Alan Blumenfeld

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Alan Blumenfeld
Born (1952-09-04) September 4, 1952 (age 72)
Rockville Centre, New York, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present
Website alanblumenfeld.com

Alan Blumenfeld (born September 4, 1952) is an American character actor, best known for his role in NBC's TV series Heroes as Maury Parkman, the telepath father of Matt Parkman played by Greg Grunberg, and as Bob Buss in the telefilm 2gether. He has played Greg Grunberg's father in both Felicity and Heroes.

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Life and career

Blumenfeld has been acting since the age of 7 in his first grade, [1] and has appeared in prime time television shows such as Grey's Anatomy , JAG , Gilmore Girls , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , Without a Trace , and Judging Amy . He has also appeared in movies, including The Ring , In Her Shoes , and Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives . He was also the voice of Glottis and Boyd Cooper on the cult video-games Grim Fandango and Psychonauts respectively.

Blumenfeld currently lives in Los Angeles and is still active in theater, film, voice and television acting. [2] He also teaches acting at Pomona College in Claremont, CA. [3] [4]

Filmography

Film

Television

  • 1983 Diff’rent Strokes as Mr. Gordon
  • 1885 Badge of the Assassin as Charlie
  • 1988 Just in Time as Steven Birnbaum
  • 1988 Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
  • 1988 Shakedown on the Sunset Strip
  • 1989 The Preppie Murder
  • 1990 She'll Take Romance as Arthur Prinzmetal
  • 1991 Payoff as Mother Goose
  • 1991 Brooklyn Bridge
  • 1992 In the Arms of a Killer
  • 1993 Dying to Love You as Max
  • 1993 Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host as Russell Farnsworth
  • 1995 Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning as Detective Ollie Weeks
  • 1995 The Barefoot Executive
  • 1997 Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer as Carl Runsdorf
  • 1997 Breast Men as Michael
  • 1999 Jackie's Back as Ivan (Theatre Manager)
  • 2000 2gether as Bob Buss

Television guest appearances

Video games

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References

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  2. O'Connor, Alice (June 13, 2018). "See Grim Fandango's cast reunite for a live read-through". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  3. intern (2012-10-21). "Character actor has called Culver City home for decades | Culver City News". www.culvercitynews.org. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  4. Wilensky, David A.M. (2017-06-26). "'Merchant of Venice': a play for our time?". J. Retrieved 2024-03-26.