Alan Blumenfeld

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Alan Blumenfeld
Born (1952-09-04) September 4, 1952 (age 71)
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

  • Diff’rent Strokes (1983) as Mr. Gordon
  • Badge of the Assassin (1985) as Charlie
  • Just in Time (1988) as Steven Birnbaum
  • Frank Nitti: The Enforcer (1988)
  • Shakedown on the Sunset Strip (1988)
  • The Preppie Murder (1989)
  • She'll Take Romance (1990) as Arthur Prinzmetal
  • Payoff (1991) as Mother Goose
  • Brooklyn Bridge (1991)
  • In the Arms of a Killer (1992)
  • Dying to Love You (1993) as Max
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host (1993) as Russell Farnsworth
  • Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning (1995) as Detective Ollie Weeks
  • The Barefoot Executive (1995)
  • Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer (1997) as Carl Runsdorf
  • Breast Men (1997) as Michael
  • Jackie's Back (1999) as Ivan (Theatre Manager)
  • 2gether (2000) as Bob Buss

Television guest appearances

Video games

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  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.