George Segal

George Segal

Known for
Acting
Born
February 13, 1934
Died
March 23, 2021 (aged 87)
Birthplace
Great Neck, Long Island, New York, USA

Biography

George Segal (February 13, 1934 – March 23, 2021) was an American actor and musician. Segal became popular in the 1960s and 1970s for playing both dramatic and comedic roles. Some of his most acclaimed roles were in films such as Ship of Fools (1965), King Rat (1965), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967), Where's Poppa? (1970), The Hot Rock (1972), Blume in Love (1973), A Touch of Class (1973), California Split (1974), For the Boys (1991), and Flirting with Disaster (1996). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and had won two Golden Globe Awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in A Touch of Class. On television, he was best known for his roles as Jack Gallo on Just Shoot Me! (1997–2003) and as Albert "Pops" Solomon on The Goldbergs (2013–present). Segal was also an accomplished banjo player. He had released three albums and had also performed the instrument in several of his acting roles and on late night television.

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Filmography

2025
SEGAL poster

SEGAL

Movie · as Self

2020
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind poster

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind

Movie · as Self

2016
The Goldbergs: An '80s Rewind poster

The Goldbergs: An '80s Rewind

Movie · as Himself / Albert 'Pops' Solomon

2014
Elsa & Fred poster

Elsa & Fred

Movie · as John

2013
The Goldbergs poster

The Goldbergs

TV · as Albert 'Pops' Solomon · 185 eps

2012
Pablo poster

Pablo

Movie · as Self

2012
Heroes & Demons poster

Heroes & Demons

Movie · as Elliott Klubershturf (segment "Ollie Klublershturf vs. The Nazis")

2011
Retired at 35 poster

Retired at 35

TV · as Alan Robbins · 20 eps

2010
Love & Other Drugs poster

Love & Other Drugs

Movie · as Dr. James Randall

2010
Ollie Klublershturf vs. the Nazis poster

Ollie Klublershturf vs. the Nazis

Movie · as Elliott Klublershturf

2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated poster

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

TV · as Peter Trickell (voice) · 1 ep

2009
2012 poster

2012

Movie · as Tony Delgatto

2009
Made for Each Other poster

Made for Each Other

Movie · as Mr. Jacobs

2008
The Brothers Warner poster

The Brothers Warner

Movie · as Self

2007
My Wife Is Retarded poster

My Wife Is Retarded

Movie · as Julie's Father

2007
Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure poster

Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure

Movie · as Horror (voice)

2007
On Board the Ship of Fools

On Board the Ship of Fools

Movie

2007
Three Days to Vegas poster

Three Days to Vegas

Movie · as Dominic Spinuzzi

2007
Private Practice poster

Private Practice

TV · as Wendell Parker · 1 ep

2007
Pushing Daisies poster

Pushing Daisies

TV · as Roy 'Buster' Bustamante · 1 ep

2005
Heights poster

Heights

Movie · as Rabbi Mendel

2005
Fielder's Choice poster

Fielder's Choice

Movie · as JD

2005
Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone poster

Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone

Movie · as Albagon (voice)

2005
Chutzpah, This Is? poster

Chutzpah, This Is?

Movie

2005
The War at Home poster

The War at Home

TV · as Sid · 1 ep

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as Probate Lawyer (voice), Bernie (voice) · 1 ep

2004
Entourage poster

Entourage

TV · as Murray Berenson · 3 eps

2004
Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal

TV · as Paul Cruickshank · 1 ep

2003
The Electric Piper poster

The Electric Piper

Movie · as Mayor Nick Dixon (voice)

2001
George Segal: American Still Life

George Segal: American Still Life

Movie

2001
The Zeta Project poster

The Zeta Project

TV · 1 ep

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Dr. Roger Tate · 1 ep

1998
Houdini poster

Houdini

Movie · as Beck

1997
Just Shoot Me! poster

Just Shoot Me!

TV · as Jack Gallo · 148 eps

1997
Cow and Chicken poster

Cow and Chicken

TV · as King of New York / Surgeon #2 (voice) · 1 ep

1997
I Am Weasel poster

I Am Weasel

TV · as King of New York / Surgeon #2 (voice) · 1 ep

1996
Flirting with Disaster poster

Flirting with Disaster

Movie · as Ed Coplin

1996
The Mirror Has Two Faces poster

The Mirror Has Two Faces

Movie · as Henry Fine

1996
The Cable Guy poster

The Cable Guy

Movie · as Steven's Father

1996
The Making of a Hollywood Madam poster

The Making of a Hollywood Madam

Movie · as Leo

1996
It's My Party poster

It's My Party

Movie · as Paul Stark

1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest poster

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

TV · as Dr. Benton Quest (voice) · 26 eps

1996
Tracey Takes On... poster

Tracey Takes On...

TV · as Harry Rosenthal · 50 eps

1995
The Babysitter poster

The Babysitter

Movie · as Bill Holsten

1995
The Feminine Touch poster

The Feminine Touch

Movie · as Sen. Beau Ashton

1995
To Die For poster

To Die For

Movie · as Conference Speaker (uncredited)

1995
The Naked Truth poster

The Naked Truth

TV · as Douglas Wilde, Fred Wilde · 1 ep

1995
Picture Windows poster

Picture Windows

TV · as Ted Varnas · 1 ep

1995
Caroline in the City poster

Caroline in the City

TV · as Bob Anderson · 1 ep

1994
Direct Hit poster

Direct Hit

Movie · as James Tronson

1994
Seasons of the Heart poster

Seasons of the Heart

Movie · as Ezra Goldstine

1994
Deep Down poster

Deep Down

Movie · as Gil

1994
Following Her Heart poster

Following Her Heart

Movie · as Harry

1994
Picture Windows: Song of Songs poster

Picture Windows: Song of Songs

Movie · as Ted Varnas

1994
High Tide poster

High Tide

TV · as Gordon · 23 eps

1994
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters poster

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

TV · as J.B. (voice) · 1 ep

1994
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Ben Zima · 1 ep

1993
Joshua Tree poster

Joshua Tree

Movie · as Lt. Franklin L. Severence

1993
Look Who's Talking Now! poster

Look Who's Talking Now!

Movie · as Albert

1993
Taking the Heat poster

Taking the Heat

Movie · as Kepler

1992
Me, Myself and I poster

Me, Myself and I

Movie · as Buddy Arnett

1992
A Bear Called Arthur poster

A Bear Called Arthur

Movie · as Billy

1992
The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show

TV · as George Segal · 2 eps

1991
For the Boys poster

For the Boys

Movie · as Art Silver

1991
Time of Darkness poster

Time of Darkness

Movie · as Grigory

1989
Look Who's Talking poster

Look Who's Talking

Movie · as Albert

1989
All's Fair poster

All's Fair

Movie · as Colonel

1989
The Endless Game poster

The Endless Game

Movie · as Mr. Miller

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Nick (voice) · 1 ep

1989
The Endless Game poster

The Endless Game

TV · as Mr. Miller · 2 eps

1988
Run for Your Life poster

Run for Your Life

Movie · as Alan Morani

1988
Murphy's Law poster

Murphy's Law

TV · as Daedalus Patrick Murphy · 13 eps

1987
Take Five

Take Five

TV · 7 eps

1986
Many Happy Returns poster

Many Happy Returns

Movie · as William 'Bud' Robinson

1985
Stick poster

Stick

Movie · as Barry

1985
Not My Kid poster

Not My Kid

Movie · as Dr. Frank Bower

1985
Live Aid poster

Live Aid

Movie · as Self

1984
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood poster

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

Movie · as Robin Hood

1984
The Cold Room poster

The Cold Room

Movie · as Hugh Martin

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Dave Novaro · 1 ep

1983
Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer poster

Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer

Movie · as John Grafton

1982
The Deadly Game poster

The Deadly Game

Movie · as Howard Trapp

1982
Killing 'em Softly poster

Killing 'em Softly

Movie · as Jimmy Skinner

1982
Night of 100 Stars poster

Night of 100 Stars

Movie · as Self

1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady poster

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Movie · as Self

1981
Carbon Copy poster

Carbon Copy

Movie · as Walter Whitney

1980
The Last Married Couple in America poster

The Last Married Couple in America

Movie · as Jeff Thompson

1979
Lost and Found poster

Lost and Found

Movie · as Adam

1978
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? poster

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

Movie · as Robby Ross

1977
Rollercoaster poster

Rollercoaster

Movie · as Harry Calder

1977
Fun with Dick and Jane poster

Fun with Dick and Jane

Movie · as Dick Harper

1976
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox poster

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

Movie · as Charlie 'Dirtwater Fox' Malloy

1975
The Black Bird poster

The Black Bird

Movie · as Sam Spade Jr.

1975
Russian Roulette poster

Russian Roulette

Movie · as Tim Shaver

1975
People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1974
California Split poster

California Split

Movie · as Bill Denny

1974
The Terminal Man poster

The Terminal Man

Movie · as Harry Benson

1974
Dinah! poster

Dinah!

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1973
A Touch of Class poster

A Touch of Class

Movie · as Steve Blackburn

1973
Blume in Love poster

Blume in Love

Movie · as Stephen Blume

1973
The Lie poster

The Lie

Movie · as Andrew

1972
The Hot Rock poster

The Hot Rock

Movie · as Andrew Kelp

1971
Born to Win poster

Born to Win

Movie · as J

1970
Where’s Poppa? poster

Where’s Poppa?

Movie · as Gordon Hocheiser

1970
The Owl and the Pussycat poster

The Owl and the Pussycat

Movie · as Felix

1970
Loving poster

Loving

Movie · as Brooks Wilson

1969
The Bridge at Remagen poster

The Bridge at Remagen

Movie · as Lt. Phil Hartman

1969
The Southern Star poster

The Southern Star

Movie · as Dan

1968
No Way to Treat a Lady poster

No Way to Treat a Lady

Movie · as Morris Brummel

1968
Of Mice and Men poster

Of Mice and Men

Movie · as George

1968
Bye Bye Braverman poster

Bye Bye Braverman

Movie · as Morroe Rieff

1968
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No poster

The Girl Who Couldn't Say No

Movie · as Franco

1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre poster

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Movie · as Peter Gusenberg

1967
The Desperate Hours poster

The Desperate Hours

Movie · as Glenn Griffin

1967
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour poster

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1966
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? poster

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Movie · as Nick

1966
Lost Command poster

Lost Command

Movie · as Lt. Mahidi

1966
The Quiller Memorandum poster

The Quiller Memorandum

Movie · as Quiller

1966
Death of a Salesman poster

Death of a Salesman

Movie · as Biff Loman

1965
Ship of Fools poster

Ship of Fools

Movie · as David

1965
King Rat poster

King Rat

Movie · as Corporal King

1964
The New Interns poster

The New Interns

Movie · as Dr. Tony "Shiv" Parelli

1964
Invitation to a Gunfighter poster

Invitation to a Gunfighter

Movie · as Matt Weaver

1963
Act One poster

Act One

Movie · as Lester Sweyd

1963
Arrest and Trial poster

Arrest and Trial

TV · as Jack Wisner · 1 ep

1963
Channing poster

Channing

TV · as Andre · 1 ep

1962
The Longest Day poster

The Longest Day

Movie · as U.S. Army Ranger

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self - Guest Host · 2 eps

1962
The Nurses poster

The Nurses

TV · as Dr. Novak · 1 ep

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV · as Larry Duke · 1 ep

1961
The Young Doctors poster

The Young Doctors

Movie · as Dr. Howard

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self - Co-Host · 10 eps

1959
The David Susskind Show poster

The David Susskind Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1958
Naked City poster

Naked City

TV · as Jerry Costell · 1 ep

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1950
What's My Line? poster

What's My Line?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee/Presenter, Self - Presenter · 1 ep