Dad
* 1995 "The Feminine Touch" - Kahn
* 1996 "Busted" - TV Show Host
* 1997 "Inside Out" - Aaron's Father
* 1997 "City of Industry" - Gangster
* 1997 "Camp Stories" - Older David Katz
* 1997 "Hotel Shanghai" - Hutchinson
* 1998 "Michael Kael vs. the World News Company" - Coogan
* 1998 "The Big Hit" - Morton Shulman
* 1998 "Getting Personal" - Jack Kacmarczyk
* 1998 "American History X" - Murray
* 1999 "Mentors" - Albert Einstein (1 episode, The Genius)

2000s

* 2000 "Picking Up the Pieces" - Father LaCage
* 2000 "Boys Life 3" - Aaron's Father (segment Inside Out)
* 2000 "Playing Mona Lisa" - Bernie Goldstein
* 2001 "Ocean's Eleven" - Reuben Tishkoff
* 2001 "The Experience Box" - Dr. Keith Huber
* 2002 "Puckoon" - Dr. Goldstein
* 2002 "The Cat Returns" (English voice)
* 2003 "Friends" - Jack Geller (20 episodes, 1994-2003)
* 2004 "From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks" - Narrator
* 2004 "Ocean's Twelve" - Reuben Tishkoff
* 2004 "Bad Apple" - Buddha Stanzione
* 2005 "Poirot" - Rufus Van Aldin (1 episode)
* 2006 "Open Window" - John
* 2006 "Masters of Horror" episode "The Screwfly Solution" - Barney
* 2007 "Saving Sarah Cain" - Bill
* 2007 "Ocean's Thirteen" - Reuben Tishkoff
* 2007 "The Ten Commandments" - God (voice)
* 2008 "The Deal" - Rabbi Seth Gutterman
* 2008 "" - God (voice)
* 2008 "Little Hercules in 3-D" - Socrates
* 2008 "The Caller" (2008) - TBA

References

External links

*imdb name | id=0001285 | name=Elliott Gould
* [http://www.elliott-gould-zone.net/ The Elliott Gould Zone]
* [http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0716,hoberman,76384,20.html "Village Voice" article]