Elliott Gould

Elliott Gould

actor, producer, soundtrack

Elliott Gould was born on Aug 29, 1938 in USA. Elliott Gould's big-screen debut came with The Night They Raided Minsky's directed by William Friedkin in 1968, strarring Billy Minsky. Elliott Gould is known for Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures directed by P.J. Liguori, Chris Kendall stars as Oliver and Mitchell Davis as Red. Elliott Gould has got 2 awards and 11 nominations so far. The most recent award Elliott Gould achieved is Israel Film Festival. The upcoming new tvshow Elliott Gould plays is Fairfax - Season 2 which will be released on Oct 29, 2021.

Elliott Gould is an American actor known for his roles in M*A*S*H (1970), his Oscar-nominated performance in Bob et Carole et Ted et Alice (1969), and more recently, his portrayal of old-time con artist Reuben Tishkoff in Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's 13 (2007). Gould was born Elliott Goldstein on August 29, 1938 in Brooklyn, NY, to Lucille (Raver), who sold artificial flowers, and Bernard Goldstein, a textiles buyer in the garment industry. His family were Jewish immigrants (from Romania, Belarus, and Russia).Gould's portrayal of Trapper John in Robert Altman's M*A*S*H (1970) marked the beginning of perhaps the most prolific period of his career, highlighted by such roles as Philip Marlowe in Altman's Le Privé (1973) and Robert Caulfield in Capricorn One (1977).On television Gould has the distinction of having hosted Saturday Night Live (1975) six times and helmed E/R (1984), a situation comedy set in Chicago about a divorced physician working in an emergency room, which aired for one season. He also co-starred in the series Together We Stand (1986) about a couple raising an adopted Chinese boy.Gould appeared regularly on television and in film throughout the 1980s and the 1990s, including cameos in Les Muppets : Ça c'est du cinéma ! (1979) and Les Muppets à Manhattan (1984). His most prominent recent television role was a recurring part on Friends (1994), on which he played Monica and Ross Geller's father Jack. More recently he voiced the character of Mr. Stoppable on the Disney Channel animated series Kim Possible (2002). In film Gould received critical acclaim for his portrayal of an older mobster in Warren Beatty's Bugsy (1991), and make a noteworthy appearance in American History X (1998). His next major TV role will be in Showtime's drama Ray Donovan (2013) starring Liev Schreiber.Gould has been married three times, twice to Jennifer Bogart, and once to Barbra Streisand. He has three children.

  • Birthday

    Aug 29, 1938
  • Place of Birth

    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Also known

    Elliot Goldstein, Elliot Gould

Known For

Awards

2 wins & 11 nominations

Israel Film Festival
2009
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner - Israel Film Festival Award
Laurel Awards
1971
Best Comedy Performance, Male
Winner - Golden Laurel
1971
Star, Male
Winner - Golden Laurel

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