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Louis Zorich

Cast & creator

Louis Zorich

1924-02-12 (died at 93) Chicago, Illinois, USAIMDb

Best known for Law & Order, Law & Order, Columbo

Louis Zorich (February 12, 1924 – January 30, 2018) was an American actor. He played sporting goods salesman Burt Buchman, Paul Buchman's father, on the NBC series Mad About You from 1993 to 1999.

Movies

47

film credits

Series

22

television credits

Career

69

1955–2018 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Law & Order

Law & Order

Trial Judge Milton Erdheim · 1990

Law & Order

Law & Order

Judge Edgar Hynes · 1990

Columbo

Columbo

Frank Staplin · 1971

Great Performances

Great Performances

Jonas · 1971

Great Performances

Great Performances

Dorn · 1971

Across film & television

Filmography (69)

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Law & Order

Law & Order

Trial Judge Milton Erdheim

Law & Order

Law & Order

Judge Edgar Hynes

Columbo

Columbo

Frank Staplin

Great Performances

Great Performances

Jonas

Great Performances

Great Performances

Dorn

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

Mindy

Mad About You

Mad About You

Burt Buchman

Naked City

Naked City

Sam

Naked City

Naked City

Manos

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

Zeke

Route 66

Route 66

Kojak

Kojak

Mike DeBrieno

Kate & Allie

Kate & Allie

Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire

Another World

Another World

The New Avengers

The New Avengers

The New Avengers

The New Avengers

Karl

Remember WENN

Remember WENN

Mr. Sweet

Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge

Jules Berger

Detachment

Detachment

Grampa

The Jury

The Jury

Folio

Folio

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Greek Millionaire

Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof

Constable

The Muppets Take Manhattan

The Muppets Take Manhattan

Pete

Coogan's Bluff

Coogan's Bluff

Taxi Driver

Club Paradise

Club Paradise

Swiss Buissnessman

A Bird of the Air

A Bird of the Air

Stowalski

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

Ben Loman

They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants

2nd Sanitation Man

For Pete's Sake

For Pete's Sake

Nick

A Fish in the Bathtub

A Fish in the Bathtub

Morris

The World of Jim Henson

The World of Jim Henson

Self (archive footage)

The Don Is Dead

The Don Is Dead

Mitch

Joe the King

Joe the King

Judge

Diagnosis: Unknown

Diagnosis: Unknown

Cold Turkey

Cold Turkey

Douglas Truesdale (uncredited)

Emily & Tim

Emily & Tim

Tim (Segment 6)

W.C. Fields and Me

W.C. Fields and Me

Gene Fowler

Where are the Children?

Where are the Children?

Kragopoulos

Olympia

Olympia

Self

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Mindy

Sunday in the Country

Sunday in the Country

Dinelli

Cheap Shots

Louie Constantine

Irene & Marie

Irene & Marie

Nick

City of Hope

City of Hope

Mayor Baci

Newman's Law

Newman's Law

Frank Lo Falcone

Made For Each Other

Made For Each Other

Pandora's Father

A Hole in One

A Hole in One

Sammy

Kiss & Tell

Kiss & Tell

Louis

The Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Genocide

Turkish Court Martial Trial Transcript (voice)

Missing Pieces

Missing Pieces

Ochenko

Running Funny

Running Funny

Stan

Starring Austin Pendleton

Starring Austin Pendleton

Self

Nurse

Nurse

John Bloom

No Pay, Nudity

No Pay, Nudity

Lester's Father

Friends and Family

Friends and Family

Marvin Levine

The Rehearsal

The Rehearsal

Gammera the Invincible

Gammera the Invincible

Soviet ambassador

Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century

Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century

Self - Actor

Honor Thy Father

Honor Thy Father

Joe Notario

Young at Heart

Young at Heart

Joe Garaventi

Antigone

Antigone

Jonas (1st Guard)

Popi

Popi

Penebaz

Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a Man

Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a Man

George W. Chadwick

Antigone

Antigone

The Seagull

The Seagull

Dorn

Flanagan

Flanagan

Lerner

Run It

Angelo