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George Dzundza (/ˈzʊndzə/ ZUUND-zə;[1] born July 19, 1945)[2] is an American television and film actor.

George Dzundza
Born	(1945-07-19) July 19, 1945 (age 77) Rosenheim, Germany
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1973–2011
Spouse	Mary Jo Vermeulen ​ ​ (m. 1982)​
Children	3

Early life and education

Dzundza was born in Rosenheim, Germany, to a Ukrainian father, Roman Dzundza, originally from Kalush, Ukraine, and a Polish mother, Maria Humenecka, originally from Lviv, Ukraine. His parents were forced into factory labour by the Nazis.[3] He spent the first few years of his life in displaced persons camps with his parents and one brother.[4]

The family moved to Amsterdam in 1949, then moved to the US in 1956, settling in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City.[5] He attended Xavier High School in Manhattan. He attended St. Johns University and also studied under Stella Adler[6] and Harold Clurman.[7]

Career

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Dzundza began acting in his freshman year of college at the insistence of another student.[8] However, his professional stage debut was in a 1973 New York Shakespeare Festival production of King Lear.[5]

Dzundza starred in a short-lived 1981 sitcom series Open All Night,[8] about the owner of a "Store 364" convenience store in Inglewood, California.[9] He portrayed American Nazi leader Frank Collin in the 1981 made-for-television movie Skokie.[10]

In 1987, Dzundza played Sam Hesselman, a disabled man in a wheelchair, in No Way Out[11][6] and Commander Daskal in The Beast. [12] Other major film roles of his include The Deer Hunter, White Hunter Black Heart, Streamers, Basic Instinct, Crimson Tide, and Dangerous Minds.[6]

He was an original cast member of the long-running NBC drama Law & Order, playing NYPD Sergeant Max Greevey in the first season only. He was disappointed when he realized that Law & Order would be more of an ensemble show rather than a show starring him. Though his castmates liked his portrayal of Greevey, they increasingly felt uncomfortable around Dzundza, who was also under stress from the commute between New York City and his home in Los Angeles. Dzundza quit after the first season of the show,[13] making his last full appearance in the season finale, "The Blue Wall". His character (portrayed by an extra with his back to the camera) was murdered in the second season premiere episode, "Confession".

His other acting work includes an appearance on The Waltons (1975), playing the Archie Bunker-like father in the short-lived Christina Applegate sitcom Jesse, and voicing supervillain the Ventriloquist in Batman: The Animated Series and Perry White in Superman: The Animated Series, as well as numerous minor roles such as G. Carl Francis and Dr. Gregory Belson, within both shows. His Broadway theatre credits include Terrence McNally's The Ritz.

In 2005, he played Anubis (aka "Jim") in the Stargate SG-1 Season 8 episode "Threads". Dzundza portrayed George O'Malley's father Harold on Grey's Anatomy.

Personal life

Dzundza has been married since 1982 to Mary Jo Vermeulen.[7] They have three daughters[2] as well as two grandchildren.[7]

He is a naturalized US citizen.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973	Massage Parlor Murders	Mr. Creepy
1974	Fischia Il Sesso	Dean
1975	The Happy Hooker	Chet
1978	The Deer Hunter	John Welsh
1981	Honky Tonk Freeway	Eugene
1983	Streamers	Cokes
1984	Best Defense	Steve Loparino
1986	No Mercy	Captain Stemkowski
1987	No Way Out	Sam Hesselman
	No Man's Land	Uncle Mike	Uncredited
1988	The Beast	Daskal
	Honor Bound	Wocjinski
1990	Impulse	Lt. Joe Morgan
	White Hunter Black Heart	Paul Landers
1991	The Butcher's Wife	Leo Lemke
1992	Basic Instinct	Detective Gus Moran
1995	Crimson Tide	Chief of the Boat (COB)
	Dangerous Minds	Hal Griffith
1997	That Darn Cat	Boetticher
	Do Me A Favor	Wallace Muller
1998	Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero	Dr. Gregory Belson (voice)	Direct-to-video
	Species II	Colonel Carter Burgess Jr.
1999	Instinct	Dr. John Murray
2000	Above Suspicion	Stamos
2002	Determination of Death	Mac
	City by the Sea	Reg Duffy
2005	National Lampoon's Adam & Eve	Eve's dad
2006	Superman: Brainiac Attacks	Perry White (voice)	Direct-to-video
2010	The Chosen One	Norman

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1974	Kung Fu	Mr. Evans / 1st John	Episode: "Night of the Owls, Day of the Doves"
	Great Performances	Gentleman	Episode: "King Lear"
1975	Movin' On	Charlie Banner	Episode: "From Baltimore to Eternity"
	Starsky & Hutch	Crandell	Episode: "Snowstorm"
	The Waltons	A.J. Covington	Episode: "The Abdication"
	Grady	George Kosinski	3 episodes
	Joe Forrester		Episode: "The Best Laid Schemes"
1976	Bert D'Angelo/Superstar	Mike Zuber	Episode: "Murder in Velvet"
1977	The Streets of San Francisco	Paul Weber	Episode: "The Canine Collar"
1978	The Defection of Simas Kudirka	Gruzauskas	TV film
1979	Salem's Lot	Cully Sawyer	2 episodes TV miniseries
1979–1980	Young Maverick	Clem	2 episodes
1981	Skokie	Frank Collin	TV film
	A Long Way Home	Floyd Booth
1981–1982	Open All Night	Gordon Feester	13 episodes
1983	The Face of Rage	Nick	TV film
	Faerie Tale Theatre	The Woodsman	Episode: "Sleeping Beauty"
1984	The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck	Lt. DeCarlo	TV film
	When She Says No	Paul Fellows
1984, 1988	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Mr. Elder / Arthur Jennings	2 episodes
1985	The Rape of Richard Beck	Blastig	TV film
	Brotherly Love	Lieutenant Conde
	The Execution of Raymond Graham	Prison Chaplain
1986	The Disney Sunday Movie	Pete Selzer	Episode: "2 1/2 Dad"
	The Twilight Zone	Colonel Ilyanov	Episode: "Red Snow"
	One Police Plaza	Detective Gustav Stamm	TV film
1987	Crime Story	Ivan Ivanovitch Patchenko	Episode: "Mig 21"
	Glory Years	John Moss	TV film
1988	Something Is Out There	Frank Dileo	2 episodes
1989	Terror on Highway 91	Sheriff Jessie Barton	TV film
	The Ryan White Story	Dr. Kleiman
	Cross of Fire	Boyd Gurley	TV miniseries (2 episodes) / TV film
1990–1991	Law & Order	Sergeant Max Greevey	22 episodes
1992	What She Doesn't Know	Jack Kilcoin	TV film
1993–1995	Batman: The Animated Series	G. Carl Francis / Thomas Jackson / Fisherman / Arnold Wesker/The Ventriloquist / Chubb / Armoured Truck Driver / Judge (voices)	6 episodes
1993	The Untouchables	Warden Wyandotte	3 episodes
	Animaniacs	Ivan Bloski (voice)	Episode: "Guardin' the Garden / Plane Pals"
1994	The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story	Dr. Cecil Jacobson	TV film
	Matlock	Michael Brennan	Episode: "Brennan"
	The Enemy Within	Jake	TV film
1996	The Limbic Region	Lloyd
	Road Rovers	Gustav Hovac (voice)	Episode: "Where Rovers Dare"
1996–1999	Superman: The Animated Series	Perry White (voice)	8 episodes
1997	The New Batman Adventures	Arnold Wesker/The Ventriloquist (voice)	Episode: "Double Talk"
1998–1999	Jesse	John Warner, Sr.	22 episodes
2000	Touched by an Angel	Bud Baxter	Episode: "The Empty Chair"
	Third Watch	Faith's Dad	Episode: "Know Thyself"
2002	The Agency	Helmut	Episode: "The Gauntlet"
2002–2003	Hack	Tom Grzelak	22 episodes
2005	Stargate SG-1	Jim/Anubis	Episode: "Threads"
2005–2007	Grey's Anatomy	Harold O'Malley	TV series, 7 episodes
2006	The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy	Coach (voice)	Episode: "The Secret Snake Club vs. P.E. / King Tooten Pooten"
2008	October Road	Gloy Daniels	Episode: "Hat? No Hat?"
2009	The Beast	Lieutenant Platko	Episode: "Two Choices"
2011	Danni Lowinski	Augustus 'Gus' Lowinski	TV film

References

External links

• George Dzundza at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] George Dzundza

George Dzundza (ukrainisch Джордж Дзундза/Dschordsch Dsundsa; * 19. Juli 1945 in Rosenheim, Deutschland) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler mit ukrainischen und polnischen Wurzeln.

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- [en] George Dzundza

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[es] George Dzundza

George Dzundza (Rosenheim, Baviera; 19 de julio de 1945[1]) es un actor estadounidense nacido en Alemania. Es más conocido por interpretar al Sargento Max Greevey en la primera temporada de la serie de televisión Law & Order.

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[ru] Дзундза, Джордж

Джордж Дзундза (нем. George Dzundza; род. 19 июля 1945 года) — американский актёр польско-украинского происхождения.

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