Ron Gilbert (actor)

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Ron Gilbert
Born
Ronald Franklyn Goldstein [1]

1939or1940(age 85–86)
East Harlem, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film and television actor

Ronald Franklyn Goldstein (born 1939/1940) [2] is an American film and television actor. He is best known for playing Daniel Metzheiser in the 1995 film The Usual Suspects . [3]

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Life and career

Gilbert was born in East Harlem, New York. [2] He served in the United States Army. [4] He began his screen career in 1968, appearing in the ABC crime drama television series N.Y.P.D. In 1971, he played an uncredited role of a police officer in the film The Anderson Tapes . [1]

Later in his career, Gilbert guest-starred in numerous television programs including The Rockford Files , [5] Lou Grant , Ugly Betty , Desperate Housewives , Curb Your Enthusiasm , NYPD Blue , The X-Files , Father Dowling Mysteries and The Oldest Rookie . He also appeared in films such as The Usual Suspects [6] (as Daniel Metzheiser), [3] The Godfather , Black Is King , Dog Day Afternoon , What's Up, Scarlet? and Serpico . [1]

Gilbert's most recent role was in the 2023 film Bora. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ron Gilbert List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide . Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Wrobleski, Tom (May 19, 2023). "Actor in 'Godfather' wedding scene calls Brando 'a joke,' shares secrets of Staten Island film shoot". Staten Island Advance . Retrieved August 1, 2025. Gilbert was 83 years old in 2023
  3. 1 2 Larson, Ernest (July 25, 2019). The Usual Suspects. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 95. ISBN   9781839020759 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Traversa, Michael (January 2, 2015). "Ron Gilbert, past and future of the Italian American film community". L'Italo Americano. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ Abbott, Jon (September 12, 2009). Stephen J. Cannell Television Productions: A History of All Series and Pilots. McFarland. p. 67. ISBN   9780786454013 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "Filmmaker smells success at Cannes". Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows News . Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. June 6, 2007. p. A35. Retrieved July 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com. Closed Access logo transparent.svg
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