Where Are They Now - Friday, September 21, 2018

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Two weeks ago, Max Gail of 'Barney Miller' fame was our Featured Celebrity. This week, we have 'Barney Miller' himself, Mr. Hal Liden!

Hal Linden is best known to fans for playing the title role on the television sitcom Barney Miller. Did you know that he has an extensive career on the stage, as well? Read on to find out more about this versatile actor!

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--DEAD OR ALIVE?--
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":

Lou Jacobi: He appeared in "I.Q.", "Arthur" and "My Favorite Year", among many movies

Don Grady: Played Robbie Douglas on the TV series "My Three Sons"

Sonia Braga: Sultry Brazilian actress, starred in "Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands", "Kiss of the Spider Woman", and other movies

(Answer at the bottom)



Hal Linden
Learn More About Hal Linden on Celebrity Nooz

BIRTH DATE: March 20, 1931, New York City, New York

BIRTH NAME: Harold Lipshitz

CLAIM TO FAME: He is best known for his role in the television comedy series Barney Miller.

FAMILY LIFE: Hal was married to Frances Marie Martin since April 1958 until her death July 2010. Together they have four children.

INFO: Linden played the clarinet and was a singer before he became an actor. His acting career began with a small role on stage at the Cape Cod Melody Tent. He understudied for the lead in the musical Bells Are Ringing on Broadway in 1958.

He mostly did stage work in the 1960s, and did voice work on the dubbed version of a few Japanese monster movies, including Destroy All Monsters and the lesser Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster. He also guest starred on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow in 1969.

He landed the lead role in the Broadway musical The Rothschilds, and starred in dual roles (as Corey and Morey Honker) in the pilot for a soap opera spoof to be called Hastings Corners (the show did not get picked up).

Finally, he found his big break in 1974 when he landed the role of Captain Barney Miller on the comedy series that ended up running for eight seasons and winning praise as one of television's finest ensemble comedies.

After "Barney Miller," Hal Linden starred in numerous television specials and movies for television before embarking on another popular series, "Blacke's Magic."

TRIVIA: Played clarinet with the New York American Symphony at the age of fifteen.

Long associated with the March of Dimes, serving as national chairman for many years.

Offered and turned down the lead role in "St. Elsewhere" (1982).

Carried the Olympic Torch in Los Angeles as part of the 1984 Olympics.

Won Broadway's 1971 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "The Rothschilds."

Changed his last name to Linden after spotting it on a water tower in Linden, New Jersey.

Received seven Emmy nominations---but no wins---for his role as Barney Miller.

Was a member of the U.S. Army band.

Is an avid golfer.

WHERE IS HE NOW: At 87, Hal Liden is still very active on television and in film. He's guest-starred on an episode of NBC's 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' and the dramatic film 'The Samuel Project'. Plus, he recently appeared on talk show 'What's Up Orange County'.

CREDITS:

2018 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)...Leonard Maxwell
- Mama

2018 The Samuel Project...Samuel

2017 Theatre Corner (TV Series)...Guest
- Interview with Actor Hal Linden

2016 American Housewife (TV Series)...Mr. Montez
- Krampus Katie

2016 Royal Pains (TV Series)...Dr. Joseph Whitcomb
- Saab Story

2016 Stevie D...Max Levine

2014 2 Broke Girls (TV Series)...Lester
- And the New Lease on Life

2013 Supernatural (TV Series)...Rabbi Isaac Bass
- Everybody Hates Hitler

2013 The Mindy Project (TV Series)...Manny
- Mindy's Brother

2012 Outside the Box (TV Series short)...Father Merrin
- The Exorcist

2012 NTSF:SD:SUV (TV Series)...C.T. Dalton
- Prairie Dog Companion

2010 In Security (TV movie) (completed)

2010 Hot in Cleveland (TV series)...Alex
Meet the Parents

2008 A Kiss at Midnight (TV movie)...Arthur Wright

2008 Light Years Away...Grandpa Sommers

2006-2007 The Bold and the Beautiful (TV series)...Jerry Kramer

2006 Living with Fran (TV series)...Hal
The Whole Clan with Fran

2005 Freezerburn...Roderick Carr the Cult Leader

2005 The King of Queens (TV series)...Bernard
Catching Hell

2005 Huff (TV series)...Judge Bork
The Sample Closet

2004 Will & Grace (TV series)...Alan
A Gay/December Romance

2003 Dumb Luck...Blaine Mitchell

2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)...Mr. Turner
Suite Sorrow

2002 Time Changer...The Dean

2002 The Glow (TV movie)...Arnold Janusz

2002 The Zeta Project (TV series)...Dr. Selig
The Hologram Man

2002 Gilmore Girls (TV series)...Chad
There's the Rub

2000 Rude Awakening (TV series)...Judge Howard Barrett
Judging Billie

1999 The Drew Carey Show (TV series)...Mr. Van Zandt
Brotherhood of Man

1999 The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (TV movie)...Ernie Landale

1999 Jump...Shrink

1999 The Nanny (TV series)...Maury Sherry
California, Here We Come

1998 Killers in the House (TV movie)...Arthur Pendleton

1997 Out to Sea...Mac Valor

1996-1997 Touched by an Angel (TV series)...Dave Price / Sam Brown

1997 The Others...Principal Richard Meltzer

1996 Just Friends...Mr. Barton

1996 Nowhere Man (TV series)...Senator Wallace
Gemini

1996 Biography (TV series documentary)...Narrator
Confucius: Words of Wisdom

1995 The Colony (TV movie)...Philip Denig

1994-1995 The Boys Are Back (TV series)...Fred Hansen

1994 CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV series)...Rabbi Markovitz
The Writing on the Wall

1994 The American Experience (TV series documentary)...Narrator
America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference

1992-1993 Jack's Place (TV series)...Jack Evans

1991 The Golden Girls (TV series)...John
What a Difference a Date Makes

1990 The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV series)...Captain Black
Mars Is Heaven

1989 Dream Breakers (TV movie)...Harry Palliser

1988 A New Life...Mel Arons

1986 Blacke's Magic (TV series)...Alexander Blacke

1985 My Wicked, Wicked Ways... The Legend of Errol Flynn (TV movie)...Jack Warner

1984 Second Edition (TV movie)...Cliff Penrose

1983 The Other Woman (TV movie)...Lou Chadway

1983 Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (TV movie)...Josh Gilliam

1974-1982 Barney Miller (TV series)

1982 I Do! I Do! (TV movie)...He (Michael)

1980 Father Figure (TV movie)...Howard

1980 Deathquake...Narrator (voice: English version)

1979 When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?...Richard Ethridge

1978 Dorothy Hamill Presents Winners (TV movie)

1976 How to Break Up a Happy Divorce (TV movie)...Tony Bartlett

1976 The Love Boat (TV movie)...Andrew Canaan

1973 The F.B.I. (TV series)...Abel Norton
The Confession

1973 Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside (TV movie)...Det. Lou Isaacs

1972 Circle of Fear (TV series)...David Wells
Elegy for a Vampire

1970 Hastings Corner (TV movie)...District Attorney Corey Honker/Morey Honker

1969 Search for Tomorrow (TV series)...Larry Carter

1968 Destroy All Monsters...Akira Kubo (uncredited) (voice: English version)

1966 Godzilla Versus the Sea Monster...Akira Takarada (uncredited) (voice: English version)

1964 That Man from Rio...(English version) (voice: English version)

1963 Car 54, Where Are You? (TV series)...Mr. Clark
Joan Crawford Didn't Say No

1960 Bells Are Ringing...Singer of 'The Midas Touch' (uncredited)

1957 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Ruggles of Red Gap (1957)

To see Then & Now pictures of Hal Liden, visit: Celebrity Nooz

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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
Lou Jacobi - DEAD
Born: 12/28/1913 Died: 10/23/2009

Don Grady - DEAD (Cancer)
Born: 06/08/1944 Died: 06/27/2012

Sonia Braga - ALIVE
Born: 06/08/1950

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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
9/20
Inge Feltrinelli, 87, German-born Italian publisher and photographer.
Saodat Juraeva, 85, Tajik actress.
Ludovikus Simanullang (id), 63, Indonesian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Sibolga (since 2007).

9/19
Dave Barrett, 63, American news correspondent (WCBS), heart attack.
Louis Blom-Cooper, 92, British lawyer.
Geta Bratescu, 92, Romanian visual artist.
Buren Bayaer, 58, Chinese singer and journalist, heart attack.
Jon Burge, 70, American police officer (Chicago Police Department) and convicted felon.
Bunny Carr, 91, Irish television presenter (Quicksilver).
Vishnu Khare, 78, Indian poet and writer, stroke.
Kondapalli Koteswaramma, 100, Indian communist revolutionary and writer, stroke.
Gyozo Kulcsár, 77, Hungarian fencer, Olympic champion (1964, 1968, 1972).
Mohammed Karim Lamrani, 99, Moroccan politician and businessman, Prime Minister (1971-1972, 1983-1986, 1992-1994).
Jesús Rodríguez Magro, 58, Spanish racing cyclist, heart attack.
Arthur Mitchell, 84, American dancer and choreographer, founder of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, heart failure.
Keith Nord, 61, American football player (Minnesota Vikings), cancer.
Denis Norden, 96, English comedy writer (Take It from Here), television presenter (It'll Be Alright on the Night) and radio personality (My Music).
Gamil Ratib, 91, Egyptian-French actor (Lawrence of Arabia).
Vitaliy F. Shevchenko (ru), 64, Ukrainian politician, writer and journalist.

9/18
Steve Adlard, 67, English football player and coach (Marquette Warriors), cancer.
Ernie Bateman, 89, English footballer (Watford).
Gian Luigi Boiardi, 67, Italian politician, Deputy (2001-2005), heart attack.
Carlo Dell'Aringa, 77, Italian politician, Deputy (2013-2018), heart attack.
David DiChiera, 83, American composer and founding general director of Michigan Opera Theatre, pancreatic cancer.
Piotr Lachert, 80, Polish composer and pianist.
Carmencita Lara, 91, Peruvian singer.
Marceline Loridan-Ivens, 90, French writer, film director and Holocaust survivor.
Jean Piat, 93, French actor (Clara de Montargis, Rider on the Rain, The Accursed Kings) and writer.
Richard M. Pollack, 83, American mathematician.
Vladimír Safránek, 46, Czech vocalist.
Robert Venturi, 93, American architect, Pritzker Prize winner (1991), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Norifumi Yamamoto, 41, Japanese mixed martial artist (Shooto, Hero's, UFC), stomach cancer.

9/17
Dan Ayala, 82, American college women's basketball coach (UNLV).
Celia Barquín Arozamena, 22, Spanish golfer, stabbed.
Enzo Calzaghe, 69, Italian-born Welsh boxing trainer.
Captain Raju, 68, Indian military officer and actor (Nalla Naal, Rowdy Alludu, Cotton Mary), complications from a stroke.
Maninder Singh Dhir, 66, Indian politician, complications from a stroke.
Stephen Jeffreys, 68, British playwright and screenwriter (The Libertine, Diana), brain tumour.
Anna Rajam Malhotra, 91, Indian civil servant (Indian Administrative Service).
Annette Michelson, 95, American film and art critic, dementia.
Barbara Nascimbene (it), 59, Italian actress (The Exorcist: Italian Style, How to Seduce Your Teacher, Identification of a Woman).

9/16
Iris Acker, 88, American actress (Flight of the Navigator, Whoops Apocalypse, Cocoon: The Return).
Maartin Allcock, 61, English multi-instrumentalist (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, Robert Plant) and record producer, liver cancer.
Kevin Beattie, 64, English footballer (Ipswich Town, Middlesbrough, national team), heart attack.
Tommy Best, 97, Welsh footballer (Hereford United, Cardiff City, Chester).
Horst Bosetzky (de), 80, German sociologist and writer.
Assid Corban, 93, New Zealand politician, Mayor of Waitakere City (1989-1992), cancer.
John F. Kelly, 69, American politician, member of the Michigan Senate (1979-1994), heart attack.
Jone Kubuabola, 72, Fijian politician, Minister for Finance (2000-2006).
Isao Matsushita, 66, Japanese composer.
Big Jay McNeely, 91, American R&B saxophonist, prostate cancer.
Kembo Ncube, 96, Zimbabwean actor, heart failure.
James B. Thayer, 96, American army brigadier general.
Butch Wade, 73, American basketball player (Indiana State Sycamores).
Michael Young, 59, Australian footballer (Carlton, Melbourne), cancer.

9/15
Djamel Allam (fr), 71, Algerian singer and composer.
Juan Bastida (es), 64, Spanish stage actor, heart attack.
Irina Bessarabova, 57, Russian documentary film director and actress.
Lady Elizabeth Cavendish, 92, British aristocrat and courtier.
Paola Rocío Colmán Ocampos, 40, Paraguayan model.
Albert Dryden, 78, British steelworker and convicted murderer, complications from a stroke.
Jasdev Yamla Jatt, 60, Indian musician, heart attack.
Warwick Estevam Kerr, 96, Brazilian agricultural engineer, geneticist and entomologist.
Kirin Kiki, 75, Japanese actress (Shoplifters, The Triple Cross, Half a Confession), breast cancer.
Bohumil Kulínský (cs), 59, Czech choral conductor and convicted child molester.
Silvio Liotta, 82, Italian politician, Deputy (1994-2006).
David Lowenthal, 95, American geographer and historian.
Lionello Puppi, 86, Italian art historian and politician, Senator (1985-1987).
Clay Riddell, 81, Canadian geologist and oil executive (Paramount Resources), co-owner of the Calgary Flames.
David Rubadiri, 88, Malawian poet and diplomat.
Franco Scornavacca, 70, Brazilian musician and band manager (KLB, Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano), cardiac arrest.
José Manuel de la Sota, 68, Argentinian politician, Senator (1995-1999), Governor of Córdoba (1999-2007, 2011-2015), traffic collision.
Dudley Sutton, 85, British actor (Lovejoy, The Devils, The Pink Panther Strikes Again), cancer.
Zhu Xu, 88, Chinese actor (Shower, The King of Masks, Lan).

9/14
Alan Abel, 94, American prankster and writer, cancer and heart failure.
Max Bennett, 90, American jazz bassist (L.A. Express) and session musician (The Wrecking Crew).
Beverly Bentley, 88, American actress (Scent of Mystery, C.H.U.D., The Golden Boys).
Bernardo Bello, 84, Chilean footballer (Colo-Colo).
Ruth Dowman, 88, New Zealand sprinter and long jumper, British Empire Games bronze medalist (1950).
Majid Gholamnejad, 35, Iranian footballer (Saipa, PAS Hamedan, national team), heart attack.
Anneke Grönloh, 76, Dutch singer.
Branko Grünbaum, 88, Yugoslavian-born American mathematician.
Saeed Kangarani, 63, Iranian actor (My Uncle Napoleon, Dar Emtedade Shab, Marriage, Iranian Style), heart attack.
Zienia Merton, 72, Burmese-born British actress (The Chairman, Doctor Who, Space: 1999).
María Magdalena Pavón, 77, Ecuadorian singer.
Carlos Rubira Infante, 96, Ecuadorian pasillo and pasacalle singer-songwriter.
Rudolf Schieffer, 71, German historian.
Jerry Telfer, 75, American photographer (San Francisco Chronicle), liver failure.

9/13
Mikhail Asafov, 67, Russian actor and director.
Roman Baskin, 63, Estonian actor and director, cancer.
Guido Ceronetti (it), 91, Italian writer and poet, bronchial pneumonia.
Valentin Chaikin, 93, Russian speed skater.
Emmanuel Dabbaghian, 84, Syrian Armenian Catholic hierarch, Archbishop of Baghdad (2007-2017).
Roxana Darín, 87, Argentinian actress.
Roland Duval (fr), 84, French film critic.
Brij Katyal, Indian film writer, cancer.
Howard Kennedy, 66, English footballer (Wycombe Wanderers), prostate cancer.
Lin Hujia, 101, Chinese politician, Mayor of Beijing (1978-1981) and Tianjin (1978), Minister of Agriculture (1981-1983).
Marin Mazzie, 57, American actress and singer (Ragtime, Kiss Me, Kate, Passion), ovarian cancer.
Ivo Petric, 87, Slovenian oboist (Slavko Osterc Ensemble) and composer.
K. N. T. Sastry, 73, Indian film director and critic.
Albrecht Wellmer, 85, German philosopher.
John Wilcock, 91, British journalist (The Village Voice), stroke.
Jack N. Young, 91, American actor and stuntman (Death Valley Days, Wagon Train, How the West Was Won).

9/12
Shlomo Aronson, 81, Israeli landscape architect.
Miguel Benlloch (es), 64, Spanish performance artist, poet and LGBT activist.
Pasquale Buba, 72, American film editor (Heat, Day of the Dead, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood), cancer.
Don Corbett, 75, American college basketball coach (Lincoln, North Carolina A&T), cancer.
Hossein Erfani, 76, Iranian voice actor, lung cancer.
Sir William Kerr Fraser, 89, British civil servant, Chancellor of the University of Glasgow (1996-2006), Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Office (1978-1988).
Robert Gillam, 72, American investor, stroke.
Omar Gutiérrez Larré (es), 70, Uruguayan journalist and radio personality.
Robert A. Johnson, 97, American Jungian analyst and author.
Henry Kalis, 81, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1975-2003).
Kim In-tae (ko), 88, South Korean actor.
Erich Kleinschuster, 88, Austrian trombonist and bandleader.
Hans Kloss, 80, German artist and graphic designer.
Gerald LaValle, 86, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania Senate (1990-2008).
Wayne M. Meyers, 94, American microbiologist, chemist and humanitarian.
Walter Mischel, 88, Austrian-born American psychologist, pancreatic cancer.
Billy O'Dell, 85, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves), complications from Parkinson's Disease.
Mark W. Olson, 75, American banker.
George Peck, 75, American judge.
Mike Pintek, 65, American radio host (KDKA AM), pancreatic cancer.
Ralph Prouton, 92, English cricketer and footballer.
Jorunn Ringstad, 75, Norwegian politician, MP (1993-2005).
Frank Serafine, 65, American sound designer and editor (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Tron, The Hunt for Red October), traffic collision.
Shen Chun-shan, 86, Taiwanese physicist and academic, President of National Tsing Hua University (1994-1997), ruptured intestine.
Manny Siaca, 74, Puerto Rican boxing trainer, respiratory failure.
Benedict Ganesh Singh, 90, Guyanese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Georgetown (1972-2003).
Rachid Taha, 59, Algerian singer (Carte de Séjour), heart attack.
Albert Ullin, 88, German-born Australian children's bookseller.