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1972
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Jill Owens. . ( m. 1969) . Laurie Franks. 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 .
Dec 22, 2023 · In that episode, Liz Sheridan portrays Helen, as she did throughout the series. However, Morty is played by Phil Bruns, rather than Barney Martin who joined in season 2's "The Pony Remark." John Randolph's Frank Costanza debuted in season 4's "The Handicap Spot" with Jerry Stiller taking the role in season 5's episode "The Puffy Shirt."
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Philip Bruns (1931-2012) was an American actor who appeared in Flashdance, The Stunt Man and other movies. He also had roles in TV shows like Seinfeld, Just Shoot Me! and Hollywood Detective.
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- Pipestone, Minnesota, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Feb 16, 2012 · Phil Bruns, a familiar-face character actor best known on television as the cigar-chomping hard-hat dad on the 1970s soap-opera parody “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” died on Feb. 8 at a ...
Philip Bruns was born on May 2, 1931 in Pipestone, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Flashdance (1983), Return of the Living Dead II (1988) and The Stunt Man (1980). He was married to Laurie Franks and Jill Owens. He died on February 8, 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- May 2, 1931
- February 8, 2012
Feb 14, 2012 · Philip Bruns, a veteran character actor who played Jerry Seinfeld's dad in the first season of Seinfeld, passed away at 80 in 2012. He also appeared in many classic TV shows and movies, such as Car 54 Where Are You?, The Great Waldo Pepper, and Flashdance.
Philip Bruns was an American actor and writer who appeared in many TV shows and movies, such as Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Seinfeld, and Flashdance. He was born in 1931 and died in 2012.
