Allan Rich

Born: 1926-02-08, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Died: 2020-08-22

Biography

Allan Rich (born Benjamin Norman Schultz; (February 8, 1926 – August 22, 2020) was an American character actor, author and activist. Allan Rich was one of the many alleged communist sympathizers blacklisted in the 1950s Hollywood blacklist. He mentored Rene Russo in the world of acting and also played a judge in Hill Street Blues. Rich was the co-founder of non-profit organization We Care About Kids, which produces educational short films for middle and high school youths.

Filmography

• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
• NYPD Blue (1993)
• The Nanny (1993)
• Chicago Hope (1994)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
• Magnum, P.I. (1980)
• 2 Broke Girls (2011)
• Hawaii Five-O (1969)
• Hill Street Blues (1981)
• The Rockford Files (1974)
• Happy Days (1974)
• Little House on the Prairie (1974)
• Cagney & Lacey (1982)
• Jake and the Fatman (1987)
• Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)
• Baretta (1975)
• Barney Miller (1975)
• All in the Family (1971)
• The Division (2001)
• Kojak (1973)
• Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
• The New Batman Adventures (1997)
• Sledge Hammer! (1986)
• Harry O (1974)
• War and Remembrance (1988)
• Mrs. Columbo (1979)
• Disclosure (1994)
• Kaz (1978)
• Jack (1996)
• Quiz Show (1994)