John Randolph (actor)
John Randolph ( born June 1, 1915 in New York City, New York, USA as Emanuel Hirsch Cohen, † 24 February 2004 in Hollywood, California ) was an American actor.
Life
John Randolph was Emanuel Hirsch Cohen in New York City, the son of Jewish immigrant Dorothy Cohen, an insurance agent, and Louis Cohen, a hat manufacturer, born. When he was 12 years old, his stepfather Joseph Lippman gave him the name Mortimer Lippman.
In the 30 years Randolph became interested in politics and theater studies. He made his acting degree at the City College of New York. In 1940 he changed his name to John Randolph.
Randolph was in 1955 placed on the so-called black list, after he had refused to testify before the Committee on Un-American Activities. 1988 Randolph was elected president of the National Council of American - Soviet Friendship.
Career
His Broadway debut had been in Coriolanus 1938 Randolph. In 1987, he won a Tony Award in the category Best Actor for Neil Simon's Broadway Bound. His last Broadway appearance was in 1991 in Randolph Prelude to a Kiss.
His film debut was in 1948 in Randolph the movie The Naked City by Jules Dassin. Between 1949 and 1965, he starred in numerous television series and films. 1966 cast him John Frankenheimer for the starring role in the thriller The man who lived twice. After that, he appeared in numerous films starring roles or significant supporting roles. Among his best known films include The angel with the hand of an assassin (1967 ), Two dirty scoundrels (1969 ), Serpico (1973 ), King Kong (1976) and Prizzi's Honor (1985).
Private
With his wife Sarah Cunningham, who died during the Academy Awards in 1986 due to an asthma attack, Randolph had two children. He died on 24 February 2004 in California at the age of 88 years.