# Steven Gilborn > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Steven_Gilborn > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Steven_Gilborn.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Gilborn > Source revision: 1338722473 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American actor, educator (1936–2009)}} {{more citations needed|date=March 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Steven Gilborn | image = | caption = | birth_name = Steven Neil Gilborn | birth_date = {{birth date|1936|7|15}} | birth_place = [New Rochelle, New York](/source/New_Rochelle%2C_New_York), U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2009|1|2|1936|7|15}} | death_place = [North Chatham, New York](/source/Chatham_(town)%2C_New_York), U.S. | occupation = Actor, educator | yearsactive = 1983–2008 | education = [Swarthmore College](/source/Swarthmore_College) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))
[Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University) ([PhD](/source/PhD)) }} '''Steven Neil Gilborn'''{{Citation needed |date=May 2024}} (July 15, 1936 – January 2, 2009) was an American actor and educator. He portrayed Harold Morgan on ''[Ellen](/source/Ellen_(TV_series))''. Gilborn was born in [New Rochelle, New York](/source/New_Rochelle%2C_New_York). He attended [Swarthmore College](/source/Swarthmore_College), where he was awarded a bachelor's degree in English and earned a Ph.D. in dramatic literature from [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University) in 1969, where his dissertation provided a [psychoanalytic](/source/psychoanalysis) perspective on the plays of the 19th-century French dramatist [Émile Augier](/source/%C3%89mile_Augier).{{cite news |last1=Fox |first1=Margalit |title=Steven Gilborn, Stage and Television Actor, Dies at 72 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/12/arts/television/12gilborn.html |access-date=August 23, 2023 |work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) |date=January 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404120934/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/12/arts/television/12gilborn.html |archive-date=April 4, 2023}} Before becoming an actor, Gilborn was a professor of [humanities](/source/humanities) at the [Massachusetts Institute of Technology](/source/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology) and faculty adviser to the Gilbert and Sullivan Society. He also taught at [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University), [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University) and at the [University of California, Berkeley](/source/University_of_California%2C_Berkeley). He was married to American [landscape photographer](/source/landscape_photography) Karen Halverson.{{Citation needed |date=May 2024}} Gilborn guest-starred in a number of notable television series, including ''[Columbo](/source/Columbo)'' (4 episodes), ''[Perfect Strangers](/source/Perfect_Strangers_(U.S._TV_series))'', ''[Boy Meets World](/source/Boy_Meets_World)'', ''[The Golden Girls](/source/The_Golden_Girls)'', ''[Malcolm in the Middle](/source/Malcolm_in_the_Middle)'', ''[Touched by an Angel](/source/Touched_by_an_Angel)'', ''[JAG](/source/JAG_(TV_series))'', ''[ER](/source/ER_(TV_series))'', ''[The West Wing](/source/The_West_Wing)'', ''[Matlock](/source/Matlock_(1986_TV_series))'', ''[L.A. Law](/source/L.A._Law)'', ''[The Practice](/source/The_Practice)'', ''[Law & Order](/source/Law_%26_Order_(franchise))'', ''[NYPD Blue](/source/NYPD_Blue)'' and ''[The Wonder Years](/source/The_Wonder_Years)''. He had a recurring role in the sitcom ''[Ellen](/source/Ellen_(TV_series))'' (as "Harold Morgan", Ellen's father). Another notable recurring role was his three-episode stint as "Mr. Collins", Kevin Arnold's algebra teacher on ''[The Wonder Years](/source/The_Wonder_Years)''. Film credits include "Mr. Phillips" in ''[The Brady Bunch Movie](/source/The_Brady_Bunch_Movie)'' and the hotel owner in ''[Joyride](/source/Joyride_(1996_film))''. He also appeared in the sitcom ''[Still Standing](/source/Still_Standing_(American_TV_series))''. Gilborn died at age 72 on January 2, 2009, of cancer at his home in [North Chatham, New York](/source/Chatham_(town)%2C_New_York). ==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" ! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1983 | ''Enormous Changes at the Last Minute'' | Phillip | |- | 1984 | ''Vamping'' | Jimmy | |- | 1987 | ''[Anna](/source/Anna_(1987_film))'' | Tonda | |- | 1991 | ''[He Said, She Said](/source/He_Said%2C_She_Said_(film))'' | Ed | |- | 1992 | ''[Timescape](/source/Timescape_(1992_film))'' | Doctor | Release on video as ''Grand Tour: Disaster in Time'' |- | rowspan=2|1995 | ''[Safe](/source/Safe_(1995_film))'' | Dr. Hubbard | |- | ''[The Brady Bunch Movie](/source/The_Brady_Bunch_Movie)'' | Mr. Phillips | |- | rowspan=5|1996 | ''[Dunston Checks In](/source/Dunston_Checks_In)'' | Artie | |- | ''Sweet Evil'' | Gil | Originally titled ''Final Vendetta'' and also known as ''The Surrogate Mother'' |- | ''Gasp'' | The Father | Short film |- | ''[A Very Brady Sequel](/source/A_Very_Brady_Sequel)'' | Mr. Phillips | |- | ''[Wedding Bell Blues](/source/Wedding_Bell_Blues_(film))'' | Samuel Levine | |- | rowspan=3|1997 | ''[Private Parts](/source/Private_Parts_(1997_film))'' | Howard's agent | |- | ''[Alien Resurrection](/source/Alien_Resurrection)'' | Father | Voice |- | ''[Joyride](/source/Joyride_(1997_film))'' | Arthur | |- | 1998 | ''[Dr. Dolittle](/source/Dr._Dolittle_(film))'' | Dr. Sam Litvack |- | 2000 | ''[Nurse Betty](/source/Nurse_Betty)'' | Blake | |- | rowspan=2|2001 | ''[Reunion](/source/Reunion_(2001_film))'' | George | |- | ''[Evolution](/source/Evolution_(2001_film))'' | Judge Guilder | |- | 2002 | ''[Coastlines](/source/Coastlines_(film))'' | Doctor | |- | 2003 | ''[The Kiss](/source/The_Kiss_(2003_film))'' | Mumford | Direct-to-video |- | 2005 | ''[Formosa](/source/Formosa_(film))'' | Sid Silver | Also known as ''Social Guidance'' |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable" ! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Television |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1982 | ''[The Edge of Night](/source/The_Edge_of_Night)'' | Bill Lowery | 2 episodes with episode #1.6822 being credit only |- | 1983 | ''[Loving](/source/Loving_(TV_series))'' | Sam Fletcher | |- | 1985 | ''Doubletake'' | Maitre D' | Miniseries |- | rowspan=2|1989 | ''[Kate & Allie](/source/Kate_%26_Allie)'' | | Season 6 episode 15: "Trojan War" |- | ''[Who's the Boss?](/source/Who's_the_Boss%3F)'' | Dr. Purcell | Season 6 episode 10: "To Tony, with Love" |- | 1989-1990 | ''[The Wonder Years](/source/The_Wonder_Years)'' | Mr. Collins | 3 episodes, but season 4 episode 23: "The Wonder Years" was a montage episode with footage from previous seasons which is why it is not listed as fourth episode credit |- | 1989-1991 | ''[The Golden Girls](/source/The_Golden_Girls)'' | Priest/Howard | 2 episodes |- | rowspan=6|1990 | ''[Brand New Life](/source/Brand_New_Life)'' | Professor Kratzman | Episode 6: "Children of a Legal Mom" |- | ''[Beauty and the Beast](/source/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1987_TV_series))'' | Martin | Season 3 episode 7: "The Chimes at Midnight" |- | ''[Law & Order](/source/Law_%26_Order)'' | Judge Marton/Trial Court Judge Greenbaum | 2 episodes |- | ''[Gabriel's Fire](/source/Gabriel's_Fire)'' | Lt. Axel Roark/Inspector Axel Roark | 2 episodes |- | ''[Perfect Strangers](/source/Perfect_Strangers_(TV_series))'' | Herb | Season 6 episodes 7 and 8: "The Men Who Knew Too Much: Part 1" and "The Men Who Knew Too Much: Part 2" |- | ''[The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story](/source/The_Dreamer_of_Oz%3A_The_L._Frank_Baum_Story)'' | George M. Hill | TV movie |- | 1990-1991 | ''[Columbo](/source/Columbo)'' | George | 4 episodes |- | 1990-1993 | ''[L.A. Law](/source/L.A._Law)'' | Lawyer Robert Richards | 3 episodes |- | rowspan=9|1991 |- | ''[Get a Life](/source/Get_a_Life_(American_TV_series))'' | Jedidiah | Season 1 episode 11: "Roots" |- | ''[Love, Lies and Murder](/source/Love%2C_Lies_and_Murder)'' | Judge Cavanaugh | Miniseries |- | ''[Absolute Strangers](/source/Absolute_Strangers)'' | Dr. Dalton | TV movie |- | ''[Knots Landing](/source/Knots_Landing)'' | Mr. Leland | 2 episodes |- | ''[Matlock](/source/Matlock_(1986_TV_series))'' | Leo Kasabian | Season 6 episode 3: "The Strangler" |- | [Reasonable Doubts](/source/Reasonable_Doubts) | Raymond Lurie | Season 1 episode 10: "Graduation Day" |- | ''[Teech](/source/Teech)'' | Alfred W. Litton | Main role
13 episodes |- | ''Danger Team'' | Carl Stalling | Pilot |- | rowspan=6|1992 | ''[Murphy Brown](/source/Murphy_Brown)'' | Dr. Armstrong | Season 4 episode 7: "Heartfelt" |- | ''[Civil Wars](/source/Civil_Wars_(TV_series))'' | Robert Cutler | Season 1 episode 12: "Whippet 'Til It Breaks" |- | ''[Baby Talk](/source/Baby_Talk_(TV_series))'' | | Season 2 episode 17: "The Commitment" |- | ''[The Torkelsons](/source/The_Torkelsons)'' | Dr. Euless | Season 1 episode 20: "Aunt Poison" |- | ''[A Private Matter](/source/A_Private_Matter)'' | Harvey | TV film |- | ''[Desperate Choices: To Save My Child](/source/Desperate_Choices%3A_To_Save_My_Child)'' | Dr. Andrews | TV movie |- | rowspan=6|1993 | ''[Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story](/source/Desperate_Rescue%3A_The_Cathy_Mahone_Story)'' | | TV movie |- | ''Heartbeat'' | Dr. Green | TV movie |- | ''[Sisters](/source/Sisters_(American_TV_series))'' | Lucas Addler | Season 3 episode 9: "Different" |- | ''Crime & Punishment'' | | Episode: "Our Denial" |- | ''[Brooklyn Bridge](/source/Brooklyn_Bridge_(TV_series))'' | Rabbi Meltzer | Season 2 episode 9: "The Wild Pitch" |- | ''Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story'' | | TV movie |- | 1993-1994 | ''[Blossom](/source/Blossom_(American_TV_series))'' | Mr. Finhorn/Mr. Piper | 2 episodes |- | 1993-1996 | ''[Dream On](/source/Dream_On_(TV_series))'' | Fred Hoblit | 6 episodes |- | rowspan=6|1994 | ''[ABC Afterschool Special](/source/ABC_Afterschool_Special)'' | Mr. Pritchard | Season 23 episode 1: "Boys Will Be Boys: the Ali Cooper Story" |- | ''[Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas](/source/Saved_by_the_Bell%3A_Wedding_in_Las_Vegas)'' | Steve | TV movie |- | ''[CBS Schoolbreak Special](/source/CBS_Schoolbreak_Special)'' | Judge Donato | Season 12 episode 1: "The Writing on the Wall" |- | ''[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman](/source/Lois_%26_Clark%3A_The_New_Adventures_of_Superman)'' | Silhouette Cop | [Season 2 episode 5](/source/Lois_%26_Clark%3A_The_New_Adventures_of_Superman_(season_2)): "Church of Metropolis" |- | ''[Coach](/source/Coach_(TV_series))'' | Bill Jennings | Season 7 episode 10: "Working Girl" |- | ''[Family Album](/source/Family_Album_(miniseries))'' | | Miniseries |- | 1994-1997 | ''[Living Single](/source/Living_Single)'' | Jeffrey Higgins | 4 episodes |- | 1994-1998 | ''[Ellen](/source/Ellen_(TV_series))'' | Harold Cornelius Morgan | Recurring
27 episodes |- | rowspan=5|1995 | ''[Empty Nest](/source/Empty_Nest)'' | Funeral Director | Season 7 episode 13: "Goodbye Charley" |- | ''[Unhappily Ever After](/source/Unhappily_Ever_After)'' | Doctor | Season 1 episode 4: "The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Fall" |- | ''Grandpa's Funeral'' | William Braimen | TV short |- | ''[Hudson Street](/source/Hudson_Street_(TV_series))'' | Nelson Clifford | Episode 8: "Contempt" |- | ''[Hearts Afire](/source/Hearts_Afire)'' | Stratton | Season 3 episode 14: "The Outsider" |- | rowspan=6|1996 | ''[Murder One](/source/Murder_One_(TV_series))'' | Professor Simon Adler | Season 1 episode 11: "Chapter Eleven" |- | ''[The Late Shift](/source/The_Late_Shift_(film))'' | [Peter Lassally](/source/Peter_Lassally) | TV film |- | ''[ER](/source/ER_(TV_series))'' | Dr. Randall | Season 2 episode 18: "A Shift in the Night" |- | ''[Common Law](/source/Common_Law_(1996_TV_series))'' | Richard | Episode 1: "Pilot" |- | ''[Her Costly Affair](/source/Her_Costly_Affair)'' | Dr. Sorenson | TV film
Was originally going to be released as ''Consensual Relations'' |- | ''[NewsRadio](/source/NewsRadio)'' | Marty Jackson | Season 3 episode 6: "Awards Show" |- | rowspan=4|1997 | ''[Tracey Takes On...](/source/Tracey_Takes_On...)'' | Police Detective | Season 2 episode 2: "Fantasy" |- | ''[Mad About You](/source/Mad_About_You)'' | Professor Tomassi | Season 5 episode 13: "Astrology" |- | ''[Boy Meets World](/source/Boy_Meets_World)'' | Arthur Kandib, PhD | Season 4 episode 19: "Quiz Show" |- | ''[Chicago Hope](/source/Chicago_Hope)'' | Clyde Tannen | Season 3 episode 21: "Positive I.D.s" |- | rowspan=6|1998 | ''[The Closer](/source/The_Closer_(1998_TV_series))'' | Saul Verna | Episode 7: "Honor Thy Jack" |- | ''[Melrose Place](/source/Melrose_Place)'' | Victor Lewis | Season 7 episode 9: "Where the Hookers Grow" |- | ''[The Brian Benben Show](/source/The_Brian_Benben_Show)'' | Freddy Fontaine | Episode 1: "Pilot" |- | ''About Sarah'' | Lew Roth | TV movie |- | ''[The Tony Danza Show](/source/The_Tony_Danza_Show_(1997_TV_series))'' | Dr. Wagner | Episode 11: "Mini-pause" |- | ''[Maggie Winters](/source/Maggie_Winters_(TV_series))'' | Mr. Undercoffler | Episode 8: "And Those Who Can't" |- | rowspan=2|1999 | ''[Action](/source/Action_(TV_series))'' | Irwin | Episode 5: "Mr. Dragon Goes to Washington" |- | ''[Get Real](/source/Get_Real_(American_TV_series))'' | Dr. Chris Carlisle | 6 episodes |- | rowspan=4|2000 | ''[Family Law](/source/Family_Law_(American_TV_series))'' | Abe Hollenback | Season 1 episode 14: "Stealing Home" |- | ''[City of Angels](/source/City_of_Angels_(2000_TV_series))'' | Dr. Solomon | Season 1 episode 3: "Weenis Between Us" |- | ''[JAG](/source/JAG_(TV_series))'' | James Posey | [Season 5 episode 21](/source/JAG_(season_5)): "The Witches of Gulfport" |- | ''[Touched by an Angel](/source/Touched_by_an_Angel)'' | Simon Tate | [Season 6 episode 23](/source/Touched_by_an_Angel_(season_6)): "Monica's Bad Day" |- | rowspan=4|2001 | ''[Malcolm in the Middle](/source/Malcolm_in_the_Middle)'' | Dr. Harrison | Season 2 episode 17: "Surgery" |- | ''[Two Guys and a Girl](/source/Two_Guys_and_a_Girl)'' | Mark Breslin | 2 episodes |- | ''[The Practice](/source/The_Practice)'' | A.D.A. Gavin Bullock | 6 episodes |- | ''[The West Wing](/source/The_West_Wing)'' | Rep. Paul Dearborn, R | [Season 3 episode 9](/source/The_West_Wing_(season_3)): "Bartlet for America" |- | rowspan=6|2002 | ''[The Tick](/source/The_Tick_(2001_TV_series))'' | Judge James Kedukson | Episode 7: "The Tick vs. Justice" |- | ''[Buffy the Vampire Slayer](/source/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)'' | Uncle Rory | [Season 6](/source/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_(season_6)) episode 16: "[Hell's Bells](/source/Hell's_Bells_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer))" |- | ''[Andy Richter Controls the Universe](/source/Andy_Richter_Controls_the_Universe)'' | Arthur | Season 1 episode 3: "Little Andy in Charge" |- | ''[8 Simple Rules](/source/8_Simple_Rules)'' | Clerk | [Season 1 episode 2](/source/8_Simple_Rules_(season_1)): "Wall of Shame" |- | ''[Judging Amy](/source/Judging_Amy)'' | Mr. Dretler | Season 4 episode 3: "Every Stranger's Face I See" |- | ''[NYPD Blue](/source/NYPD_Blue)'' | Dr. Corey Barrish | [Season 10 episode 10](/source/NYPD_Blue_(season_10)): "Healthy McDowell Movement" |- | 2002-2004 | ''[Still Standing](/source/Still_Standing_(American_TV_series))'' | Gene Michaels | 2 episodes |- | 2003 | ''[The Big O](/source/The_Big_O)'' | Old Man | Voice
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Season 2 episode 6: "Eyewitness"
Credited as Stephan Gilborn |- | rowspan=2|2004 | ''[The Bernie Mac Show](/source/The_Bernie_Mac_Show)'' | Mr. Malvert | Season 3 episode 18: "That Old Mac Magic" |- | ''[Significant Others](/source/Significant_Others_(2004_TV_series))'' | Ethan's Dad | 2 episodes |- | rowspan=3|2005 | ''[Complete Savages](/source/Complete_Savages)'' | Town Councilman | Episode 15: "Teen Things I Hate About You" |- | ''[According to Jim](/source/According_to_Jim)'' | Bertram | Season 4 episode 19: "Take My Wife, Please" |- | ''[Out of Practice](/source/Out_of_Practice)'' | Irv | Episode 1: "Pilot" |- | rowspan=2|2006 | ''[Without a Trace](/source/Without_a_Trace)'' | Abe Golde | [Season 4 episode 18](/source/Without_a_Trace_(season_4)): "The Road Home" |- | ''[Rodney](/source/Rodney_(TV_series))'' | Mr. Pratt | Unaired episode: "Potty Mouth" |- | 2007 | ''[Damages](/source/Damages_(TV_series))'' | Amos Denninger | 2 episodes |} ===Video games=== {| class="wikitable" ! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Video games |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2000 | ''[Alien Resurrection](/source/Alien_Resurrection_(video_game))'' | Father | Voice |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name}} *{{Find a Grave}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilborn, Steven}} Category:1936 births Category:2009 deaths Category:20th-century American male actors Category:21st-century American male actors Category:20th-century American educators Category:American male film actors Category:American male television actors Category:Deaths from cancer in New York (state) Category:Columbia University faculty Category:MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences faculty Category:Male actors from New Rochelle, New York Category:Stanford University alumni Category:Stanford University faculty Category:Swarthmore College alumni Category:University of California, Berkeley faculty --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Steven Gilborn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Gilborn) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Gilborn?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.