
Philip Bruns
Acting • Born 1931-05-02 – Died 2012-02-08
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.
Filmography
84 credits
Flashdance
Movie • 1983
Frank Szabo

The Out-of-Towners
Movie • 1970
Officer Meyers

Pentathlon
Movie • 1994
Vic

Return of the Living Dead Part II
Movie • 1988
Doc Mandel

Corvette Summer
Movie • 1978
Gil

Night of the Dark Full Moon
Movie • 1972
Wilfred Butler (1929)

Harry and Tonto
Movie • 1974
Burt Coombes

The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them
Movie • 1992
Irv Crown

The Great Waldo Pepper
Movie • 1975
Dilhoefer

The Swimmer
Movie • 1968
Biswangers' Pool Party Guest (uncredited)

Nickelodeon
Movie • 1976
Duncan

Johnny Skidmarks
Movie • 1998
Old Coot

Rock-a-Die Baby
Movie • 1975
Lt. John Anderson

Last Hours Before Morning
Movie • 1975
Max

Target Risk
Movie • 1975
Marty

Airwolf: The Movie
Movie • 1984
Mitch, the Director

Jenny
Movie • 1970
Fred Callahan

The Stunt Man
Movie • 1980
Ace

The Family Kovack
Movie • 1974
Jo-Jo Linsen

Aunt Mary
Movie • 1979
Det. LaMonica

Love Bites
Movie • 1993
Vinnie Helsting

Flash and the Firecat
Movie • 1975
Mr. Walley

My Favorite Year
Movie • 1982
Fed. Marshal Holt / Featured Player

The Gold Bug
Movie • 1980
Tattoo

The Kansas City Massacre
Movie • 1975
Capt. Jackson

Betrayed by Innocence
Movie • 1986
Judge Mendola

Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside
Movie • 1973
Brack

Dead Men Don't Die
Movie • 1990
Nolan

The Trigger Effect
Movie • 1996
Mr. Schaefer

Taking Off
Movie • 1971
Policeman

The Chopped Liver Brothers
Movie • 1977
Mr. Ruth

The Christmas Star
Movie • 1986
Lucky

Inferno
Movie • 1999
Old Man Buyer

A Thousand Clowns
Movie • 1965
The Man in the Restaurant

Let Me Hear You Whisper
Movie • 1969
Dan

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Movie • 1971
Gallagher

Midnight Cowboy
Movie • 1969
Man in TV Montage (uncredited)

Digital Man
Movie • 1995
Bob

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
Movie • 1974

Ed
Movie • 1996
Clarence

St. Elsewhere
TV • 1982
Marvin Kroll

Night Court
TV • 1984
Mr. Hubble

Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Morty Seinfeld

M*A*S*H
TV • 1972

The Rookies
TV • 1972

Here's Lucy
TV • 1968
Tompkins

Trapper John, M.D.
TV • 1979

Simon & Simon
TV • 1981

Airwolf
TV • 1984
Mitch - Director

Baywatch Nights
TV • 1995
Nicky Pine

Route 66
TV • 1960

Sanford and Son
TV • 1972
Calvin

Hill Street Blues
TV • 1981

Kojak
TV • 1973
Mr. Seymour

Cagney & Lacey
TV • 1982
Daglee

Archie Bunker's Place
TV • 1979

Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Det. LaMonica

Just Shoot Me!
TV • 1997
Professor Gladstone

The Wild Wild West
TV • 1965

The Outcasts
TV • 1968

Sons and Daughters
TV • 1974

Judd for the Defense
TV • 1967

The Rat Patrol
TV • 1966
General Koenig, 'the Butcher'

The Defenders
TV • 1961
District Attorney

Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
TV • 1990

Barney Miller
TV • 1975
Harry Cranston

All is Forgiven
TV • 1986
George Aldrich

Isis
TV • 1975
Jack Evans

Amazing Stories
TV • 1985
Mr. Beasley

Columbo
TV • 1971
Gene Stafford

Kojak
TV • 1973
George Lampert

The Six Million Dollar Man
TV • 1974
Dr. Randolph

A Year in the Life
TV • 1987
Bob McCrone

Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
TV • 1962
Sketch Actor

The Streets of San Francisco
TV • 1972
Pete

Barney Miller
TV • 1975
Gordon Kaiser

Barney Miller
TV • 1975
Frank Mallory

Barney Miller
TV • 1975
Elvin Swift

Delvecchio
TV • 1976
Ben

Bronk
TV • 1975
Gunther

How the West Was Won
TV • 1977
Doc

The Twilight Zone
TV • 1985
Bartender (segment 'Kentucky Rye')

Profiler
TV • 1996
Mr. Poole

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
TV • 1976
George Shumway