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John Randolph

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John Randolph

Born June 1, 1915 · New York City, New York, USA · Died February 24, 2004

Biography

Emanuel Hirsch Cohen (June 1, 1915 – February 24, 2004), better known by the stage name John Randolph, was an American film, television and stage actor.

Known for

You've Got Mail

6.7 TMDB

You've Got Mail

Schulyer Fox

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

7.2 TMDB

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Clark Griswold Sr.

Seinfeld

8.3 TMDB

Seinfeld

Frank Costanza

Serpico

7.5 TMDB

Serpico

Sidney Green

All the President's Men

IMDb7.9

All the President's Men

John Mitchell (voice) (uncredited)

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

IMDb6.3

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Committee Chairman

Married... with Children

7.7 TMDB

Married... with Children

Colonel Van Pelt

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

IMDb6.1

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Commission Chairman

ER

7.8 TMDB

ER

Mr. Franks

King Kong

6.3 TMDB

King Kong

Captain Ross

Columbo

8.1 TMDB

Columbo

Colonel Mayehoff

M*A*S*H

7.9 TMDB

M*A*S*H

1972 · Series

Bonanza

7.5 TMDB

Bonanza

Donavan, Doctor Belden

Wonder Woman

7.0 TMDB

Wonder Woman

General Phil Blankenship

Seconds

7.4 TMDB

Seconds

Arthur Hamilton

Heaven Can Wait

6.7 TMDB

Heaven Can Wait

Former Owner

Prizzi's Honor

IMDb6.7

Prizzi's Honor

Angelo 'Pop' Partanna

Roseanne

6.8 TMDB

Roseanne

1988 · Series

Earthquake

6.1 TMDB

Earthquake

Los Angeles Mayor

Mission: Impossible

7.6 TMDB

Mission: Impossible

Alex Morley

Filmography

  1. 2002The DogwalkerIkeMovie
  2. 2000EdShack OwnerSeries
  3. 2000Madigan MenSeries
  4. 2000Sunset StripMr. NiederhausMovie
  5. 1998You've Got MailSchulyer FoxMovie
  6. 1998A Price Above RubiesRebbe MosheMovie
  7. 1994Touched by an AngelHorace WiddenbergSeries
  8. 1994ERMr. FranksSeries
  9. 1993A Foreign FieldWaldoMovie
  10. 1993The American ClockOlder Lee BaumlerMovie
  11. 1991Iron MazeMayor PelusoMovie
  12. 1990Sibling RivalryCharles Turner Sr.Movie
  13. 1990GrandHarris WeldonSeries
  14. 1989National Lampoon's Christmas VacationClark Griswold Sr.Movie
  15. 1989Screen OneWaldoSeries
  16. 1989SeinfeldFrank CostanzaSeries
  17. 1988Annie McGuireSeries
  18. 1988RoseanneSeries
  19. 1988The Wizard of LonelinessDocMovie
  20. 1988Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of SteelMorton Simon, Dry CleanerMovie
  21. 1987Married... with ChildrenColonel Van PeltSeries
  22. 1986As Summers DieAugustus TompkinsMovie
  23. 1986Joshua and the Battle of Jericho(voice)Movie
  24. 1986MatlockSam GerardSeries
  25. 1986Vital SignsMovie
  26. 1986The Right of the PeopleHollanderMovie
  27. 1985The EqualizerJack RattiganSeries
  28. 1985Prizzi's HonorAngelo 'Pop' PartannaMovie
  29. 1985The ExecutionJudgeMovie
  30. 1984Who's the Boss?Series
  31. 1983A Rose for EmilyMr. GriersonMovie
  32. 1983Shooting StarsProducerMovie
  33. 1983Kentucky WomanMovie
  34. 1982FrancesKindly JudgeMovie
  35. 1982Voyagers!Series
  36. 1982Family TiesJake KeatonSeries
  37. 1982American PlayhouseDoc, Grampa (segment 'Homesick'), Self – HostSeries
  38. 1981Nero WolfeRyan O'MalleySeries
  39. 1981Bret MaverickSeries
  40. 1981DarkroomArthur DesmondSeries
  41. 1981Killing at Hell's GateAttorney GeneralMovie
  42. 1981Lovely But DeadlyFranklin Van DykeMovie
  43. 1981The Adventures of Nellie BlyJoseph PulitzerMovie
  44. 1981DynastySeries
  45. 1980HagenSeries
  46. 1979Nero WolfeLon CohenMovie
  47. 1979Trapper John, M.D.Series
  48. 1979The Facts of LifeSeries
  49. 1979Blind AmbitionJohn MitchellSeries
  50. 1979AngieSeries
  51. 1979Backstairs at the White HouseMr. JohnsonSeries
  52. 1978Vega$Series
  53. 1978KazSeries
  54. 1978Heaven Can WaitFormer OwnerMovie
  55. 1978Richie Brockelman, Private EyeMr. BrockelmanSeries
  56. 1978Nowhere to RunMarian's FatherMovie
  57. 1977The GatheringDr. HodgesMovie
  58. 1977Lou GrantSeries
  59. 1977LucanDon HoaglandSeries
  60. 1977Tail Gunner JoeGen. LampkinMovie
  61. 1976King KongCaptain RossMovie
  62. 1976Sirota's CourtSeries
  63. 1976Quincy, M.E.Series
  64. 1976Spencer's PilotsSeries
  65. 1976Everybody Rides the CarouselStage 7 (voice)Movie
  66. 1976IndependenceSamuel AdamsMovie
  67. 1976All the President's MenJohn Mitchell (voice) (uncredited)Movie
  68. 1976Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthurCharlie RossMovie
  69. 1975F. Scott Fitzgerald in HollywoodRupert WahlerMovie
  70. 1975Wonder WomanGeneral Phil BlankenshipSeries
  71. 1975The New Original Wonder WomanPhil BlankenshipMovie
  72. 1975Doctors' HospitalSeries
  73. 1975Beyond the HorizonJames MayoMovie
  74. 1975The RunawaysGeorge CollingwoodMovie
  75. 1975Adventures of the QueenJohn HoweMovie
  76. 1974EarthquakeLos Angeles MayorMovie
  77. 1974Lucas TannerJohn HamiltonSeries
  78. 1974LincolnSimon CameronSeries
  79. 1973SerpicoSidney GreenMovie
  80. 1973KojakJudge Philip Templeton Mackie, Sr.Series
  81. 1973PuebloLt. Gen. S.J. McKeeMovie
  82. 1973Partners in CrimeJudge Charles LelandMovie
  83. 1973Police StorySeries
  84. 1972The Judge and Jake WylerJames RockmoreMovie
  85. 1972M*A*S*HSeries
  86. 1972The Bob Newhart ShowJunior HarrisonSeries
  87. 1972The Family RicoMike LamontMovie
  88. 1972The RookiesSeries
  89. 1972Conquest of the Planet of the ApesCommission ChairmanMovie
  90. 1971A Death of InnocenceCharles CamaronMovie
  91. 1971CrosscurrentFrederick CooperMovie
  92. 1971ColumboColonel MayehoffSeries
  93. 1971Escape from the Planet of the ApesCommittee ChairmanMovie
  94. 1971A Step Out of LineDetective RiddleMovie
  95. 1971Little MurdersMr. ChamberlainMovie
  96. 1971Great PerformancesJames MayoSeries
  97. 1971All in the FamilyJoe PetersonSeries
  98. 1970Night GalleryH.E. Pritkin (segment "They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar")Series
  99. 1970There Was a Crooked Man...Cyrus McNuttMovie
  100. 1969Gaily, GailyFatherMovie
  101. 1969Medical CenterSeries
  102. 1969Number OneCoach James SoutherdMovie
  103. 1969Hawaii Five-OMarty SloaneSeries
  104. 1969Smith!Mr. EdwardsMovie
  105. 1968Pretty PoisonMorton AzenauerMovie
  106. 1968Of Mice and MenMovie
  107. 1967MannixClint HoustonSeries
  108. 1967Judd, for the DefenseSeries
  109. 1967The Borgia StickSmithMovie
  110. 1967Sweet Love, BitterMovie
  111. 1967The InvadersPolice Sgt. Ernie GoldhaverSeries
  112. 1966SecondsArthur HamiltonMovie
  113. 1966Mission: ImpossibleAlex MorleySeries
  114. 1965Inherit the WindRev. BrownMovie
  115. 1963The Patty Duke ShowSeries
  116. 1959BonanzaDonavan, Doctor BeldenSeries
  117. 1951Hallmark Hall of FameReverend BrownSeries
  118. 1951Fourteen HoursFireman (uncredited)Movie
  119. 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseHotstuff, Neil DaltonSeries
  120. 1948The Naked CityEd Garzah (uncredited)Movie