Gary Beach
- Birthplace: Alexandria, Virginia, USA
- Birthday: October 10, 1947
As flamboyant director Roger de Bris in “The Producers,” actor Gary Beach outrageously over-the-top performance of a crucial comedic character in the Broadway musical version of Mel Brooks' enduring masterpiece – Der Fuhrer in the infamous “Springtime for Hitler” production number, a role that resulted in a Tony Award for Best Actor in 2001. He reprised the part-within-a-part for the feature film version in 2005.
Beach was born and raised in Alexandria, Virginia, and came from a family that was decidedly un-showbiz: his father …more