Person
Mark Blum
Acting · 1950–2020 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Mark Blum (May 14, 1950 - March 26, 2020) was an American actor in movies, on television and stage. He found success with a lead role as Gary Glass in the 1985 film Desperately Seeking Susan, which he followed up the next year with a supporting role as Richard Mason in Crocodile Dundee. He had a regularly recurring role as Union Bob on the Amazon Prime series Mozart in the Jungle from 2014 to 2018. He was married to actress Janet Zarish from 2005 until his death in 2020 from COVID.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
David Arnoff
Law & Order
A.D.A. Frank Lazar
CSI: Miami
Jim Rennert
The Sopranos
Randall Curtin
The Good Wife
Julius Kreutzer
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Philip Oliver
Elementary
Irvin Langstrom
The West Wing
Katzenmoyer
You
Mr. Mooney
Fringe
Claus Penrose
Filmography
- 2020Sister of the GroomNat
- 2020Human CapitalRex
- 2020Victor in ParadiseMartin
- 2019Almost FamilyDr. Lewis
- 2019FaultWarren
- 2019Love Is BlindDr. Klienart
- 2018YouMr. Mooney
- 2018SuccessionBill
- 2017The Good FightJulius Kreutzer
- 2017Coin HeistMr. Smerconish
- 2016No Pay, NudityLeon/Lester's Agent
- 2016BillionsDr. Mark Rutenberg
- 2015Difficult PeopleRabbi Schecter
- 2015How He Fell in LoveHenry
- 2014Mozart in the JungleUnion Bob
- 2013BlumenthalSaul Blumenthal
- 2012ElementaryIrvin Langstrom
- 2012A Wife AloneGeorge
- 2011The GreenStuart
- 2011I Don't Know How She Does ItLew Reddy
- 2011Jesse Stone: Innocents LostDr. Parkinson
- 2010Step Up 3DNYU Professor
- 2010Night SpringsDr. Barclay Colvin
- 2009Mercy
- 2009The Good WifeJulius Kreutzer
- 2008FringeClaus Penrose
- 2008New AmsterdamDr. Macvittie
- 2007The Warrior ClassRichardson
- 2005Life on the LedgeFather
- 2003Shattered GlassLewis Estridge
- 2002CSI: MiamiJim Rennert
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentPhilip Oliver
- 2001The JudgeHarry Hobbs
- 2001The JudgeHarry Hobbs
- 2001Zen and the Art of LandscapingRichard Baxter
- 2000EdArnold Bancroft
- 2000Deadline
- 2000Down to YouThe Interviewer
- 1999The West WingKatzenmoyer
- 1999Family LawRussell Hollenback
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDavid Arnoff
- 1999Judging AmyRichard Kinrich
- 1999Getting to Know YouDarrell
- 1999The SopranosRandall Curtin
- 1998You Can Thank Me LaterEdward Cooperberg
- 1997The Defenders: PaybackJackson
- 1997StagBen Marks
- 1997The PracticeState Attorney Michael Scannel
- 1996Sudden ManhattanLouis
- 1995The Low LifeMatthew Greenberg
- 1995Central Park West
- 1995Indictment: The McMartin TrialWayne Satz
- 1995Denise Calls UpObstretrician
- 1995Search and DestroyAssociate Producer
- 1995Miami RhapsodyPeter
- 1994New York UndercoverDr. Vincent
- 1993NYPD BlueDr. Roland Sachs
- 1993FrasierJohn
- 1992Condition: CriticalDr. Howard Zuckerman
- 1992Emma and ElvisBen
- 1990Law & OrderA.D.A. Frank Lazar
- 1990WingsLarry Mohr
- 1990Capital NewsEdison King
- 1989Worth WinningNed Braudy
- 1988Roseanne
- 1988The PresidioArthur Peale
- 1987Sweet Surrender
- 1987Blind DateDenny Gordon
- 1986Crocodile DundeeRichard Mason
- 1986Just Between FriendsGeorge Margolin
- 1985Desperately Seeking SusanGary Glass
- 1984Miami ViceSid Shenker
- 1984Things Are Looking UpRay Litertini
- 1983LovesickIntern Murphy
- 1982St. ElsewhereDr. Vogel
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