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Madelyn Cates(1925-1993)

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Madelyn Cates was born on 9 March 1925 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Producers (1967), Thirtysomething (1987) and Hunter (1984). She died on 14 July 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 9, 1925
DiedJuly 14, 1993(68)
BornMarch 9, 1925
DiedJuly 14, 1993(68)
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Known for

Zero Mostel in The Producers (1967)
The Producers
7.5
  • Concierge(as Madlyn Cates)
  • 1967
Thirtysomething (1987)
Thirtysomething
7.5
TV Series
  • Claire
  • Mrs. Hyman
Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)
Hunter
6.9
TV Series
  • Landlady
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982)
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
6.0
  • Helen Schneider
  • 1982

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  • Thirtysomething (1987)
    Thirtysomething
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Claire
    • Mrs. Hyman
    • 1989–1991
  • Anything But Love (1989)
    Anything But Love
    6.9
    TV Series
    • 1990
  • The Flamingo Kid
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. Gaskin
    • 1989
  • Harry Anderson, Selma Diamond, Ellen Foley, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson, and Richard Moll in Night Court (1984)
    Night Court
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Ruthie Cook
    • 1987
  • Hooperman (1987)
    Hooperman
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Miss Chang
    • 1987
  • Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)
    Hunter
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Landlady
    • 1987
  • Jerry Orbach and Barbara Babcock in The Law and Harry McGraw (1987)
    The Law and Harry McGraw
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Maid
    • 1987
  • Cagney & Lacey (1981)
    Cagney & Lacey
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Pickpocket
    • Cashier
    • 1982–1985
  • Lee Curreri, Lori Singer, Erica Gimpel, and Gene Anthony Ray in Fame (1982)
    Fame
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Lewandoski
    • 1984
  • Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
    Hill Street Blues
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Singer
    • 1983
  • Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
    St. Elsewhere
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Evelyn Pettrick
    • 1983
  • Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982)
    Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
    6.0
    • Helen Schneider
    • 1982
  • Carroll O'Connor in Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
    Archie Bunker's Place
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Betty
    • 1981
  • Bill Cosby and Elliott Gould in The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)
    The Devil and Max Devlin
    5.0
    • Mrs. Trent
    • 1981
  • Soap (1977)
    Soap
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Helen Pfeiffer
    • 1980

Soundtrack



  • Harry Anderson, Selma Diamond, Ellen Foley, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson, and Richard Moll in Night Court (1984)
    Night Court
    7.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "The Twelve Days of Christmas" (uncredited)
    • 1987

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Madlyn Cates
  • Born
    • March 9, 1925
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 14, 1993
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Children
    • Kathryn Kates
  • Other works
    Stage Play: A Patriot for Me. Drama. Written by John Osborne. Incidental music by Laurence Rosenthal. Scenic Design by Oliver Smith. Directed by Peter Glenville. Imperial Theatre: 6 Oct 1969- 15 Nov 1969 (49 performances + 6 previews). Cast: Maximilian Schell (as "Alfred Redl"), Salome Jens (as "Countess Sophia Delyanoff"), Dennis King (as "Baron von Epp"), Jered Barclay (as "Ludwig Max von Kupfer"), Peter Bartlett (as "Officer/Hofburg Guest/Shepherdess"), Alan Brasington (as "Ferdy/Hofburg Guest"), Warren Burton (as "Officer/Hofburg Guest/Young Man in Cafe/Lady of Fashion"), Madelyn Cates [credited as Madlyn Cates] (as "Anna/Hofburg Guest") [final Broadway role], Peter Colly (as "Salome/Hofburg Guest"), Mariclare Costello (as "Hilde"), Staats Cotsworth (as "Lt. Col. Ludwig von Mohl"), Noel Craig (as "2d Lt. Victor Jerzabek/Officer/Hofburg Guest/Shepherdess"), Keene Curtis (as "Col. Mischa Oblensky"), James Dukas (as "Stanitsin"), Michael Goodwin (as "Lt. Stefan Kovacs/Flunkey"), John Horn (as "Albrecht"), Carl Jessop (as "Marie Antoinette/Officer/Hofburg Guest"), Tom Lee Jones (as "Orthodox Priest/Kupfer's Second Officer/Hofburg Guest/Private/Boy") [Broadway debut], Richard Jordan (as "August Siczynski") [final Broadway role], Marilyn Joseph (as "Whore/Hofburg Guest/Passerby"), John Kramer (as "Adjutant/Hofburg Guest/Private/Little Boy"), Luis Lopez-Cepero (as "Hotel Waiter/Hofburg Guest/Shepherdess"), Christopher Pennock (as "Paul/Flunkey/Little girl"), Stefan Schnabel (as "Gen. Conrad von Hotzendorf"), Hedy Sontag (as "Whore/Hofburg Guest"), Robert Stattel (as "Maximilian von Taussig"), Eugene Stuckmann (as "Equestrienne/Hofburg Guest/Passerby/Hotel Head Waiter"), Brian Sturdivant (as "Balkan Chief/Kupfer's Second Officer/Hofburg Guest/Private"), Tom V.V. Tammi (as "Steinbauer"), Billi Vitali (as "Whore/Hofburg Guest"), Inge von Reith (as "Whore/Hofburg Guest"), Bryan Young (as "Waiter at Anna's/Hofburg Guest/Tsarina"), Ed Zimmerman (as "Judge Advocate Jaroslav Kunz"). Understudies: Peter Bartlett (as "Boy/Ferdy/Lady of Fashion/Marie Antoinette"), Warren Burton (as "2d Lt. Victor Jerzabek"), James Dukas (as "Hotel Head Waiter"), John Handy (as "Shepherdess/Tsarina"), Carl Jessop (as "Hotel Waiter/Steinbauer"), Tommy Lee Jones [credited as Tom Lee Jones] (as "Lt. Stefan Kovacs/Paul") [Broadway debut], John Kramer (as "Judge Advocate Jaroslav Kunz/Ludwig Max von Kupfer"), Luis Lopez-Cepero (as "Albrecht/Salome"), Christopher Pennock (as "August Siczynski/Maximilian von Taussig"), Hedy Sontag (as "Countess Sophia Delyanoff, Hilde"), Eugene Stuckmann (as "Baron von Epp/Col. Mischa Oblensky/Gen. Conrad von Hotzendorf/Lt. Col. Ludwig von Mohl"), Brian Sturdivant (as "Adjutant/Stanitsin/Young Man in Cafe") and Ed Zimmerman (as "Alfred Redl"). Produced by David Merrick Arts Foundation. Associate Producer: Samuel Liff.

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