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Mark Rydell

 
Director: Mark Rydell
  • Born: Mar 23, 1934 in New York City, New York
  • Occupation: Director, Actor
  • Active: '60s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Romance
  • Career Highlights: The Long Goodbye, The Rose, The Fox
  • First Major Screen Credit: Crime in the Streets (1956)

Biography

Trained for the arts at Juilliard, Neighborhood Playhouse, and the Actor's Studio, Mark Rydell was a busy actor and musician throughout the 1950s. During this decade he played Jeff Baker, first husband of Penny Hughes (Rosemary Prinz), on the CBS TV soap opera Days of Our Lives; he abruptly left the show by means of a "fatal accident" in 1959. His movie acting debut was in the 1956 J.D. melodrama Crime in the Streets. In the early '60s, Rydell established himself as a dependable series-TV director. His first film directorial assignment was 1968's The Fox; 13 years later, he garnered an Oscar nomination for his direction of On Golden Pond (1981). In 1973, Rydell made a surprise return to acting at the request of his old friend Robert Altman, portraying a sadistic gangster boss in Altman's The Long Goodbye; he has since essayed supporting roles in Punchline (1988) and Havana (1989), the latter directed by another former actor, Sidney Pollack. In partnership with Pollack, Mark Rydell formed Sanford Productions in the mid-'80s. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Mark Rydell
Born March 23, 1934 (1934-03-23) (age 75)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation actor, director, producer
Spouse(s) Joanne Linville (1962-1979)
Esther Rydell (1983-1986)

Mark Rydell (born March 23, 1934 in New York City) is an American actor, film director and producer.

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Career

Rydell began his career as an actor and first became known for his role as Walt Johnson on The Edge of Night and as Jeff Baker on As the World Turns, which he played from 1956 to 1962. He won plaudits for his role of violent Jewish mob kingpin, Marty Augustine, in Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye (1973). His most recent significant film role was in Woody Allen's Hollywood Ending.

As a director, Rydell's credits include The Reivers (1969), The Cowboys (1972), Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Rose (1979), On Golden Pond (1981, for which he received an Oscar nomination as Best Director), The River (1984), For the Boys (1991) and Intersection (1994). In 2006, Rydell directed the movie Even Money which starred Kim Basinger, Forest Whitaker, and Danny DeVito.

Rydell was also director of the TV bio-pic James Dean (2001) which earned actor James Franco a Golden Globe award. Rydell also acted in the movie, as Jack Warner (head of Warner Bros).

In 2009, Rydell, working with actor Martin Landau and Screenwriter/Playwright Lyle Kessler have teamed up to produce an education seminar, The Total Picture Seminar. It is a unique two-day event covering the disciplines of acting, directing and writing for film. The three have worked together as a team for many decades at The Actors Studio teaching and coaching professional actors, writers, and directors. They are now bringing their industry experience, personal success, as well as a life time of teaching experience to a wider audience.

Personal life

Rydell was married to actress Joanne Linville in 1962. They had two children, Amy and Christopher, both actors. They divorced in 1979. Rydell also has a child from his second marriage.

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