Irving Israel (February 13, 1917 - December 23, 1990) was an American actor,
director and
producer
Producer or producers may refer to:
Occupations
*Producer (agriculture), a farm operator
*A stakeholder of economic production
*Film producer, supervises the making of films
**Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...
. He was nominated for three
Primetime Emmy Awards
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in the categories
Outstanding Drama Series and
Outstanding Television Movie for his work on the television programs ''
The Name of the Game Name of the Game may refer to:
Television
* ''The Name of the Game'' (TV series), a 1968–1971 American drama
** ''Fame Is the Name of the Game'', a 1966 American television film and pilot for the series
* "The Name of the Game" (''Grey's Anato ...
'' and ''
Quincy, M.E.''. Irving died in December 1990 following
heart surgery
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in hospital at
San Diego, California
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, at the age of 73. He was buried in
Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery.
References
External links
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Rotten Tomatoes profile
1917 births
1990 deaths
People from New York (state)
Male actors from New York (state)
American television producers
American television directors
American male film actors
20th-century American male actors
Burials at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
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