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Home/People/Gene Saks
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Born
Nov 8, 1921Died: Mar 28, 2015
Lived 93 years
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

12
Movies
2
TV Shows
8
Directed
IMDb Profile

Gene Saks

Directing

Biography
Gene Saks (born Jean Michael Saks; November 8, 1921 – March 28, 2015) was an American director and actor. As a stage director, he was nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning three for his direction of I Love My Wife, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Biloxi Blues. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Saks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Deconstructing Harry poster

Deconstructing Harry

as Harry's Father
1997
I.Q. poster

I.Q.

as Boris Podolsky
1994
Nobody's Fool poster

Nobody's Fool

as Wirf Wirfley
1994
The Good Policeman poster

The Good Policeman

Cast
1991
Funny poster

Funny

as Self
1988
The Goodbye People poster

The Goodbye People

as Marcus Soloway
1984
Lovesick poster

Lovesick

as Mr. Houseman, Frantic Patient
1983
The One and Only poster

The One and Only

as Sidney Seltzer
1978
The Prisoner of Second Avenue poster

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

as Harry Edison
1975
A Thousand Clowns poster

A Thousand Clowns

as Leo
1965
The Dybbuk poster

The Dybbuk

as Mikoel
1960
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams poster

Three Plays by Tennessee Williams

as Bob Harper (Segment "The Last of My Solid Gold Watches")
1958