Star Wars Actor Jason Wingreen Dead at 95
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Jason Wingreen, who starred in All In the Family and voiced the character of Boba Fett in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, has died at 95.
The prolific TV actor — who has more than 100 credits listed on IMDB — died on Christmas Day at his home in Los Angeles, his son, Ned, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter on Friday, January 1.
Wingreen played Harry Snowden, the bartender in All In the Family and Archie Bunker’s Place, from 1976 to 1983. The Brooklyn, New York, native also appeared in three episodes of The Twilight Zone and Seinfeld.
His other TV roles included playing a Chicago police captain on The Untouchables, a major on 12 O’Clock High, a judge on Matlock and Dr. Linke in a Star Trek episode. He also appeared on six episodes each of The Fugitive, The FBI and Ironside.
On the big screen, he memorably played the role of a doctor from the Mayo Clinic in the 1980 comedy Airplane. He also starred in classic films such as The Bravados, A Guide for the Married Man, Marlowe, They Only Kill Their Masters, The Terminal Man and Oh, God! You Devil.
Before beginning an acting career, Wingreen served in World War II, later working with a marionette company. He also was one of the founders of the NYC-based Circle in the Square theater company and began his acting career on Broadway, starring in two 1954 shows — The Girl on the Via Flaminia and Fragile Fox.
He is survived by his son, two grandchildren and his sister.
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes ref
1956 Three Brave Men Perry
1957 The True Story of Jesse James Peter Uncredited
1958 The Bravados Hotel Clerk Uncredited
1961 Everything's Ducky Lipscott's Helper Uncredited
1965 A Rage to Live Jim Uncredited
The Slender Thread Medical Technician
1967 Warning Shot Reporter Outside Courtroom Uncredited
A Guide for the Married Man Harry 'Big Fella' Johnson
1967 Johnny Belinda - Intepreter
1969 Marlowe Camera Store Clerk
1970 The Dunwich Horror Sheriff Harrison
The Cheyenne Social Club Dr. Farley Carter
1971 Skin Game 2nd Speaker
The Todd Killings Policeman
1972 The Magnificent Seven Ride Warden Uncredited
They Only Kill Their Masters Mallory
1974 The Terminal Man Instructor
1975 Mr. Ricco Judge
Hustle Jim Lang
1976 Moving Violation Psychiatrist
1980 Airplane! Dr. Brody
The Empire Strikes Back Boba Fett
Uncredited; Voice in original release and 1997 special edition
Also known as Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
1984 Oh God! Hotel Manager
The Red Fury Mr. Taylor
1988 Arthur 2: On the Rocks Boardmember #2
Television
Year Title Role Notes ref
1955 The Armstrong Circle Theatre Guest Episode: "Crisis (AKA Jet Pilot)" (S 6:Ep 33)
1956 Playhouse 90 The Captain Episode: "Forbidden Area (Pilot)" (S 1:Ep 1)
1957 Kraft Television Theatre Sweeny Episode: "The Killer Instinct" (S 10:Ep 52)
1958 Steve Canyon Guest Episode: "Operation Heartbeat" (S 1:Ep 4)
The Rough Riders Degnan Episode: "The Duelists" (S 1:Ep 4)
Playhouse 90 Reporter with Capone Episode: "Seven Against the Wall" (S 3:Ep 11)
Alcoa Theatre Gene Vermeth Episode: "Coogan's Reward" (S 2:Ep 15)
1959 Alcoa Theatre Hirsh Episode: "The Best Way To Go" (S 2:Ep 38)
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Theater Manager Episode: "Caper at the Bijou (Pilot)" (S 1:Ep 1)
Five Fingers Dentist Episode: "The Man With The Triangle Heads" (S 1:Ep 5)
The Troubleshooters Pophir Episode: "Pipeline" (S 1:Ep 8)
Playhouse 90 Blair Episode: "The Tunnel" (S 4:Ep 6)
Adventures in Paradise Romer Episode: "The Bamboo Curtain" (S 1:Ep 10)
1960 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Mr. McGruder Episode: "Love Is a Fallacy" (S 1:Ep 22)
Johnny Staccato Desk Sergeant Episode: "A Nice Little Town" (S 1:Ep 25)
Bourbon Street Beat Ben Anderson Episode: "Swamp Fire" (S 1:Ep 27)
Twilight Zone Train Conductor Episode: "A Stop at Willoughby" (S 1:Ep 30)
Wanted: Dead or Alive Nick Peters Episode: "Journey for Josh" (S 3:Ep 3)
The Untouchables Turner Episode: "The Mark Of Cain" (S 2:Ep 5)
1961 Surfside 6 Simm Episode: "License to Steal" (S 1:Ep 19)
The Twilight Zone Mr. Shuster Episode: "The Midnight Sun" (S 3:Ep 10)
1962 Margie Wallace Episode: "The Wolf of Wall Street: (S 1:Ep 25)
The Untouchables Second Hood Episode: "The Pea" (S 4:Ep 5)
Disney's World of Color narrator
The Untouchables Phil Banyas Episode: "The Eddie O'Gara Story" (S 4:Ep 7)
1963 Outer Limits Fred Severn Episode: "O.B.I.T." (S 1:Ep 7)
The Fugitive Tim Cates
Episode: "See Hollywood and Die" (S 1:Ep 8)
Uncredited
Bonanza Hank Episode: "The Way of Aaron" (S4:Ep 24)
1964 The Fugitive Friar Episode: "Angels Travel on Lonely Roads, part 1" (S 1:Ep 24)
The Outer Limits Bill Turner Episode: "The Special One" (S 1:Ep 28)
Bonanza Luke Episode: "Enter Thomas Bowers" (S 5:Ep 30)
The Outer Limits Coroner Leland Episode: "Expanding Human" (S 2:Ep 4)
Twelve O'Clock High Major Rosen Episode: "Pressure Point" (S 1:Ep 6)
Slattery's People Mr. Samuels Episode: "Question: Where Vanished the Tragic Piper?" (S 1:Ep 7)
Profiles in Courage Reporter Episode: "The Mary S. McDowell Story" (S 1:Ep 2)
Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre Birdie Max Episode: "Parties to the Crime" (S 2:Ep 7)
Profiles in Courage Hanson Episode: "Thomas Hart Benton" (S 1:Ep 3)
The Fugitive Photographer Episode: "The Iron Maiden" (S 2:Ep 13)
1965 The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Hackie Episode: "The Deadly Decoy Affair" (S 1:Ep 15)
Twelve O'Clock High Major Rosen Episode: "The Clash: (S 1:Ep 21)
Dr. Kildare Painter Episode: "Do You Trust Your Doctor?" (S 4:Ep 23)
The Rogues Guest Episode: "The Pigeons of Paris" (S 1:Ep 25)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Mikhil Brynov Episode: "The Exile" (S 1:Ep 27)
Kraft Suspense Theatre Savadow Episode: "Kill No More" (S 2:Ep 23)
The Fugitive Jack Episode: "Three Cheers for Little Boy Blue" (S 3:Ep 6)
Amos Burke: Secret Agent Gunter Ernst Episode: "The Weapon" (S 1:Ep 9)
The Loner Lucas Episode: "Hunt the Man Down" (S 1:Ep 13)
1966 The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Loser in Casino Episode: "The Birds and the Bees Affair" (S 2:Ep 18)
The Wild Wild West Policeman Episode: "The Night of the Whirring Death: (S 1:Ep 20)
Get Smart KAOS Agent #2 Episode: "Stakeout on Blue Mist Mountain" (S 1:Ep 24)
Blue Light Adolf Hitler Episode: "Invasion by the Stars" (S 1:Ep 9) [12][13]
The Fugitive Reporter Episode: "The 2130" (S 3:Ep 27)
A Man Called Shenandoah Hotel Clerk Episode: "Requiem for the Second" (S 1:Ep 32)
Felony Squad Joe Caslin Episode: "A Walk To Oblivion" (S 1:Ep 2)
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Fahd Episode: "The Prisoner of Zalamar Affair: (S 1:Ep 2)
Shane Ira Jackson Episode: "Day of the Hawk" (S 1:Ep 7)
Run for Your Life Harbormaster Episode: "The Man Who Had No Enemies" (S 2:Ep 10)
1966–67 The Rounders Shorty Dawes Main cast
1967 Captain Nice Thug 1 Episode: "That Thing" (S 1:Ep 3)
The Fugitive Nebbs Episode: "Concrete Evidence" (S 4:Ep 18)
The Green Hornet Doctor Episode: "Bad Bet on a 459—Silent" (S 1:Ep 21)
Felony Squad Morrie Episode: "Target!" (S 1:Ep 24)
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Dictator Episode: "The Phi Beta Killer Affair" (S 1:Ep 25) [28]
Please Don't Eat the Daisies Doctor Episode: "When I Was a Young Man" (S 2:Ep 25)
The Road West Norman Todd Episode: "The Agreement" (S 1:Ep 28)
The Invaders Clerk Episode: "The Trial" (S 2:Ep 6)
Felony Squad Collier Episode: "Hit and Run, Run, Run" (S2:Ep 8)
Ironside Bell Captain Episode: "Light at the End of the Journey: (S 1:Ep 10)
Judd, for the Defense Judge Episode: "To Kill A Madman" (S 1:Ep 12)
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Security Guard
Episode: "The Maze Affair" (S 4:Ep 13)
Uncredited
1968 Cimarron Strip Mr. Glass Episode: "Heller" (S 1:Ep 17)
The Guns of Will Sonnett Milby Episode: "Stopover in a Troubled Town" (S 1:Ep 22)
Judd, for the Defense Judge Episode: "The Devil's Surrogate" (S 1:Ep 23)
Felony Squad Art Rice Episode: "Kiss Me, Kill You" (S 3:Ep 5)
Ironside Man Episode: "I, the People" (S 2:Ep 7)
The Name of the Game District Attorney Episode: "The Ordeal" (S 1:Ep 10)
Star Trek Dr. Linke Episode: "The Empath" (S 3:Ep 12)
Mission: Impossible Official Episode: "The Play" (S 3:Ep 9)
Adam-12 Mr. Kerr Episode: "Log 122: Christmas – The Yellow Dump Truck" (S 1:Ep 13)
1969 Ironside Sam Freeman Episode: "Rundown on a Bum Rap" (S 2:Ep 17)
Mannix Barney Episode: "The Solid Gold Web" (S 2:Ep 23)
1970 CBS Playhouse Guest Episode: "The Day Before Sunday" (S 3:Ep 3)
Mayberry R.F.D. Mr. Desmond Episode: "Emmett Takes a Fall" (S 2:Ep 15)
1973 Miracle on 34th Street Halloran
Outrage Mr. Bunce
1974 Honky Tonk
The Terminal Man Instructor
1975 Hustle Jim Lang
1976 Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style Second Detective
Made-for-TV-Movie
Directed by Lee Philips
1977–79 All in the Family Harry Snowden Recurring
1978 Vega$ Hank Adamek Uncredited
1979–83 Archie Bunker's Place Harry Snowden Recurring
1979 Captain America Doctor #2
1987 Hunter Benjamin Winfield Episode: "Double Exposure"
1987–91 Matlock Judge Arthur Beaumont 11 episodes
1989 Mama's Family Fred Gebhardt Episode: "Hate Thy Neighbor"
1991 General Hospital Judge Mattson Episode: "1.7242"
1992 Seinfeld Man #2 Episode: "The Opera" (S 4:Ep 9)
1994 In the Heat of the Night Georgie Episode: "Who Was Geli Bendl ?" (S 8:Ep 2), (final appearance)
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