Biography
All his characters also seem to have a thick New York accent and an edge no matter the part of the globe in which they toil. After receiving a degree in education from NYU, Gorman worked as a truck and ambulance driver, and was also employed by a collection agency and as a probation officer for young delinquents. He began acting Off-Broadway in the mid-1960s and was part of Jerome Robbins' American Theatre Laboratory from 1966-67.
In 1968, …
Career Milestones
1997 | Made TV pilot, "Desert Breeze" for Fox | |
1995 | Starred in "Down Came a Blackbird" for Showtime | |
1992 | Returned to features to play prominent supporting roles in the films, "Night and the City" and "Hoffa" | |
1986 | Acted onstage in "Social Security" | |
1985 | Succeeded Ron Liebman in the role of Lennie in the Broadway production "Doubles" | |
1985 | First TV miniseries, the two-part crime drama, "Doubletake"; also marked the first time he played Detective Sergeant Aaron Greenberg in an ongoing series of TV-movies opposite Richard Crenna | |
1983 | Played a leading role in the feature, "Angel", his last film for nine years | |
1981 | Played Joseph Goebbels in the CBS war drama TV-movie, "The Bunker", starring Anthony Hopkins as Adolph Hitler | |
1978 | Acted on Broadway in the Neil Simon comedy-drama, "Chapter Two"; received a Tony nomination for Best Featured Actor | |
1973 | Received top billing in his third feature film, "Cops and Robbers" | |
1972 | Breakthrough stage role as Lenny Bruce in "Lenny"; won Tony Award as Best Actor | |
| Earliest TV-movies included "The Trial of the Chicago Seven" (1970) and "Class of '63" (1973) | ||
1970 | Recreated his stage role in William Friedkin's film adaptation of "The Boys in the Band" | |
1969 | Made feature film debut in "Justine", directed by George Cukor | |
1968 | Had first important stage success Off-Broadway in the landmark comedy-drama, "The Boys in the Band" | |
1968 | Acted onstage in New York in the play, "Ergo" | |
1966 | Was a member of Jerome Robbins' American Theatre Laboratory | |
1965 | Acted onstage in New York in the play, "Hogan's Goat", opposite Faye Dunaway | |
Awards
1972 | Tony Award for Actor (Dramatic) |