Mike Nussbaum

Mike Nussbaum

Acting • Born 1923-12-29 – Died 2023-12-23

Acting1 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Michael Nussbaum (December 29, 1923 - December 23, 2023) was an American actor and director. From the start of his acting career in the 1950s, Nussbaum appeared in many of David Mamet's plays both on and off Broadway, as well as in Chicago. His appearances in movies include roles in Field of Dreams (1989) and Men In Black (1997). In 1997 he received a Jeff Award for his performance as Reverend Lionel Espy in David Hare's Racing Demon. His performance in Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross on Broadway received a Drama Desk Award in 1984. As a director, his work has included Where Have You Gone, Jimmy Stewart? (2002) by Art Shay. Nussbaum also appeared in local TV commercials for Chicago's Northwest Federal Savings (with the jingle, "It's Northwest Federal Savings Time, sixty-three hours a week"). Description above from the Wikipedia article  Mike Nussbaum, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

39 credits
Men in Black

Men in Black

Movie • 1997

Gentle Rosenburg

Field of Dreams

Field of Dreams

Movie • 1989

Principal

Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts

Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts

Movie • 2021

Landy

House of Games

House of Games

Movie • 1987

Joey

Vital Signs

Vital Signs

Movie • 1986

Mike

Losing Isaiah

Losing Isaiah

Movie • 1995

Dr. Jamison

The Con

The Con

Movie • 1998

Harry

Towing

Towing

Movie • 1978

Phil

Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery

Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery

Movie • 1987

Dr. Sidney Canfield

T.R. Baskin

T.R. Baskin

Movie • 1971

Office Manager

The Game of Their Lives

The Game of Their Lives

Movie • 2005

Johnny Abruzzo

Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

Movie • 1996

Nate Golden

Fatal Attraction

Fatal Attraction

Movie • 1987

Bob Drimmer

Separate But Equal

Separate But Equal

Movie • 1991

Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter

Things Change

Things Change

Movie • 1988

Mr. Green

Overexposed

Overexposed

Movie • 1992

Bob Davis

Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again

Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again

Movie • 1990

'Pop' Tate

The Water Engine

The Water Engine

Movie • 1992

Mr. Wallace

Condition: Critical

Condition: Critical

Movie • 1992

Dr. Burton Langhern

Steal Big Steal Little

Steal Big Steal Little

Movie • 1995

Sam Barlow

flying

flying

Movie • 2002

Paul

Smokefall

Smokefall

Movie • 2021

Colonel

Harry and Tonto

Harry and Tonto

Movie • 1974

Old Age Home Clerk

The Monitors

The Monitors

Movie • 1969

Exercise Chief

Family

Family

Movie • 2006

Great-Great Uncle

Osso Bucco

Osso Bucco

Movie • 2008

Uncle Sil

Tom of Your Life

Tom of Your Life

Movie • 2020

Father McMurphy

Desperate Hours

Desperate Hours

Movie • 1990

Mr. Nelson

Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire

TV • 1985

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

TV • 1986

Henry Sutter

Early Edition

Early Edition

TV • 1996

Yuri Rosanova

Frasier

Frasier

TV • 1993

Owner

The X-Files

The X-Files

TV • 1993

Dr. Charles Goldstein

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

TV • 1985

Harry Dawson

Class of '96

Class of '96

TV • 1993

Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge

TV • 1991

The Chicago Code

The Chicago Code

TV • 2011

Judge

The Commish

The Commish

TV • 1991

Ben Metzger

Separate but Equal

Separate but Equal

TV • 1991

Justice Felix Frankfurter