{{short description|American actor (born 1936)}} {{Infobox person | name = Milt Kogan | image = Milt Kogan.jpg | caption = Kogan in 2018 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1936|04|10}} | birth_place = Camden, New Jersey, U.S.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/43263507/|title=Actor is also practicing physician|first=Don|last=Freeman|work=The Mercury|location=Pottstown, Pennsylvania|date=March 5, 1977|access-date=June 10, 2022|page=35|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref> | occupation = Actor, Physician | years_active = 1962–2012 (as actor) | spouse = Susan Quast, 1983–present (2 children) <br /> Virginia Freeman "Dena" Lambie 1965–1976, divorced (1 child) }}
'''Milt Kogan''' (born April 10,<ref>{{Citation|title=Milt Kogan|work=Aveleyman}}</ref> 1936)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GRQbAQAAIAAJ|title=Television Guest Stars: An Illustrated Career Chronicle for 678 Performers of the Sixties and Seventies|page=281|first=Jack|last=Ward|publisher=McFarland|date=1993|isbn=9780899508078|via=Google Books}}</ref> is an American actor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/322133871/|title=Kogan is A Doctor First, Then Actor|work=The Tribune|location=Coshocton, Ohio|first=Don|last=Freeman|date=July 10, 1977|access-date=June 10, 2022|page=18|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref> He made well over 100 guest appearances on American network television shows. He is perhaps best known for playing Desk Sergeant Kogan on six episodes of the sitcom television series ''Barney Miller'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/115614630/|title=(untitled brief)|work=Argus-Leader|location=Sioux Falls, South Dakota|date=July 7, 2015|access-date=June 10, 2022|page=C1|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref> and for appearing in six different roles in the 1970s on ''Police Story''.
==Early life and career== Milt is an M.D. who practices board-certified Family Medicine in Los Angeles, California. He entered Cornell University with the class of 1957, but left after his junior year to earn his medical degree. He returned to Cornell to finish his B.S. in Animal Science fifty years later, graduating in 2007.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May07/Milt.Kogan.senior.sl.html | accessdate=February 29, 2012 | title='Barney Miller's' Officer Kogan is back on campus after lifetime as doctor and actor, and now, finally, a Cornell grad | last=Lang | first=Susan | date=May 23, 2007 | newspaper=Cornell Chronicle | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607145856/http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May07/Milt.Kogan.senior.sl.html | archivedate=June 7, 2011 | url-status=live}}</ref> As an undergraduate, he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. He also holds an M.P.H. (Epidemiology) from University of California, Los Angeles (1974–1976). He was a Peace Corps Physician in West Africa (1969–1972), practiced with the National Health Service Corps in Harlowton, Montana (1982–1983), served with the U.S. Army in Hanau, West Germany (1984–1986) and practiced in Vermillion, South Dakota (1996–1998). He speaks English, French, German, and Spanish.
Published works include: ''Escape From Montana'' (2009), ''Diary of the Ouagadougou Doc'' (2010), and ''Second Act'' (2010).
==Filmography== ===Films=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Film !Role !Director !Notes |- |rowspan="4"|1975 |''The Swinging Barmaids'' |Dan |Gus Trikonis |<!-- Released 1975-07 per iMDB --> |- |''Darktown Strutters'' |Officer Babel |William Witney |<!-- Released 1975-08-13 per iMDB --> |- |''The Sunshine Boys'' |Doctor |Herbert Ross |<!-- Released 1975-11-06 per iMDB --> |- |''Lucky Lady'' |Supercargo |Stanley Donen |<!-- Released 1975-12-25 per iMDB --> |- |rowspan="2"|1976 |''No Deposit, No Return'' |Policeman |Norman Tokar |<!-- Released 1976-02-05 per iMDB --> |- |''Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde'' |Lt. Harry O'Connor |William Crain |<!-- Released 1976-02-06 per iMDB --> |- |rowspan="2"|1977 |''Big Time'' |FBI Chief |Andrew Georgias |<!-- Released 1977-08 per iMDB --> |- |''Herowork'' |D.A. Durney |Michael Adrian |<!-- Released 1977-09 per iMDB --> |- |1978 |''The Fifth Floor'' |Dr. Shaw |Howard Avedis | |- |1979 |''The Lady in Red'' |Preacher |Lewis Teague | |- |1982 |''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' |Medican Unit |Steven Spielberg |Credited as "Milt Kogan, M.D." |- |rowspan="4"|1983 |''Angel of H.E.A.T.'' |Harry Covert |Myrl A. Schreibman |<!-- Released 1983-07 per iMDB --> |- |''Wavelength'' |Chief Pathologist |Mike Gray |<!-- Released 1983-08-16 per iMDB --> |- |''My Therapist'' |Steve Kovacs |Gary Legon and Al Rossi | |- |''Erotic Images'' |Herb Todd |Declan Langan | |- |rowspan="2"|1984 |''Bachelor Party'' |Restaurant Customer |Neal Israel |<!-- Released 1984-06-29 per iMDB --> |- |''The Woman in Red'' |Air Traffic Boss |Gene Wilder |<!-- Released 1984-08-15 per iMDB --> |- |1985 |''Brewster's Millions'' |Heller |Walter Hill | |- |1986 |''The Check Is in the Mail...'' |Mr. Fanning |Joan Darling and Ted Kotcheff | |- |rowspan="2"|2002 |''Random Shooting in L.A.'' |Dan |Jeffrey Delman |<!-- Released 2002-07-13 per iMDB --> |- |''Jennifer Is Dead'' |Dr. Schill |Joel Bender |Short film <!-- Released 2002-09-09 per iMDB --> |- |2009 |''Dandelion Dharma'' |Jonathan Worth |Veronica DiPippo |Short film |- |2010 |''Hesher'' |Doctor |Spencer Susser | |- |2011 |''The Descendants'' |Dr. Johnston |Alexander Payne | |- |2012 |''Guess Whom'' |Milt McNaulty |Jason Sax |Short film |- |2017 |''Maydeleh and the Prisoner'' |Arie Weiss |Maya Ben Yair |Short film |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! width="75"|Year(s) ! width="275"|Title ! width="200"|Role(s) ! Notes |- |rowspan="2"|1962 |''Dr. Kildare'' |Dr. Theodore Regan |S1E25 "Solomon's Choice" <!-- Airdate 1962-03-29 per iMDB --> |- |''The Law and Mr. Jones'' |Policeman |S2E1 "No News Is Good News" <!-- Airdate 1962-04-19 per iMDB --> |- |1962–1963 |''The Dick Powell Show'' |Jerry Sindell; Dr. Walters |S1E17 "Prince of Tomatoes"; S2E22 "Tissue of Hate" |- |1963 |''General Hospital'' |Irv | |- |rowspan="3"|1968 |''Judd, for the Defense'' |Dr. March |S2E2 "Transplant" <!-- Airdate 1968-10-04 per iMDB --> |- |''It Takes a Thief'' |Man A |S2E4 "The Thingamabob Heist" <!-- Airdate 1968-10-15 per iMDB --> |- |''Mission: Impossible'' |David Singleton |S3E11 "The Freeze" <!-- Airdate 1968-12-22 per iMDB --> |- |1973 |''Legend in Granite'' |Ray Nitschke |TV movie |- |1973–1974 |''Ironside'' |2nd Economist; Bernstein |S7E5 "The Armageddon Gang"; S7E20 "Close to the Heart" |- |1973–1977 |''Police Story'' |Various roles |6 episodes |- |rowspan="8"|1974 |''McMillan & Wife'' |Herb Sinclair |S3E5 "Reunion in Terror" <!-- Airdate 1974-01-27 per iMDB --> |- |''I Love You... Good-Bye'' |Alton Stockard |TV movie <!-- Aired 1974-02-12 per iMDB --> |- |''Harry O'' |Dr. Rodman |S1E2 "The Admiral's Lady" <!-- Airdate 1974-09-19 per iMDB --> |- |''The Six Million Dollar Man'' |Major, A.F. |S2E2 "The Pioneers" <!-- Airdate 1974-09-20 per iMDB --> |- |''Sanford and Son'' |Hotel Detective |S4E3 "Ol' Brown Eyes" <!-- Airdate 1974-09-27 per iMDB --> |- |''Mannix'' |Les |S8E4 "Walk on the Blind Side" <!-- Airdate 1974-10-13 per iMDB --> |- |''The Law'' |Detective Milt Vinton |TV movie <!-- Aired 1974-10-22 per iMDB --> |- |''Sons and Daughters'' |Boys V.P. |S1E9 "The Tryst" <!-- Airdate 1974-11-06 per iMDB --> |- |1974–1978 |''The Rockford Files'' |Various roles |3 episodes |- |rowspan="11"|1975 |''The Rookies'' |Francis Grimm; Dr. Garfield |S3E17 "Solomon's Paradise"; S4E6 "Reign of Terror" <!-- Airdate for the first of these 1975-01-27 per iMDB --> |- |''Barney Miller'' |Officer Kogan |6 episodes <!-- Airdate for the first of these 1975-01-30 per iMDB --> |- |''The ABC Afternoon Playbreak'' |Sonny Miller |S3E4 "The Girl Who Couldn't Lose" <!-- Airdate 1975-02-13 per iMDB --> |- |''S.W.A.T.'' |Market Owner |S1E4 "Pressure Cooker: S2E13 "Terror Ship" <!-- Airdate for the first of these 1975-03-17 per iMDB --> |- |''One of Our Own'' |Dr. Korngold |TV movie <!-- Aired 1975-05-05 per iMDB --> |- |''The Invisible Man'' |Doctor |Pilot episode <!-- Airdate 1975-05-06 per iMDB --> |- |''The Merv Griffin Show'' |Self (Guest) |S13E21 "Jason Robards, Florence Henderson, Milt Kogan, Skiles and Henderson" <!-- Airdate 1975-09-29 per iMDB --> |- |''Fear on Trial'' |Herb Steinmann |TV movie <!-- Aired 1975-10-02 per iMDB --> |- |''Cannon'' |Doctor |S5E5 "The Victim" <!-- Airdate 1975-10-08 per iMDB --> |- |''Starsky & Hutch'' |Manny |S1E7 "Death Notice" <!-- Airdate 1975-10-15 per iMDB --> |- |''Joe Forrester'' |Milt Gold |S1E8 "Target: Mexican Syndicate" <!-- Airdate 1975-11-25 per iMDB --> |- |rowspan="5"|1976 |''Switch'' |Doctor; Frank Reed |S1E15 "The Walking Bomb"; S2E3 "Fleece of Snow" <!-- Airdate for the first of these 1976-01-06 per iMDB --> |- |''Rich Man, Poor Man'' |Doctor |S1E4 "Part IV: Chapter 6" <!-- Airdate 1976-02-16 per iMDB --> |- |''City of Angels'' |Buster |S1E7 "Palm Springs Answer" <!-- Airdate 1976-03-23 per iMDB --> |- |''Kingston'' |Lieutenant Vokeman |TV movie <!-- Aired 1976-09-15 per iMDB --> |- |''Shazam!'' |Jack Michaels |S3E2 "Bitter Herbs" <!-- Airdate 1976-09-18 per iMDB --> |- |1976–1977 |''Kojak'' |Dr. Martin Laing; Al Grant |S3E17 "A Wind from Corsica"; S5E5 "Once More from Birdland" |- |rowspan="5"|1977 |''Bunco'' |Lt. Hyatt |TV movie <!-- Aired 1977-01-13 per iMDB --> |- |''Delvecchio'' |Assistant D.A. Mitchell |S1E16 "Licensed to Kill" <!-- Airdate 1977-02-13 per iMDB --> |- |''Rafferty'' | |S1E2 "Brothers & Sons" <!-- Airdate 1977-09-12 per iMDB --> |- |''The New Adventures of Wonder Woman'' |Kalanin |S2E9 "The Man Who Made Volcanoes" <!-- Airdate 1977-11-18 per iMDB --> |- |''The Storyteller'' |Phil Curry |TV movie <!-- Aired 1977-12-05 per iMDB --> |- |rowspan="5"|1978 |''Eight Is Enough'' |Coach |S2E19 "Hard Hats and Hard Heads" <!-- Airdate 1978-02-28 per iMDB --> |- |''Columbo'' |Dubbing Chief |S7E3 "Make Me a Perfect Murder" <!-- Airdate 1978-02-25 per iMDB --> |- |''Loose Change'' |Eddie Luchek |S1E3 "Part III: Being Free" <!-- Airdate 1978-02-28 per iMDB --> |- |''Chico and the Man'' |Officer Lucius |S4E16 "A New Girl in Town" <!-- Airdate 1978-06-02 per iMDB --> |- |''The Millionaire'' |Parker |TV movie <!-- Aired 1978-12-19 per iMDB --> |- |rowspan="5"|1979 |''The Amazing Spider-Man'' |Wiley |S2E5 "Photo Finish" <!-- Airdate 1979-02-07 per iMDB --> |- |''Quincy, M.E.'' |Dr. Stewart Taylor |S4E18 "Physician, Heal Thyself" <!-- Airdate 1979-02-22 per iMDB --> |- |''Roots: The Next Generations'' |Mel Klein |S1E3 "Part VI (1939-1950)" <!-- Airdate 1979-02-23 per iMDB --> |- |''Dear Detective'' | |S1E1 <!-- Airdate 1979-04-04 per iMDB --> |- |''The White Shadow'' |Mr. LeGrand |S1E15 "LeGrande Finale" <!-- Airdate 1979-04-09 per iMDB --> |- |rowspan="2"|1980 |''Diff'rent Strokes'' |Mr. Haskell |S3E2 "Small Claims Court" <!-- Airdate 1980-11-19 per iMDB --> |- |''The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo'' |Harvey |S2E1 "The Dirtiest Girls in Town" <!-- Airdate 1980-12-30 per iMDB --> |- |rowspan="2"|1981 |''Shannon'' | |S1E1 "Gotham Swansong" <!-- Airdate 1981-11-11 per iMDB --> |- |''Lou Grant'' |McElwain |S5E3 "Reckless" <!-- Airdate 1981-11-16 per iMDB --> |- |1982 |''The Greatest American Hero'' |Dr. Moran |S2E9 "Train of Thought"; S2E17 "Dreams" |- |1982–1984 |''Cagney & Lacey'' |Hauser; Actor |S2E1 "Witness to an Incident"; S4E3 "Insubordination" |- |rowspan="2"|1983 |''M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers'' |Dr. Christiansen |TV movie <!-- Aired 1983-03-14 per iMDB --> |- |''The A-Team'' |T.K. / Fake Doctor |S1E12 "The Beast from the Belly of a Boeing" <!-- Airdate 1983-05-03 per iMDB --> |- |rowspan="4"|1984 |''Airwolf'' |Dr. Rothschild |S1E6 "Echoes from the Past" <!-- Airdate 1984-03-03 per iMDB --> |- |''The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.'' |Perry McMasters |TV movie <!-- Aired 1984-05-16 per iMDB --> |- |''Night Court'' |Doctor |S1E13 "Hi Honey, I'm Home" <!-- Airdate 1984-05-31 per iMDB --> |- |''Pryor's Place'' |Solly |S1E1 "High Noon at 5:30 P.M."; S1E2 "To Catch a Little Thief" <!-- Airdate for the first of these 1984-09-15 per iMDB --> |- |1985–1991 |''Knots Landing'' |Customer; Mr. Weeks |S6E14 "#14 with a Bullet"; S13E6 "Business with Pleasure" |- |rowspan="3"|1987 |''ABC Afterschool Special'' |Doctor |S16E2 "The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story" <!-- Airdate 1987-09-23 per iMDB --> |- |''My Two Dads'' |Lou Harris |S1E7 "Once a Son" <!-- Airdate 1987-11-08 per iMDB --> |- |''Ohara'' |Goldberg |S2E8 "And a Child Shall Lead Them" <!-- Airdate 1987-12-12 per iMDB --> |- |1988 |''Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami'' |Dushoff |TV movie |- |rowspan="4"|1989 |''Columbo: Columbo Goes to the Guillotine'' |Medical Examiner |TV movie <!-- Aired 1989-02-06 per iMDB --> |- |''What's Alan Watching?'' |Mr. Rankin |Television special <!-- Aired 1989-02-27 per iMDB --> |- |''Columbo: Grand Deceptions'' |Medical Examiner |TV movie <!-- Aired 1989-05-01 per iMDB --> |- |''Amen'' |Dr. Norton |S4E2 "Where There's a Will" <!-- Airdate 1989-09-30 per iMDB --> |- |rowspan="2"|1990 |''Alien Nation'' |Doctor |S1E18 "Rebirth" <!-- Airdate 1990-03-12 per iMDB --> |- |''The New Lassie'' |Dr. Abernathy |S1E14 "I'm Still Alive" <!-- Airdate 1990-09-15 per iMDB --> |- |1991 |''Lies Before Kisses'' |Policeman #1 |TV movie |- |rowspan="2"|1992 |''Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story'' |Doctor |TV movie <!-- Aired 1992-03-29 per iMDB --> |- |''Quantum Leap'' |Lucky |S1E14 "It's a Wonderful Leap - May 10, 1958". Credited as Milt Kigan ''(sic)'' <!-- Airdate 1992-04-01 per iMDB --> |- |rowspan="3"|1993 |''Reasonable Doubts'' |Coach |S2E13 "The Iceman" <!-- Airdate 1993-01-19 per iMDB --> |- |''Father & Son: Dangerous Relations'' | |TV movie <!-- Aired 1993-04-19 per iMDB --> |- |''Good Advice'' |Mr. Brady |S1E4 "The Kiss" <!-- Airdate 1993-04-26 per iMDB --> |- |1995 |''Night Stand with Dick Dietrick'' |Artie |S1E14 "I'm Sorry" |- |2003 |''44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out'' |General Manager |TV movie |- |2008 |''The Game'' |Reporter |S2E11 "Je-Rome Wasn't Built in a Day" |- |2011 |''Accidentally in Love'' |Mickey |TV movie |- |2012 |''House of Lies'' |Ink Stain |S1E11 "Business"; S1E12 "The Mayan Apocalypse" |- |rowspan="2"|2018 |''Grace and Frankie'' |Grumpy But Dapper |S4E5 "The Pop-Ups" <!-- Airdate 2018-01-19 per iMDB --> |- |''Five Points'' |Mr. Saroyan |S1E1 "And Yet Here We Are" <!-- Airdate 2018-06-04 per iMDB --> |}
===Video games=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1993 |''SimCity Enhanced CD-ROM'' |John P. Ferguson, Chief of Police | |}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|463100}} *''[http://www.fanlight.com/catalog/films/423_dfy.php Different From You]'' (2002) at [http://www.fanlight.com/ Fanlight Productions]
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