- Warren Berlinger
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birthdate=birth date and age|1937|8|31
birthplace=Brooklyn, New York
occupation=Television ,film , stageactor Warren Berlinger (born
August 31 ,1937 ) is an Americancharacter actor , with both Broadway runs and over a thousand television appearances to his credit.Biography
Personal life
Berlinger was born in
Brooklyn, New York ofJew ish heritage, the son of Frieda (née Shapkin) and Elias Berlinger, a building contractor. [http://www.filmreference.com/film/74/Warren-Berlinger.html] His family owned Berlinger's Glass Store on Avenue D. He is the father of four children, and the grandfather of eight. He is the nephew of comedianMilton Berle , whose birth name was Berlinger.Career
Berlinger performed in the original 1946 Broadway production of "Annie Get Your Gun", with
Ethel Merman andRay Middleton . He guest-starred on the original "Howdy Doody " television show, with roles following on "Kraft Television Theatre " and other programs.Berlinger appeared in both the Broadway stage and
Hollywood movie productions of "Blue Denim " (winning a Theatre World Award for the stage version), and also "Happy Time ", "Anniversary Waltz " (later adapted as the movie "Happy Anniversary"), and "Come Blow Your Horn " in 1961. He also performed in the 1963 London stage production of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying " at theShaftesbury Theatre , and in the movies "Billie" (1965), "Teenage Rebel " and "Because They're Young ".In 1965, Berlinger was the star of "
Kilroy ", a segment ofWalt Disney 's "Wonderful World of Color". Later appearances included episodes of "Happy Days ", "Love, American Style ", "Operation Petticoat ", "Columbo" (Death Hits the Jackpot-1991) and "Murder, She Wrote ", and the movies "", "The Cannonball Run ", "The Shaggy D.A. ", and "That Thing You Do! ".May 16 ,2006 marked Berlinger's 60th anniversary in show business. Among his awards and recognitions, Berlinger has been made both honorary Mayor and honorary Sheriff ofChatsworth, California .References
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