Harry Goz (February 16, 1932 – September 6, 2003) was an American

musical theatre Musical theatre is a form of theatre, theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, ...

and

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Career

Goz debuted in the 1964

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production of '' Bajour'', co-starring

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and Nancy Dussault. Goz played Tevye in the Broadway musical ''

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'' from 1966 to 1968, both as understudy and lead actor. He appeared in musicals such as '' Two by Two'' and ''

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'', for which he was nominated in 1988 for a

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in the Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical category, and comedies such as ''

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''. Goz had a number of TV and movie guest appearances throughout his career. He starred as The Big Apple in

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TV commercials during the 1970s and 80s. He portrayed Dr. Tom Walz in '' Bill'', a 1981 television film. The same year, Goz portrayed

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chairman and

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's last husband,

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, in the

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's book ''

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''. In his later years, Goz became known to a new audience with his role as the voice of Captain Hazel "Hank" Murphy in the

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series ''

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''.

Death

Goz died from

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at the age of 71 on September 6, 2003. Goz was survived by his wife, three children and nine grandchildren. His son, Michael Goz, took over as a new character on ''Sealab 2021'' following his father's death. Michael died after an 8 year battle with cerebellar degeneration and ataxia on November 11, 2014, aged 55.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goz, Harry 1932 births 2003 deaths American male musical theatre actors American male voice actors Jewish American male actors Deaths from multiple myeloma in the United States Deaths from cancer in New York (state) Male actors from St. Louis 20th-century American singers 20th-century American male singers