Richard Masur (born November 20, 1948) is an American character actor who has appeared in more than 80 films. From 1995 to 1999, he served two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). He is best known for playing David Kane on One Day at a Time (1975–1976), Nick Lobo on Rhoda (1974–1977), Clark in The Thing (1982), adult Stanley Uris in the miniseries It (1990), and Edward L. L. Moore on Younger (2016–2018).
Richard Masur | |
|---|---|
 Masur in 1990 | |
| Born | November 20, 1948 New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Yale University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Spouses | Fredda Weiss
(m. 1976; div. 2004)Eileen Henry (m. 2004) |
| President of the Screen Actors Guild | |
| In office July 11, 1995 – March 5, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Barry Gordon |
| Succeeded by | William Daniels |
Life and career
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Masur was born in New York City to Jewish parents: a high school counselor mother, Claire Masur, and a pharmacist father, Jesse Masur. He has a sister, Judith Masur.[1] He attended P.S. 28, Walt Whitman Junior High School, and Roosevelt High School, Yonkers, New York. He is married to Eileen Henry.[2][3]
Masur studied at the Yale School of Drama toward an MFA in acting and appeared on stage before acting in movies and television shows during the 1970s. He appeared on an episode of The Waltons as well as in an episode of All in the Family in late 1974 and had recurring roles in Rhoda from 1974 to 1978; One Day at a Time from 1975 to 1976; Hot l Baltimore in 1975; and the pilot to an NBC sitcom, Bumpers, in 1977. In 1981, Masur played the role of a child molestor armed with a camera in the television film Fallen Angel. His next project was the 1982 horror/sci-fi movie The Thing as the dog handler Clark.
Masur played the father to Corey Haim's character in 1988's License to Drive and was part of the ensemble cast of the 1990 TV miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's It.
Masur played the role of a character modeled after Jewish American spy Jonathan Pollard in the film Les Patriotes (The Patriots) (1994), by French director Éric Rochant.
In January 2006, Masur began appearing as a recurring character on the soap opera All My Children. He has also appeared in guest spots on many TV shows, including M*A*S*H, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Hawaii Five-O, Happy Days, Picket Fences, Matlock, Murphy Brown, Law & Order, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, All In The Family, and Transparent.
In December 2009, Masur played the role of Martin Stone in the off-Broadway play Dust.[4]
Filmography
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edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Whiffs | Lockyer's Aide | |
| 1976 | Bittersweet Love | Alex | |
| 1977 | Semi-Tough | Phillip Hooper | |
| 1978 | Who'll Stop the Rain | Danskin | |
| 1979 | Hanover Street | 2nd Lieut. Jerry Cimino | |
| 1979 | Scavenger Hunt | Georgie Carruthers | |
| 1980 | Heaven's Gate | Cully | |
| 1982 | I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can | Alan Newman | |
| 1982 | The Thing | Clark | |
| 1982 | Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann | Claude Dorsett | |
| 1983 | Risky Business | Rutherford | |
| 1983 | Nightmares | Steven Houston (segment "Night of the Rat") | |
| 1983 | Under Fire | Hub Kittle | |
| 1985 | The Falcon and the Snowman | Bartender (uncredited) | |
| 1985 | The Mean Season | Bill Nolan | |
| 1985 | My Science Project | Detective Isadore Nulty | |
| 1985 | Head Office | Max Landsberger | |
| 1986 | Heartburn | Arthur | |
| 1987 | The Believers | Marty Wertheimer | |
| 1987 | Rent-A-Cop | Roger Latrele | |
| 1987 | Walker | Ephraim Squier | |
| 1988 | Shoot to Kill | Norman | |
| 1988 | License to Drive | Mr. Anderson | |
| 1989 | Far From Home | Duckett | |
| 1990 | Flashback | Barry | |
| 1991 | Going Under | Defense Contractor | |
| 1991 | My Girl | Phil Sultenfuss | |
| 1992 | Encino Man | Mr. Morgan | |
| 1993 | The Man Without a Face | Prof. Carl Hartley | |
| 1993 | Blood In Blood Out | Jerry (Prison Librarian) | |
| 1993 | Six Degrees of Separation | Dr. Fine | |
| 1994 | My Girl 2 | Phil Sultenfuss | |
| 1994 | Les Patriotes (The Patriots) | Jeremy Pelman | |
| 1995 | Forget Paris | Craig | |
| 1996 | Multiplicity | Del King | |
| 1997 | Fire Down Below | Phil Pratt | |
| 1999 | Play It to the Bone | Artie | |
| 2004 | Palindromes | Steve Victor | |
| 2007 | Lovely By Surprise | Dave | |
| 2015 | Tumbledown | Bruce | |
| 2016 | Don't Think Twice | Lou |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | All in the Family | George Bushmill | |
| 1974 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Bob Larson | |
| 1974 | The Waltons | Tom Povich | |
| 1975 | Hot l Baltimore | Clifford Ainsley | |
| 1974–1977 | Rhoda | Nick Lobo | |
| 1975–1976 | One Day at a Time | David Kane | |
| 1975 | M*A*S*H | 2nd LT. Digger | |
| 1979 | Mr. Horn | Sheriff Ed Smalley | Television film |
| 1981 | Fallen Angel | Howard Nichols | Television film |
| 1981 | One Day At A Time | David R. Kane | |
| 1983 | The Demon Murder Case | Anthony Marino | Television film |
| 1983 | Adam | Jay Howell | Television film |
| 1984 | Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac | Roger Olian | Television film |
| 1984 | The Burning Bed | Aryon Greydanus | Television film |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | Trent Tinker | |
| 1986 | Mr. Boogedy | Carleton Davis | |
| 1986 | Adam: His Song Continues | Jay Howell | Television film |
| 1987 | Bride of Boogedy | Carleton Davis | |
| 1988 | Hiroshima Maiden | Jim Bennett | Television film |
| 1989 | Third Degree Burn | Clay Reynolds | Television film |
| 1990 | The Great Los Angeles Earthquake | Kevin Conrad | Television film |
| 1990 | It | Stanley Uris | |
| 1990 | Always Remember I Love You | Earl Monroe | Television film |
| 1991 | The Story Lady | Norm Denton | Television film |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On | William W. Darrow, Ph.D. | Television film |
| 1995 | The Face on the Milk Carton | Jonathan Sands | Television film |
| 1999 | Law & Order Justice[5] | Judge Andrew Wolinsky | |
| 2001 | 61* | Milt Kahn | Television film |
| 2015–16 | The Good Wife | Geoffrey Solomon | |
| 2015–16 | Transparent | Buzzy Rackless | |
| 2015–16 | Orange Is the New Black | Bill Montgomery | |
| 2015–17 | Red Oaks | Morrie | 3 episodes |
| 2016–18 | Younger | Edward L.L. Moore / Edward LL Moore / Edward | |
| 2023 | Kaleidoscope | Dr. Wagner | |
| 2023 | The Equalizer | Rabbi Altman |
References
edit- ^ "Richard Masur Biography". filmreference.com. Accessed January 25, 2023.
- ^ Elkin, Michael (December 4, 2008). "A Drama of the 'Dust' Might". Jewish Exponent. Philadelphia.
- ^ Horwitz, Simi (February 7, 2008). "Mike Leigh 'Comes Out': In 'Two Thousand Years,' the Auteur Tackles Ethnicity, Religion, and Politics". Back Stage West. Vol. 15, no. 6. p. 15.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (January 9, 2009). "'Dust' to End Off-Broadway Run Jan. 18". Playbill. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Law & Order Justice". IMDb.
