Bill Macy
Actor Bill Macy was born Wolf Martin Garber in Revere Massachusetts, and was raised in Brooklyn, New York. Macy worked for ten years in New York City as a cabdriver before getting his big break when he was cast as Walter Matthau's understudy in the play "Once More with Feeling." He appeared in a number of stage productions including the 1969 Off-Broadway sex-focused play "Oh! Calcutta!" in which he performed nude along with the rest of the shows cast. Television producer Normal Lear was amused by Macy's comedic timing in the play and cast him in a small part on the well-loved series "All in the Family" (CBS, 1971-79). Following his appearance on that show, he was cast as Walter Findlay, the husband of the titular Maude in the series "Maude" (CBS, 1972-78). Bea Arthur played Maude, and the story was based on Normal Lear's own wife. In addition to his work on TV, Macy appeared in some popular movies, including the 1967 production of "The Producers," and the Steve Martin comedy "The Jerk" (1979). During the run of "Oh! Calcutta!" Macy met Samantha Harper whom he married in 1975. Macy died on October 17, 2019, survived by his wife.
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Bill Macy
Filmography
Movies
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51% |
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The Holiday | Ernie (Character) | $63.2M | 2006 |
8% |
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Surviving Christmas | Doo-Dah (Character) | $11.2M | 2004 |
69% |
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Analyze This | Dr. Isaac Sobel (Character) | $106.8M | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo: It's All in the Game | Ruddick (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | It's All in the Game | Ruddick (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Me, Myself and I | Sydney (Character) | - | 1992 |
83% |
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The Doctor | Dr. Al Cade (Character) | $38.1M | 1991 |
25% |
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Sibling Rivalry | Pat (Character) | $16.8M | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam | Richard Wilson (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet |
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Bad Medicine | Dr. Gerald Marx (Character) | $2.5M | 1985 |
No Score Yet |
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Movers and Shakers | Sid Spokane (Character) | - | 1985 |
97% |
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My Favorite Year | Sy Benson (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Day the Bubble Burst | Mr. Goldberger (Character) | - | 1982 |
60% |
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Serial | Sam Stone (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet |
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The Scarlett O'Hara War | Myron Selznick (Character) | - | 1980 |
82% |
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The Jerk | Stan Fox (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stunt Seven | Frank Wallach (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Diary of a Young Comic | Unknown (Character) | - | 1978 |
95% |
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The Late Show | Charlie Hatter (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet |
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Death at Love House | Oscar Payne (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | All Together Now | Charles Drummond (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Oh! Calcutta! |
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- | 1972 |
TV
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100% | No Score Yet | True Jackson, VP | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
40% | No Score Yet | Back to You | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
82% | 88% | My Name Is Earl | Whiskey Pete (Guest Star) | 2007 |
84% | 85% | How I Met Your Mother | Man Sitting Next to Barney on the Subway (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Las Vegas | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stacked | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | 85% | ER | Richard Gould (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 72% | My Wife and Kids | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
38% | 67% | The Lone Gunmen | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Touched by an Angel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jack & Jill | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
67% | No Score Yet | Norm | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
33% | No Score Yet | Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Mr. Harrison (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Viper | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Millennium | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The John Larroquette Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Home Court | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
89% | 92% | Seinfeld | Herb (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chicago Hope | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
54% | No Score Yet | Hudson Street | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
38% | No Score Yet | Can't Hurry Love | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
83% | 95% | NYPD Blue | Moe Neiberg (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Diagnosis Murder | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dave's World | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Columbo | Ruddick (Guest Star) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Matlock | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Uncle Ben Mayberry (Guest Star) | 1986 1989 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Highway to Heaven | Max (Guest Star) | 1985 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Facts of Life | Harold (Guest Star) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Riptide | Unknown (Character) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hotel | Herman Wells (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Maude | Walter Findlay (Character) | 1972-1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tattletales | Guest | 1974-1977 |
No Score Yet | 85% | All in the Family | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1972 |