Acting
Harold Gould
EN, DE, XX cinema · 73 credits
Born
10 December 1923
Died
11 September 2010 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Schenectady, New York, USA
Also known as Hal Gould · Harold Vernon Goldstein · هارولد گولد
Harold V. Goldstein (December 10, 1923 – September 11, 2010), best known by his stage name Harold Gould, was an American actor best known for playing Martin Morgenstern in the 1970s sitcoms Rhoda and The Mary Tyler Moore Show and as Miles Webber & also as Arnie Peterson on The Golden Girls. Gould acted in film and television for nearly 50 years, appearing in more than 300 television shows, 20 major motion pictures, and over 100 stage plays, and received Emmy Award nominations five times. He is known for playing elegant, well-dressed men, and he regularly played Jewish characters and grandfather-type figures on television and film.
Known for
Filmography
Brother Bear
as Old Denahi (voice)
Freaky Friday
as Grandpa
The Master of Disguise
as Grandfather Disguisey
Dying on the Edge
as Arthur
Stuart Little
as Grandpa Spencer
Patch Adams
as Arthur Mendelson
My Giant
as Milt Kaminski
Beloved
as Barber Shop Man #4 (uncredited)
Brown's Requiem
as Solly K.
The Love Bug
as Dr. Gustav Stumpfel
Lover's Knot
as Alan Smithee
For Hope
as David Altman
Killer: A Journal of Murder
as Old Henry Lesser
Flesh Suitcase
as Tate
The Sunset Gang
as Velvil Finkelstein (segment "Yiddish")
Romero
as Francisco Galedo
Get Smart, Again!
as Nicholas Dimente
I Never Sang for My Father
as Tom Garrison
Playing for Keeps
as Rockerfeller
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
as Dr. Marvin Elias
The Fourth Wise Man
as Rabbi
11th Victim
as Benny Benito
The Red-Light Sting
as Oliver Sully
The Skin of Our Teeth
as Mr. Antrobus
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
as Stowbridge
The Dream Chasers
as Telford Stampley
Help Wanted: Male
as Eliot Bingham
Born to Be Sold
as Robert Westfield
Seems Like Old Times
as Judge John Channing
The Gambler
as Arthur Stobridge
The Silent Lovers
as Louis B. Mayer
The Scarlett O'Hara War
as Louis B. Mayer
King Crab
as Mr. Campana
Aunt Mary
as Dr. Hoxley
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
as Dickie Dayton
Better Late Than Never
as Harry Landers
The One and Only
as Hector Moses
Actor
as Sol Wurtzel
Never Con a Killer
as Harry Danton
Have I Got a Christmas for You
as Leo Silver
Silent Movie
as Engulf
The Big Bus
as Professor Baxter
Flannery and Quilt
as Sam Quilt
Gus
as Charles Gwynn
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
as Mr. Henshaw
Medical Story
as Dr. Fredericchi
Love and Death
as Anton Inbedkov
The Front Page
as Mayor
Double Solitaire
as George
The Sting
as Kid Twist
Murdock's Gang
as Dave Ryker
Where Does It Hurt?
as Dr. Herman Zerny
Ransom for a Dead Man
as Agent Carlson
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
as Nexdhet
A Death of Innocence
as Alexander Weisberg
The Lawyer
as Eric P. Scott
The Arrangement
as Dr. Leibman
Project X
as Col. Holt
Harper
as Sheriff Spanner
Inside Daisy Clover
as Cop on Pier
An American Dream
as Ganucci's Attorney
The Spy with My Face
as Doctor
The Satan Bug
as Dr. Ostrer (uncredited)
Marnie
as Mr. Garrett (uncredited)
Ready for the People
as Arnie Tomkins
The Yellow Canary
as Ponelli
The Couch
as Hollingsworth
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Additional Dialogue