Stuart Pankin
Stuart Pankin (born April 8, 1946) is an American film and television actor.
Early life
Pankin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended Dickinson College, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Columbia University.[1]
Career
Early in his career, Pankin frequently performed at St. Vincent Summer Theatre and still returns to perform there often.[2] One of Pankin's earliest film appearances was as asthmatic musician/magician Dudley Laywicker in Hollywood Knights. Pankin was also an anchor on HBO's Not Necessarily the News, played Earl Sinclair in the TV sitcom Dinosaurs and the father on the short-lived sitcom Nearly Departed.[3]. Pankin has also appeared in numerous TV commercials.
Pankin played an Orthodox Jew in Curb Your Enthusiasm. He has also starred in Zenon: Girl of the 21 Century, Zenon: The Zequel, and Zenon: Z3 as Commander Plank. Pankin also appeared in Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves, as the brother of Wayne Szalinski, and also co-starred as a bossy, self-important lawman in the horror/comedy Arachnophobia.
More recently, Pankin also appeared as an absent-minded professor in a series of edutainment 3D films (Encounter in the Third Dimension and Misadventures in 3D), designed for large-screen IMAX theatres. He is currently a spokesman in infomercials for the WalkFit Phase 4 Orthotics shoe insert.
Although Pankin is well known for comedy roles and game show appearances (e.g., The $100,000 Pyramid), he has sometimes also taken dramatic roles, such as Michael Douglas' friend Jimmy, who attempts to hit on Glenn Close in Adrian Lyne's hit thriller Fatal Attraction.
Pankin also hosts several late-night informercials.
Filmography
TV series
- The San Pedro Beach Bums (1977-1978) as Stuf
- B.J. and the Bear (1979, 1980) (2 episodes)
- Barney Miller (1978, 1980) (2 episodes)
- House Calls (1981) (1 episode)
- CHiPs (1981) (2 episodes)
- No Soap, Radio as Tuttle
- Trapper John, M.D. (1982, 1983, 1985) (3 episodes)
- Fame (1985) (1 episode)
- Three's a Crowd (1985) (1 episode)
- Not Necessarily the News (1983-1985) as Bob Charles
- The Golden Girls (1986) (1 episode)
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1984, 1987) (2 episodes)
- Family Ties (1987) (1 episode)
- Hooperman (1988, 1989) (2 episodes)
- Nearly Departed (1989)
- Who's the Boss? (1989) (1 episode)
- Falcon Crest (1989)
- It's Garry Shandling's Show (1989, 1990) (2 episodes)
- Night Court (1985, 1987, 1991) (3 episodes)
- Knots Landing (1991) (6 episodes) as Benny Appleman
- Dinosaurs (1991-1992) as Earl Sinclair (voice)
- Animaniacs (1993) (voice)
- The Commish (1993) (1 episode)
- Family Matters (1993) (1 episode)
- Batman: The Animated Series (1994) (1 episode) (voice)
- Sisters (1995) (1 episode)
- Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher (1996-1997) as Kurt Fust
- Deadly Games (1996) (1 episode)
- Duckman (1996) (1 episode) (voice)
- Ally McBeal (1998) (1 episode)
- For Your Love (1998-2000) as Mark
- Suddenly Susan (1999) (1 episode)
- Batman Beyond (1999) (1 episode) (voice)
- Mad About You (1999) (1 episode)
- Action (1999) (1 episode)
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1999) (1 episode)
- Malcolm in the Middle (2001) (1 episode)
- Dharma & Greg (1998, 2001) (3 episodes)
- The Zeta Project (2001) (2 episodes)
- The Hughleys (2001) (1 episode)
- As Told by Ginger (2002) (1 episode)
- That's So Raven (2003) (1 episode)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2005) (2 episodes) as Ben Heineman
- Boston Legal (2006) (1 episode)
- On the Lot (2007)
- State of Mind (2007) (1 episode)
- The Suite Life on Deck (2008) (1 episode) as Simms
Awards and nominations
- Cable Ace Award 1 Win (1987), 4 Nominations (1989, 1985, 1984, 1983)
- Electronic Retail Association (ERA) Best Celebrity Presenter (2006)
References
External links
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April 8, 1946 |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.s. |
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