MikaelaArsenault Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 https://deadline.com/2021/03/george-segal-dead-the-goldbergs-1234720483/ George Segal Dies: Oscar-Nominated Actor & ‘The Goldbergs’ Star Was 87 George Segal, the Oscar-nominated actor whose credits range from Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Where’s Poppa? to Just Shoot Me! and The Goldbergs, died today in Santa Rosa, CA, of complications from bypass surgery. He was 87. His wife, Sonia Segal confirmed the news. “The family is devastated to announce that this morning George Segal passed away due to complications from bypass surgery,” she said in a statement. For the past eight years, Segal had been a series regular on ABC’s 1980s-set family comedy The Goldbergs. The last episode he filmed before his death, Episode 16 of the show’s current eighth season, is set to air April 7. The series is expected to pay tribute to Segal on-air. Segal, an Oscar nominee for Mike Nichols’ 1966 Edward Albee adaptation Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, probably is best known for his TV sitcom roles as magazine publisher Jack Gallo on NBC’s Just Shoot Me!, a role that earned him two Golden Globe nominations, and as family patriarch Albert “Pops” Solomon on The Goldbergs. He also headlined the late-’80s ABC detective drama Murphy’s Law, the 1987 CBS comedy Take Five and TV Land sitcom Retired at 35. Segal also was a leading man in movies, starring in films by such legends as Sidney Lumet (Bye Bye Braverman, 1968), Carl Reiner (Where’s Poppa?, 1970), Herbert Ross (The Owl and the Pussycat, 1970), Paul Mazursky (Blume in Love, 1973) and Robert Altman (California Split, 1974). He also has starring roles in such features as A Touch of Class, The Terminal Man, The Black Bird, Fun with Dick and Jane, Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?, Time of Darkness and For the Boys. Along with his Academy Award nomination, Segal was a five-time Golden Globe nominee and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. MORE TO COME… 1 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Sad to hear this. We featured him in the Winter Under the Stars thread a few weeks ago. George Segal was always charming, whether in dramas or comedies. And a bit edgy if the film called for it. Here he is in FUN WITH DICK AND JANE (1977): 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
yanceycravat Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Sorry to hear this. You could always count on him for a good performance. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
slaytonf Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 He had a touch of class. Don't forget No Way to Treat a Lady (1968). 3 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 20 minutes ago, slaytonf said: He had a touch of class. Don't forget No Way to Treat a Lady (1968). And he had a whole new generation of fans because of the sitcom Just Shoot Me! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 In CALIFORNIA SPLIT (1974) with Elliott Gould: Link to post Share on other sites
Moe Howard Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Owl and the Pussycat! ....damn I’m getting old..... Link to post Share on other sites
yanceycravat Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 54 minutes ago, TopBilled said: And he had a whole new generation of fans because of the sitcom Just Shoot Me! And an even NEWER generation thanks to sitcom, THE GOLDBERGS. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
kingrat Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 2 hours ago, MikaelaArsenault said: https://deadline.com/2021/03/george-segal-dead-the-goldbergs-1234720483/ George Segal Dies: Oscar-Nominated Actor & ‘The Goldbergs’ Star Was 87 Segal also was a leading man in movies, starring in films by such legends as Sidney Lumet (Bye Bye Braverman, 1968), Carl Reiner (Where’s Poppa?, 1970), Herbert Ross (The Owl and the Pussycat, 1970), Paul Mazursky (Blume in Love, 1973) and Robert Altman (California Split, 1974). He also has starring roles in such features as A Touch of Class, The Terminal Man, The Black Bird, Fun with Dick and Jane, Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?, Time of Darkness and For the Boys. Um, two missing words: KING RAT. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Allhallowsday Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Always enjoyable, as an actor he just got better and better. Good night GEORGE! We all love you! 3 Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 It's always amused me that Segal starred in the 1981 screen comedy "Carbon Copy," in which he played a white businessman who discovered he had a black son he never knew about. His young co-star -- who made his feature debut opposite Segal -- had portrayed Malcolm X on stage. Wonder what ever happened to him? 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites
EricJ Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Segal was always a little too sitcom and slick in his delivery, but to his credit, that MADE him the face of neurotic Nixon-era 70's NYC comedy. Even watching him on The Goldbergs (of which I could only watch one episode before wanting to throw things at the randomly bad selective-memory "slumming" of half-remembered 80's Lore), he seemed to have come from a different decade than the 80's or the 00's, to show the new kids how aggressively comedy was handled in the 70's. He came off as the cool sly-fox grandpa in more ways than one. Although I confess I only saw him in the pleasantly forgettable Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?, the wacky product-of-its-time Where's Poppa? the aptly titled The Terminal Man, and the...ill-advised Carbon Copy, that showed how much he didn't belong to the 80's. Link to post Share on other sites
Roy Cronin Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 With the cast of Ship of Fools, as Elizabeth Ashley's artist boyfriend. 8 Link to post Share on other sites
NipkowDisc Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 he's in a pretty good scrap with Jean Hale in the st. valentine's day massacre. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
NipkowDisc Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 any tribute to him should include imo the hilarious movie Bye Bye Braverman. 'we'll get there." 4 Link to post Share on other sites
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TopBilled Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 6 minutes ago, NipkowDisc said: any tribute to him should include imo the hilarious movie Bye Bye Braverman. 'we'll get there." http://www.i YES, I love this one. It's in the TCM library and airs once a year. Hope they replay it soon. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
MikaelaArsenault Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 7 hours ago, EricJ said: Segal was always a little too sitcom and slick in his delivery, but to his credit, that MADE him the face of neurotic Nixon-era 70's NYC comedy. Even watching him on The Goldbergs (of which I could only watch one episode before wanting to throw things at the randomly bad selective-memory "slumming" of half-remembered 80's Lore), he seemed to have come from a different decade than the 80's or the 00's, to show the new kids how aggressively comedy was handled in the 70's. He came off as the cool sly-fox grandpa in more ways than one. Although I confess I only saw him in the pleasantly forgettable Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?, the wacky product-of-its-time Where's Poppa? the aptly titled The Terminal Man, and the...ill-advised Carbon Copy, that showed how much he didn't belong to the 80's. My mom tried watching The Goldbergs, but she thought that the show was very unfunny. Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 So sorry to hear this. I didn't realize he was that old. He had a long string of hits in the 60s and 70s. I think his pulling out of 10 at the last minute really hurt his career (it made Dudley Moore's). He was pretty funny in Just Shoot Me. I really liked that show. Never even heard of The Goldbergs (how much I watch network tv now). Didn't realize he was back on tv. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 13 hours ago, slaytonf said: He had a touch of class. Don't forget No Way to Treat a Lady (1968). YES! Link to post Share on other sites
Sepiatone Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Oh, so now it's official. (lemme 'splain) I had wondered whatever became of him and resigned to the possibility of him already being dead when lo and behold, there he was, up on the big screen when I went to see LOOK WHO'S TALKING in '89! Sorry to learn of this as he WAS one that I always enjoyed in movies. Rest In Peace, Sir. Sepiatone 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Det Jim McLeod Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 My George Segal top five- 1. Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (1966) He was excellent as the strait laced teacher shocked by the antics of the middle aged couple he is partying with. So sad that all four stars of this brilliant version of Edward Albee's play are gone now. 2. No Way To Treat A Lady (1968) He is delight as the Jewish cop harassed by loony killer Rod Steiger. Segal's character still lives with his mother (Eileen Heckart) and has many funny scenes with her. 3. Where's Poppa (1970) Segal has even worse mother issues with Ruth Gordon in this provocative but often hysterically funny film. 4. The Owl And The Pussycat (1970) Many laughs as the nerdy intellectual stuck with low class hooker Barbra Streisand. 5. Born To Win (1971) A lesser known film, but worth seeing. One of Segal's best performances as a charming junkie trying to make it through another day. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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