- George Wyner
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spouse =George Wyner (born
October 25 ,1945 ) is an American film and television actor. He is probably best known for his role as ADA Bernstein on the classic series "Hill Street Blues ". Wyner graduated fromSyracuse University in 1968 as a drama major, and was an in-demand character actor by the early 1970s. To date, Wyner has made guest appearances in over 100 television series and co-starred in nine. He is also noted for memorable turns in cult classics such as "Spaceballs ", "American Pie 2 " and "Fletch".Wyner was born in
Boston, Massachusetts . His father Edward founded and managed Boston's Ritz Carlton Hotel, which was the premier society hotel in Boston through the 1950s. Edward Wyner passed away while his son was in high school.Notable TV work
2000's:"ER", "
Days of Our Lives ", "Without a Trace ", "Two and a Half Men ", "Nip/Tuck ", "The West Wing ", "Stargate SG-1 ", "Malcolm in the Middle ", "Dharma & Greg ", "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch "1990's:"
Malcolm & Eddie ", "The Practice ", "Walker, Texas Ranger ", "The Larry Sanders Show ", "Murphy Brown ", "Boy Meets World ", "Murder, She Wrote ", "Coach", "Married... with Children ", "Perfect Strangers", "Step by Step", "Man of the People ", "Quantum Leap", "The Golden Girls ", "The Famous Teddy Z "1980's:"It's a Living", "
The Fall Guy ", "Hail to the Chief ", "Matt Houston ", "Simon & Simon ", "The A-Team ", "Fantasy Island ", "Lou Grant", "Soap", "Alice", "Quincy M.E. "1970's:"
Emergency! ", "Kaz", "All in the Family ", "M*A*S*H", "Kojak ", "The Rockford Files ", "Charlie's Angels ", "Baa Baa Black Sheep", "Hawaii Five-O ", "McMillan & Wife ", "Sanford and Son ", "Ellery Queen ", "Columbo", "Adam's Rib", "Ironside", "The Odd Couple"The Bochco/MTM Connection
Wyner was introduced to producer Steven Bochco while appearing in Bochco's short-lived 1979 series, "Delvecchio". This led to the role as Irwin Bernstein in "Hill Street", and to roles in 4 subsequent Bochco productions: "
Doogie Howser, M.D. ", "Brooklyn South ", "NYPD Blue " and "L.A. Law ". Additionally, Wyner has appeared on the following programs for "Hill Street"'s production company, "MTM": "Rhoda ", "The Bob Newhart Show ", "The White Shadow ", "WKRP in Cincinnati " and "Newhart ".Filmography
*"To Be or Not to Be" as Ratkowski
*"Spaceballs " as Col. Sandurz
*"My Favorite Year " as Myron Fein
*"Fletch" as Marvin Gillet (a.k.a. "Arnold T. Pants, Esq.")
*"Fletch lives " as Marvin Gillet
*"The Postman" as Benning Mayor
*"American Pie 2 " as the Camp Director
*"The Devil's Advocate " as MeiselExternal links
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