Baruch Lumet

Polish-American actor (1898–1992)

Baruch Lumet

Born| (1898-09-16)September 16, 1898

Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire

Died| February 8, 1992(1992-02-08) (aged 93)
Years active| 1939–1980
Spouse| Eugenia Wermus
Children| 2, including Sidney
Relatives| Jenny Lumet (granddaughter)
Jake Cannavale (great-grandson)

Baruch Lumet (Burech Lumet;[1] 16 September 1898 – 8 February 1992) was an American actor best known for his work in the Yiddish theatre.

## Early life

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Lumet was born in Warsaw, then part of Congress Poland, to a Yiddish-speaking Jewish family.[2][3] He immigrated to the United States from Poland with his wife Eugenia Gitl Lumet (née Wermus) and daughter Felicia (1920–1980) in 1922, where his son, film director Sidney Lumet (1924–2011), was born.

## Career

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Although he appeared with his son in the film ...One Third of a Nation... in 1939, the elder Lumet made few film appearances, though he played character roles in two of Sidney's films from the 1960s, The Pawnbroker (1964) and The Group (1966). He also appeared in Woody Allen's comedy Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex but Were Afraid to Ask, improbably cast as an elderly rabbi with a bondage fetish.

From 1953 to 1960, Lumet was the director of the Dallas Institute of Performing Arts and the Knox Street Theater in Dallas.[4] Among his students were Jayne Mansfield and Tobe Hooper.

## Filmography

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1939 | ...One Third of a Nation... | Mr. Rosen |
1950 | Cody of the Pony Express | Frenchy | Serial, Uncredited
1959 | The Killer Shrews | Dr. Marlowe Craigis |
1961 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Concertina Player | Season 6 Episode 14: "The Changing Heart"
1961 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Man on Stairs | Season 6 Episode 18: "The Greatest Monster of Them All"
1962 | Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man | Morris | Uncredited
1962 | The Interns | Byrd | Uncredited
1964 | The Pawnbroker | Mendel |
1966 | The Group | Mr. Schneider |
1972 | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex but Were Afraid to Ask | Rabbi Baumel |
1975 | The Wild Party | Tailor |

## Sources

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* Finding Aid for the Baruch Lumet Papers, 1955-1983, Online Archive of California

## References

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1. ^ Immigration documents on Burech and Eugenia Gitl Lumet
2. ^ French, Philip (April 10, 2011). "Sidney Lumet, giant of American cinema, dies at 86". The Observer. London: Guardian Media Group. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
3. ^ "Finding Aid for the Baruch Lumet Papers, 1955-1983". Online Archive of California. 2014-12-01. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
4. ^ Finding Aid for the Baruch Lumet Papers, 1955-1983. Online Archive of California. Retrieved 2018-10-31.

## External links

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* Baruch Lumet at IMDb

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* FAST
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Israel