
Acting
Philip Bruns
EN cinema · 41 credits
Born
2 May 1931
Died
8 February 2012 (aged 80)
Birthplace
Pipestone, Minnesota, USA
Also known as Phil Bruns · Phillip Bruns
Philip Bruns (May 2, 1931 – February 8, 2012) was an American television and movie actor and writer. He portrayed George Shumway, the father of Mary Hartman on the 1970s comedic series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and Morty Seinfeld, the father of Jerry Seinfeld, in the 1990 second episode of Seinfeld.
Known for
Filmography

Inferno
as Old Man Buyer

Johnny Skidmarks
as Old Coot

Amazing Stories: The Movie III
as Mr. Beasley

The Trigger Effect
as Mr. Schaefer

Ed
as Clarence

Digital Man
as Bob

Pentathlon
as Vic

Love Bites
as Vinnie Helsting

Dead Men Don't Die
as Nolan

Return of the Living Dead Part II
as Doc Mandel

Betrayed by Innocence
as Judge Mendola

The Christmas Star
as Lucky

Airwolf: The Movie
as Mitch, the Director

Flashdance
as Frank Szabo

My Favorite Year
as Fed. Marshal Holt / Featured Player

The Gold Bug
as Tattoo

Aunt Mary
as Det. LaMonica

The Chopped Liver Brothers
as Mr. Ruth

Nickelodeon
as Duncan

The Great Waldo Pepper
as Dilhoefer

Rock-a-Die Baby
as Lt. John Anderson

Target Risk
as Marty

Flash and the Firecat
as Mr. Walley

The Kansas City Massacre
as Capt. Jackson

Harry and Tonto
as Burt

The Family Kovack
as Jo-Jo Linsen

Night of the Dark Full Moon
as Wilfred Butler (1929)

Taking Off
as Policeman

The Out-of-Towners
as Officer Meyers

Jenny
as Fred Callahan

Midnight Cowboy
as Man in TV Montage (uncredited)

The Swimmer
as Biswangers' Pool Party Guest (uncredited)

A Thousand Clowns
as The Man in the Restaurant









