Philip Roth (July 6, 1930 – July 15, 2002) was an American television and film actor. Roth appeared in over twenty television shows and movies beginning in 1961 with a small role in an episode of '' Tallahassee 7000''. He had roles in several notable films of the early 1970s, such as '' What's Up, Doc?'' where he played 'Mr Jones', ''

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'' as 'Doctor', ''

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'' as 'Woolsey', and ''

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'' as 'Vegas Gambler'. He also had roles in numerous smaller films as well as several TV shows such as ''

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'' as 'Howard Needleman,' '' Tales from the Dark Side'' as 'Sam Larchmont/Wilson Farber' as well as ''

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'' as 'Sullivan'. Roth served in the

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during

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.Phil Roth; Longtime stage, screen and character actor
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''. Retrieved February 18, 2023.

Filmography

Awards and Honors

* Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1998) for American pastoral * National Book Award

References

External links

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1930 births 2002 deaths American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Kansas City, Missouri 20th-century American male actors {{US-tv-actor-1930s-stub