Person
John Randolph
Acting · 1915–2004 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Emanuel Hirsch Cohen (June 1, 1915 – February 24, 2004), better known by the stage name John Randolph, was an American film, television and stage actor.
Known for
Seinfeld
Frank Costanza
Columbo
Colonel Mayehoff
ER
Mr. Franks
Married... with Children
Colonel Van Pelt
Bonanza
Donavan
Mannix
Clint Houston
Dynasty
1981
Hawaii Five-O
Marty Sloane
Great Performances
James Mayo
Mission: Impossible
Alex Morley
Filmography
- 2002The DogwalkerIke
- 2000EdShack Owner
- 2000Madigan Men
- 2000Sunset StripMr. Niederhaus
- 1998You've Got MailSchulyer Fox
- 1998A Price Above RubiesRebbe Moshe
- 1994Touched by an AngelHorace Widdenberg
- 1994ERMr. Franks
- 1993A Foreign FieldWaldo
- 1993The American ClockOlder Lee Baumler
- 1992Lady BossAbe Panther
- 1991Iron MazeMayor Peluso
- 1990Sibling RivalryCharles Turner, Sr.
- 1990GrandHarris Weldon
- 1989National Lampoon's Christmas VacationClark Griswold Sr.
- 1989Screen OneWaldo
- 1989SeinfeldFrank Costanza
- 1988Annie McGuire
- 1988Roseanne
- 1988The Wizard of LonelinessDoc
- 1988Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of SteelMorton Simon, Dry Cleaner
- 1987Married... with ChildrenColonel Van Pelt
- 1987Means and EndsBill Henderson
- 1986As Summers DieAugustus Tompkins
- 1986Joshua and the Battle of Jericho(voice)
- 1986MatlockSam Gerard
- 1986Vital Signs
- 1986The Right of the PeopleHollander
- 1985The EqualizerJack Rattigan
- 1985Prizzi's HonorAngelo 'Pop' Partanna
- 1985The ExecutionJudge
- 1984Who's the Boss?
- 1984EulogyBen
- 1983A Rose for EmilyMr. Grierson
- 1983Shooting StarsProducer
- 1983Kentucky Woman
- 1982FrancesKindly Judge
- 1982Voyagers!
- 1982Family TiesJake Keaton
- 1982The Adventures of PollyannaMr. Muller
- 1981Nero Wolfe
- 1981Bret Maverick
- 1981DarkroomArthur Desmond
- 1981Killing at Hell's GateAttorney General
- 1981The New Deal for ArtistsSelf
- 1981Lovely But DeadlyFranklin Van Dyke
- 1981The Adventures of Nellie BlyJoseph Pulitzer
- 1981Dynasty
- 1980Hagen
- 1979Nero WolfeLon Cohen
- 1979Trapper John, M.D.
- 1979The Facts of Life
- 1979Blind AmbitionJohn Mitchell
- 1979Angie
- 1979Backstairs at the White HouseMr. Johnson
- 1978The Winds of Kitty HawkAlexander Graham Bell
- 1978Vega$
- 1978Kaz
- 1978Heaven Can WaitFormer Owner
- 1978Doctors' Private LivesIrv
- 1978Richie Brockelman, Private EyeMr. Brockelman
- 1978Nowhere to RunMarian's Father
- 1977The GatheringDr. Hodges
- 1977Kill Me If You CanJudge Lewis Goodman
- 1977Lou Grant
- 1977LucanDon Hoagland
- 1977LucanDr. Don Hoagland
- 1977SecretsEd Warner
- 1977Tail Gunner JoeGen. Lampkin
- 1976Sirota's Court
- 1976Quincy, M.E.
- 1976Spencer's Pilots
- 1976Everybody Rides the CarouselStage 7 (voice)
- 1976King KongCaptain Ross
- 1976IndependenceSamuel Adams
- 1976All the President's MenJohn Mitchell (voice) (uncredited)
- 1976Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthurCharlie Ross
- 1975F. Scott Fitzgerald in HollywoodRupert Wahler
- 1975The New Original Wonder WomanPhil Blankenship
- 1975Wonder WomanGeneral Phil Blankenship
- 1975Doctors' Hospital
- 1975Beyond the HorizonJames Mayo
- 1975The RunawaysGeorge Collingwood
- 1975Adventures of the QueenJohn Howe
- 1974EarthquakeLos Angeles Mayor
- 1974Lucas TannerJohn Hamilton
- 1974LincolnSimon Cameron
- 1974Nourish the BeastMario
- 1974Tell Me Where It HurtsLou
- 1973SerpicoSidney Green
- 1973KojakJudge Philip Templeton Mackie, Sr.
- 1973PuebloLt. Gen. S.J. McKee
- 1973Partners in CrimeJudge Charles Leland
- 1973Police Story
- 1972The Judge and Jake WylerJames Rockmore
- 1972M*A*S*H
- 1972The Bob Newhart ShowJunior Harrison
- 1972The Family RicoMike Lamont
- 1972The Rookies
- 1972Conquest of the Planet of the ApesCommission Chairman
- 1971A Death of InnocenceCharles Camaron
- 1971CrosscurrentFrederick Cooper
- 1971ColumboColonel Mayehoff
- 1971Escape from the Planet of the ApesCommittee Chairman
- 1971A Step Out of LineDetective Riddle
- 1971Little MurdersMr. Chamberlain
- 1971Great PerformancesJames Mayo
- 1971All in the FamilyJoe Peterson
- 1970Night GalleryH.E. Pritkin (segment "They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar")
- 1970There Was a Crooked Man...Cyrus McNutt
- 1969Gaily, GailyFather
- 1969Medical Center
- 1969Number OneCoach James Southerd
- 1969Smith!Mr. Edwards
- 1968Hawaii Five-OMarty Sloane
- 1968Pretty PoisonMorton Azenauer
- 1968Of Mice and Men
- 1967MannixClint Houston
- 1967Judd, for the Defense
- 1967The Borgia StickSmith
- 1967Sweet Love, Bitter
- 1967The InvadersPolice Sgt. Ernie Goldhaver
- 1966SecondsArthur Hamilton
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleAlex Morley
- 1965Inherit the WindRev. Brown
- 1964HamletGravedigger
- 1963The Patty Duke Show
- 1959BonanzaDonavan
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameReverend Brown
- 1951Fourteen HoursFireman (uncredited)
- 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseHotstuff
- 1948The Naked CityEd Garzah (uncredited)
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