Ernie Grunwald

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Ernie Grunwald
Born1970 (age 5455)
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present

Ernie Grunwald (born 1970) is a Canadian actor who has made guest appearances in a number of notable television series.

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Career

Grunwald has had recurring roles on One on One , The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (as Mr. Forgess), and Two of a Kind opposite Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. He has also guest starred on Friends , My Name Is Earl , NYPD Blue , Reno 911! , A.N.T. Farm , Walker, Texas Ranger , Supernatural , Grey's Anatomy , Two and a Half Men , Bones , The Mentalist, Weeds, and many other series. [1] He guest starred as a restaurant manager in Monk ("Mr. Monk's 100th Case") and as a courier that lost a cooler containing a deadly virus in Psych ("Death is in the Air"). He also appeared as Walter in the Disney Channel Original Movie Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! in 2011.

He also made a cameo appearance in the 1992 Disney film The Mighty Ducks as a fan. He has also had roles in the feature films Cellular , It Takes Two , Men in Black II , and Stealing Harvard . Grunwald starred with Jason Priestley in Call Me Fitz .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995JunglegroundV.P
1995 It Takes Two Harry Butkis
1999 Dudley Do-Right Customs Officer
2001The GristleJukebox Guy
2002 Men in Black II Young Postal Employee
2002 Stealing Harvard Lineup Man
2004 Cellular Busy Salesman
2006 Comeback Season Desk Clerk
2007MoolaWild Bill
2008 Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control Laboratory Worker #2Direct-to-video
2009 The Lodger Gregor
2012 Two Hands to Mouth Noah

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Due South Morgue AttendantEpisode: "Manhunt"
1994–1996 TekWar Spaz4 episodes
1995 Side Effects Robert Dilworth2 episodes
1996Radiant CityHarveyTelevision film
1996 The High Life Claude8 episodes
1997 Once a Thief Thermo RakisEpisode: "The Big Bang Theory"
1998–1999 Two of a Kind Paul11 episodes
1999–2001 It's Like, You Know... Ernie / Waiter8 episodes
2000 Veronica's Closet The Pizza GuyEpisode: "Veronica's Girls' Night Out"
2001 That's Life PlaintiffEpisode: "No Good Deed"
2001 Walker, Texas Ranger Morris DobbsEpisode: "Medieval Crimes"
2001 Inside Schwartz Vigil GuyEpisode: "Bless Me Father, for I Have Fired You"
2002 Boomtown Charlie GrahamEpisode: "The Freak"
2003 Friends Tom GordonEpisode: "The One with the Memorial Service"
2003–2009 King of the Hill Various roles4 episodes
2004 The Stones Spa GuyEpisode: "The Lawyer Trap"
2005 NYPD Blue Jonas GrissomEpisode: "Sergeant Sipowicz' Lonely Hearts Club Band"
2005 Invasion Iowa Steve CookEpisode: "It Came from Hollywood"
2005 Reno 911! Prospective Buyer2 episodes
2005–2006 One on One Benjamin7 episodes
2005–2007 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Mr. Forgess3 episodes
2007 My Name Is Earl PierreEpisode: "Foreign Exchange Student"
2007 Two and a Half Men ClinicianEpisode: "Putting Swim Fins on a Cat"
2007 Bones Santa Fred SpivakEpisode: "The Santa in the Slush"
2008 Carpoolers Loan OfficerEpisode: "Lost in America"
2008 Eli Stone Daryl RhodesEpisode: "Patience"
2008 Monk Vampire ManagerEpisode: "Mr. Monk's 100th Case"
2008 The New Adventures of Old Christine SalesmanEpisode: "How I Hate Your Mother"
2008 Hannah Montana EdEpisode: "Ready, Set, Don't Drive"
2009 Grey's Anatomy Gary RubinEpisode: "Sympathy for the Devil"
2009 Better Off Ted ClarkEpisode: "Get Happy"
2009 The Mentalist Milton HowardEpisode: "Red Badge"
2009 Supernatural Barnes / 'Sam'Episode: "The Real Ghostbusters"
2010 Psych Donny LebermanEpisode: "Death Is in the Air"
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Lester MartinEpisode: "The Panty Sniffer"
2010 Weeds PenguinEpisode: "To Moscow, and Quickly"
2010–2013 Call Me Fitz Larry48 episodes
2011 A.N.T. Farm ZankoEpisode: "FraudulANT"
2011 Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! WalterTelevision film
2011E! Special: Selena GomezMr. Forgess
2013 2 Broke Girls LeonEpisode: "And the Temporary Distraction"
2016History of the World... for NowTimeline / Analogy Guy4 episodes
2019 Wayne Vice PrincipalEpisode: "Chapter Six: Who Even Are We Now?"
2022–2023 Raven's Home Lazlo11 episodes

References

  1. "Ernie Grunwald". TV Guide. Retrieved 20 July 2021.