Actor profile

Philip Bruns

2nd May 1931 Pipestone, Minnesota, USA Acting

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.

40 Movies 43 TV Shows 84 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Inferno poster

Inferno 25th September 1999 as Old Man Buyer

Johnny Skidmarks poster

Johnny Skidmarks 18th January 1998 as Old Coot

The Trigger Effect poster

The Trigger Effect 30th August 1996 as Mr. Schaefer

Ed poster

Ed 15th March 1996 as Clarence

Digital Man poster

Digital Man 5th September 1995 as Bob

Pentathlon poster

Pentathlon 4th June 1994 as Vic

Love Bites poster

Love Bites 15th September 1993 as Vinnie Helsting

The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them poster

The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them 26th November 1992 as Irv Crown

Dead Men Don't Die poster

Dead Men Don't Die 8th September 1990 as Nolan

Return of the Living Dead Part II poster

Return of the Living Dead Part II 15th January 1988 as Doc Mandel

The Christmas Star poster

The Christmas Star 14th December 1986 as Lucky

Betrayed by Innocence poster

Betrayed by Innocence 1st March 1986 as Judge Mendola

Airwolf: The Movie poster

Airwolf: The Movie 26th June 1984 as Mitch, the Director

Flashdance poster

Flashdance 14th April 1983 as Frank Szabo

My Favorite Year poster

My Favorite Year 1st October 1982 as Fed. Marshal Holt / Featured Player

The Stunt Man poster

The Stunt Man 3rd November 1980 as Ace

The Gold Bug poster

The Gold Bug 2nd February 1980 as Tattoo

Aunt Mary poster

Aunt Mary 5th December 1979 as Det. LaMonica

Corvette Summer poster

Corvette Summer 2nd June 1978 as Gil

The Chopped Liver Brothers poster

The Chopped Liver Brothers 6th May 1977 as Mr. Ruth

Nickelodeon poster

Nickelodeon 21st December 1976 as Duncan

The Kansas City Massacre poster

The Kansas City Massacre 19th September 1975 as Capt. Jackson

Flash and the Firecat poster

Flash and the Firecat 31st May 1975 as Mr. Walley

Last Hours Before Morning poster

Last Hours Before Morning 19th April 1975 as Max

Rock-a-Die Baby poster

Rock-a-Die Baby 21st March 1975 as Lt. John Anderson

The Great Waldo Pepper poster

The Great Waldo Pepper 13th March 1975 as Dilhoefer

Target Risk poster

Target Risk 6th January 1975 as Marty

Harry and Tonto poster

Harry and Tonto 12th August 1974 as Burt

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita poster

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita 11th June 1974

The Family Kovack poster

The Family Kovack 5th April 1974 as Jo-Jo Linsen

Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside poster

Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside 14th March 1973 as Brack

Night of the Dark Full Moon poster

Night of the Dark Full Moon 1st November 1972 as Wilfred Butler (1929)

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight poster

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight 22nd December 1971 as Gallagher

Taking Off poster

Taking Off 28th March 1971 as Policeman

The Out-of-Towners poster

The Out-of-Towners 28th May 1970 as Officer Meyers

Jenny poster

Jenny 2nd January 1970 as Fred Callahan

Midnight Cowboy poster

Midnight Cowboy 25th May 1969 as Man in TV Montage (uncredited)

Let Me Hear You Whisper poster

Let Me Hear You Whisper 23rd May 1969 as Dan

The Swimmer poster

The Swimmer 9th August 1968 as Biswangers' Pool Party Guest (uncredited)

A Thousand Clowns poster

A Thousand Clowns 13th December 1965 as The Man in the Restaurant

Just Shoot Me! poster

Just Shoot Me! 4th March 1997 as Professor Gladstone

Profiler poster

Profiler 21st September 1996 as Mr. Poole

Baywatch Nights poster

Baywatch Nights 30th September 1995 as Nicky Pine

Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld 5th July 1989 as Morty Seinfeld

A Year in the Life poster

A Year in the Life 16th September 1987 as Bob McCrone

All Is Forgiven poster

All Is Forgiven 20th March 1986 as George Aldrich

Amazing Stories poster

Amazing Stories 29th September 1985 as Mr. Beasley

The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone 27th September 1985 as Bartender (segment 'Kentucky Rye')

Airwolf poster

Airwolf 22nd January 1984 as Mitch - Director

Night Court poster

Night Court 4th January 1984 as Mr. Hubble

St. Elsewhere poster

St. Elsewhere 26th October 1982 as Marvin Kroll

Cagney & Lacey poster

Cagney & Lacey 25th March 1982 as Daglee

Simon & Simon poster

Simon & Simon 24th November 1981

Hill Street Blues poster

Hill Street Blues 15th January 1981

Archie Bunker's Place poster

Archie Bunker's Place 23rd September 1979

Trapper John, M.D. poster

Trapper John, M.D. 23rd September 1979

How the West Was Won poster

How the West Was Won 6th February 1977 as Doc

Delvecchio poster

Delvecchio 9th September 1976 as Ben

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman poster

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman 5th January 1976 as George Shumway

Isis poster

Isis 6th September 1975 as Jack Evans

Bronk poster

Bronk 17th April 1975 as Gunther

Barney Miller poster

Barney Miller 23rd January 1975 as Harry Cranston

Barney Miller poster

Barney Miller 23rd January 1975 as Gordon Kaiser

Barney Miller poster

Barney Miller 23rd January 1975 as Frank Mallory

Barney Miller poster

Barney Miller 23rd January 1975 as Elvin Swift

Sons and Daughters poster

Sons and Daughters 11th September 1974

The Six Million Dollar Man poster

The Six Million Dollar Man 18th January 1974 as Dr. Randolph

Kojak poster

Kojak 24th October 1973 as Mr. Seymour

Kojak poster

Kojak 24th October 1973 as George Lampert

The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco 23rd September 1972 as Pete

M*A*S*H poster

M*A*S*H 17th September 1972

The Rookies poster

The Rookies 11th September 1972

Sanford and Son poster

Sanford and Son 14th January 1972 as Calvin

Columbo poster

Columbo 15th September 1971 as Gene Stafford

Here's Lucy poster

Here's Lucy 23rd September 1968 as Tompkins

The Outcasts poster

The Outcasts 23rd September 1968

Judd, for the Defense poster

Judd, for the Defense 8th September 1967

The Rat Patrol poster

The Rat Patrol 12th September 1966 as General Koenig, 'the Butcher'

The Wild Wild West poster

The Wild Wild West 17th September 1965

Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine poster

Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine 29th September 1962 as Sketch Actor

The Defenders poster

The Defenders 16th September 1961 as District Attorney

Route 66 poster

Route 66 7th October 1960

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Det. LaMonica