Jan Handzlik

Jan Handzlik
Born (1945-09-21) 21 September 1945[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Southern California (BA)
University of California, Los Angeles (JD)[2]
Occupation(s)Actor, attorney

Jan Lawrence Handzlik (born 21 September 1945) is an American lawyer and former child actor best known for playing young Patrick Dennis in the 1958 film Auntie Mame.

Acting career

Handzlik's mother Jean was a Broadway actress and opera singer.[3][4] As a young child, Handzlik lived in Weehawken, New Jersey.[5] His first major acting role was as the young Patrick Dennis in the Auntie Mame Broadway play, which opened in 1956.[1] Handzlik was chosen from hundreds of boys for the part. He subsequently reprised his role in the 1958 film adaptation, which was nominated for five Oscars.[5]

In 1961, he played Tommy in the The Twilight Zone episode The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.[6] He also appeared in an episode of the Camera Three anthology series.[7]

After retiring from acting, Handzlik became a lawyer in Los Angeles, California, working as a federal prosecutor before becoming a white collar criminal defense attorney.[8][9] He served as chair of the American Bar Association's National White Collar Crime Committee.[2] Notable clients he has represented include Steven Seagal,[10] Stanley "Tookie" Williams,[11] Joe Francis[12] and Florian Homm.[13]

Personal life

Handzlik married Barbara Jean Handzlik. Their daughter Anna married lawyer and political commentator Jordan Sekulow.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jan Handzlik (Performer)". Playbill. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b Nisker, Rose (20 January 2006). "Rosalind Russell and Me". Super Lawyers. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Anna Handzlik, Jordan Sekulow". The New York Times. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  4. ^ "JEAN HANDZLIK, 41, OPERA, SHOW SINGER". The New York Times. 12 July 1963. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  5. ^ a b Monahan, Patrick (4 February 2024). "'Auntie Mame' Taught Us That Life Is Still a Banquet". Town & Country. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  6. ^ Starr, Michael (29 December 2018). "'Twilight Zone' actors recall starring in classic '60s sci-fi series". New York Post. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Jan Handzlik List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  8. ^ Scannell, Kara; Smith, Randall (27 October 2003). "Quattrone Mistrial May Give Prosecutors Reasons to Hesitate". ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  9. ^ Connell, Rich; Frammolino, Ralph (15 January 2005). "Exec Seen as Defying PR Probe". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Seagal Blames FBI for Floundering Career". ABC News. 17 August 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  11. ^ "'The Abrams Report' for Dec. 12th". NBC News. 13 December 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  12. ^ "'Girls Gone Wild' founder Joe Francis ordered jailed". CNN. 6 April 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  13. ^ Ewing, Jack (5 June 2014). "Indicted German Financier Freed in Italy". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
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