Martin Azarow

Martin Azarow
Azarow in They Call Me Bruce?, 1982
Born
Martin Monroe Azarow

(1934-07-04)July 4, 1934
DiedSeptember 8, 2003(2003-09-08) (aged 69)
OccupationsFilm and television actor
Years active1976–1990
SpouseMarjorie Azarow

Martin Monroe Azarow (July 4, 1934 – September 8, 2003) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing Big Al in the 1982 film They Call Me Bruce?.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Azarow appeared in television programs including Taxi, Remington Steele, T.J. Hooker, It's a Living, L.A. Law, Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, Charlie's Angels, Doogie Howser, M.D., The New Mike Hammer and Hooperman. He also appeared in films such as Some Kind of Hero, Mae West and Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling.

Azarow died on September 8, 2003, in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the age of 69.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1977The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa MesaLombardiTV movie
1981Born to Be SoldLouie BlatzTV movie
1982Some Kind of HeroTank
1982Mae WestDetectiveTV movie
1982They Call Me Bruce?Big Al
1983Missing PiecesHector BolinasTV movie
1984The OutlawsEmilTV movie
1986Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is CallingGangster #2
1987The Jigsaw MurdersLeon Murch

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1976Starsky & HutchPackrat1 episode
1978Charlie's AngelsGeorge Danforth1 episode
1979Eight Is EnoughWill Burdett1 episode
1979Operation PetticoatEngineer Manganini2 episodes
1980The White ShadowParty Guest1 episode
1981It's a LivingMr. Scolick1 episode
1981-1985Hill Street BluesDr. Sackheim/Cigar Smoker/Mortician3 episodes
1982Hart to HartMr. Brooklyn1 episode
1982T.J. HookerHarry Wheeler1 episode
1982-1987Cagney & LaceyRalph Steer2 episodes
1982St. ElsewhereFat Man1 episode
1983Nine to FiveGregory1 episode
1983TaxiLeon (arm-wrestling cabbie)1 episode
1983Remington SteeleKessel Parks1 episode
1983The A-TeamDanny1 episode
1984The New Mike HammerFat Man1 episode
1984VRodrigo1 episode
1985BrothersMr. Pappola1 episode
1986The Twilight ZoneMan1 episode
1986HunterHenry Bartholomew1 episode
1987-1988L.A. LawRobert Sylvia3 episodes
1988OharaJosephson1 episode
1988Max HeadroomPunk1 episode
1989HoopermanCabbie1 episode
1989Doogie Howser, M.D.William Finkelstein1 episode
1989Pee-wee's PlayhouseMichael Angelo1 episode
1989MatlockProprietor1 episode
1990Equal JusticeArty1 episode

References

  1. 1 2 Sherpard, Richard (January 16, 1983). "Korean Comic in 'They Call Me Bruce'". The New York Times. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Budnik, Daniel (March 21, 2017). '80s Action Movies on the Cheap: 284 Low Budget, High Impact Pictures. McFarland. p. 37. ISBN 9781476626871 – via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Lentz, Harris (April 20, 2004). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003. McFarland. pp. 18–19. ISBN 9780786417568 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Morris, Bruce (1997). Prime Time Network Serials: Episode Guides, Casts, and Credits for 37 Continuing Television Dramas, 1964-1993. McFarland. p. 607. ISBN 9780786401642 – via Google Books.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Martin Azarow List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Azarow, TV, movie actor dies at 69". World News Network. September 11, 2003. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 "Martin Azarow Obituary (1934 - 2003)". Las Vegas Review-Journal. September 12, 2003. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ Harvey Miller (director) (2014). "Alex Gets Burned by an Old Flame". Taxi: De finale Season [Taxi: The Final Season] (DVD) (in German and English). Paramount Home Media Distribution / Paramount Home Entertainment (Germany).