Gene Saks

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-11-08 (94 years old)

Deathday

2015-03-28

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Gene Saks

Biography

Gene Saks (born Jean Michael Saks; November 8, 1921 – March 28, 2015) was an American director and actor. As a stage director, he was nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning three for his direction of I Love My Wife, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Biloxi Blues. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Saks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

1994

Nobody's Fool

as Wirf Wirfley

1994

I.Q.

as Boris Podolsky

1978

The One and Only

as Sidney Seltzer

1988

Funny

as Self

1958

Three Plays by Tennessee Williams

as Bob Harper (Segment "The Last of My Solid Gold Watches")

1960

The Dybbuk

as Mikoel

1984

The Goodbye People

as Marcus Soloway

1997

Deconstructing Harry

as Harry's Father

1983

Lovesick

as Mr. Houseman, Frantic Patient

Production

1968

The Odd Couple

as Director

2012

Barrymore

as Executive Producer

1986

1969

Cactus Flower

as Director

1974

Mame

as Director

1991

A Fine Romance

as Director

1995

Bye Bye Birdie

as Director

1967

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