Biography
Typically cast in ethnic roles as Jews, Italians, or Russians, Jacobi has also kept busy in TV commercials, most notably his Clio Award-winning work in a series of Hertz advertisements. He has also had a very active theater career, with roles in such plays as "Spring Thaw" (1949), "Come Blow Your Horn" (1961), "Don't Drink the Water" (1966), "The Sunshine Boys" (1974) and "Cheaters" (1978). Although his most memorable early film role was as …
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Career Milestones
| Appeared on American TV in such early dramatic anthology series as "Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Presents the Rheingold Theater" in the mid-1950s | ||
| Was a regular on "The Dean Martin Show" for two seasons | ||
1924 | Early theatrical appearance, in "The Rabbi and the Priest" | |
1940 | Worked as drama director of the Toronto YMHA | |
1951 | Performed in clubs and on stage in England | |
1955 | Discovery by Garson Kanin led to first Broadway role in "The Diary of Anne Frank" | |
1956 | British film debut, "A Kid For Two Farthings" | |
1959 | Made US film debut when he recreated the role of Mr. Van Daan for George Stevens' film version of "The Diary of Anne Frank" | |
1976 | Played the title role of Ivan the headwaiter at the Hotel Metropole in Moscow on the summer sitcom, "Ivan the Terrible" | |
1986 | Played the leading role of the Mayor on the ABC Afterschool Special, "The Day the Kids Took Over" | |
1986 | Played the role of Jack on the short-lived TV sitcom, "Melba", starring Melba Moore | |
1990 | Appeared on the Showtime comedy spoof, "Deep Dish TV" | |