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Home/People/Allan Rich
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Born
Feb 8, 1926Died: Aug 22, 2020
Lived 94 years
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

61
Movies
52
TV Shows
1
Directed
Also Known As
Benjamin Norman Schultz
IMDb Profile

Allan Rich

Acting

Biography
Allan Rich (born Benjamin Norman Schultz; (February 8, 1926 – August 22, 2020) was an American character actor, author and activist. Allan Rich was one of the many alleged communist sympathizers blacklisted in the 1950s Hollywood blacklist. He mentored Rene Russo in the world of acting and also played a judge in Hill Street Blues. Rich was the co-founder of non-profit organization We Care About Kids, which produces educational short films for middle and high school youths. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allan Rich, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Last Laugh poster

The Last Laugh

as Self
2016
Wish I Was Here poster

Wish I Was Here

as Rabbi Twersky
2014
Troupers poster

Troupers

Cast
2011
Father and Son poster

Father and Son

Cast
2010
The Last Word poster

The Last Word

as Francis
2008
My Sexiest Year poster

My Sexiest Year

as Papa
2007
Rise: Blood Hunter poster

Rise: Blood Hunter

as Harrison
2007
The Memory Thief poster

The Memory Thief

as Zvi
2007
Man in the Chair poster

Man in the Chair

as Speed
2007
The Alibi poster

The Alibi

as Klump
2006
The Burial Society poster

The Burial Society

as Hy Leibowitz
2002
The Dogwalker poster

The Dogwalker

as Sam
2002
Skippy poster

Skippy

as Gordan Gates
2001
Exposé poster

Exposé

Cast
1998
Amistad poster

Amistad

as Judge Juttson
1997
Out to Sea poster

Out to Sea

as Sebastian
1997
The Rich Man's Wife poster

The Rich Man's Wife

as Bill Adolphe
1996
Jack poster

Jack

as Dr. Benfante
1996
Miami Hustle poster

Miami Hustle

as Stein
1996
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen poster

Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

as Quote Reader
1996