George Wyner
George Wyner (born October 20, 1945) is an American film and television actor. Wyner graduated from Syracuse University in 1968 as a drama major and was an in-demand character actor by the early 1970s. Wyner has made guest appearances in over 100 television series and co-starred in nine. His roles include Assistant District Attorney Bernstein on the series Hill Street Blues, Rabbi Nachtner in A Serious Man, and Colonel Sandurz in the film Spaceballs. Wyner is set to reappear as Sandurz in Spaceballs 2, to be released in 2027.
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George Wyner
George Wyner (born October 20, 1945) is an American film and television actor. Wyner graduated from Syracuse University in 1968 as a drama major and was an in-demand character actor by the early 1970s. Wyner has made guest appearances in over 100 television series and co-starred in nine. His roles include Assistant District Attorney Bernstein on the series Hill Street Blues, Rabbi Nachtner in A Serious Man, and Colonel Sandurz in the film Spaceballs. Wyner is set to reappear as Sandurz in Spaceballs 2, to be released in 2027.
Early life
George Wyner
Wyner was born in Boston to Jewish parents. His father, Edward, founded and managed Boston's Ritz Carlton Hotel, which was the premier society hotel in Boston through the 1950s. Wyner's father died while his son was in high school.
Career
George Wyner
Wyner was introduced to producer Steven Bochco while appearing in Bochco's short-lived 1976 series, Delvecchio. This led to the role as Irwin Bernstein in Hill Street Blues, and to roles in four subsequent Bochco productions: Doogie Howser, M.D., Brooklyn South, NYPD Blue and L.A. Law. Additionally, Wyner has appeared on the following programs for Hill Street's production company, MTM: Rhoda, The Bob Newhart Show, The White Shadow, WKRP in Cincinnati, MASH and Newhart.
Filmography
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• Willie Dynamite (1973) as court bailiff • All the President's Men (1976) as Attorney #2 • The Bad News Bears (1976) as White Sox coach • Dogs (1976) as Michael Fitzgerald • Tail Gunner Joe (1977) as Roy Cohn • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978) as The Network Director • Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981) as Dr. Jacobs • My Favorite Year (1982) as Myron Fein • To Be or Not to Be (1983) as Ratkowski • Fletch (1985) as Marvin Gillet (a.k.a. "Arnold T. Pants, Esq.") • Wildcats (1986) as Principal Walker • Spaceballs (1987) as Col. Sandurz • Fletch Lives (1989) as Marvin Gillet • The Postman (1997) as Benning Mayor • The Devil's Advocate (1997) as Meisel • Not Another Teen Movie (2001) as Principal Cornish • American Pie 2 (2001) as the Camp Director • How to Be a Serial Killer (2008) as Dr. Goldberg • A Serious Man (2009) as Rabbi Nachtner • Trouble with the Curve (2012) as Rosenbloom • Armed Response (2013) as Rafferty • Deadly Patient (2018) as Mr. Richards • Spaceballs 2 (2027) as Col. Sandurz