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Lou Jacobi

Actor (1913-2009) · Canada · On the map · Actors · Died at 95

Lou Jacobi was a Canadian character actor. Jacobi came to prominence for his role as Mr. Van Daan in the 1955 Broadway production of The Diary of Anne Frank which he reprised in the 1959 film version.

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A life in dates

2009Died23 October 20091999Canada's Walk of FameAward1997The Trial of Adolf EichmannFilm, Judge Yitzhak Raveh (voice)1992I Don't Buy Kisses AnymoreFilm, Gramps1988Tales from the Hollywood Hills: The Old ReliableFilm, Jacob Glutz1987Amazon Women on the MoonFilm, Murray (segment "Murray in Videoland")1986L.A. LawSeries, Sam Haber1984Tales from the DarksideSeries, Harvey TurmanIsaac LittlefeathersFilm, 1984Abe1981ArthurFilm, Plant Store Owner1980EnosSeries1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeries, Waiter1977RoselandFilm, Stan1976Everybody Rides the CarouselFilm, Stage 1 (voice)1975Barney MillerSeries, Harry Tannenbaum1972Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to AskFilm, Sam Musgrave1970Cotton Comes to HarlemFilm, Goodman1969Love, American StyleSeries, Howard1965The Dean Martin ShowSeries1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series, Arum Tertunian1963Irma la DouceFilm, Moustache1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1960Song Without EndFilm, Potin1956Charley MoonFilm1954Summer PlayhouseSeries1953Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?Film, Capt. Noakes1913Born28 December 1913

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  • Irma la Douce 1963
  • The Diary of Anne Frank 1959
  • Avalon 1990
  • Little Murders 1971
  • My Favorite Year 1982

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Filmography 35

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Television 22

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Awards

Canada's Walk of Fame1999

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He also acted in the films Irma la Douce (1963), Little Murders (1971), Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (1972), Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976), The Lucky Star (1980), Arthur (1981), My Favorite Year (1982), and Avalon (1990).

Country
Canada
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1913 to 2009 · aged 95

In the same film or series as Lou

Bob NewhartAlso in Decisions! Decisions! (1971)David TomlinsonAlso in Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? (1953)Valerie PerrineAlso in The Magician of Lublin (1979)Joyce BulifantAlso in Better Late Than Never (1979)Karen ValentineAlso in Coffee, Tea or Me? (1973)