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Morris Brenner (August 25, 1914 – August 25, 2005)[1] was an American actor. He was best known for playing Pvt. Irving Fleischman in The Phil Silvers Show.

Maurice Brenner
Brenner in The Phil Silvers Show, 1956
Born	Morris Brenner (1914-08-25)August 25, 1914 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	August 25, 2005(2005-08-25) (aged 91) Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1955–1993
Spouse	Judith Brenner ​ (died. 1998)​ [1]

Life and career

Brenner was born in Chicago, Illinois. He began his career in 1948, as appearing in the Broadway play The Bees and the Flowers, playing the role of the "Drayman".[2]

Later in his career, Brenner appeared and starred in other Broadway plays, as his theatre credits includes, The Madwoman of Chaillot, playing the roles of "The Shoe-Lace Peddler" and "One of the Prospectors",[3][4] Two's Company, playing the role of the "Camera Man",[2] Sing Till Tomorrow, playing the role of "George Faulkner",[5] Lunatics and Lovers, playing the roles of the "Waiter", "Bellboy" and "Joe Gonz",[2][6] Julia, Jake and Uncle Joe, playing the role of "Professor Rasenik",[7] The Beauty Part, assistant stage-managing, playing the role of the "Camera Man" and replacement roles of "Bunce Hagedorn", "Seymour Krumgold" and "Hennepin Wagnerian",[8] Once for the Asking, playing the role of the "Taxi Driver",[9] Fiddler on the Roof, playing the role of "Avram"[2] and Minor Miracle, playing the roles of the "Reporter" and "Herman Wekstein".[7]

In 1950s–1993, Brenner began his television career where he was originally hired to play the role of "Pvt. Duane Doberman" on the sitcom television series The Phil Silvers Show, but was recast to the role of "Pvt. Irving Fleischman", when Maurice Gosfield came and auditioned for the role.[10][11] He continued his career, mainly appearing in Broadway plays and television, as his television credits includes, Naked City, Car 54, Where Are You?, East Side/West Side, The Dick Van Dyke Show,[12] and Tribeca.[13][14] Brenner also appeared in films, as his film credits includes, Lilith, Mirage, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Sweet Lorraine and American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy.[13][14]

In 1993, Brenner retired his career, last appearing in the anthology drama television series Tribeca.

Death

Brenner died in August 2005, at his 91st birthday at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey.[15]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1955	The New Recruits	Pvt. Duane Doberman	TV Movie
1959	Keep in Step	Pvt. Irving Fleischman	TV Movie
1964	Lilith	Mr. Gordon	uncredited
1965	Mirage	Minor Role	uncredited
1985	The Purple Rose of Cairo	Diner Patron
1987	Sweet Lorraine	Marie's Grandfather
1989	American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1955-1959	The Phil Silvers Show	Pvt. Irving Fleischman	132 episodes
1955-1956	The Ed Sullivan Show	Pvt. Irving Fleischman/Himself	2 episodes
1961-1963	Car 54, Where Are You?	Officer Kramer/Alvin Broos/Officer Julie - Dispatcher	5 episodes
1962	Naked City	Milk Man	1 episode
1963	East Side/West Side		1 episode
1964	The Dick Van Dyke Show	Mr. Little	1 episode
1993	Tribeca	Max	1 episode

References

External links

• Maurice Brenner at IMDb
• Maurice Brenner at the TCM Movie Database
• Maurice Brenner at AllMovie
• Maurice Brenner at the Internet Broadway Database
• Rotten Tomatoes profile

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