Deceased

How Did Philip Bruns Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 80

Also known asPhil Bruns, Phillip BrunsGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn02/05/1931Born inPipestone, Minnesota, USADied08/02/2012 (aged 80)Died inLos AngelesCausediseaseWikidataQ542943 ↗Buried atNew Woodlawn CemeteryTMDb#31117 ↗

Philip Bruns was an American television and movie actor and writer. He portrayed George Shumway, the father of Mary Hartman on the 1970s comedic series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and Morty Seinfeld, the father of Jerry Seinfeld, in the 1990 second episode of Seinfeld.

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Filmography73 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1999	InfernoMovie	Old Man Buyer	68
1998	Johnny SkidmarksMovie	Old Coot	67
1997	Just Shoot Me!Series	Professor Gladstone	66
1996	ProfilerSeries	Mr. Poole	65
1996	EdMovie	Clarence	65
1996	The Trigger EffectMovie	Mr. Schaefer	65
1995	Baywatch NightsSeries	Nicky Pine	64
1995	Digital ManMovie	Bob	64
1994	PentathlonMovie	Vic	63
1993	Love BitesMovie	Vinnie Helsting	62
1992	The Opposite Sex and How to Live with ThemMovie	Irv Crown	61
1990	Dead Men Don't DieMovie	Nolan	59
1990	Max Monroe: Loose CannonSeries	—	59
1989	SeinfeldSeries	Morty Seinfeld	58
1987	A Year in the LifeSeries	Bob McCrone	56
1986	Betrayed by InnocenceMovie	Judge Mendola	55
1985	Amazing StoriesSeries	Mr. Beasley	54
1985	The Twilight ZoneSeries	Bartender (segment 'Kentucky Rye')	54
1984	AirwolfSeries	Mitch - Director	53
1984	Night CourtSeries	Mr. Hubble	53
1984	Airwolf: The MovieMovie	Mitch, the Director	53
1983	FlashdanceMovie	Frank Szabo	52
1982	St. ElsewhereSeries	Marvin Kroll	51
1982	Cagney & LaceySeries	Daglee	51
1982	My Favorite YearMovie	Fed. Marshal Holt / Featured Player	51
1981	Hill Street BluesSeries	—	50
1981	Simon & SimonSeries	—	50
1980	The Stunt ManMovie	Ace	49
1980	The Gold BugMovie	Tattoo	49
1979	Trapper John, M.D.Series	—	48
1979	Archie Bunker's PlaceSeries	—	48
1979	Aunt MaryMovie	Det. LaMonica	48
1978	Corvette SummerMovie	Gil	47
1977	How the West Was WonSeries	Doc	46
1977	The Chopped Liver BrothersMovie	Mr. Ruth	46
1976	NickelodeonMovie	Duncan	45
1976	Mary Hartman, Mary HartmanSeries	George Shumway	45
1975	Barney MillerSeries	Gordon Kaiser	44
1975	The Great Waldo PepperMovie	Dilhoefer	44
1975	The Kansas City MassacreMovie	Capt. Jackson	44
1975	BronkSeries	Gunther	44
1975	IsisSeries	Jack Evans	44
1975	Rock-a-Die BabyMovie	Lt. John Anderson	44
1975	Flash and the FirecatMovie	Mr. Walley	44
1975	Target RiskMovie	Marty	44
1974	The Six Million Dollar ManSeries	Dr. Randolph	43
1974	The Family KovackMovie	Jo-Jo Linsen	43
1974	Sons and DaughtersSeries	—	43
1974	Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General YamashitaMovie	—	43
1973	KojakSeries	George Lampert	42
1972	The RookiesSeries	—	41
1972	MAS*HSeries	—	41
1972	The Streets of San FranciscoSeries	Pete	41
1972	Sanford and SonSeries	Calvin	41
1972	Night of the Dark Full MoonMovie	Wilfred Butler (1929)	41
1971	ColumboSeries	Gene Stafford	40
1971	Taking OffMovie	Policeman	40
1971	The Gang That Couldn't Shoot StraightMovie	Gallagher	40
1970	The Out-of-TownersMovie	Officer Meyers	39
1970	JennyMovie	Fred Callahan	39
1969	Midnight CowboyMovie	Man in TV Montage (uncredited)	38
1969	Let Me Hear You WhisperMovie	Dan	38
1968	Here's LucySeries	Tompkins	37
1968	The OutcastsSeries	—	37
1968	The SwimmerMovie	Biswangers' Pool Party Guest (uncredited)	37
1967	Judd, for the DefenseSeries	—	36
1966	The Rat PatrolSeries	General Koenig, 'the Butcher'	35
1965	The Wild Wild WestSeries	—	34
1965	A Thousand ClownsMovie	The Man in the Restaurant	34
1962	Jackie Gleason and His American Scene MagazineSeries	Sketch Actor	31
1961	The DefendersSeries	District Attorney	30
1960	Route 66Series	—	29
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Det. LaMonica	20