Philip Bruns

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-05-02 (81 years old)

Deathday

2012-02-08

Place of Birth

Pipestone, Minnesota, USA

Philip Bruns

Biography

Philip Bruns (May 2, 1931 – February 8, 2012) was an American television and movie actor and writer. He portrayed George Shumway, the father of Mary Hartman on the 1970s comedic series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and Morty Seinfeld, the father of Jerry Seinfeld, in the 1990 second episode of Seinfeld.

Acting

1983

Flashdance

as Frank Szabo

1970

The Out-of-Towners

as Officer Meyers

1994

1978

1972

Night of the Dark Full Moon

as Wilfred Butler (1929)

1974

Harry and Tonto

as Burt Coombes

1975

1968

The Swimmer

as Biswangers' Pool Party Guest (uncredited)

1976

Nickelodeon

as Duncan

1998

Johnny Skidmarks

as Old Coot

1975

Rock-a-Die Baby

as Lt. John Anderson

1975

Target Risk

as Marty

1970

Jenny

as Fred Callahan

1980

1984

Airwolf: The Movie

as Mitch, the Director

1974

The Family Kovack

as Jo-Jo Linsen

1979

Aunt Mary

as Det. LaMonica

1993

Love Bites

as Vinnie Helsting

1975

1982

My Favorite Year

as Fed. Marshal Holt / Featured Player

1980

The Gold Bug

as Tattoo

1975

The Kansas City Massacre

as Capt. Jackson

1986

Betrayed by Innocence

as Judge Mendola

1990

1996

The Trigger Effect

as Mr. Schaefer

1971

Taking Off

as Policeman

1986

1999

Inferno

as Old Man Buyer

1965

A Thousand Clowns

as The Man in the Restaurant

1969

Midnight Cowboy

as Man in TV Montage (uncredited)

1995

1996

Ed

as Clarence

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