Benjamin Norman Schultz (February 8, 1926 – August 22, 2020), known professionally as Allan Rich, was an American character actor.
Early life and career Rich was born to a Jewish family in Astoria, Queens, and his family moved to the Bronx when he was 6.
Rich began his acting career when he was nine years old. He appeared in the Broadway productions I'll Take the High Road (1943), Career Angel (1944), Darkness at Noon (1951), and The Emperor's Clothes (1953). In 1948, Rich played the title role in a production of Ben Jonson's Volpone in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Beginning in 1979, Rich was distributor and publisher of Hollywood portraits made by George Hurrell.
Personal life and death Rich was one of the many alleged communist sympathizers blacklisted in the 1950s Hollywood blacklist. He married Elaine in 1951, who would go on to be a personal manager to a number of actors after the couple moved to Los Angeles in 1976. The couple had two children together. Elaine Rich died in 2015, aged 81.
Rich spent the last five years of his life as a resident at the Lillian Booth Actors Home, run by the Actors Fund of America. He died from progressive dementia in Englewood, New Jersey, in August 2020, at the age of 94.
Activism Rich was the co-founder of non-profit organization We Care About Kids, which produces educational short films for middle and high school youths.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1973 Serpico Dist. Atty. Herman Tauber 1974 The Gambler Bernie 1975 The Happy Hooker Desk Sergeant 1978 Uncle Joe Shannon Dr. Clark1979 Voices Montrose Meier The Frisco Kid Mr. Bialik The Seekers General Wayne1980 Hero at Large Marty Fields Leo and Loree Jarvis1982 Eating Raoul Nazi The Entity Dr. Walcott Frances Mr. Bebe 1984 Kidco Jim Clark 1985 Rocky IV Boxing Commissioner Scene deleted 1986 Bad Guys Luigi Constantine1989 Another Chance J.R. Jacobs Checking Out Dr. Haskell 1990 Betsy's Wedding Nate Tobias 1991 Highlander II: The Quickening Allan Neyman1994 Quiz Show Robert Kintner Disclosure Ben Heller 1995 Two Much Reverend Larrabee1996 Jack Dr. Benfante The Rich Man's Wife Bill Adolphe1997 Out to Sea Sebastian Amistad Judge Juttson1998 A League of Old Men Judge Also director Malaika Sal's Pizza Customer 1999 The Dogwalker 2001 Skippy Gordan Gates 2002 The Burial Society Hy Leibowicz 2003 Intoxicating Michael Reilly 2006 The Alibi Klump2007 Man in the Chair Speed The Memory Thief Zvi Rise: Blood Hunter Harrison My Sexiest Year Papa 2008 The Last Word Francis 2013 Rain from Stars Old John 2014 Wish I Was Here Klump Final film role Television Year Title Role Notes 1975 The Rockford FilesCharles R. "Pebbles" RunkinEpisode: "The Hammer of C Block 1977 The San Pedro Beach Bums Captain Rossinki Episode: "The Bums vs. the Reds"Hawaii Five-O Lou Marvin Episode: "Practical Jokes Can Kill You" 1979 Happy Days Professor Thomas Episode: "Potsie Quits School"The Seekers Gen. "Mad Anthony" Wayne 2 episodesBarney Miller Mr. Ramson, the furrier Episode: "Voice Analyzer" 1980 CHiPs Judge Towers Episode: "Jailbirds" 1981–1983 Hill Street Blues Judge Maurice Schiller 4 episodes 1981 Barney Miller Lenord the theatre producer Episode: "Resignation" 1982 Barney Miller Edward Meyers Episode: "Inquiry" 1983 Magnum, P.I. Coluga Episode: "From Moscow to Maui" 1986 Life With Lucy The Judge Episode: "Lucy, Leagle Beagle" 1987 The Golden Girls Alexi Episode: "Letter to Gorbachev" 1995 The Nanny Judge Episode: "The Party's Over" 1998 The New Batman Adventures Edward "King" Barlowe Voice, episode: "Joker's Millions" 2000–2001 Judging Amy Jim Southam 4 episodes 2004 Curb Your Enthusiasm Solly Season 4 2010 House M.D. Sidney Episode: "Selfish"
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