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Alan Mandell

Actor 1927-12-27 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Alan Mandell (born Albert Mandell; December 27, 1927 — October 13, 2026) was a Canadian-American actor known for playing Rabbi Marshak in the Coen Brothers' 2009 film A Serious Man. With several decades of experience as a stage actor, he was especially acclaimed as an interpreter of the works of Samuel Beckett. Mandell, born to a Jewish family in Toronto, Ontario in 1927, acted onstage in both Canada and the United States, building a reputation in San Francisco's theater scene in the 1950s. In 1968, he legally cha...

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Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005 · Henry Stamm

A Serious Man

A Serious Man

2009 · Rabbi Marshak

Velvet Buzzsaw

Velvet Buzzsaw

2019 · Vetril Dease

Shortbus

Shortbus

2006 · Tobias, the Mayor

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

2001 · Patron at restaurant (uncredited)

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974 · Technician

Addicted to Fresno

Addicted to Fresno

2015 · Arthur Lipka

Cannon

Cannon

1971 · TV

Baretta

Baretta

1975 · TV

Illegally Yours

Illegally Yours

1988 · Juror #8

Sisters

Sisters

1991 · TV

Midnight Witness

Midnight Witness

1993 · Shaw

79 Park Avenue

79 Park Avenue

1977 · Dr George Waldheim

Macbeth

Macbeth

1981 · Scottish Doctor

Man from Atlantis II: The Death Scouts

Man from Atlantis II: The Death Scouts

1977 · Grant Stockwood

Loose Change

Loose Change

1978 · Svenson

Enemies

Enemies

1974 · District Police Inspector

The Hip-Hop Waltz of Eurydice

The Hip-Hop Waltz of Eurydice

1996 · The Captain