Garry Goodrow (November 4, 1933 – July 22, 2014)
was an American actor known for his role in the original stage production of the
Obie Award
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-winning play
''The Connection'' (1959) and
its 1961 film version, and as one of the original members of
The Committee improvisational group. In ''The Connection'', Goodrow played the young, intense, morose, would-be jazz musician Ernie, a heroin addict whose horn is more often than not at the pawn shop.
Career
The
Malone, New York-born Goodrow was a member of the
Living Theater and appeared in the stage and film productions of ''
The Connection''. He was a founding member of San Francisco's satirical improvisational group
The Committee (improv group)
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and went on to over 50 screen appearances, including film roles in ''
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
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'' (1969), ''Gold'' (1972), ''
Steelyard Blues'' (1973), ''
Linda Lovelace for President '' (1975), ''
Stay Hungry'' (1976), ''
American Hot Wax'' (1978), ''
Invasion of the Body Snatchers'' (1978), ''
Escape from Alcatraz'' (1979), ''
Cardiac Arrest
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'' (1980), ''
The Hollywood Knights'' (1980), ''
Breathless'' (1983), ''
The Prey'' (1984), ''
My Man Adam'' (1985), ''
The Longshot'' (1986), ''
Dirty Dancing
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'' (1987), and ''
Circuitry Man'' (1990).
In 1973, he appeared in
''National Lampoon's Lemmings'', which featured relative unknowns
John Belushi
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and
Chevy Chase
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.
Goodrow, replacing
Elliott Gould
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Gould's breakthrough role was in the film ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' (1969), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The ...
, joined the traveling anti-war agitprop performances of the
F.T.A. Tour, in the early 1970s, featuring actors
Jane Fonda
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,
Larry Hankin
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,
Donald Sutherland
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,
Peter Boyle
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,
Howard Hesseman
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, singers
Holly Near,
Barbara Dane
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, and many others.
My Life So Far
''Random House
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'', Jane Fonda, Chapter Seven, pp. 269-275, 2005. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
Death
Goodrow died on July 22, 2014, aged 80, in Jersey City, N.J. He is survived by a son Jason, and a daughter Georgia.
Partial filmography
References
External links
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Garry Goodrow at the Internet Off-Broadway DatabaseTuli Kupferberg, Garry & Jason Goodrow: The Pointless Brothers
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1933 births
2014 deaths
Male actors from New York (state)
American male film actors
American male stage actors
People from Malone, New York