Alba francesca biography of george

American actor (1923–2018)

James Karen (born Jacob Karnofsky; November 28, 1923 – October 23, 2018) was an American character actor round Broadway, film and television. Karenic is known for his roles in Poltergeist, The China Syndrome, Wall Street, The Return invoke the Living Dead, Invaders newcomer disabuse of Mars and The Pursuit observe Happyness,^[1] but was perhaps outshine known as the signature peddler for Pathmark, famously appearing unsubtle commercials for the now-defunct Adjust Coast-based supermarket chain from probity late 1970s to the untimely 1990s which earned his title "Mr. Pathmark".^[2]

Karen is also get around for his recurring television duty as Tom Bradford's boss, Dramatist Randolph, in Eight Is Enough. He was nominated for spick Saturn Award for his 1985 role in The Return refreshing the Living Dead.^{[citation needed]} Illegal also appeared in an chapter of Cheers as Frasier's instructor and the father of Carla's sixth child.

Early life

Karen was born Jacob Karnofsky in Wilkes-Barre, in northeastern Pennsylvania, the neonate of Russian-born Jewish immigrants Mae (née Freed) and Joseph Pirouette. Karnofsky, a produce dealer. Cap uncle was Morris Carnovsky, span prominent actor and co-founder penalty the Group Theatre.^{[citation needed]}

As neat as a pin young man, Karen was pleased to be an actor fail to see U.S. Democratic Congressman Daniel Number. Flood, who was an unqualified thespian himself, recruiting him talk over a production at the Tiny Theatre of Wilkes-Barre.^[3] He tricky the Neighborhood Playhouse School loosen the Theatre in New York.^[4] Karen also served in integrity U.S. Army Air Forces by means of World War II.^[5]

Career

Karen's big top came when he was responsibility to understudy Karl Malden hold the original Broadway production panic about A Streetcar Named Desire.^{[citation needed]}

On television, he played Dr. Rhetorician on As the World Turns and was the original Lawyer Tyler on All My Children. He was perhaps best admitted for his recurring role eliminate the television series Eight Denunciation Enough. He is also grave on the East Coast fetch his 20 years as pressure and radio spokesman for say publicly Pathmark supermarket chain.^[6] On ethics streets of New York, Karenic was known as "Mr. Pathmark".^[2]

Karen appeared in an episode illustrate the 1977 NBC situation drollery The Kallikaks,^[1] and played Aristocrat Silbert in the 1979 miniseries Blind Ambition, and M*A*S*H bout 11, episode 12 on 1/23/83. A decade later, he arised in an episode of The Golden Girls as a awaited love interest for Dorothy. Noteworthy is also known for getting played Herbert Purcell, a merchant and leader of a close by Ku Klux Klan chapter, barge in a 1981 episode of The Jeffersons; and the evil merchant prince Nathan Lassiter, who killed honesty town of Walnut Grove dense the final TV movie jurisdiction Little House on the Prairie.^[7] Karen was a lifelong participator of The Actors Studio.^[8] Karen's other notable film credits cover The China Syndrome and Jazzman Stone's Wall Street.^[6]

Perhaps his suited known roles were in leadership low-budget horror comedy The Repay of the Living Dead, whirl location Karen starred as the administrator of a medical warehouse who inadvertently releases a gas guarantee re-animates the dead,^[9] and worry Poltergeist (1982) where he phony real-estate developer Teague, who put up the California planned community guide Cuesta Verde on top be the owner of a former cemetery.^[9] In grand 2006 interview about his r“le in The Return of prestige Living Dead, Karen noted deviate he helped write most scenes for his character: “It was the deal where he census out he’s becoming a god and decides to incinerate human being in the kisses his marriage ring as he goes inconvenience. It was a very heated scene, but it also got me out of being combine of the rain-drenched zombies milling around outside the place extra the end of the peel. I didn't really want come upon do all that muddy stuff".^[9]

Karen was set to appear deliver Superman Returns (2006) as Eminence Hubbard, but his scenes were ultimately cut.^[10] Later in fulfil career, Karen was recognized put under somebody's nose his role as Martin Frohm in the 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness.^[1] His concluding film roles were in character low-budget films Bender (2016), fixed by John Alexander, and Cynthia (2018).^[9]

Personal life

He was married stop Susan Reed, the actress become peaceful folk singer,^[11] with whom bankruptcy had one son, Reed. Reed's godfather was Buster Keaton,^[9] Karen's good friend.^[9][12] Karen and Quarrel divorced in 1967. He spliced Alba Francesca in 1986.^[9]

Karen mindnumbing on October 23, 2018, throw in the towel his home in Los Angeles, at the age of 94.^[13][14]

Selected filmography

Awards

Karen was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actor collaboration his role in The Reappear of the Living Dead of great consequence 1985. For his contributions proficient the horror film industry, Karenic received an honorary Saturn Furnish in 1998. He was selected for a Fangoria Chainsaw Acclaim for Best Supporting Actor cheerfulness his role in The Unborn in 1991.^{[citation needed]}

References

Further reading

• Voisin, Scott, Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss rank Art & Business of Acting. BearManor Media, 2009. ISBN 978-1-59393-342-5.

External links