George Segal

Birthplace: Great Neck, New York, USA
Birthday: February 13, 1934

Though he was Oscar-nominated for his role as the dinner guest of dysfunctional couple Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in the film classic “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” (1966), George Segal went on to enjoy his most significant success as a comic actor with wry wit and debonair charm. During the 1970s, Segal was an A-list film actor with a string of comedies that paired him with Robert Redford in “The Hot Rock” (1972), Barbra Streisand in “The Owl and the Pussycat” (1970), and Jane Fonda in “Fun with Dick and Jane” (197…more

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Actor

Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer
John Grafton
Many Happy Returns
Bud Robinson
Take Five
Andy Kooper
Picture Windows
Ted Varnas
Deadly Game
Howard Trapp

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Career Milestones

2005
Co-starred with Glenn Close, Elizabeth Banks and James Marsden in "Heights" a drama following five New Yorkers over a 24-hour period
2001
Made London stage debut in "Art", alongside Paul Freeman and Richard Griffiths
1999
Starred opposite Buck Henry and Wayne Knight in Broadway's long-running, Tony-winning "Art"; the three had previously been in the cast of 1994's "To Die For" (which Henry also scripted) but had no scenes together
1998
Played Harry Houdini's manager Martin Beck in the TNT original presentation "Houdini"
1997
Portrayed recurring character of Nora's father on the NBC sitcom "The Naked Truth", starring Tea Leoni as Nora and Mary Tyler Moore as his wife