Jack Gilford Overview:

Actor, Jack Gilford, was born Jacob Aaron Gellman on Jul 25, 1908 in New York City, NY. Gilford died at the age of 81 on Jun 2, 1990 in New York City, NY .

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Gilford was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1973Best Supporting ActorSave the Tiger (1973)Phil GreeneNominated
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Jack Gilford Quotes:

Pseudolus: We'll need a body. Anybody's body.
Hysterium: Can you get one from Gusto the Body Snatcher?
Pseudolus: He owes me a favor! But he died yesterday.
Hysterium: Uh - what about HIS body?
Pseudolus: Somebody snatched it. Uh, let's see... who do we know that's dead?
Hysterium: [sadly] I wish *I* was.
[Pseudolus grins madly at him. As if to say, "Aha! That's it!"]


[repeated line]
Mr. Foreman: It's up to you to do the Hah-cha-cha!


Pseudolus: Don't you think it's time we started trusting each other?
Hysterium: One of us isn't ready yet.


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Jack Gilford Facts
He and his wife, Madeline Lee, were blacklisted during the Hollywood Blacklist of the 1950s.

He was nominated for the Tony Award for his work in musicals: as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum".

Brother-in-law of Fran Lee.

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