JW
Jack Warden
Actor
Died July 19, 2006 (85 years)
Jack Warden was an American television and film character actor, born John Warden Lebzelter in Newark, New Jersey. He was twice nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Shampoo (1975) and Heaven Can Wait (1978). He also received a BAFTA nomination for the former movie and won an Emmy for his performance in Brian's Song (1971).
Expelled from high school for fighting, Warden eventually fought as a professional boxer under the name Johnny Costello winning 13 welterweight bouts to little financial success. Warden worked a number of odd jobs before joining the United States military in 1938, rotating through numerous branches of the US armed forces, finishing his career as a Master Sergeant with the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.
Following his military service, Warden studied theatre, performing on stage for five years, before making his television debut in 1948 on The Philco Television Playhouse and Studio One. He earned his first credited film role with The Man with My Face in 1952, just prior to his breakout performance as Juror No. 7 in 12 Angry Men. Warden continued to appear in many television series and films over the years. He received a supporting actor Emmy Award for his performance as Chicago Bears coach George Halas in the television movie Brian's Song, and was twice nominated for his starring role in the 1980s comedy/drama series, Crazy Like a Fox. Appearing in more than one hundred movies, Wardon typically played gruff cops, sports coaches, trusted friends or similar roles over his six decade career. His final film was The Replacements in 2000, after which he suffered from declining health and retired from acting before passing of heart and kidney failure in a New York hospital at the age of 85.
Filmography
| 2000 | Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years · as Mickey Morrissey |
| 2000 | The Replacements · as Edward O'Neil |
| 1999 | A Dog of Flanders · as Jehan |
| 1999 | Norm (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1998 | Bulworth · as Eddie Davers |
| 1998 | Dirty Work · as Pops |
| 1997 | Chairman of the Board · as Armand McMillan |
| 1997 | The Island on Bird Street · as Boruch |
| 1996 | Ed · as Chubb |
| 1995 | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead · as Joe Heff |
| 1995 | While You Were Sleeping · as Saul |
| 1995 | Mighty Aphrodite · as Tiresias |
| 1995 | Problem Child 3: Junior in Love · as Big Ben |
| 1994 | Bullets Over Broadway · as Julian Marx |
| 1993 | La Classe américaine · as A Journalist (archive footage) |
| 1993 | Guilty as Sin · as Moe |
| 1992 | Toys · as Old General Zevo |
| 1992 | Night and the City · as Al Grossman |
| 1992 | Passed Away · as Jack Scanlan |
| 1991 | Problem Child 2 · as 'Big' Ben Healy |
| 1990 | Problem Child · as Big Ben |
| 1990 | Everybody Wins · as Judge Harry Murdoch |
| 1990 | Judgment · as Claude Fortier |
| 1988 | The Presidio · as Sgt. Maj. Ross Maclure |
| 1988 | Dead Solid Perfect · as Hubert 'Bad Hair' Wimberly |
| 1988 | Police Story: The Watch Commander · as Joe Wilson |
| 1987 | The Three Kings · as David |
| 1987 | Still Crazy Like a Fox · as Harry Fox |
| 1987 | September · as Lloyd |
| 1985 | The Aviator · as Moravia |
| 1985 | Alice in Wonderland (TV Series) · as The Owl |
| 1985 | A.D. - Anno Domini (TV Series) · as Nerva |
| 1984 | Crackers · as Garvey |
| 1984 | Crazy Like A Fox (TV Series) · as Harry Fox |
| 1982 | The Verdict · as Mickey Morrissey |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars · as Unknown |
| 1981 | The Great Muppet Caper · as Mike Tarkenian |
| 1981 | Carbon Copy · as Nelson Longhurst |
| 1981 | Chu Chu and the Philly Flash · as The Commander |
| 1981 | So Fine · as Jack |
| 1980 | Used Cars · as Roy L. Fuchs / Luke Fuchs |
| 1979 | Being There · as President 'Bobby' |
| 1979 | The Champ · as Jackie |
| 1979 | Beyond the Poseidon Adventure · as Harold Meredith |
| 1979 | Dreamer · as Harry |
| 1979 | The Bad News Bears (TV Series) · as Morris Buttermaker |
| 1979 | And Justice for All · as Judge Francis Rayford |
| 1978 | Death on the Nile · as Ludwig Bessner |
| 1978 | Heaven Can Wait · as Max Corkle |
| 1977 | The White Buffalo · as Charlie Zane |
| 1976 | All the President's Men · as Harry M. Rosenfeld |
| 1976 | Raid on Entebbe · as Lt. Gen. Mordechai Gur |
| 1975 | Shampoo · as Lester Karpf |
| 1974 | Billy Two Hats · as Sheriff Henry Gifford |
| 1974 | The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz · as Max |
| 1973 | The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing · as Dawes |
| 1972 | Man on a String · as Jake Moniker |
| 1971 | Brian's Song · as Coach Halas |
| 1971 | Summertree · as Herb |
| 1971 | The Sporting Club · as Earl Olive |
| 1971 | Welcome to the Club · as Unknown |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Gus |
| 1967 | The Invaders (TV Series) · as Barney Cahill |
| 1966 | Blindfold · as General George Pratt |
| 1964 | The Thin Red Line · as First Sgt. Welsh |
| 1964 | Bewitched (TV Series) · as Rex Barker |
| 1963 | Donovan's Reef · as William Dedham |
| 1963 | The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Alex 'Pat' Patton |
| 1963 | Breaking Point (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) · as Jack Fleming |
| 1962 | Escape from Zahrain · as Huston |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Jubal Tatum |
| 1961 | The Lawbreakers · as Matthew Gower |
| 1960 | Stagecoach West (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1960 | Route 66 (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | That Kind of Woman · as George Kelly |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as James A. Corry |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Frank Barber |
| 1958 | Run Silent Run Deep · as Yeoman 1st Class Mueller |
| 1958 | Darby's Rangers · as Saul Rosen / Narrator |
| 1958 | Naked City (TV Series) · as Sam Langan |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | Edge of the City · as Charles Malik |
| 1957 | 12 Angry Men · as Juror 7 |
| 1957 | Suspicion (TV Series) · as Charlie Hayes |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Brad Axton |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Daniel Delaney |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Lt. Ravenna |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Lt. Fergus |
| 1953 | From Here to Eternity · as Cpl. Buckley |
| 1952 | Mister Peepers (TV Series) · as Frank T. Whip |
| 1951 | The Frogmen · as Crew Member |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Robert de Beaudricourt |
| 1950 | Sunset Blvd. · as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle · as Bit Role |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Sgt. Stivers |
| 1949 | Man Against Crime (TV Series) · as Deck Hand |
| 1949 | Suspense (TV Series) · as Policeman |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Russ Adams |