George Wyner

George Wyner

Known for
Acting
Born
October 20, 1945 (age 81)
Birthplace
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

George Wyner (born October 20, 1945) is an American actor. A native of Boston and graduate of Syracuse University, George has worked extensively in TV and film since 1972. Notable film roles include Rabbi Nachtner in the Coen Brothers' best-picture nominee A Serious Man (2009) and Colonel Sandurz in Mel Brooks' Spaceballs (1987). and his To Be or Not to Be (1983). Other credits include To Be or Not to Be (1983), Fletch (1985), Fletch Lives (1989), The Devil's Advocate (1997), and Trouble with the Curve (2012). George has guest starred on over 150 TV shows, and has been a series regular on nine. He is perhaps best known for his six seasons as Deputy D.A. Irwin Bernstein on Hill Street Blues (1981).

Known For

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Filmography

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A More Perfect Union poster

A More Perfect Union

Movie · as Paul Berg

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Knights of the Kitchen Table

Knights of the Kitchen Table

TV · as Lewis · 1 ep

2027
Spaceballs: The New One poster

Spaceballs: The New One

Movie · as Colonel Sandurz

2022
Loot poster

Loot

TV · as Martin Streibler · 1 ep

2022
Reboot poster

Reboot

TV · as Bob · 5 eps

2021
In the Darkness

In the Darkness

Movie · as Doctor

2020
B Positive poster

B Positive

TV · as Bill · 1 ep

2019
He's that Guy poster

He's that Guy

Movie · as Self

2019
The Umbrella Academy poster

The Umbrella Academy

TV · as Dan Frankel · 1 ep

2018
New Amsterdam poster

New Amsterdam

TV · as Rabbi Skillman · 1 ep

2018
The Resident poster

The Resident

TV · as Arthur Kravitz · 1 ep

2018
A Million Little Things poster

A Million Little Things

TV · as Lonny Strobe · 2 eps

2018
The Kominsky Method poster

The Kominsky Method

TV · as Rabbi · 1 ep

2018
Station 19 poster

Station 19

TV · as Morris Hapgood · 1 ep

2018
9-1-1 poster

9-1-1

TV · as Don · 1 ep

2016
Bad Internet poster

Bad Internet

TV · as Travis · 1 ep

2016
American Housewife poster

American Housewife

TV · as Reginald Danfield · 1 ep

2015
Dr. Ken poster

Dr. Ken

TV · as Dicky Wexler · 1 ep

2014
In Security poster

In Security

Movie · as Rafferty

2014
Friends with Better Lives poster

Friends with Better Lives

TV · as Dr. Gunderson · 1 ep

2013
Snow Bride poster

Snow Bride

Movie · as Lou Blanco

2012
Trouble with the Curve poster

Trouble with the Curve

Movie · as Rosenbloom

2012
The First Family poster

The First Family

TV · as Dr. Hayes · 1 ep

2012
Touch poster

Touch

TV · as Lee Zedner · 1 ep

2012
Anger Management poster

Anger Management

TV · as Dr. Richter · 1 ep

2010
The Wish List poster

The Wish List

Movie · as Charles Praxton

2009
How to Be a Serial Killer poster

How to Be a Serial Killer

Movie · as Dr. Goldberg

2009
A Serious Man poster

A Serious Man

Movie · as Rabbi Nachtner

2009
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition poster

Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2009
Glee poster

Glee

TV · as Plastic Surgeon · 1 ep

2008
Black Widow poster

Black Widow

Movie · as Stan Driver

2008
The Mentalist poster

The Mentalist

TV · as Dr. Steiner · 3 eps

2008
Raising the Bar poster

Raising the Bar

TV · 1 ep

2007
The Winner poster

The Winner

TV · 1 ep

2007
Journeyman poster

Journeyman

TV · 1 ep

2007
The Big Bang Theory poster

The Big Bang Theory

TV · as Dr. Zane · 1 ep

2006
Though None Go with Me poster

Though None Go with Me

Movie · as Attorney Albert Browning

2006
Shark poster

Shark

TV · as Judge George Morton · 2 eps

2006
'Til Death poster

'Til Death

TV · as Rabbi · 1 ep

2005
Domino One poster

Domino One

Movie · as Lake (Iodom Rep #1)

2005
John Candy: Comic Spirit

John Candy: Comic Spirit

Movie · as Self

2005
Spaceballs: The Documentary poster

Spaceballs: The Documentary

Movie · as Self

2005
Bones poster

Bones

TV · as Marcus Haddoes · 1 ep

2004
Jack & Bobby poster

Jack & Bobby

TV · 3 eps

2004
Desperate Housewives poster

Desperate Housewives

TV · as Dr. Rushton · 2 eps

2004
Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal

TV · as Al Bostick · 1 ep

2004
House poster

House

TV · as Dr. Richardson · 1 ep

2003
Knee High P.I. poster

Knee High P.I.

Movie · as Fishman

2003
Rock Me Baby poster

Rock Me Baby

TV · as Lawyer · 1 ep

2003
Two and a Half Men poster

Two and a Half Men

TV · as Sheldon · 1 ep

2003
Nip/Tuck poster

Nip/Tuck

TV · as Doctor · 1 ep

2003
NCIS poster

NCIS

TV · as Randall Worthington · 1 ep

2002
Gilda Radner: It's Always Something poster

Gilda Radner: It's Always Something

Movie · as Herman Radner

2002
The Mesmerist poster

The Mesmerist

Movie · as Dr. Hoffler

2002
Do It for Uncle Manny poster

Do It for Uncle Manny

Movie · as Uncle Manny

2002
Almost a Woman poster

Almost a Woman

Movie · as Dr. Fishbeck

2002
Less than Perfect poster

Less than Perfect

TV · as Alan Turnbach · 3 eps

2002
Without a Trace poster

Without a Trace

TV · as Francis Whitmire · 1 ep

2002
She Spies poster

She Spies

TV · as Barry Sharpman · 1 ep

2002
Good Morning, Miami poster

Good Morning, Miami

TV · as Larry · 1 ep

2002
For the People

For the People

TV · as Mr. Golden · 1 ep

2001
American Pie 2 poster

American Pie 2

Movie · as Camp Director

2001
Not Another Teen Movie poster

Not Another Teen Movie

Movie · as Mr. Cornish

2000
The District poster

The District

TV · as Jonathan Plath · 1 ep

2000
Malcolm in the Middle poster

Malcolm in the Middle

TV · as Foreman Fred

1999
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads poster

The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads

Movie · as Leonard Gillespie

1999
The West Wing poster

The West Wing

TV · as Congressman Simmel · 1 ep

1997
The Devil's Advocate poster

The Devil's Advocate

Movie · as Meisel

1997
The Postman poster

The Postman

Movie · as Benning Mayor

1997
Dharma & Greg poster

Dharma & Greg

TV · as Herb · 1 ep

1997
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · as Rabbi Stewart Lewis · 1 ep

1997
Stargate SG-1 poster

Stargate SG-1

TV · as Al Martell · 1 ep

1997
Brooklyn South poster

Brooklyn South

TV · as John Hertzfeld · 1 ep

1996
Goode Behavior

Goode Behavior

TV · as Mr. Kent · 1 ep

1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch poster

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

TV · as President · 1 ep

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Rabbi · 2 eps

1993
Boy Meets World poster

Boy Meets World

TV · as Frank · 1 ep

1993
Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger

TV · as Dr. Jarred Buckler · 1 ep

1993
Good Advice poster

Good Advice

TV · as Artie Cohen · 19 eps

1992
For Richer, for Poorer poster

For Richer, for Poorer

Movie · as Harry

1992
The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show

TV · as Paul Fisher · 1 ep

1991
Step by Step poster

Step by Step

TV · 1 ep

1991
Man of the People poster

Man of the People

TV · as Art Louie · 12 eps

1990
True Colors poster

True Colors

TV · as Mr. Dinski · 1 ep

1989
Fletch Lives poster

Fletch Lives

Movie · as Marvin Gillet

1989
Listen to Me poster

Listen to Me

Movie · as Dean Schwimmer

1989
Doogie Howser, M.D. poster

Doogie Howser, M.D.

TV · as David Moore · 1 ep

1989
Quantum Leap poster

Quantum Leap

TV · as Ben Harris · 1 ep

1989
Family Matters poster

Family Matters

TV · as Mr. Tolbert · 1 ep

1989
Coach poster

Coach

TV · as Herb Spiegel · 1 ep

1987
Spaceballs poster

Spaceballs

Movie · as Colonel Sandurz

1987
She's the Sheriff poster

She's the Sheriff

TV · as Deputy Max Rubin · 44 eps

1987
Married... with Children poster

Married... with Children

TV · as Ronald N. Michaels · 1 ep

1986
The Richest Cat in the World poster

The Richest Cat in the World

Movie · as Victor Rigsby

1986
The Leftovers poster

The Leftovers

Movie · as Mr. Gladstone

1986
Wildcats poster

Wildcats

Movie · as Principal Walker

1986
L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law

TV · as Aaron Voss · 1 ep

1985
Fletch poster

Fletch

Movie · as Marvin Gillet

1985
Deadly Messages poster

Deadly Messages

Movie · as Laura's Boss

1985
Half Nelson poster

Half Nelson

Movie

1985
The Golden Girls poster

The Golden Girls

TV · as Dr. Norgan · 1 ep

1985
A Death in California poster

A Death in California

TV · as Joe Haley · 2 eps

1985
The Comedy Factory poster

The Comedy Factory

TV · as Wes Bushnell, Mike · 1 ep

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Dr. Lewis, Jim Kenton, Harcourt Fenton · 1 ep

1983
To Be or Not to Be poster

To Be or Not to Be

Movie · as Ratkowski

1983
Imps* poster

Imps*

Movie · as Irving Rosenbloom Private Eye

1983
At Ease poster

At Ease

TV · 14 eps

1983
The A-Team poster

The A-Team

TV · as Richie Hauser · 1 ep

1982
My Favorite Year poster

My Favorite Year

Movie · as Myron Fein

1982
Drop-Out Father poster

Drop-Out Father

Movie · as Dr. Irving Lefkowitz

1982
Matt Houston poster

Matt Houston

TV · as Murray Chase · 9 eps

1982
Teachers Only poster

Teachers Only

TV · 1 ep

1982
Newhart poster

Newhart

TV · as Emmett Devore · 1 ep

1981
Whose Life Is It Anyway? poster

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Movie · as Dr. Jacobs

1981
Simon & Simon poster

Simon & Simon

TV · 1 ep

1981
Hill Street Blues poster

Hill Street Blues

TV · as Irwin Bernstein · 10 eps

1981
Nero Wolfe poster

Nero Wolfe

TV · as Saul Panzer · 14 eps

1980
Reunion poster

Reunion

Movie · as John Wiepert

1979
Big Shamus, Little Shamus poster

Big Shamus, Little Shamus

TV · as George Korman · 10 eps

1978
The Islander poster

The Islander

Movie · as Simms

1978
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan poster

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

Movie · as The Network Director

1978
WKRP in Cincinnati poster

WKRP in Cincinnati

TV · as D. Arnold Gonzer · 2 eps

1978
Kaz poster

Kaz

TV · as D.A. Frank Revko · 1 ep

1977
Tail Gunner Joe poster

Tail Gunner Joe

Movie · as Roy Cohn

1977
Lucan poster

Lucan

Movie · as Rantzen

1977
Rafferty poster

Rafferty

TV · 1 ep

1977
Lou Grant poster

Lou Grant

TV · as Jeff Benedict · 1 ep

1977
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald poster

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

TV · as Ed Blandings · 2 eps

1976
The Bad News Bears poster

The Bad News Bears

Movie · as White Sox Manager

1976
Dogs poster

Dogs

Movie · as Michael Fitzgerald

1976
All the President's Men poster

All the President's Men

Movie · as Attorney #2

1976
Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E.

TV · as Asst. DA Richard Feldman, Marcus · 2 eps

1976
Charlie's Angels poster

Charlie's Angels

TV · as La Plante · 1 ep

1976
Delvecchio poster

Delvecchio

TV · as Assistant District Attorney Dorfman, Assistant District Attorney Dorfman (uncredited) · 2 eps

1976
Once an Eagle poster

Once an Eagle

TV · as Dr. McCabe · 7 eps

1976
Rich Man, Poor Man poster

Rich Man, Poor Man

TV · as Dr. Fetterman · 12 eps

1975
The Nurse Killer

The Nurse Killer

Movie · as Ben

1975
Switch poster

Switch

TV · as Sterling, Davis · 1 ep

1975
Ellery Queen poster

Ellery Queen

TV · as Joe Kemmelman · 1 ep

1974
Airport 1975 poster

Airport 1975

Movie · as Harry - Passenger That Sees the Oil Leak (uncredited)

1974
Willie Dynamite poster

Willie Dynamite

Movie · as Bailiff (uncredited)

1974
Rhoda poster

Rhoda

TV · 2 eps

1974
The Rockford Files poster

The Rockford Files

TV · as Max Steinberg, Stephen Kalifer · 1 ep

1973
The Long Goodbye poster

The Long Goodbye

Movie · as Cop at Beach (uncredited)

1973
Kojak poster

Kojak

TV · as Sergeant Collins, Asst. DA Linnick · 1 ep

1973
Adam's Rib poster

Adam's Rib

TV · as Salesman · 1 ep

1973
The Snoop Sisters poster

The Snoop Sisters

TV · as 2nd Doctor · 1 ep

1972
Lady Sings the Blues poster

Lady Sings the Blues

Movie · as The M.C.

1972
M*A*S*H poster

M*A*S*H

TV · 1 ep

1972
Sanford and Son poster

Sanford and Son

TV · 1 ep

1972
Emergency! poster

Emergency!

TV · as Medic One Doctor · 1 ep

1972
The Bob Newhart Show poster

The Bob Newhart Show

TV · as Rex Pottinger · 2 eps

1971
Columbo poster

Columbo

TV · as Film Editor · 1 ep

1971
All in the Family poster

All in the Family

TV · as Dr. Sidney Shapiro · 2 eps

1971
McMillan & Wife poster

McMillan & Wife

TV · as Frank Daniels · 1 ep

1970
The Odd Couple poster

The Odd Couple

TV · as Art Director · 1 ep

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Allen Sherick · 1 ep

1967
Ironside poster

Ironside

TV · as First Clerk, Tech Director · 1 ep

1967
Mannix poster

Mannix

TV · as Orrin J. Arthur · 1 ep