# Larry Gelman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Larry_Gelman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Larry_Gelman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Gelman > Source revision: 1316510656 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American actor (1930–2021)}} {{other uses|Gelman}} {{more citations needed|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Larry Gelman | image = Larry Gelman on RealTVfilms.jpg | caption = Gelman in 2009 | birth_name = Lawrence Sheldon Gelman | birth_date = {{birth date|1930|11|3}} | birth_place = [Brooklyn, New York](/source/Brooklyn%2C_New_York), U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|6|7|1930|11|3}} | death_place = [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California), U.S. | occupation = Actor | spouse = Barbara Gelman (?–his death) }} '''Lawrence Sheldon Gelman''' (November 3, 1930 – June 7, 2021) was an American film and television [character actor](/source/character_actor). He was known for playing Dr. Bernie Tupperman on the TV series ''[The Bob Newhart Show](/source/The_Bob_Newhart_Show)''{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7|pages=119–120|edition=2nd}} and Vinnie, the poker playing friend of Oscar and Felix, in the original TV series version of ''[The Odd Couple](/source/The_Odd_Couple_(1970_TV_series))''.{{r|etvs|page1=779}} ==Biography== Gelman was born in [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), New York, on November 3, 1930. On television, Gelman portrayed Leo Gold in ''[Free Country](/source/Free_Country_(TV_series))'',{{r|etvs|page1=365}} Irv Schlosser in ''[Grand Slam](/source/Grand_Slam_(TV_series))'',{{r|etvs|page1=411}} Dr. Hubie Binder in ''[Maude](/source/Maude_(TV_series))''{{r|etvs|page1=668}} officer Bernstein on ''[Eight Is Enough](/source/Eight_Is_Enough)'',{{Citation needed |date=June 2019}} Al Clemens on ''[Mork & Mindy](/source/Mork_%26_Mindy)''.{{r|etvs|page1=715}} and Max on [''Needles and Pins''](/source/Needles_and_Pins_(TV_series)).{{r|etvs|page1=748}} Gelman appeared in other American television series, including ''[The Monkees](/source/The_Monkees_(TV_series))'' (3 episodes), ''[Batman](/source/Batman_(TV_series))'', ''[Get Smart](/source/Get_Smart)'', ''[I Dream of Jeannie](/source/I_Dream_of_Jeannie)'', ''[My Three Sons](/source/My_Three_Sons)'', ''[The Doris Day Show](/source/The_Doris_Day_Show)'' (3 episodes), ''[The Mary Tyler Moore Show](/source/The_Mary_Tyler_Moore_Show)'', ''[The Carol Burnett Show](/source/The_Carol_Burnett_Show)'', ''[Rhoda](/source/Rhoda)'', ''[Kojak](/source/Kojak)'' (2 episodes), ''[Quincy M.E.](/source/Quincy_M.E.)'', ''[CHiPS](/source/CHiPS)'', ''[The Love Boat](/source/The_Love_Boat)'', ''[Laverne & Shirley](/source/Laverne_%26_Shirley)'', ''[One Day at a Time](/source/One_Day_at_a_Time_(1975_TV_series))'' (2 episodes), ''[Barney Miller](/source/Barney_Miller)'' (4 episodes), ''[The Facts of Life](/source/The_Facts_of_Life_(TV_series))'', ''[Simon & Simon](/source/Simon_%26_Simon)'', ''[Hill Street Blues](/source/Hill_Street_Blues)'', ''[Remington Steele](/source/Remington_Steele)'', ''[Cagney & Lacey](/source/Cagney_%26_Lacey)'' (3 episodes), ''[Scarecrow and Mrs. King](/source/Scarecrow_and_Mrs._King)'', ''[Mr. Belvedere](/source/Mr._Belvedere)'' (2 episodes), ''[In the Heat of the Night](/source/In_the_Heat_of_the_Night_(TV_series))'' (2 episodes), ''[Night Court](/source/Night_Court)'' (3 episodes), ''[Doogie Howser, M.D.](/source/Doogie_Howser%2C_M.D.)'', ''[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!](/source/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Super_Show!)'', ''[Touched by an Angel](/source/Touched_by_an_Angel)'' and ''[ER](/source/ER_(TV_series))''. He appeared in ''[Tales from the Darkside](/source/Tales_from_the_Darkside)'' Love Hungry (series 4, episode 11, 1988) as Elmo. He also was nominated for a [Primetime Emmy](/source/Primetime_Emmy) for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series, for his guest-starring appearance on the episode "Goodbye, Mr. Fish: Part 2" of the American [sitcom](/source/sitcom) television series ''Barney Miller''.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TPdWBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA54|title=The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen: A History with Cast and Crew Profiles and an Episode Guide|page=54|first=Bob|last=Leszczak|publisher=McFarland|date=August 23, 2014|isbn=9781476615394|via=[Google Books](/source/Google_Books)}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/larry-gelman|title=Larry Gelman|work=[Television Academy](/source/Academy_of_Television_Arts_%26_Sciences)|access-date=July 11, 2021}} In film, Gelman appeared (credited as Larry Spelman) in the X-rated 1976 film [''Alice in Wonderland''](/source/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1976_film)) with [Kristine DeBell](/source/Kristine_DeBell), and the adult comedy ''[Chatterbox](/source/Chatterbox_(1977_film))'' (1977) starring [Candice Rialson](/source/Candice_Rialson). He also had roles in [Disney's](/source/Disney's) ''[Superdad](/source/Superdad)'' (1973), ''[The Strongest Man in the World](/source/The_Strongest_Man_in_the_World)'' (1975), ''[Tunnel Vision](/source/Tunnel_Vision_(1976_film))'' (1976), ''[Raid on Entebbe](/source/Raid_on_Entebbe_(film))'' (1977), ''[The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal](/source/The_Triangle_Factory_Fire_Scandal)'' (1979), ''[The Frisco Kid](/source/The_Frisco_Kid)'' (1979), ''[O'Hara's Wife](/source/O'Hara's_Wife)'' (1982), ''[Dreamscape](/source/Dreamscape_(1984_film))'' (1984), ''[Girls Just Want to Have Fun](/source/Girls_Just_Want_to_Have_Fun_(film))'' (1985), ''[The Naked Cage](/source/The_Naked_Cage)'' (1986) and ''[Mr. Saturday Night](/source/Mr._Saturday_Night)'' (1992). On Broadway, Gelman portrayed Tambi Rothman in ''The Roast'' (1980).{{cite web |title=("Larry Gelman" search results) |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/larry-gelman-92802 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |accessdate=29 June 2019}} His other stage activities included touring in a production of ''The Odd Couple'' and playing Albert Einstein in ''Einstein: A Stage Portrait''.{{cite news |last1=Sherman |first1=Richard |title=Gelman: Einstein portrayal a 'labor of love' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33345914/larry_gelman/ |accessdate=29 June 2019 |work=The Times |date=October 7, 1988 |location=Indiana, Muncie |page=38|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}} Gelman also played Einstein in the real-time strategy games ''[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2](/source/Command_%26_Conquer%3A_Red_Alert_2)'' and ''[Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge](/source/Command_%26_Conquer%3A_Yuri's_Revenge)''. He died in June 2021, at the age of 90, from injuries suffered in a fall.{{cite web |title=Week ending Saturday, June 12, 2021 |url=http://lifeinlegacy.com/Display.aspx?weekof=2021-06-12#P33801 |website=Life in Legacy |access-date=7 December 2021}}{{cite web |title=Larry Gelman, R.I.P. |url=https://www.newsfromme.com/2021/06/08/larry-gelman-r-i-p/ |website=News From Me |access-date=7 December 2021 |date=8 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=SAG-AFTRA magazine – Fall/Winter 2021 |url=https://digital.copcomm.com/i/1433871-fall-winter-2021/135? |website=SAG-AFTRA |access-date=7 December 2021}} ==Television== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1966|| ''[The Monkees](/source/The_Monkees_(TV_series))'' || Director || S1:E12, "I've Got a Little Song Here" |- |1967|| ''[The Monkees](/source/The_Monkees_(TV_series))'' || Stage Manager || S1:E23, "Captain Crocodile" |- |1967|| ''[The Monkees](/source/The_Monkees_(TV_series))'' || Salesman || S2:E15, "The Christmas Show" |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0312475}} *{{IBDB name|92802}} *[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228306358/larry-gelman Larry Gelman] at [Find a Grave](/source/Find_a_Grave) {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gelman, Larry}} Category:1930 births Category:2021 deaths Category:20th-century American male actors Category:21st-century American Jews Category:21st-century American male actors Category:American male film actors Category:American male stage actors Category:American male television actors Category:Jewish American male actors Category:Male actors from Brooklyn Category:Burials at Los Angeles National Cemetery --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Larry Gelman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Gelman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Gelman?action=history)). 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