Biography
He actually played a range of roles far beyond sitcoms, including leading man to Katharine Hepburn in "Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry" (CBS, 1986) and a wonderfully manipulative Louis B. Mayer in "Moviola" (NBC, 1980), proving his versatility well into his eighties as he continued to be employed as a dependable presence in any film or television production
Born Dec. 10, 1923 in Schenectady, NY, Gould actually began his career as an instructor …
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Career Milestones
| Spent three years teaching at Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Virginia | ||
1943 | Served in the US military | |
1955 | Made stage debut as Thomas Jefferson in "The Common Glory" in Williamsburg, VA | |
1956 | Taught in the drama department at the University of California, Riverside | |
1962 | First credited role was a small part in "The Coach" | |
1962 | Made his film debut in "Two for the Seesaw"; was not credited for his role | |
1965 | Originated the role of Marlo Thomas's father Lou in the pilot for "That Girl" (ABC); series role went to Lew Parker | |
1969 | Off-Broadway debut, "The Increased Difficulty of Concentration" | |
1971 | Made TV-movie debut in "Ransom for a Dead Man" (NBC) | |
1971 | Played opposite Rosalind Russell in the feature "Mrs. Polifax-Spy" | |
1972 | First played Martin Morgenstern, father of Valerie Harper's Rhoda on an episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" | |
1972 | Originated the role of Howard Cunningham on an episode of "Love, American Style" titled "Love and the Happy Days" (ABC); when the show was made into a series, Gould was unavailable, and the series role went to Tom Bosley | |
1973 | Had breakthrough film role as Kid Twist in "The Sting" | |
1974 | Reprised role of Martin Morgenstern on the sitcom "Rhoda" (CBS) | |
1975 | Appeared in the Woody Allen movie "Love and Death" | |
1976 | Played a villain in the Mel Brooks directed "Silent Movie" | |
1977 | Co-starred with Stefanie Powers in "The Feather and Father Gang" (ABC) | |
1980 | Portrayed Louis B. Mayer in the NBC miniseries "Moviola"; earned an Emmy nomination | |
1981 | Co-starred in the Broadway production of Neil Simon's "Fools" | |
1981 | Returned to series TV with "Park Place" (CBS) | |
1983 | Starred as skirt-chaser on "Foot in the Door" (CBS) | |
1985 | Co-starred as the grandfather on "Spencer" (NBC) | |
1985 | Played Miles Webber, the steadfast boyfriend of Rose Nylund (Betty White) on the NBC series "The Golden Girls" | |
1986 | Played a Jewish widower wooing the Christian Katharine Hepburn in the CBS TV-movie "Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry"; earned an Emmy nomination | |
1990 | Starred in short-lived NBC sitcom "Singer & Sons" | |
1991 | Starred in "Yiddish" installment of "The Sunset Gang" (PBS) | |
1994 | Played the father of a villain called The Prankster on "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (ABC) | |
1996 | Had featured role in TV-movie "Far Hope" (ABC), directed by Bob Saget | |
1998 | Cast in the Robin Williams comedy "Patch Adams" | |
1999 | Played Grandpa Spencer Little in the award winning feature "Stuart Little" | |
2003 | Co-starred in the remake of "Freaky Friday" | |
Awards
1975 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance By a Supporting Actor in Police Story |
1978 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance By a Supporting Actor In a Comedy or Drama Series in Rhoda |
1980 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor In a Limited Series or a Special in Moviola: The Silent Lovers |
1986 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor In a Miniseries or Special in Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry |
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Drama Series in The Ray Bradbury Theater |