George Morfogen
George Morfogen (March 30, 1933 – March 8, 2019) was an American stage, film and TV actor. He is known for playing Bob Rebadow in the HBO show Oz, and for his role as Stanley Bernstein in the original V miniseries.
George Morfogen | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 30, 1933 The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 8, 2019 (aged 85) Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1957–2016 |
| Spouse | Gene Laughorne (m. 1968) |
Biography
He appeared at the Chelsea Theater Center of Brooklyn and at the off-Broadway Westside Theatre in Heinrich von Kleist's play, The Prince of Homburg.[2] The play was videotaped for the PBS series, Great Performances, and later released as a DVD. A chapter in Davi Napoleon's book, Chelsea on the Edge: The Adventures of an American Theater describes the rehearsal process and the production.
Morfogen was lifelong friends with director Peter Bogdanovich, and was best man for Bogdanovich at his 1962 wedding to Polly Platt.[3] Morfogen acted in five films directed by Bogdanovich: What's Up, Doc? (1972), Daisy Miller (1974), They All Laughed (1981; also producer), Illegally Yours (1988; also co-producer), and She's Funny That Way (2014). He worked off-screen on several other Bogdanovich movies; Morfogen was dialogue coach on At Long Last Love (1975), and associate producer on Saint Jack (1979) and Mask (1985).[4]
In 2001 he reprised his role as Bob in the Off-Broadway premiere of Uncle Bob, by Austin Pendleton, who wrote the role with Morfogen in mind. Gale Harold, followed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, played the character of Josh, Bob's nephew. The production, which was directed by Courtney Moorehead and produced by Steven Sendor, had 114 performances at The SoHo Playhouse.
He was a teacher at HB Studio.[5] He died on March 8, 2019, 22 days before his 86th birthday. He was survived by his husband Gene Laughorne. They were partners for 51 years.[1][6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | What's Up, Doc? | Headwaiter | |
| 1973 | The Thief Who Came to Dinner | Rivera | |
| 1974 | Daisy Miller | Eugenio | |
| 1980 | Those Lips, Those Eyes | Sherman Sprat | |
| 1980 | Times Square | Don Dowd | |
| 1981 | They All Laughed | Leon Leondopolous | |
| 1983 | Special Bulletin | Dr. Morse Mansfield | |
| 1983 | V | Stanley Bernstein | 2 episodes |
| 1984 | V: The Final Battle | 1 episodes | |
| 1984 | Heartbreakers | Max | |
| 1988 | Illegally Yours | Judge Norman Meckel | |
| 1990 | One Life to Live | Judge Anthony Powers | 10 episodes |
| 1993 | Twenty Bucks | Jack Holiday | |
| 1996 | The Substance of Fire | Otto the printer | |
| 1997–2003 | Oz | Bob Rebadow | 56 episodes |
| 1998 | Charlie Hoboken | Father | |
| 2006 | Waltzing Anna | Henry | |
| 2008 | The Marconi Bros. | Grandpa Marconi | |
| 2014 | She's Funny That Way | Harold Fleet |
References
- ^ a b c "George Morfogen, 'Oz' Actor and Theater Veteran, Dies at 86". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 March 2019. from the original on April 20, 2021.
- ^ The Prince of Homburg (1976) at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- ^ Abramowitz, Rachel (2002). Is that a Gun in Your Pocket?. Random House. p. 24. ISBN 0375758690.
- ^ "George Morfogen". IMDb. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ George Morfogen profile, HB Studio
- ^ "George Morfogen Obituary". Legacy.com.
External links
- George Morfogen at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- George Morfogen at the Internet Broadway Database
- George Morfogen at IMDb
- Interview with Off-Center, the Primary Stages Off-Broadway Oral History Project