John Pankow

John Pankow (born April 28, 1954) is an American film and stage actor.

Biography

Early life

Pankow was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Marion, a homemaker, and Wayne Pankow, who worked in magazine advertising sales.^[1] He is the brother of James Pankow, trombonist and founding member of the band Chicago. He grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois and attended Maine South High School, and later Northeastern University for a short period of time.

Career

Pankow began in his career in the theater but worked mostly in TV and movies from 1981 to 2002. As of late 2004, he has returned to his roots as a stage actor, on Broadway in a revival of the play Twelve Angry Men. He is probably best remembered as Ira Buchman, Paul Reiser's cousin on the sitcom Mad About You.

Filmography

• The Chosen 1981
• The Hunger 1983
• To Live and Die in L.A. 1985
• *batteries not included 1987
• The Secret of My Succe$s 1987
• Monkey Shines 1988
• Talk Radio 1988
• Mortal Thoughts 1991
• Year of the Gun 1991
• A Stranger Among Us 1992
• The Object of My Affection 1998
• Life As A House 2001
• Bride Wars 2009

New York stage

• Measure for Measure 2001
• Twelve Angry Men 2004
• The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 2006
• Cymbeline 2007

Television series

• The Doctors 1981-1982
• The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd 1990-1991
• Mad About You 1993-1999

References

External links

• John Pankow at the Internet Movie Database
• John Pankow at the Internet Broadway Database
• John Pankow at the Internet Off-Broadway Database

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