Richard Masur facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Richard Masur
Masur in 1990
Born	(1948-11-20) November 20, 1948 (age 76) New York City, U.S.
Education	Yale University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1974–present
Spouse(s)	Fredda Weiss ​ ​ (m. 1976; div. 2004)​ Eileen Henry ​ (m. 2004)​
President of the Screen Actors Guild
In office July 11, 1995 – March 5, 1999
Preceded by	Barry Gordon
Succeeded by	William Daniels

Richard Masur (born November 20, 1948) is an American actor. He has appeared in more than 40 movies. He is also known for his many roles on TV shows.

From 1995 to 1999, Richard Masur was the president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). This is a group that represents actors. He is well-known for playing David Kane on One Day at a Time. He also played Nick Lobo on Rhoda. Other famous roles include Clark in The Thing and Stanley Uris in the miniseries It. More recently, he played Edward L. L. Moore on Younger.

About Richard Masur's Early Life

Masur in One Day at a Time, 1975

Richard Masur was born in New York City. His mother, Claire Masur, was a high school counselor. His father, Jesse Masur, was a pharmacist. He has a sister named Judith.

He went to school in New York. He attended P.S. 28, Walt Whitman Junior High School, and Roosevelt High School in Yonkers. Today, he is married to Eileen Henry.

Richard Masur's Acting Career

Richard Masur studied acting at the Yale School of Drama. He performed on stage before starting his movie and TV career in the 1970s.

Early TV Roles

In 1974, he appeared on an episode of All in the Family. He was also in an episode of The Waltons. He had regular roles on several TV shows. These included Rhoda from 1974 to 1977. He also appeared on One Day at a Time from 1975 to 1976. In 1975, he was in Hot l Baltimore. He also appeared in a TV pilot called Bumpers in 1977.

In 1981, Masur was in the TV film Fallen Angel. His next big project was the 1982 horror and science fiction movie The Thing. In this film, he played Clark, who was a dog handler.

Movies and Miniseries

In 1988, Richard Masur played the father of Corey Haim's character in the movie License to Drive. He was also part of the cast in the 1990 TV miniseries It. This miniseries was based on a book by Stephen King.

In 1994, Masur played a character in the French film Les Patriotes (The Patriots). This character was inspired by a real-life American spy.

Guest Appearances on TV

In January 2006, Richard Masur started appearing on the TV show All My Children. He has also made guest appearances on many other popular TV shows. These include M*A*S*H, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Happy Days. He also appeared on Law & Order, Transparent, and Younger.

In December 2009, Masur performed in an off-Broadway play called Dust.

Richard Masur's Filmography

Movies

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1975	, WhiffsWhiffs	Aide, Lockyer'sLockyer's Aide	debut role, FilmFilm debut role
1976	Bittersweet Love	Alex
1977	Semi-Tough	Phillip Hooper
1978	Who'll Stop the Rain	Danskin
1979	Hanover Street	2nd Lieut. Jerry Cimino
1979	Scavenger Hunt	Georgie Carruthers
1980	Heaven's Gate	Cully
1982	I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can	Alan Newman
1982	The Thing	Clark
1982	Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann	Claude Dorsett
1983	Risky Business	Rutherford
1983	Nightmares	Steven Houston	Segment "Night of the Rat"
1983	Under Fire	Hub Kittle
1985	The Falcon and the Snowman	Bartender	Uncredited
1985	The Mean Season	Bill Nolan
1985	My Science Project	Detective Isadore Nulty
1985	Head Office	Max Landsberger
1986	Heartburn	Arthur
1987	The Believers	Marty Wertheimer
1987	Rent-a-Cop	Roger Latrele
1987	Walker	Ephraim Squier
1988	Shoot to Kill	Norman
1988	License to Drive	Mr. Anderson
1989	Far From Home	Duckett
1990	Flashback	Barry
1991	Going Under	Defense Contractor
1991	My Girl	Phil Sultenfuss
1992	Encino Man	Mr. Morgan
1993	The Man Without a Face	Prof. Carl Hartley
1993	Blood In Blood Out	Jerry (Prison Librarian)
1993	Six Degrees of Separation	Dr. Fine
1994	My Girl 2	Phil Sultenfuss
1994	The Patriots	Jeremy Pelman
1995	Forget Paris	Craig
1996	Multiplicity	Del King
1997	Fire Down Below	Phil Pratt
1999	Play It to the Bone	Artie
2004	Palindromes	Steve Victor
2007	Lovely by Surprise	Dave
2015	Tumbledown	Bruce
2016	Don't Think Twice	Lou
TBA	Untitled Kids family film named after Richard Masur	Lou	, Post-productionPost-production

Television Shows

See also

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