by Conan Simmons – March 23, 2021 – 8:56 pm
Actor George Segal has passed away today at age 87 in Santa Rosa, California.
Born February 13, 1934 in Long Island, New York George Segal made his acting debut in the 1960 television movie ‘The Closing Door’.
He first appeared on the big screen in the all-star war epic ‘The Longest Day’ in 1962.
Before returning to the big screen he appeared in several television series such as ‘Naked City’ and ‘The Alfred Hitchcock Hour’. In 1964 he earned his first Golden Globe as Most Promising Newcomer – Male for his appearance in ‘The New Interns’.
In 1965’s ‘King Rat’ George Segal starred alongside Tom Courtenay and Denholm Elliott.
George Segal was nominated for both an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in director Mike Nichol’s ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ which starred Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.
He followed up this success with roles in 1967’s ‘The Quiller Memorandum’ alongside Alec Guinness, Max von Sydow and Senta Berger and ‘The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre’ directed by Roger Corman.
In 1968 he earned his sole BAFTA nomination for Supporting Actor in ‘No Way to Treat a Lady’.
A variety of roles followed including the war film ‘The Bridge at Remagen’ in 1969 and the Barbara Streisand romantic comedy ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ in 1970.
In 1973 he won his second Golden Globe, this time for Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role in ‘A Touch of Class’. That same year he starred in director Paul Mazursky’s ‘Blume in Love’.
He continued in films for the big screen for the remainder of the 1970’s including Robert Altman’s 1974 comedy ‘California Split’, 1977’s crime caper comedy ‘Fun with Dick and Jane’ and, that same year, ‘Rollercoaster’ an often overlooked thriller starring with Henry Fonda and Richard Widmark.
George Segal focused his career toward tv movies throughout most of the 1980’s. He starred as the eponymous character in the series ‘Murphy’s Law’ from 1988-89. Also in 1989 he returned to the silver screen for the family comedy ‘Look Who’s Talking’ with John Travolta.
In 1996 he leant his voice to the character of Dr. Quest for the video game ‘Jonny Quest: Cover-Up at Roswell’ along with the animated series ‘The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest’ which ran from 1996-97.
From 1997 until 2003, George Segal was a regular starring on the hit television series ‘Just Shoot Me’ with David Spade. He earned two Golden Globe nominations for Actor in TV Series Comedy.
He leant his voice again to the English version of the Oscar nominated animated feature ‘The Tale of Princess Kaguya’.
Most recently, George Segal has been starring as a regular on the hit tv sitcom ‘The Goldbergs’, the last episode he recorded is set to air April 7.