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1 | I must have seen The Jolson Story (1946) twenty-seven times. I was just smitten by Al Jolson. He had such an unbelievable impact on the audience, and I wanted to do that, too. |
2 | I've had this same nightmare often over the years, and it is that I go onstage and forget my script. I'm standing there empty. It's disastrous, and then I wake up. In reality it's a nightmare that has never happened, but I've had embarrassing moments in auditions where your confidence just drops out of you. As I've gotten older, with more reputation and therefore more at stake, I've gotten worse at audition. |
3 | As an actor you have a sort of filing cabinet in your mind. if you're sitting in the subway, you're always studying people and you file them back there in your mind. They'll show up some day in one of the characters you portray. |
4 | [on John Hirsch after a dispute on the King of Kensington (1975) set]: He had the same explosiveness as I did. He and I were one. He was eccentric, but he was practical too. He didn't make [the production staff] apologize. He just came to me and said, 'I'm apologizing. You're right. Everybody knows what you're doing for the guest stars. Please keep it up'. |
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1 | Was filming scenes for his new TV series, Twice in a Lifetime (1999), at the time of his death. [January 2001] |
2 | Plays Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman" at the Stratford Festival [1997] |
3 | (Spring 2000) Directing "The Diary of Anne Frank" at Canada's |
4 | Acted in live radio drama for CBC from the age of 17. Studied acting and dance at the Playhouse Theatre in New York. In 1961, got his first break in films while in London (The War Lover (1962), with Steve McQueen). |
5 | While looking for jobs in Hollywood, he worked for a while as a short order cook at Barney's Bakery. |
6 | Best known for his recurring role as Lt. Bert Samuels in 125 episodes of Cagney & Lacey (1981). |
7 | Adjunct Professor of Theatre and Film at York University, 1986-96. Member of the Order of Canada 1997. From 2000, on the board of directors of the Toronto Arts Council. |
8 | "I am Canada. I'm a lover of life. I'm a dreamer of dreams. And I believe it's time I said, 'I Love You', But I got to hear you say you love me too." -- Lyrics from the 1978 disco song "Gotta Hear You Say It Too" written by Al Waxman |
9 | He was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada)on November 14, 1996 for his services to the performing arts in Canada. |
10 | Two children: Adam (b.1972), Tobaron (b.1970) |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Operation Golden Phoenix | 1994 | | Chief Gordon |
Cagney & Lacey: The Return | 1994 | TV Movie | Lt. Samuels |
I Know My Son Is Alive | 1994 | TV Movie | Grandpa Herb |
Sweating Bullets | 1993 | TV Series | Brennan |
The Trial of Red Riding Hood | 1992 | TV Movie | The Judge |
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story | 1992 | TV Movie | Allen |
Live Wire | 1992 | | James Garvey |
Quiet Killer | 1992 | TV Movie | Mayor Andy Carmichael |
I Still Dream of Jeannie | 1991 | TV Movie | Gen. Wescott |
Cerro Torre: Schrei aus Stein | 1991 | | Stephen |
The Hitman | 1991 | | Marco Luganni |
The Soulmates: The Gift of Light | 1991 | TV Movie voice | |
Back to the Beanstalk | 1990 | TV Movie | The Pawnbroker |
Murder, She Wrote | 1989 | TV Series | Carl Wilson |
Mob Story | 1989 | | Sam |
Millennium | 1989 | | Dr. Brindle |
Collision Course | 1989 | | Dingman |
Malarek | 1988 | | Stern |
Street Legal | 1988 | TV Series | Judge John R. Caldwell |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1988 | TV Series | Dale Linseman |
Cagney & Lacey | 1981-1988 | TV Series | Lt. Bert Samuels |
Switching Channels | 1988 | | Berger |
The Return of Ben Casey | 1988 | TV Movie | Dr. Stratton |
Meatballs III: Summer Job | 1986 | | Peter |
Danger Bay | 1986 | TV Series | |
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye | 1986 | TV Series | Trimmer Waltz |
The Littlest Hobo | 1983-1984 | TV Series | Vic Carrano / Vernie Davis |
Spasms | 1983 | | Warren Crowley |
Class of 1984 | 1982 | | Detective Stewiski |
Tulips | 1981 | | Bert Irving |
Heavy Metal | 1981 | | Rudnick (segment "Harry Canyon") (voice) |
Titans | 1981 | TV Series | Louis B. Mayer |
Atlantic City | 1980 | | Alfie |
Double Negative | 1980 | | Dellassandro |
King of Kensington | 1975-1980 | TV Series | Larry King |
Wild Horse Hank | 1979 | | Jay Connors |
Intergalactic Thanksgiving or Please Don't Eat the Planet | 1979 | TV Short | The Bug (voice) |
Love on the Nose | 1978 | TV Movie | Bookie |
The Clown Murders | 1976 | | Police Sergeant |
A Star Is Lost! | 1974 | | Inspector Bruno |
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days | 1974 | | Harry |
Sunday in the Country | 1974 | | Sergeant |
Child Under a Leaf | 1974 | | Storekeeper (as Albert S. Waxman) |
The Sloane Affair | 1972 | | Hogan |
When Michael Calls | 1972 | TV Movie | Sheriff Hap Washbrook |
The Crowd Inside | 1971 | | Director (as Albert S. Waxman) |
The Last Act of Martin Weston | 1970 | as Albert Waxman | |
The Dowry | 1969 | Short | Barbery (uncredited) |
Isabel | 1968 | | Herb |
Counter Etiquette. Part 1 | 1967 | Short | |
Do Not Fold, Staple, Spindle, or Mutilate | 1967 | | |
Seaway | 1966 | TV Series | Theo |
Ben Casey | 1965 | TV Series | Plainclothesman |
For the People | 1965 | TV Series | Berkowitz |
The Winston Affair | 1964 | | Cpll. Zimmerman |
The Victors | 1963 | | 'The Squad' Member |
The War Lover | 1962 | | Prien: Crew of 'The Body' |
The Hired Gun | 1961 | | |
Encounter | 1954-1961 | TV Series | Uncle Moishe |
Startime | 1960 | TV Series | |
Twice in a Lifetime | 1999-2001 | TV Series | Judge Othniel / Judge Jepthah / M.C. |
What Makes a Family | 2001 | TV Movie | Frank Cataldi |
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows | 2001 | TV Mini-Series | Louis B. Mayer |
The Ride | 2000 | TV Movie | Max Lieberman |
The Thin Blue Lie | 2000 | TV Movie | Art Zugler |
Unforgettable: 100 Years Remembered | 1999 | TV Movie | Narrator |
Something from Nothing | 1999 | TV Short | Grampa / Narrator / Yossi (voice) |
In the Company of Spies | 1999 | TV Movie | Myron Sindell |
The Hurricane | 1999 | | Warden |
Summer's End | 1999 | TV Movie | Grandpa Trapnell |
The Wonderful World of Disney | 1999 | TV Series | Coach Beasily |
The City | 1999 | TV Series | Morty |
At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story | 1998 | TV Movie | John Hofsess |
Naked City: A Killer Christmas | 1998 | TV Movie | Burt |
Power Play | 1998 | TV Series | Coach Lloyd Gorman |
Due South | 1994-1998 | TV Series | Nicholas Van Zandt / Vince Leggett |
Twitch City | 1998 | TV Series | Bum |
Critical Care | 1997 | | Sheldon Hatchett (a Lawyer) |
Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women | 1997 | TV Movie | Dr. Jacob Weinstock |
The Assignment | 1997 | | Carl Mickens - CIA |
Holiday Affair | 1996 | TV Movie | Mr. Corley |
Bogus | 1996 | | School Principal |
Gotti | 1996 | TV Movie | Bruce Cutler |
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | 1995-1996 | TV Series | Aguado |
Net Worth | 1995 | TV Movie | Jack Adams |
Iron Eagle IV | 1995 | | Maj. Gen. Brad Kettle |
The Shamrock Conspiracy | 1995 | TV Movie | O'Connor |
Death Junction | 1994 | | Captain Jenkow |