Martin Azarow | |
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Born | Martin Monroe Azarow (1934-07-04)July 4, 1934 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Died | September 8, 2003(2003-09-08) (aged 69) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
Years active | 1976–1990 |
Spouse | Marjorie Azarow |
Martin Monroe Azarow (July 4, 1934 – September 8, 2003) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing the role of "Big Al" in the 1982 film They Call Me Bruce?.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Azarow appeared in television programs including Taxi, Remington Steele, T.J. Hooker, It's a Living, L.A. Law, Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, Charlie's Angels, Doogie Howser, M.D., The New Mike Hammer and Hooperman. He also appeared in films such as Some Kind of Hero, Mae West and Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling.
Azarow died in September 2003 at Las Vegas, Nevada, at the age of 69.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1977 | The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa | Lombardi | TV movie | |
1981 | Born to Be Sold | Louie Blatz | TV movie | |
1982 | Some Kind of Hero | Tank | ||
1982 | Mae West | Detective | TV movie | |
1982 | They Call Me Bruce? | Big Al | ||
1983 | Missing Pieces | Hector Bolinas | TV movie | |
1984 | The Outlaws | Emil | TV movie | |
1986 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | Gangster #2 | ||
1987 | The Jigsaw Murders | Leon Murch |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1976 | Starsky & Hutch | Packrat | 1 episode | |
1978 | Charlie's Angels | George Danforth | 1 episode | |
1979 | Eight Is Enough | Will Burdett | 1 episode | |
1979 | Operation Petticoat | Engineer Manganini | 2 episodes | |
1980 | The White Shadow | Party Guest | 1 episode | |
1981 | It's a Living | Mr. Scolick | 1 episode | |
1981-1985 | Hill Street Blues | Dr. Sackheim/Cigar Smoker/Mortician | 3 episodes | |
1982 | Hart to Hart | Mr. Brooklyn | 1 episode | |
1982 | T.J. Hooker | Harry Wheeler | 1 episode | |
1982-1987 | Cagney & Lacey | Ralph Steer | 2 episodes | |
1982 | St. Elsewhere | Fat Man | 1 episode | |
1983 | Nine to Five | Gregory | 1 episode | |
1983 | Taxi | Leon (arm-wrestling cabbie) | 1 episode | |
1983 | Remington Steele | Kessel Parks | 1 episode | |
1983 | The A-Team | Danny | 1 episode | |
1984 | The New Mike Hammer | Fat Man | 1 episode | |
1984 | V | Rodrigo | 1 episode | |
1985 | Brothers | Mr. Pappola | 1 episode | |
1986 | The Twilight Zone | Man | 1 episode | |
1986 | Hunter | Henry Bartholomew | 1 episode | |
1987-1988 | L.A. Law | Robert Sylvia | 3 episodes | |
1988 | Ohara | Josephson | 1 episode | |
1988 | Max Headroom | Punk | 1 episode | |
1989 | Hooperman | Cabbie | 1 episode | |
1989 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | William Finkelstein | 1 episode | |
1989 | Pee-wee's Playhouse | Michael Angelo | 1 episode | |
1989 | Matlock | Proprietor | 1 episode | |
1990 | Equal Justice | Arty | 1 episode |
References
- ^ Sherpard, Richard (January 16, 1983). "Korean Comic in 'They Call Me Bruce'". The New York Times. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ Budnik, Daniel (March 21, 2017). '80s Action Movies on the Cheap: 284 Low Budget, High Impact Pictures. McFarland. p. 37. ISBN 9781476626871 – via Google Books.
- ^ Lentz, Harris (April 20, 2004). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003. McFarland. pp. 18–19. ISBN 9780786417568 – via Google Books.
- Morris, Bruce (1997). Prime Time Network Serials: Episode Guides, Casts, and Credits for 37 Continuing Television Dramas, 1964-1993. McFarland. p. 607. ISBN 9780786401642 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Martin Azarow List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- "Azarow, TV, movie actor dies at 69". World News Network. September 11, 2003. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "Martin Azarow Obituary (1934 - 2003)". Las Vegas Review-Journal. September 12, 2003. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
- Harvey Miller (director) (2014). "Alex Gets Burned by an Old Flame". Taxi: De finale Season [Taxi: The Final Season] (DVD) (in German and English). Paramount Home Media Distribution / Paramount Home Entertainment (Germany).
External links
- Martin Azarow at IMDb
- Martin Azarow at the TCM Movie Database
- Martin Azarow at AllMovie
- Martin Azarow at Find a Grave
- Rotten Tomatoes profile