George Segal

George Segal was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. In 1956, he appeared in legendary Circle in the Square stage production of Eugene O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh", which launched the career of Jason Robards Jr. In 1964, he appeared in NYC stage production of "The Knack", directed by Mike Nichols. In 1947, he moved to Manhattan with mother after death of father. In 2001, he made London stage debut in "Art", alongside Paul Freeman and Richard Griffiths. He signed non-exclusive, long-term contract with Columbia Pictures. In 1963, he acted in "Man Without a Skin" episode of "Naked City" (ABC). In 1998, he played Harry Houdini's manager Martin Beck in the TNT original presentation "Houdini." Segal was nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Golden Globe Award for "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?" in 1967 as well as for an Actor In a Supporting Role Academy Award for "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?" in 1967. Segal won a New Star Of The Year - Actor Golden Globe Award for "The New Interns" in 1965 as well as a Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical Golden Globe Award for "A Touch of Class" in 1974. His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like "Killing 'em Softly" (1981), the action movie "Stick" (1985) with Burt Reynolds and "All's Fair" (1989). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the crime drama "To Die For" (1995) with Nicole Kidman, the Ben Stiller comedic drama "Flirting With Disaster" (1996) and "It's My Party" (1996). He also appeared in "The Cable Guy" (1996) with Jim Carrey and the Barbra Streisand comedy "The Mirror Has Two Faces" (1996). Most recently, Segal acted in the romantic comedy "Elsa & Fred" (2014) with Christopher Plummer.