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Alan King(1927-2004)

  • Producer
  • Actor
  • Writer
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Alan King was born on 26 December 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Cat's Eye (1985), Casino (1995) and Rush Hour 2 (2001). He was married to Jeanette Sprung. He died on 9 May 2004 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornDecember 26, 1927
DiedMay 9, 2004(76)
BornDecember 26, 1927
DiedMay 9, 2004(76)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

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Known for

Daniel Rodgers in Cat's Eye (1985)
Cat's Eye
6.3
  • Dr. Vinny Donatti
  • 1985
Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci in Casino (1995)
Casino
8.2
  • Andy Stone
  • 1995
Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Rush Hour 2
6.7
  • Steven Reign
  • 2001
Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, and Melanie Griffith in The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
5.6
  • Arthur Ruskin
  • 1990

Credits

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Producer

  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1997–2001
  • Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind (1990)
    Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1990–1993
  • Teacher Teacher
    TV Short
    • producer
    • 1990
  • Nothing Upstairs
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1990
  • Memories of Me (1988)
    Memories of Me
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1988
  • An Evening of Alan King at Carnegie Hall (1987)
    An Evening of Alan King at Carnegie Hall
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 1987
  • Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, and Judi Trott in Reunion at Fairborough (1985)
    Reunion at Fairborough
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1985
  • Wolfen (1981)
    Wolfen
    6.3
    • executive producer
    • 1981
  • Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1980)
    Cattle Annie and Little Britches
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1980
  • Thanksgiving Special
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • Happy Birthday, Gemini (1980)
    Happy Birthday, Gemini
    5.2
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • Third Annual Final Warning!!
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1979
  • How to Pick Up Girls! (1978)
    How to Pick Up Girls!
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1978
  • Second Final Warning
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Final Warning
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1977

Actor

  • Mind the Gap (2004)
    Mind the Gap
    6.9
    • Herb Schweitzer
    • 2004
  • Sunshine State (2002)
    Sunshine State
    6.8
    • Murray Silver
    • 2002
  • Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour 2 (2001)
    Rush Hour 2
    6.7
    • Steven Reign
    • 2001
  • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
    Family Guy
    8.1
    TV Series
    • The Don (voice)
    • 2000
  • Kathleen Quinlan, Julie Warner, Tony Danza, Christopher McDonald, and Dixie Carter in Family Law (1999)
    Family Law
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Hy Adlin
    • 1999
  • Hector Elizondo, Mandy Patinkin, Roma Maffia, Adam Arkin, Roxanne Hart, and E.G. Marshall in Chicago Hope (1994)
    Chicago Hope
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Larry Lensky
    • 1999
  • Candice Bergen in Murphy Brown (1988)
    Murphy Brown
    6.9
    TV Series
    • God
    • 1998
  • The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998)
    The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
    5.5
    Video
    • Supreme Commander (voice)
    • 1998
  • Judge Reinhold and Stephi Lineburg in Dad, the Angel & Me (1995)
    Dad, the Angel & Me
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Bernie
    • 1995
  • Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci in Casino (1995)
    Casino
    8.2
    • Andy Stone
    • 1995
  • Oliver Platt in The Infiltrator (1995)
    The Infiltrator
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Rabbi Hier
    • 1995
  • Annie Potts and Jay Thomas in Love & War (1992)
    Love & War
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Dante Palladino
    • 1994
  • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Jonathan Shapiro
    • 1993
  • Ed Sullivan in The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (1992)
    The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show
    8.3
    TV Series
    • 1992
  • Jenna von Oÿ, Joey Lawrence, Mayim Bialik, Michael Stoyanov, and Ted Wass in Blossom (1990)
    Blossom
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Rabbi Hyman Greenblatt
    • 1992

Writer

  • An Evening of Alan King at Carnegie Hall (1987)
    An Evening of Alan King at Carnegie Hall
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • Thanksgiving Special
    TV Special
    • written by
    • 1980
  • Second Final Warning
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1978
  • Final Warning
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Love, Life, Liberty & Lunch
    TV Special
    • writer
    • 1976
  • The Second Annual Comedy Awards
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • Energy Crisis
    6.3
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Alan King Looks Back in Anger: A Review of 1972
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1973
  • The Wonderful World of Aggravation
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • The Corner Bar
    5.1
    TV Series
    • developed by (creator)
    • 1972
  • Alan King and His Buddy
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1969
  • Comedy Is King
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1968

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Pinocchio's Christmas
Trailer 3:02
Pinocchio's Christmas
When Jews Were Funny
Trailer 1:07
When Jews Were Funny
On the Fiddle
Trailer 2:54
On the Fiddle
Sunshine State
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Sunshine State

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • December 26, 1927
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • May 9, 2004
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Jeanette SprungFebruary 1, 1947 - May 9, 2004 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Appeared on Broadway as "Nathan Detroit" in "Guys and Dolls" and starred in "Alan King as Mr. Goldwyn", portraying iconic movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn Jr..
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 1 Interview
    • 8 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Alan King would often get sued by airline companies and insurance companies for speaking negatively about them in his comedy routines.
  • Quotes
    Modesty is not one of my virtues.
  • Trademark
      Cigars
  • Nickname
    • The Last Angry Man of the Suburbs

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