Jack Weston

Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
Birthday: August 21, 1924

A durable, heavy-set character player, often cast as bumbling bad guys, Weston made his stage and TV debuts in 1950 and appeared in a number of stage comedies. His memorable film roles include "Mirage" (1965), "Wait Until Dark" (1967), as one of Audrey Hepburn's tormentors, Alan Alda's "The Four Seasons" (1981), as a neurotic dentist and "Dirty Dancing" (1987), as the resort owner.

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Credits

Actor

Hickey vs. Anybody
Julius V Hickey
The Four Seasons
Danny Zimmer
Alan King Looks Back in Anger -- A Review of 1972
guest
Ready and Willing
Sergeant Herbert Willing
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
Cash

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Career Milestones

1988
Final feature film "Short Circuit 2"
1987
Co-starred as the resort owner Max Kellerman in the surprise hit "Dirty Dancing"
1986
Final TV appearance as Uncle Willie in CBS miniseries "If Tomorrow Comes"
1984
Reprised role of Danny Zimmer in the short-lived CBS sitcom version of "The Four Seasons"
1981
Co-starred as dentist Danny Zimmer in Alan Alda's ensemble comedy "The Four Seasons"