# Howard Witt > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Howard_Witt > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Howard_Witt.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Witt > Source revision: 1258512325 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American actor (1932–2017)}} {{more citations needed|date=March 2009}} {{Infobox person | name = Howard Witt | birth_date = {{birth date|1932|03|13}} | birth_place = [Chicago](/source/Chicago), Illinois, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|06|21|1932|03|13}} | death_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1965–2017 | education = [Art Institute of Chicago](/source/Art_Institute_of_Chicago) | spouse = | children = [Robin Witt](/source/Robin_Witt) }} '''Howard Witt''' (March 13, 1932 – June 21, 2017) was an American character actor and [Chicago](/source/Chicago) native who began his acting career in the [Goodman Theatre](/source/Goodman_Theatre). ==Early years== Witt attended [Von Steuben High School](/source/Von_Steuben_Metropolitan_High_School) and was a drama student at [Goodman School of Drama](/source/The_Theatre_School_at_DePaul_University) at the [Art Institute of Chicago](/source/Art_Institute_of_Chicago) (now at [DePaul University](/source/DePaul_University)).{{cite journal |title=Howard Witt, 85 |journal=Classic Images |date=February 2018 |issue=512 |page=55}} == Career == After Witt's career began at the [Goodman Theatre](/source/Goodman_Theatre), he gained additional acting experience at the Woodstock Playhouse in New York State and at the [Arena Stage](/source/Arena_Stage) in Washington, D.C. His Broadway performances included ''[Glengarry Glen Ross](/source/Glengarry_Glen_Ross)''. After divorcing his wife in the mid-1970s, Witt moved to Hollywood. He had appeared as a guest star in many television series including ''[Kojak](/source/Kojak)'', ''[The Bob Newhart Show](/source/The_Bob_Newhart_Show)'', ''[Rhoda](/source/Rhoda)'', ''[The Rockford Files](/source/The_Rockford_Files)'', ''[Eight Is Enough](/source/Eight_Is_Enough)'', ''[WKRP in Cincinnati](/source/WKRP_in_Cincinnati)'', ''[Alice](/source/Alice_(American_TV_series))'', ''[Archie Bunker's Place](/source/Archie_Bunker's_Place)'', ''[Hill Street Blues](/source/Hill_Street_Blues)'', ''[Taxi](/source/Taxi_(TV_series))'', ''[Remington Steele](/source/Remington_Steele)'', ''[Murder, She Wrote](/source/Murder%2C_She_Wrote)'', ''[St. Elsewhere](/source/St._Elsewhere)'', ''[Knots Landing](/source/Knots_Landing)'', ''[The Golden Girls](/source/The_Golden_Girls)'', and ''[Law & Order](/source/Law_%26_Order)''. He also appeared in a few made for telefilms including Disney's ''[Mr. Boogedy](/source/Mr._Boogedy)'' (as William Hanover/title character) and its sequel ''[Bride of Boogedy](/source/Bride_of_Boogedy)'' in the late 1980s. He was nominated for a [Tony Award](/source/Tony_Award) in 1999 for his portrayal of Charley in the [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre) revival of [Arthur Miller](/source/Arthur_Miller)'s ''[Death of a Salesman](/source/Death_of_a_Salesman)''.{{cite web|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article36918822.html |title=UNCC theater instructor has made a name for herself in Chicago |work=Charlotte Observer |author=Page Leggett |date=29 September 2015 |accessdate=23 June 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2002/09/21/actor-witt-is-hospitalized/ |title=Actor Witt is hospitalized |work=Chicago Tribune |date=21 September 2002 |access-date=23 June 2017 |author=Michael Phillips}} Witt is an alumnus at [DePaul University](/source/DePaul_University)'s Theatre School.{{cite web|url=https://www.goodmantheatre.org/goodman-blog/dates/2012/5/backstage-with-fish-mens-howard-witt/|title=Backstage with Fish Men's Howard Witt - Goodman Theatre|website=www.goodmantheatre.org}} == Personal life == He was the father of Chicago director [Robin Witt](/source/Robin_Witt), who is an associate professor of directing at [University of North Carolina at Charlotte](/source/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Charlotte). He also had another daughter, Deborah, and a son, Joshua.{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Chris |title=Longtime stage actor in Chicago, on Broadway |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21432528/howard_witt/ |work=Chicago Tribune |date=June 24, 2017 |location=Illinois, Chicago |page=I-1|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)|accessdate = June 30, 2018}} {{Open access}} He divorced his wife in the mid-1970s. == Health and death == Witt had a heart attack in 2002 while he was playing the part of Kit Carson in [Steppenwolf Theatre Company](/source/Steppenwolf_Theatre_Company)'s production of ''[The Time of Your Life](/source/The_Time_of_Your_Life)''. He died in Chicago on June 21, 2017, of natural causes at the age of 85.{{cite web|url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/beloved-chicago-actor-howard-witt-dies/ |title=Beloved Chicago actor and Tony nominee Howard Witt, has died |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=22 June 2017 |accessdate=23 June 2017}} ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1982|| ''[Lookin' to Get Out](/source/Lookin'_to_Get_Out)'' || Sid Dorfman - Man Interrupted by Jerry While Talking to Patti || |- |1984|| ''[Sam's Son](/source/Sam's_Son)'' || Cy Martin || |- |1987|| ''[The Golden Girls](/source/The_Golden_Girls)''|| Hunter McCoy|| episode "Diamond in the rough" |- |1991|| ''[Age Isn't Everything](/source/Age_Isn't_Everything)'' || || |- |1991|| ''[Law & Order](/source/Law_%26_Order)'' || Gruen || episode "The Wages of Love" |} == References == {{reflist|30em}} == External links == *{{IMDb name|id=0936870}} *{{IBDB name}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Witt, Howard}} Category:1932 births Category:2017 deaths Category:American male television actors Category:20th-century American male actors Category:DePaul University alumni Category:American male stage actors Category:Male actors from Chicago --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Howard Witt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Witt) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Witt?action=history)). 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