Biography
A tall and charming Brooklyn boy at heart, actor Elliott Gould carved a path into Hollywood with hulking, dark-haired looks that veered away from the traditional matinee archetype. His career began on Broadway, but Gould went on to briefly became the embodiment of a disenchanted youth culture in antiestablishment films such as "Bob & Ted & Carol & Alice" (1969) and "M*A*S*H" (1971). His strong synergy with '70s audiences went adrift in the …
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Career Milestones
| Performed at temples, hospitals and in the Catskills 'Borscht Belt' as a teenager | ||
| Played David Randall on the short-lived CBS sitcom, "Together We Stand" (retitled "Nothing Is Easy" in 1987) | ||
| Starred in a national tour of the stage play "Deathtrap" | ||
1957 | Broadway chorus boy in "Rumple" | |
1962 | Chorus job in David Merrick's Broadway musical, "Irma La Douce" (1960) led to starring role in "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" | |
1963 | London stage debut, "On the Town" | |
1964 | Made film acting debut in the little-seen independent production, "The Confession/Quick, Let's Get Married" | |
1968 | Returned to films to play a more sizable role in "The Night They Raided Minsky's" | |
1971 | First American to star in an Ingmar Bergman film, "The Touch" | |
1984 | Played Dr. Howard Sheinfeld on the CBS comedy series, "E.R." | |
1991 | Played Dr. Bookman on the HBO comedy series, "Sessions" | |
1993 | Played a guest role for several installments of the popular TV drama, "L.A. Law" | |
1995 | Played recurring role of father to Ross and Monica on "Friends" | |
1998 | Co-starred in the controversial "American History X" | |
1998 | Had featured role in the Fox midseason sitcom "Getting Personal" | |
2000 | Had featured role as the patriarch of a Jewish family in the festival-screened comedy "Playing Mona Lisa" | |
2001 | Earned good notices for his turn as a former casino owner in the remake of the caper film "Ocean's Eleven" | |
2004 | Reprised the role of Reuben Tishkoff in "Ocean's Twelve" again directed by Steven Soderbergh | |
2006 | Cast in Showtime's "Masters of Horror" anthology series | |
2007 | Re-teamed with the original cast for "Ocean's 13" | |
Awards
1969 | Academy Award for Actor In a Supporting Role in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice |
1970 | BAFTA Award for Actor in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice |
1970 | BAFTA Award for Actor in M*A*S*H |
1970 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in M*A*S*H |
2002 | MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team in Ocean's Eleven |