Alan Blumenfeld

American actor

Alan Blumenfeld
Born	(1952-09-04) September 4, 1952 (age 71) Rockville Centre, New York, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1983–present
Website	alanblumenfeld.com

Alan Blumenfeld (born September 4, 1952) is an American character actor, best known for his role in NBC's TV series Heroes as Maury Parkman, the telepath father of Matt Parkman played by Greg Grunberg, and as Bob Buss in the telefilm 2gether. He has played Greg Grunberg's father in both Felicity and Heroes.

Life and career

Blumenfeld has been acting since the age of 7 in his first grade,^[1] and has appeared in prime time television shows such as Grey's Anatomy, JAG, Gilmore Girls, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Without a Trace, and Judging Amy. He has also appeared in movies, including The Ring, In Her Shoes, and Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. He was also the voice of Glottis and Boyd Cooper on the cult video-games Grim Fandango and Psychonauts respectively.

Blumenfeld currently lives in Los Angeles and is still active in theater, film, voice and television acting.^[2] He also teaches acting at Pomona College in Claremont, CA.^[3]^[4]

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

References

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^ O'Connor, Alice (June 13, 2018). "See Grim Fandango's cast reunite for a live read-through". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
^ intern (2012-10-21). "Character actor has called Culver City home for decades | Culver City News". www.culvercitynews.org. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
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