Philip Bruns

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

83

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-05-02

Deathday

2012-02-08 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Pipestone, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As

  • Phil Bruns
  • Phillip Bruns

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.

Known For

Seinfeld
8.3%

Seinfeld

Jul 5, 1989

Flashdance
6.5%

Flashdance

Apr 14, 1983

Midnight Cowboy
7.5%

Midnight Cowboy

May 25, 1969

Columbo
8.1%

Columbo

Sep 15, 1971

M*A*S*H
7.9%

M*A*S*H

Sep 17, 1972

Airwolf
7.6%

Airwolf

Jan 22, 1984

Inferno
6.1%

Inferno

Sep 25, 1999

The Swimmer
7.3%

The Swimmer

Aug 9, 1968

The Twilight Zone
7.7%

The Twilight Zone

Sep 27, 1985

Amazing Stories
7.4%

Amazing Stories

Sep 29, 1985

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Acting

1999
Inferno as Old Man Buyer
1998
Johnny Skidmarks as Old Coot
1997
Just Shoot Me! as Professor Gladstone
1996
The Trigger Effect as Mr. Schaefer
1996
Ed as Clarence
1995
Baywatch Nights as Nicky Pine
1995
Digital Man as Bob
1994
Pentathlon as Vic
1993
Love Bites as Vinnie Helsting
1992
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them as Irv Crown
1990
Dead Men Don't Die as Nolan
1990
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
1989
Seinfeld as Morty Seinfeld
1988
Return of the Living Dead Part II as Doc Mandel
1987
A Year in the Life as Bob McCrone
1986
The Christmas Star as Lucky
1986
All is Forgiven as George Aldrich
1986
Betrayed by Innocence as Judge Mendola
1985
Amazing Stories as Mr. Beasley
1985
The Twilight Zone as (segment "Kentucky Rye")
1984
Airwolf: The Movie as Mitch, the Director
1984
Airwolf as Mitch - Director
1984
Night Court as Mr. Hubble
1983
Flashdance as Frank Szabo
1982
St. Elsewhere
1982
My Favorite Year as Fed. Marshal Holt / Featured Player
1982
Cagney & Lacey as Daglee
1981
Simon & Simon
1981
Hill Street Blues
1980
The Stunt Man as Ace
1980
The Gold Bug as Tattoo
1979
Aunt Mary as Det. LaMonica
1979
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Archie Bunker's Place
1978
Corvette Summer as Gil
1977
The Chopped Liver Brothers as Mr. Ruth
1977
How the West Was Won as Doc
1976
Nickelodeon as Duncan
1976
Delvecchio as Ben
1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman as George Shumway
1975
The Kansas City Massacre as Capt. Jackson
1975
Isis as Jack Evans
1975
Flash and the Firecat as Mr. Walley
1975
Last Hours Before Morning as Max
1975
Bronk as Gunther
1975
Rock-a-Die Baby as Lt. John Anderson
1975
The Great Waldo Pepper as Dilhoefer
1975
Barney Miller as Harry Cranston
1975
Barney Miller as Gordon Kaiser
1975
Barney Miller as Frank Mallory
1975
Barney Miller as Elvin Swift
1975
Target Risk as Marty
1974
Sons and Daughters
1974
Harry and Tonto as Burt Coombes
1974
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
1974
The Family Kovack as Jo-Jo Linsen
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man as Dr. Randolph
1973
Kojak as Mr. Seymour
1973
Kojak as George Lampert
1973
Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside as Brack
1972
Night of the Dark Full Moon as Wilfred Butler (1929)
1972
The Streets of San Francisco as Pete
1972
M*A*S*H
1972
The Rookies
1972
Sanford and Son as Calvin
1971
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight as Gallagher
1971
Columbo as Gene Stafford
1971
Taking Off as Policeman
1970
The Out-of-Towners as Officer Meyers
1970
Jenny as Fred Callahan
1969
Midnight Cowboy as Man in TV Montage (uncredited)
1969
Let Me Hear You Whisper as Dan
1968
Here's Lucy as Tompkins
1968
The Outcasts
1968
The Swimmer as Biswangers' Pool Party Guest (uncredited)
1967
Judd for the Defense
1966
The Rat Patrol as General Koenig, 'the Butcher'
1965
A Thousand Clowns as The Man in the Restaurant
1965
The Wild Wild West
1962
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine as Sketch Actor
1961
The Defenders as District Attorney
1960
Route 66
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Det. LaMonica
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