# Darrell Zwerling
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{{Short description|American actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Darrell Zwerling
| image =
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = September 9, 1928
| birth_place = [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania](/source/Pittsburgh%2C_Pennsylvania), U.S.
| death_date = April 11, 2014 (aged 85)
| death_place = [Hollywood, California](/source/Hollywood%2C_California), U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1968–1991}}
'''Darrell Zwerling''' (September 9, 1928 – April 11, 2014) was an American [character actor](/source/character_actor) in film and television. His most famous role was Hollis Mulwray, the unfortunate Water Authority Commissioner (the husband of [Faye Dunaway](/source/Faye_Dunaway)'s character) in [Roman Polanski](/source/Roman_Polanski)'s ''[Chinatown](/source/Chinatown_(1974_film))''. In 1973, he portrayed Mr. Charney, a voice-over applicant with laryngitis at WJM-TV, in the season four episode, "The Lou and Edie Story" on ''[The Mary Tyler Moore Show](/source/The_Mary_Tyler_Moore_Show)''.
He was born in [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania](/source/Pittsburgh%2C_Pennsylvania) to Irwin and Esther Zwerling, Jewish emigrants from [Austria](/source/Austria) and [Romania](/source/Romania), respectively, and had one elder sibling, a sister, Bernice.[[https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQW8-63N Family infosite], familysearch.org; accessed September 18, 2014.]
==Death==
Zwerling died in [Hollywood, California](/source/Hollywood%2C_California) on April 11, 2014, aged 85, from undisclosed causes. His death was not disclosed until September 16, 2014, by The [Juilliard School](/source/Juilliard_School) in New York.[[http://dialmformovies.net/2014/09/16/darrell-zwerling-chinatown-actor-1928-2014 Notice of death], dialmformovies.net; accessed September 17, 2014.]
==Filmography==
Darrell appeared in many movies and on television.[{{cite web|title=Darrell Zwerling|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0959022/|website=Internet Movie Database|publisher=Amazon|accessdate=14 July 2015}}][{{cite web|title=Darrell Zwerling|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/p78748|website=AllMovie|publisher=All Media Network, LLC}}]
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Film
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1968
| ''[The Secret Life of an American Wife](/source/The_Secret_Life_of_an_American_Wife)''
| Fan
| Uncredited
|-
| 1972
| ''[Lady Liberty](/source/Lady_Liberty_(film))''
| Stan
| Uncredited
|-
| 1974
| ''[Our Time](/source/Our_Time_(1974_film))''
| Dr. Madden
|
|-
| 1974
| ''[Chinatown](/source/Chinatown_(1974_film))''
| Hollis Mulwray
|
|-
| 1975
| ''[Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze](/source/Doc_Savage%3A_The_Man_of_Bronze)''
| [Brigadier General Theodore Marley "Ham" Brooks](/source/Theodore_Marley_Brooks)
|
|-
| 1975
| ''[The Ultimate Warrior](/source/The_Ultimate_Warrior_(1975_film))''
| Silas
|
|-
| 1976
| ''[Family Plot](/source/Family_Plot)''
| Priest
| Uncredited
|-
| 1977
| ''[Capricorn One](/source/Capricorn_One)''
| Dr. Bergen
|
|-
| 1977
| ''[High Anxiety](/source/High_Anxiety)''
| Dr. Eckhardt
|
|-
| 1978
| ''[Grease](/source/Grease_(film))''
| Mr. Lynch
|
|-
| 1979
| ''[The Main Event](/source/The_Main_Event_(1979_film))''
| Sheldon
|
|-
| 1979
| ''[…And Justice for All](/source/%E2%80%A6And_Justice_for_All_(film))''
| William Zinoff
|
|-
| 1986
| ''Texas Godfather''
| Professor
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[Rush Week](/source/Rush_Week)''
| Professor Caldwell
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[Joe Versus the Volcano](/source/Joe_Versus_the_Volcano)''
| Underwear Salesman
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[Wild at Heart](/source/Wild_at_Heart_(film))''
| Singer's Manager
|
|-
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Television
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1973
| ''[Miracle on 34th Street](/source/Miracle_on_34th_Street_(1973_film))''
| Floorwalker
| Uncredited
|-
| 1973
| ''[Mary Tyler Moore](/source/The_Mary_Tyler_Moore_Show)''
| Mr. Charney
| 1 episode
|-
| 1973–1975
| ''[Kojak](/source/Kojak)''
| Dr. Agajanian / Medical Examiner
| 5 episodes
|-
| 1974
| ''[Mannix](/source/Mannix)''
| Richard
| 1 episode
|-
| 1974
| ''[Columbo](/source/Columbo)''
| Lewis Lacey / Motel Manager
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1974–1977
| ''[Police Woman](/source/Police_Woman_(TV_series))''
| Harry Kubelski / Wilkes
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1975
| ''[Sanford and Son](/source/Sanford_and_Son)''
| Pediatrician
| 1 episode
|-
| 1975
| ''[Karen](/source/Karen_(1975_TV_series))''
| Brian
| 1 episode
|-
| 1975
| ''Judgement: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley''
| Maj. David
| TV movie
|-
| 1975
| ''[Joe and Sons](/source/Joe_and_Sons)''
| Doctor
| 1 episode
|-
| 1976
| ''[Alice](/source/Alice_(American_TV_series))''
| Calvin
| 1 episode
|-
| 1976
| ''[The Boy in the Plastic Bubble](/source/The_Boy_in_the_Plastic_Bubble)''
| Mr. Brister
| TV movie
|-
| 1976
| ''[The Blue Knight](/source/The_Blue_Knight_(TV_series))''
| Eddie Harris
| 1 episode
|-
| 1976
| ''[McCoy](/source/McCoy_(TV_series))''
| Phelps
| 1 episode
|-
| 1977
| ''[Quincy M.E.](/source/Quincy_M.E.)''
| Frazier
| 1 episode
|-
| 1977
| ''[The Red Hand Gang](/source/The_Red_Hand_Gang)''
| Jaworski
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1977
| ''The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened''
| Dr. Brimson
| TV movie
|-
| 1977
| ''[Little House on the Prairie](/source/Little_House_on_the_Prairie_(TV_series))''
| Horace Benson
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1977–1979
| ''[Starsky and Hutch](/source/Starsky_and_Hutch)''
| several roles
| 5 episodes
|-
| 1978
| ''With This Ring''
| Mr. Pheeb
| TV movie
|-
| 1979
| ''[Blind Ambition](/source/Blind_Ambition_(miniseries))''
| Frederick LaRue
| TV mini-series
|-
| 1979
| ''[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century](/source/Buck_Rogers_in_the_25th_Century_(TV_series))''
| Macon
| 1 episode
|-
| 1979
| ''[A Man Called Sloane](/source/A_Man_Called_Sloane)''
| Dr. Eckhart
| 1 episode
|-
| 1980
| ''[Barney Miller](/source/Barney_Miller)''
| Dorsey
| 1 episode
|-
| 1980
| ''[Tenspeed and Brown Shoe](/source/Tenspeed_and_Brown_Shoe)''
| Lovell
| 1 episode
|-
| 1982
| ''[Father Murphy](/source/Father_Murphy)''
| Prosecuting Attorney
| 1 episode
|-
| 1982
| ''[Best of the West](/source/Best_of_the_West)''
| Fredericks
| 1 episode
|-
| 1982
| ''[Trapper John, M.D.](/source/Trapper_John%2C_M.D.)''
| Rozar
| 1 episode
|-
| 1983
| ''[Sunset Limousine](/source/Sunset_Limousine)''
| Janczyn
| TV movie
|-
| 1984
| ''[Simon & Simon](/source/Simon_%26_Simon)''
| Akins / H.M. Hadley
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1985
| ''[Cagney & Lacey](/source/Cagney_%26_Lacey)''
| Manager
| 1 episode
|-
| 1986
| ''[Matlock](/source/Matlock_(1986_TV_series))''
| Dr. Farnsworth - Weatherman
| 1 episode
|-
| 1986
| ''[Hill Street Blues](/source/Hill_Street_Blues)''
| Teasdale
| 1 episode
|-
| 1986
| ''[The Young and the Restless](/source/The_Young_and_the_Restless)''
| Judge Patrick Sullivan
| 1 episode
|-
| 1987
| ''[L.A. Law](/source/L.A._Law)''
| Jury Foreman
| 1 episode
|-
| 1987
| ''[Dynasty](/source/Dynasty_(1981_TV_series))''
| Minister
| 1 episode
|-
| 1988
| ''Glitz''
| Bertoia
| 1 episode
|-
| 1991
| ''[Murder, She Wrote](/source/Murder%2C_She_Wrote)''
| Doctor
| 1 episode, (final appearance)
|-
|-
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0959022}}
* [http://www.juilliard.edu/journal/1405/recent-deaths-juilliard-community-24 Juilliard School - In Memoriam]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140916150249/http://dialmformovies.net/2014/09/16/darrell-zwerling-chinatown-actor-1928-2014/ Notice of death]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=136036559&PIpi=113401987 Picture of gravestone]
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