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Home/People/Phil Rubenstein
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Born
Aug 3, 1940Died: Jun 26, 1992
Lived 51 years
Place of Birth
Bronx, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

28
Movies
20
TV Shows
Also Known As
Phil Rubinstein
Philip Martin Rubenstein
IMDb Profile

Phil Rubenstein

Acting

Biography
Philip Martin Rubenstein (August 3, 1940 – June 26, 1992) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing the role of Frank Falzone in the American sitcom television series Working Stiffs. Born in The Bronx, New York City. Rubenstein guest-starred in numerous television programs including Barney Miller, Taxi, Remington Steele, The Jeffersons, Archie Bunker's Place, ALF, Who's the Boss?, Hill Street Blues and Silver Spoons. He also appeared in films such as Mannequin, My Mom's a Werewolf, Tango & Cash, They Call Me Bruce?, RoboCop 2, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and Back to School. Rubenstein died in June 1992 of heart failure in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 51.
Getting Up and Going Home poster

Getting Up and Going Home

as Dr. Roszinsky
1992
Illicit Behavior poster

Illicit Behavior

as Captain Brooks
1992
Another You poster

Another You

as Al
1991
RoboCop 2 poster

RoboCop 2

as Poulos
1990
Tango & Cash poster

Tango & Cash

as Assistant Warden Matt Sokowski
1989
The Runnin' Kind poster

The Runnin' Kind

as Burt
1989
My Mom's a Werewolf poster

My Mom's a Werewolf

as Malcolm Macafee
1989
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark poster

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

as Director
1988
Home Free poster

Home Free

as Dominic
1988
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer poster

Frank Nitti: The Enforcer

Cast
1988
The Three Kings poster

The Three Kings

Cast
1987
Inside Out poster

Inside Out

as Marty
1987
Mannequin poster

Mannequin

as Mannequin Factory Boss
1987
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home poster

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

as 1st Garbageman
1986
Can You Feel Me Dancing? poster

Can You Feel Me Dancing?

as Eddie
1986
Back to School poster

Back to School

as Executive #1
1986
The Boys Next Door poster

The Boys Next Door

as Gutfield
1986
Hollywood Vice Squad poster

Hollywood Vice Squad

as Detective
1986
Ghost Warrior poster

Ghost Warrior

as Detective Carlysle
1984
Rhinestone poster

Rhinestone

as Maurie
1984