Phil Roth

American actor

For other people named Philip Roth, see Philip Roth (disambiguation).

Philip Roth

Born| (1930-07-06)July 6, 1930

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Died| July 15, 2002(2002-07-15) (aged 72)

Los Angeles, United States

Philip Roth (July 6, 1930 – July 15, 2002) was an American television and film actor.[1]

Roth appeared in over twenty television shows and movies beginning in 1961 with a small role in an episode of Tallahassee 7000. He had roles in several notable films of the early 1970s, such as What's Up, Doc? where he played 'Mr Jones', Catch-22 as 'Doctor', One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as 'Woolsey', and Harry and Tonto as 'Vegas Gambler'. He also had roles in numerous smaller films as well as several TV shows such as The Monkees as 'Howard Needleman,' Tales from the Dark Side as 'Sam Larchmont/Wilson Farber' as well as Cagney and Lacey as 'Sullivan'.

Roth served in the U.S. Army during World War II.[2]

## Filmography[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1967 | The Monkees | Howard | S1:E23, "Captain Crocodile"
1970 | Catch-22 | Doctor |
1972 | What's Up, Doc? | Mr. Jones |
1973 | Blume in Love | Party Guest | Uncredited
1973 | Tidal Wave |  | US version
1974 | Harry and Tonto | Vegas Gambler |
1974 | Linda Lovelace for President | Polish Speaker |
1975 | Whiffs | Waiter |
1975 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Woolsey |
1977 | American Raspberry | Doctor Burns |
1980 | The Baltimore Bullet | Bookie |
1980 | First Family | Tomato Assassin |
1985 | Tales from the Darkside | Sam Larchmont (voice) | "It All Comes Out in the Wash" episode
1985 | Tales from the Darkside | Wilson Farber | "The Satanic Piano" episode
1998 | A League of Old Men |  | (final film role)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Phil Roth (1928–2002)". backstage.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
2. ^ Phil Roth; Longtime stage, screen and character actor Variety. Retrieved February 18, 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Philip Roth at IMDb
* [1] at the New York Times

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