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Richard Masur

 
Actor: Richard Masur
 
  • Born: Nov 20, 1948 in New York City, New York
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '70s-'90s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
  • Career Highlights: Mr. Horn, Who'll Stop the Rain?, My Girl
  • First Major Screen Credit: All in the Family: Gloria's Boyfriend (1974)

Biography

A graduate of NYU, American actor Richard Masur has been seen in supporting TV and movie roles since the early 1970s. His pliable facial features, boyish demeanor and indeterminate age have enabled Masur to play a rich variety of roles: a mentally retarded stockboy on All in the Family, a hotshot program manager on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and even a "friendly stranger" child molester in the 1981 TV movie Fallen Angel. Masur's film credits include Semi-Tough (1977); Who'll Stop the Rain (1978); My Girl (1991), as Jamie Lee Curtis' prickly ex-husband; and the deservedly maligned Heaven's Gate (1980). Masur has also been a regular on several TV series: From 1975 through 1976, for example, he was divorcee Bonnie Franklin's much-younger boyfriend (and almost her second husband) on One Day at a Time. In 1987, Masur made his film directorial bow with the Oscar-nominated short subject Love Struck, but he continues to work primarily as an actor in both TV and film. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Richard Masur

Masur at the premiere of Air America in 1990
Born November 20, 1948 (1948-11-20) (age 60)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1974—present

Richard D. Masur (born November 20, 1948) is an American actor who has appeared in over 80 movies during his career. He served two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) from 1995 to 1999. Masur sits on the Corporate Board of the Motion Picture & Television Fund.[1]

Masur was born in New York City to a high school teacher mother and a pharmacist father.[2] Masur attended P.S. 28, Walt Whitman Junior High School, and Roosevelt High School in Yonkers. He is the brother of Judith Masur, and the husband of Fredda Weiss.

Masur studied acting at The Yale School of Drama and appeared on stage before acting in movies and television shows during the 1970s. He had recurring roles in Rhoda from 1974 to 1978, One Day at a Time from 1975 to 1976, and Hot L Baltimore in 1975. In January 2006, he began playing a recurring character on the soap opera All My Children. He also played in guest spots on TV's M*A*S*H and All in the Family.

Masur played the role of Martin Stone in the off-Broadway play Dust. Masur also played the role of a character modeled after Jewish-American spy Jonathan Pollard in the film Les Patriotes (The Patriots) (1994), by French director Éric Rochant.

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