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Philip Bruns

Actor

Philip Bruns

Born May 2, 1931 in Pipestone, Minnesota, USADied February 8, 201241 films

Philip Bruns (May 2, 1931 – February 8, 2012) was an American television and movie actor and writer. He portrayed George Shumway, the father of Mary Hartman on the 1970s comedic series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and Morty Seinfeld, the father of Jerry Seinfeld, in the 1990 second episode of Seinfeld.

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Midnight Cowboy posterFirst watchMidnight Cowboy19697.5as Man in TV Montage (uncredited)Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a…View film

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Filmography

41 films as actor
  1. 1999InfernoOld Man Buyer
  2. 1998Johnny SkidmarksOld Coot
  3. 1998Amazing Stories: The Movie IIIMr. Beasley
  4. 1996The Trigger EffectMr. Schaefer
  5. 1996EdClarence
  6. 1995Digital ManBob
  7. 1994PentathlonVic
  8. 1993Love BitesVinnie Helsting
  9. 1992The Opposite Sex and How to Live with ThemIrv Crown
  10. 1990Dead Men Don't DieNolan
  11. 1988Return of the Living Dead Part IIDoc Mandel
  12. 1986The Christmas StarLucky
  13. 1986Betrayed by InnocenceJudge Mendola
  14. 1984Airwolf: The MovieMitch, the Director
  15. 1983FlashdanceFrank Szabo
  16. 1982My Favorite YearFed. Marshal Holt / Featured Player
  17. 1980The Stunt ManAce
  18. 1980The Gold BugTattoo
  19. 1979Aunt MaryDet. LaMonica
  20. 1978Corvette SummerGil
  21. 1977The Chopped Liver BrothersMr. Ruth
  22. 1976NickelodeonDuncan
  23. 1975The Kansas City MassacreCapt. Jackson
  24. 1975Flash and the FirecatMr. Walley
  25. 1975Last Hours Before MorningMax
  26. 1975Rock-a-Die BabyLt. John Anderson
  27. 1975The Great Waldo PepperDilhoefer
  28. 1975Target RiskMarty
  29. 1974Harry and TontoBurt
  30. 1974Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
  31. 1974The Family KovackJo-Jo Linsen
  32. 1973Mr. Inside/Mr. OutsideBrack
  33. 1972Night of the Dark Full MoonWilfred Butler (1929)
  34. 1971The Gang That Couldn't Shoot StraightGallagher
  35. 1971Taking OffPoliceman
  36. 1970The Out-of-TownersOfficer Meyers
  37. 1970JennyFred Callahan
  38. 1969Midnight CowboyMan in TV Montage (uncredited)
  39. 1969Let Me Hear You WhisperDan
  40. 1968The SwimmerBiswangers' Pool Party Guest (uncredited)
  41. 1965A Thousand ClownsThe Man in the Restaurant