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Mike Nussbaum

Date of birth: 1923-12-29

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Mike Nussbaum

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Michael Nussbaum (December 29, 1923 - December 23, 2023) was an American actor and director. From the start of his acting career in the 1950s, Nussbaum appeared in many of David Mamet's plays both on and off Broadway, as well as in Chicago. His appearances in movies include roles in Field of Dreams (1989) and Men In Black (1997). In 1997 he received a Jeff Award for his performance as Reverend Lionel Espy in David Hare's Racing Demon. His performance in Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross on Broadway received a Drama Desk Award in 1984. As a director, his work has included Where Have You Gone, Jimmy Stewart? (2002) by Art Shay. Nussbaum also appeared in local TV commercials for Chicago's Northwest Federal Savings (with the jingle, "It's Northwest Federal Savings Time, sixty-three hours a week"). Description above from the Wikipedia article  Mike Nussbaum, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Men in Black
3.6

Men in Black

1997-07-02

After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a t

Field of Dreams
3.6

Field of Dreams

1989-04-21

Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a

Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts
0

Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts

2021-09-29

These plays, all written by Tony and Pulitzer-winning playwright and Steppenwolf ensemble member Tra

Vital Signs
4.5

Vital Signs

1986-02-11

Two doctors, a father and son, conceal their alcohol and drug problems in this potent look at the ab

House of Games
3.4

House of Games

1987-10-11

A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into

Losing Isaiah
3.2

Losing Isaiah

1995-03-17

Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while hi

The Con
2.7

The Con

1998-03-04

A lonely gas station attendent in Mississippi falls in love with a con woman who wants to get her ha

Towing
2

Towing

1978-05-24

An unscrupulous towing company picks up perfectly fine cars and impounds them. It's up to two bar ma

Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery
4

Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery

1987-11-30

Frank Dowling has to solve the mystery of a young man who is obsessed with finding his natural paren

T.R. Baskin
2.4

T.R. Baskin

1971-10-20

An enthusiastic young woman runs away to Chicago to start a new life. She is soon confronted with th

The Game of Their Lives
2.9

The Game of Their Lives

2005-04-22

During the 1950 World Cup, the hastily assembled U.S. soccer team enters as heavy underdogs when mat

Shadow of a Doubt
2.5

Shadow of a Doubt

1996-12-03

Charlie Sloan is an alcoholic defence lawyer drawn back into the courtroom by Robin Harwell, a woman

Fatal Attraction
3.4

Fatal Attraction

1987-09-18

A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his

Separate But Equal
3.3

Separate But Equal

1991-04-07

A dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that destroye

Things Change
3

Things Change

1988-10-21

Jerry, a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino, a shoe repa

Overexposed
0.5

Overexposed

1992-10-11

Convinced that her husband Norm is being unfaithful, Ann Demski has an affair with family friend Nic

Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
3.7

Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again

1990-05-06

The classic comic characters return, partaking in their Riverdale High 15th anniversary reunion! But

The Water Engine
2.6

The Water Engine

1992-08-24

In the 1930s, Charles Lang invents an engine that runs using water for fuel. But when he tries to ge

Condition: Critical
0.5

Condition: Critical

1992-12-20

Medical drama about a killer virus on the loose in Los Angeles.

Steal Big Steal Little
2.1

Steal Big Steal Little

1995-09-29

Ruben and Robby are twin brothers, adopted by Mona, one of the wealthiest - and most eccentric - wom

flying
3

flying

2002-01-01

A melancholic man is stuck waiting at an airport.

Smokefall
0

Smokefall

2021-04-12

Change is in the air as Violet prepares to bring twin boys into the world. Inside her womb, her unbo

Harry and Tonto
3.5

Harry and Tonto

1974-08-12

Harry is a retired teacher in his 70s who has lived in the Upper West Side of New York City all his

The Monitors
1.9

The Monitors

1969-10-08

Earthlings chafe at the peace established by a benevolent alien race and set about to rebel.

Family
0

Family

2006-11-03

This is unknown animated movie about family.

Osso Bucco
2.8

Osso Bucco

2008-04-07

Trapped in his favorite restaurant during the worst snow storm in Chicago history, Jelly Dinotto, a

Tom of Your Life
2.6

Tom of Your Life

2020-09-01

When a child is born at a rural hospital who ages, grows and evolves four years every hour, a rebell