Biography
He made his Broadway debut in Jean Anouilh's "Becket" (1960), starring Laurence Olivier and Anthony Quinn, and has returned to the Great White Way in such productions as "Death of a Salesman" (1984) and "She Loves Me" (1993), among others. With his wife Olympia Dukakis, Zorich co-founded the Whole Theater in Montclair, New Jersey in 1972, maintaining it for 18 years before finally having to close it.
After appearing in a small role as a cab …
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Career Milestones
| First worked as actor in Canada following his studies at the Goodman Theater School of Drama | ||
| Landed first TV job in Canadian production of "Les Miserables" | ||
| Played recurring role of Paul Reiser's father Burt Buchman in long-running CBS sitcom "Mad About You"; role made regular as of the 1997-1998 season | ||
| Returned to Broadway in cast of Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple" | ||
| Starred as Jules Berger opposite Marion Ross as his wife Sophie in CBS series "Brooklyn Bridge" | ||
1943 | Served in US Army | |
1959 | Made New York stage debut in "Shadow of Heroes" at the York Theatre | |
1960 | Broadway debut in "Becket", with Laurence Olivier and Anthony Quinn | |
1966 | Feature film debut as Russian Ambassador in Japanese sci-fi flick "Gammera the Invincible" | |
1967 | Acted on Broadway in "Hadrian VII" | |
1968 | Played a taxi driver in Don Siegel's "Coogan's Bluff" | |
1969 | Co-starred with Alec McCowen in the Broadway production of "Hadrian VII"; nominated for a Supporting Actor Tony Award | |
1971 | Portrayed the constable in Norman Jewison's "Fiddler on the Roof" | |
1972 | Co-founded with wife Olympia Dukakis the Whole Theater in Montclair, NJ, maintaining it for 18 years before finally having to close it | |
1984 | Back on Broadway as Ben in revival of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman", starring Dustin Hoffman | |
1984 | Provided the voice of Pete in Frank Oz's "The Muppets Take Manhattan" | |
1985 | Reprised Broadway role in CBS version of "Death of a Salesman" | |
1988 | Portrayed Greek millionaire in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels", second film with director Oz | |
1991 | Featured as Mayor Baci in John Sayles' "City of Hope" | |
1993 | Appeared on Broadway as Maraczek, owner of the perfumery where the two lovers work, in the revival of the musical "She Loves Me" | |
1997 | Acted the part of Rudy Warner in "Commandments" | |
2001 | Portrayed the producer Dmitri Weisman in the Broadway revival of "Follies" | |
2005 | Starred opposite Michelle Williams in the drama "A Hole in One" | |
Awards
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Mad About You |