Richard Masur

Richard Masur
Masur in 1990
Born (1948-11-20) November 20, 1948
New York City, U.S.
EducationYale University
OccupationActor
Years active1974–present
Spouses
Fredda Weiss
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(m. 1976; div. 2004)​
    Eileen Henry
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    (m. 2004)​
    President of the Screen Actors Guild
    In office
    July 11, 1995 – March 5, 1999
    Preceded byBarry Gordon
    Succeeded byWilliam Daniels

    Richard Masur (born November 20, 1948) is an American character actor who has appeared in more than 40 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).

    Life and career

    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 All in the Family[4] as well as in an episode of The Waltons in 1974, and had recurring roles in Rhoda from 1974 to 1977;[4] One Day at a Time from 1975 to 1976;[4] Hot l Baltimore in 1975;[4] and the pilot to an NBC sitcom, Bumpers, in 1977.[5] In 1981, Masur played the role of a child molester armed with a camera in the television film Fallen Angel.[6] 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[7] and was part of the ensemble cast of the 1990 TV miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's It.[8]

    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.[9]

    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.[4]

    In December 2009, Masur played the role of Martin Stone in the off-Broadway play Dust.[10]

    Filmography

    Key
    † Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

    Film

    Year Title Role Notes
    1975 Whiffs Lockyer's Aide Film debut role
    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 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
    TBA Untitled Kids family film named after Richard Masur † Lou Post-production

    Television

    Year Title Role Notes
    1974 All in the Family George Bushmill Episode: "Gloria's Boyfriend"
    1974 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Bob Larson Episode: "The Outsider"
    1974 The Waltons Tom Povich Episode: "The System"
    1975 Hot l Baltimore Clifford Ainsley 13 episodes
    1975
    76     		One Day at a Time David Kane 22 episodes
    1975 M*A*S*H Lt 'Digger' Detmuller Episode: "The Late Captain Pierce"
    1979 Mr. Horn Sheriff Ed Smalley Television film
    1981 Fallen Angel Howard Nichols Television film
    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 Episode: "The Amazing Falsworth"
    1986 Mr. Boogedy Carleton Davis 2 episodes
    1986 Adam: His Song Continues Jay Howell Television film
    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 2 episodes
    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[11] Judge Andrew Wolinsky Episode: "Justice"
    2001 61* Milt Kahn Television film
    2013 Elementary Jacob Weiss Episode: "Internal Audit"
    2015
    16     		The Good Wife Geoffrey Solomon 3 episodes
    2015
    16     		Transparent Buzzy Rackless 7 episodes
    2015
    16     		Orange Is the New Black Bill Montgomery 5 episodes
    2015
    17     		Red Oaks Morrie 3 episodes
    2016
    18     		Younger Edward L.L. Moore / Edward LL Moore / Edward 4 episodes
    2023 Kaleidoscope Dr. Wagner Episode: "Green: 7 Years Before the Heist"
    2023 The Equalizer Rabbi Altman Episode: "Never Again"

    References

    1. ^ "Richard Masur Biography". filmreference.com. Accessed January 25, 2023.
    2. ^ Elkin, Michael (December 4, 2008). "A Drama of the 'Dust' Might". Jewish Exponent. Philadelphia.
    3. ^ 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.
    4. ^ a b c d e Keller, Joel (February 3, 2016). "Richard Masur on Transparent, Norman Lear, and surviving Heaven's Gate". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
    5. ^ "Television". The New York Times. May 16, 1977. p. 44. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
    6. ^ O'Connor, John J. (February 24, 1981). "TV: Child Pornography, Social Disease". The New York Times. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
    7. ^ "License to Drive". afi.com. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
    8. ^ O'Connor, John J. (November 16, 1990). "Stephen King's Mad Clown Returns". The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
    9. ^ Garreau, Marc-Aurèle (October 4, 2023). "Les Patriotes: le film est-il tiré d'une histoire vraie?". cineserie.com (in French). Retrieved January 2, 2025.
    10. ^ Gans, Andrew (January 9, 2009). "'Dust' to End Off-Broadway Run Jan. 18". Playbill. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
    11. ^ "Law & Order Justice". IMDb.
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