Elliott Gould
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Elliott Gould (born Elliott Goldstein, 1938) is an American actor.
He first appeared in Hollywood films in the 1960s.
Gould, who received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (1969), The Long Goodbye (1973) and California Split (1974), in addition to his role in Bob & Carol & Alice (1969), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He earned fame for his recurring appearance on the television sitcom Friends (1994–2004), as Reuben Tishkoff in the Ocean's film series (2001–2007, 2018) and as Ezra Goldman on the television series Ray Donovan (2013–2016).
Early life
Gould was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City. Lucille (née Raver), his mother, and Bernard Goldstein, a textiles dealer, worked in the beauty industry. His family was Jewish, and his grandparents were emigrants from Ukraine, Poland, and Russia. He graduated from the Professional Children's School.
Personal life
Gould has said he has a "deep Jewish identity." He has been married three times, twice to the same woman:
Gould is a member of the Screen Actors Guild National Board of Directors. In June 2009, he became one of the many celebrity film makers of The 1 Second Film Collaboration, and he is known for his contributions to charities such as Save Ellis Island.
Career
Gould made his professional debut in the musical Rumple (1957), when he first appeared on Broadway in the late 1950s. Eddie Foy Jr., Gretchen Wyler, and Stephen Douglass appeared on the musical, as well as Ernest G. Schweikert and Frank Reardon. He continued to work in unsuccessful films including Robert Morse, David Wayne, and Vivian Blaine. He appeared in the French musical Irma La Douce (1960–61), as Elizabeth Seal and Clive Revill.
He appeared in the Broadway production of I Can Get It for You Wholesale in 1962, where he met future wife Barbra Streisand. He went on to play prominent characters in Drat!The Cat!
(1965) and in Little Murders (1971). Murray Schisgal had been cast in A Way of Life, but he had walked out before the play, taking it to Broadway.Gould's debut in the William Dieterle comedy Quick, Let's Get Married (1964), starring Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, and Barbara Eden. The film was an attempt to revive Rogers' career, but it didn't get a complete release until 1971. Gould's character is a mute figure in the film. He was praised for his appearance. Gould's next film appearance was in William Friedkin's musical comedy film The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968) directed by Norman Lear. The film gives a fictional account of the striptease's invention at Burlesque's Burlesque in 1925. Jason Robards, Denholm Elliott, and Jack Burns appeared in the film.
Gould, a film engineer from Jack Brodsky, Brodsky-Gould Productions, founded his own film development company in January 1969. The assistant, based on Bernard Malamud's book, and Little Murders will be produced by the company. (The Assistant was never invented.) Brodsky and Gould announced plans to make The Dick, but it was never produced. Gould played one of the four leads in Paul Mazursky's zeitgeisty social comedy Bob & Carol & Alice starring Natalie Wood, Robert Culp, and Dyan Cannon during the same year. Ted Henderson was the actor in Gould's Ted Henderson appearance. In September 1969, the film was first released. The film was a critical and financial success. "Gould emerges, not so much a celebrity, but rather a "personality," Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times' review of Severn Darden or Estelle Parsons. He's very funny." Gould's performance earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, but they shouldn't let them? In October 1969, he said, "I'm the hottest thing in Hollywood right now."
Gould signed a non-exclusive, four-picture agreement with 20th Century Fox in March 1969, the first of which was to be Robert Altman's M*A*S*H and the second Move were released in 1970. In 1969, Bob & Carol was the wartime satire M*A*S*H (1970), directed by Robert Altman, where Gould played Trapper John McIntyre. It was a big hit at the box office and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. "If Elliott Gould keeps selecting and performing in films the way he has so far," Hollywood Reporter film critic John Mahoney wrote in his review, "people will start going to pictures simply for the fact that he is involved." Gould was on the cover of Time magazine this year, where he was described as a "star for an uptight age" due to his huge success.
Gould's other films of 1970 included the Richard Rush directed comedy-drama film Getting Straight, in which he played a Vietnam veteran who is involved in student demonstrations. Candice Bergen appears as his girlfriend in this film. The film was not as popular as the other two films, but it was still regarded as a success – the first student protest film to earn money – and it cemented Gould's reputation as one of the country's top film stars. Move (1970), co-starring Paula Prentiss, was his first critical and commercial flop that was released this year. I Love My Wife (1970), with Brenda Vaccaro, for which Gould had turned down a reunion with Altman on McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971). In Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs (1971), he had also led.
Gould's next steps would result in mixed circumstances, including his decision to buy the rights for Little Murders with the intention of reuniting and reversing his lead role in a film adaptation. It was another commercial setback when directed by Alan Arkin and released in 1971, but it has since earned a cult following. Gould appeared in Ingmar Bergman's English-language debut The Touch (1971) in Sweden. He was the first Hollywood actor to appear in a Bergman film. The Touch received mixed reviews, and it was not one of Bergman's more commercially profitable films.
Gould and his production partner were instrumental in Woody Allen's satirical slapstick comedy Everything You Should Know About Sex (1972), later selling it to United Artists. He had been given the lead role in Pocket Money (1972), but decided against it because he didn't want to work with director Stuart Rosenberg again after his involvement with Move. Gould continued developing projects in a behind-the-scenes role, including a failed attempt at the novel A Glimpse of Tiger. Following rumors that Gould was addicted to opioids, filming was called off after four days of shooting, which the actor has vehemently denied.
He appeared in David Winters' musical television special The Special London Bridge Special, starring Tom Jones and Jennifer O'Neill, in 1972.
Gould resurfaced in 1973 with The Long Goodbye, Robert Altman's adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel. Gould played detective Philip Marlowe, a role that had previously been played by Humphrey Bogart and Dick Powell. Gould's performance, in comparison, was more naturalistic, with Leigh Brackett (who had previously adapted The Big Sleep for Howard Hawks and Bogart) bringing the scene to modern Los Angeles. Despite not being a big hit, the film was later considered one of Gould's finest films. Elliott Gould's eccentric casting, according to writer Alan R. Howard, "allows the filmmakers to embrace the detective genre ardently, transforming it into a dreamlike ride through modern Los Angeles."
Gould reunited with Robert Altman in the film California Split (1974), an acclaimed gambling dramedy starring George Segal. In addition, Gould appeared in the Altman film Nashville (1975) for a brief period of time.
He soon appeared in two more "good" movies: Busting (1974), a cop film directed by Peter Hyams, and S*P*Y*S (1975), a spy spoof that reunited him with Sutherland. Neither of them were particularly popular. He appeared in two films for Brut Productions, including Whiffs (1975) and then opposite Diane Keaton in I Will, I Will... for Now (1976). He and Keaton appeared in Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976) with James Caan and Michael Caine. All of the box office failed. He appeared in Richard Attenborough's World War II drama film A Bridge Too Far (1977), where he appeared as an ensemble cast member. Col. Robert Stout, a role based on Robert Sink, was played by Gould. Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Liv Ullman, and Laurence Olivier were among the ensemble cast members. The film was a commercial and critical success.
With Capricorn One (1978), directed by Peter Hyams and starring James Brolin, Sam Waterston, and O. J. Simpson, Gould returned to mainstream success the following year. Producer Lew Grade, who later arranged Gould's guest appearances in The Muppets and its movie spin-offs, funded the film. After making Capricorn One Gould, Bernard Malamud produced A New Life from a Bernard Malamud novel with Robert Altman directing, but the film was not made. Gould travelled to Canada to star in The Silent Partner (1978), starring Christopher Plummer. Grade on Escape to Athena (1979), before beginning working with Grade on Escape to Athena (1979). In the much-anticipated remake of The Lady Vanishes (1979), he appeared. Gould appeared as Cher's dance partner in 1979 at the end of her Top ten disco hit "Take Me Home."
During this time, Gould appeared on Saturday Night Live six times, his last appearance being in November 1980, when he was shocked to learn that the original cast and producer Lorne Michaels had been dislocated and had been replaced. Although he never hosted SNL again, Hanks appears in a season 16 (1990–1991) episode hosted by Tom Hanks, where he was welcomed into the Five-Timers club, a club for celebrities that has hosted the show five times. In a similar skit welcoming John Mulaney to the club, he returned in season 47 (2021-2022).
Gould appeared in the romantic comedy film Falling in Love Again (1980), alongside Susannah York. Gould produced two films for Disney, The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980) and The Devil and Max (1982). Gould wanted to return to Broadway with The Guys in 1983, but the show was interrupted after the first week of previews, replaced by Harris Laskawy. On opening night, the play came to an end.
Gould's acting career began in television. Dr. Howard Sheinfeld appeared on CBS medical sitcom E/R from 1984 to 1986, playing the role of Dr. Howard Sheinfeld in 23 episodes. He appeared on "The Misfortune Cookie" in 1986. Leonard Weinglass, a criminal defense prosecutor, appeared in the HBO television film Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987), a playwright. Carl Lumby, Peter Boyle, Robert Loggia, Martin Sheen, and Billy Zane were all cast members of the film and written by Jeremy Kagan, and Billy Zane appeared in it. He also appeared on shows such as Murder, She Wrote, as a guest star. He continued to act in film, but his roles were less prominent than those from previous decades: he appeared in films such as Inside Out (1986) and Dangerous Love (1988), and he appeared in movies like Inside Out (1986) and Whoopi Goldberg in The Telephone (1988).
Gould began to perform more often in supporting roles as time went on. He was lauded for his role as an aging mobster in Warren Beatty's 1991 film Bugsy, and he appeared in Robert Altman's The Player (1992) as "himself."
Gould continued to appear in guest roles on shows including L.A. Law, Moon Over Miami, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Diagnosis: Murder. Thanks to a recurring appearance as Jack Geller, the father of Courteney Cox and David Schwimmer's characters Monica and Ross on the NBC sitcom Friends, first appearing in 1994 and in twenty total episodes over the course of the show's run, he became known to a new generation of viewers. In the controversial drama American History X (1998) starring Edward Norton, he appeared in a more dramatic role as the boyfriend of the protagonist's mother.
Gould co-starred in Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven, a 2001 remake of the classic Rat Pack caper film. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, and Carl Reiner appeared in the film. The film received rave reviews and was a huge financial success. Reuben Tishkoff, a former casino owner, was the protagonist of Gould's wealthy friend. In 2004, Ocean's Twelve and Ocean's Thirteen in 2007, he reprised his role in the sequels, Ocean's Twelve.
He appeared in a feature-length episode of the UK television series Poirot in 2005, before appearing in similar one-off or small roles in television shows including Law & Order and CSI, as well as a more prominent role in Showtime's Ray Donovan from 2013 to 2016. He has loaned his voice to several animated films, including the Disney Channel animated series Kim Possible's father in the Disney Channel animated film Kim Possible (2003-2007). He also lent his voice to Hey Arnold!, The Simpsons, and American Dad.
Gould appeared in a supporting role in Soderbergh's ensemble thriller Contagion (2011) about a virus outbreak that has led to a global pandemic. Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard, Laurence Fishburne, and Jennifer Ehle appeared on the programme. The film received critical acclaim and was a box office hit. Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan appeared in Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' romantic comedy-drama film Ruby Sparks (2012), starring Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan. He co-starred with Jemaine Clement in the (2017) human comedy Humor Me. Gould reprised his role as Reuben in Ocean's 8. He appeared in Dangerous Lies, the upcoming year.
Gould appeared on guest stars in detective series like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2010) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2012). In the showtime crime series Ray Donovan (2013-2016), he appeared in a recurring role as Ezra Goldman, starring Liev Schrieber and Jon Voight. In the sitcom Mulaney (2014-2015), Gould played John Mulaney's neighbor. He also appeared in guest roles in Maron, The Kominsky Method (2018), and Grace and Frankie (2020). He appeared in Friends: The Reunion for a brief period, as well as Christina Pickles and the remainder of the Friends cast.