Alan Blumenfeld

Alan Blumenfeld
Born	(1952-09-04)September 4, 1952 Rockville Centre,New York,United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1983–present
Website	alanblumenfeld.com

Alan Blumenfeld(born September 4, 1952) is an Americancharacter actor,best known for his role inNBC'sTV seriesHeroesasMaury Parkman,thetelepathfather ofMatt Parkmanplayed byGreg Grunberg,and as Bob Buss in thetelefilm2gether.He has played Greg Grunberg's father in bothFelicityandHeroes.

Life and career

Blumenfeld has been acting since the age of 7 in hisfirst grade,and has appeared in prime time television shows such asGrey's Anatomy,JAG,Gilmore Girls,CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,Without a Trace,andJudging Amy.He has also appeared in movies, includingThe Ring,In Her Shoes,andFriday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives.He was also the voice of Glottis and Boyd Cooper on the cult video-gamesGrim FandangoandPsychonautsrespectively.

Blumenfeld currently lives inLos Angelesand is still active intheater,film, voice and television acting.He also teaches acting atPomona CollegeinClaremont, CA.

Filmography

Film

• WarGames(1983) as Mr. Liggett
• Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives(1986) as Larry
• Tin Men(1987) as Stanley
• Innerspace(1987) as Man with Camera
• Out Cold(1989) as Lew
• K-9(1989) as Rental Salesman
• Worth Winning(1989) as Frank
• Night Life(1989) as Howard Larimore
• Instant Karma(1990) as Oscar Meyer
• The Dark Side of the Moon(1990) as Dreyfuss Steiner
• Problem Child 2(1991) as Aron Burger
• Blackbelt(1992) as Will Sturges
• Dragonstrike(1993) as King Halvor II
• Holy Matrimony(1994) as Married Man
• The Flintstones(1994) as Fred Look-A-Like
• Dillinger and Capone(1995) as Sal
• Jingle All the Way(1996) as Cop at Santa's Warehouse
• Dinner and Driving(1997) as Barry
• After Romeo(1999)
• Heartbreakers(2001) as Man in Gas Station
• The Ring(2002) as Harvey
• Deep Toad(2003) as The Trainer
• Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star(2003) as Mr. Rollins
• Nobody Knows Anything!(2003) - Mayor
• In Her Shoes(2005) as Mr. Stein
• Callback(2005) as Joseph Wilt
• Curt's Brain(2006) as The Boss
• The TV Set(2006) as Dr. Schwartz
• The Elder Son(2006) as Mr. Kleeman
• Saints No Angels(2007)
• Box One Fory-Seven(2007) as the Bartender
• Pathology(2008) as Mr. Williamson
• Righteous Kill(2008) as Martin Baum
• How to Be a Hitman(2008)
• Anderson's Cross(2010) as George Green
• Confession(2010) as George
• Oliver's Ghost(2011) as Randall
• Hot Guys with Guns(2013) as Jimmy Peppicelli
• The Interview(2014) as Israeli Prime Minister (uncredited)
• How to Be a Hitman(2014) as Big Jimmy
• 1BR(2019) as Sarah's father

Television

• Diff’rent Strokes(1983) as Mr. Gordon
• Badge of the Assassin(1985) as Charlie
• Just in Time(1988) as Steven Birnbaum
• Frank Nitti: The Enforcer(1988)
• Shakedown on the Sunset Strip(1988)
• The Preppie Murder(1989)
• She'll Take Romance(1990) as Arthur Prinzmetal
• Payoff(1991) as Mother Goose
• Brooklyn Bridge(1991)
• In the Arms of a Killer(1992)
• Dying to Love You(1993) as Max
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host(1993) as Russell Farnsworth
• Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning(1995) as Detective Ollie Weeks
• The Barefoot Executive(1995)
• Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer(1997) as Carl Runsdorf
• Breast Men(1997) as Michael
• Jackie's Back(1999) as Ivan (Theatre Manager)
• 2gether(2000) as Bob Buss

Television guest appearances

• Diff'rent Strokes(1983) as Doug Gordon
• Remington Steele(1983-1984) as Bernard Geiger / Cameraman
• Hill Street Blues(1983-1985) as Officer Schwartzman / Driver / Maitre d'
• Cheers(1984) as Customer #1
• Family Ties(1984-1987) as George Bellack / Mr. Krewson / George / Mr. Gleason / Man at Garage Sale / Lou Stone
• Growing Pains(1985) as Walter (2 episodes)
• Moonlighting(1985) as Charles
• Hunter(1985) as Ziggie, Police Mechanic
• Fame(1986) as Charlie
• The Twilight Zone(1986) as Edwin Dewett (segment "The Library" )
• The Facts of Life(1986) as Mr. Simmons
• The Golden Girls(1986-1987) as Mr. Ha Ha / Lou
• Valerie(1987) as Coach Bracco
• Matlock(1987-1989) as Steven Gabriel / Harry Craven
• L.A. Law(1989-1993) as Ed Hicks / Dr. Robert Ingram
• Day by Day(1988) as Joe Miltman
• Roseanne(1989) as Zack
• Free Spirit(1989) as Ted Crenshaw
• The Marshall Chronicles(1990) as Ray Weinstein
• Life Goes On(1990-1992) as John Katchadorian
• Beverly Hills, 90210(1991) as Jake
• Room for Two(1992) as Merle Filbert
• Flying Blind(1993) as Dr. Rossman
• Hangin' with Mr. Cooper(1993) as Wally, Earvin's Father
• Law & Order(1994) as Defense Attorney Novello
• The Commish(1994) as Lenny Fletcher
• Monty(1994) as Jerry
• Step by Step(1995) as Tom Flynn
• Bless This House(1995) as Louie
• Hudson Street(1996) as Hamlisch
• Life with Roger(1996) as Paulie Costello
• Murphy Brown(1996) as Eddie
• Dave's World(1997) as Al
• Diagnosis Murder(1997) as Sid Gordon
• Murder One(1997) as Carl Runsdorf
• NYPD Blue(1997) as Paul Angelos
• The Practice(1997-1998) as Attorney for Carnival Owner / Attorney for Mrs. Kramer
• ER(1998) as Rob Savage
• Chicago Hope(1998) as Herb Parker
• Vengeance Unlimited(1999) as Anthony Martinelli
• Pacific Blue(1999) as Phil Cross
• Any Day Now(1999)
• Walker, Texas Ranger(2000) as Artie Stanton
• That's Life(2001)
• Becker(2001) as Vinny DeLuca
• Sabrina Teenage Witch(2001) as Marv
• Felicity(2001) as Manny Blumberg
• Philly(2001-2002) as Judge Paul DaCosta
• The Division(2001-2004) as Prison Guard Representative / Ed Reynolds
• The Agency(2002)
• Special Unit 2(2002) as Dr. Marcus
• Judging Amy(2002) as Mr. Fisher
• Gilmore Girls(2002–2006) as Rabbi David Barans
• Without a Trace(2003) as Dr. Kreutzer
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2003-2010) as Bernard Higgins / Alan Sobel, Comedy Club Owner
• Curb Your Enthusiasm(2004) as Joe Figg (uncredited)
• Century City(2004) as Duke La Pointe
• JAG(2004) as Josh Flanzer
• Grey's Anatomy(2006) as Shawn Sullivan
• Smith(2006-2007) as Don Gardner
• Pandemic(2007, TV Movie) as Bill Smith
• Jane Doe: Ties That Bind(2007, TV Movie) as Bannister
• While the Children Sleep(2007, TV Movie) as Del Olson
• Dirty Sexy Money(2007) as Judge
• Heroes(2007-2008) as Maury Parkman
• Mad Men(2008) as George Rothman
• Stargate Atlantis(2008) as Dimas
• Numbers(2009) as Store Owner
• Cold Case(2010) as Wilson Katz '10
• The Mentalist(2011) as Nathan Vella
• Zeke and Luther(2011) as Mr. Smorlov

Video games

• Grim Fandango(1998) as Glottis
• Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy(2001) as Willard
• Jak II(2003) as Brutter / Mog / Grim
• Psychonauts(2005) as Boyd Cooper / Second Peasant
• Daxter(2006) as Brutter
• SpyHunter: Nowhere to Run(2006) as IES Soldiers / Kryo / Nostra Scientist
• The Darkness II(2012) as Additional Voices
• Fallout 4(2015) as Skinny Malone / Clarence Codman / Evan Watson

External links

• Alan BlumenfeldatIMDb
• Alan BlumenfeldatAllMovie
• Where Are They Now? Alan Blumenfeld - "Larry"at FridayThe13thFilms.com