John Randolph - biography, date of birth, place of birth, filmography, clips, actor.
Randolph - real name Emmanuel Hirsch Cohen - was born in New York to Jewish immigrants Dorothy Cohen (Shour), an insurance agent, and Luis Cohen, a headwear manufacturer. Emmanuel's stepfather was a certain Joseph Lippmann ^; for a time Randolph was known as 'Mortimer Lippmann'. In the 30s of the XX century, John was actively involved in politics and acting. Randolph made his Broadway debut in 1938 in the production of 'Coriolanus'.
During World War II, John joined the United States Air Force.
In 1955, the actor began to have serious problems with the state ^; he was blacklisted by executives at all major studios after he refused to answer questions from the Anti-American Activities Committee, citing the Fifth Amendment.
Randolph was the last blacklisted actor to start working again in Hollywood ^; he was lucky in 1966, when director John Franknheimer invited him to the lead role in the film 'Seconds'. After that, John managed to get into the New York productions of 'The Sound of Music', 'Paint Your Wagon' and 'The Visit'. In 1975, Randolph landed the role of General Philip Blankenship in The New Original Wonder Woman.
In 1987, the actor won a Tony Award for his role in Neil Simon's Broadway Bound.
The last time Randolph appeared on Broadway in 1991, in the production of 'Prelude to a Kiss' ('Prelude to a Kiss').
A large number of roles in film and television have made the actor a real celebrity ^; he was often stopped in the streets by passers-by. John even had a chance to play the role of the father of the main character in the popular TV series 'Roseanne' ^; however, he left the series pretty quickly. During the first two seasons, he played an important role in the plot ^; in the future he was only mentioned, and then it became known about his adventures on the side and the character was taken out of the show completely.
John was no less successful in his role in the cult comedy series 'Seinfeld' ^; however, he was later replaced by Jerry Stiller. In 1995, the scenes with Randolph were re-filmed - all with the same Stiller ^; however, the original version can still be found outside the US and on DVD.
Between 1942 and 1986, John was married to American actress Sarah Cummings ^; Sarah's death broke such a long and happy marriage.
Randolph died of natural causes on February 24, 2004 ^; at the time of his death he was 88 years old. The actor's body was cremated.
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