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Mike Nussbaum

Mike Nussbaum

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Michael Nussbaum (December 29, 1923 - December 23, 2023) was an American actor and director. From the start of his acting career in the 1950s, Nussbaum appeared in many of David Mamet's plays both on and off Broadway, as well as in Chicago. His appearances in movies include roles in Field of Dreams (1989) and Men In Black (1997). In 1997 he received a Jeff Award for his performance as Reverend Lionel Espy in David Hare's Racing Demon. His performance in Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross on Broadway received a Drama Desk Award in 1984. As a director, his work has included Where Have You Gone, Jimmy Stewart? (2002) by Art Shay. Nussbaum also appeared in local TV commercials for Chicago's Northwest Federal Savings (with the jingle, "It's Northwest Federal Savings Time, sixty-three hours a week"). Description above from the Wikipedia article  Mike Nussbaum, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts
Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts
2021 • Landy
Smokefall
Smokefall
2021 • Colonel
Tom of Your Life
Tom of Your Life
2020 • Father McMurphy
Osso Bucco
Osso Bucco
2008 • Uncle Sil
Family
2006 • Great-Great Uncle
The Game of Their Lives
The Game of Their Lives
2005 • Johnny Abruzzo
flying
2002 • Paul
The Con
The Con
1998 • Harry

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Smokefall
Smokefall
2021 • Colonel
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Tom of Your Life
Tom of Your Life
2020 • Father McMurphy
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Osso Bucco
Osso Bucco
2008 • Uncle Sil
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Family
2006 • Great-Great Uncle
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The Game of Their Lives
The Game of Their Lives
2005 • Johnny Abruzzo
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flying
2002 • Paul
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The Con
The Con
1998 • Harry
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Men in Black
Men in Black
1997 • Gentle Rosenburg
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Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
1996 • Nate Golden
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Losing Isaiah
Losing Isaiah
1995 • Dr. Jamison
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Condition: Critical
Condition: Critical
1992 • Dr. Burton Langhern
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Overexposed
Overexposed
1992 • Bob Davis
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The Water Engine
1992 • Mr. Wallace
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Separate But Equal
Separate But Equal
1991 • Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter
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Desperate Hours
Desperate Hours
1990 • Mr. Nelson
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Field of Dreams
Field of Dreams
1989 • Principal
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Things Change
Things Change
1988 • Mr. Green
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Fatal Attraction
Fatal Attraction
1987 • Bob Drimmer
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Towing
Towing
1978 • Phil
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Harry and Tonto
Harry and Tonto
1974 • Old Age Home Clerk
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T.R. Baskin
T.R. Baskin
1971 • Office Manager
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The Monitors
The Monitors
1969 • Exercise Chief
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Mike Nussbaum – Biography, Known For & Filmography