Richard Masur

Richard Masur (born November 20, 1948) is an American character actor who has appeared in more than 40 films. From 1995 to 1999, he served two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). He is best known for playing David Kane on '' One Day at a Time'' (1975–1976), Nick Lobo on '' Rhoda'' (1974–1977), Clark in '' The Thing'' (1982), adult Stanley Uris in the miniseries '' It'' (1990), and Edward L. L. Moore on '' Younger'' (2016–2018).

Life and career

Masur was born in New York City to Jewish parents: a high school counselor mother, Claire Masur, and a pharmacist father, Jesse Masur. He has a sister, Judith Masur. He attended P.S. 28, Walt Whitman Junior High School, and Roosevelt High School, Yonkers, New York. He is married to Eileen Henry.

Masur studied at the Yale School of Drama toward an MFA in acting and appeared on stage before acting in movies and television shows during the 1970s. He appeared on an episode of ''All in the Family'' as well as in an episode of ''The Waltons'' in 1974, and had recurring roles in '' Rhoda'' from 1974 to 1977; '' One Day at a Time'' from 1975 to 1976; '' Hot l Baltimore'' in 1975; and the pilot to an NBC sitcom, ''Bumpers'', in 1977. In 1981, Masur played the role of a child molester armed with a camera in the television film ''Fallen Angel''. His next project was the 1982 horror/sci-fi movie '' The Thing'' as the dog handler Clark.

Masur played the father to Corey Haim's character in 1988's ''License to Drive'' and was part of the ensemble cast of the 1990 TV miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's '' It''.

Masur played the role of a character modeled after Jewish American spy Jonathan Pollard in the film '' Les Patriotes (The Patriots)'' (1994), by French director Éric Rochant.

In January 2006, Masur began appearing as a recurring character on the soap opera ''All My Children''. He has also appeared in guest spots on many TV shows, including ''M*A*S*H'', ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', '' Hawaii Five-O'', ''Happy Days'', ''Picket Fences'', '' Matlock'', ''Murphy Brown'', ''Law & Order'', '' Kevin (Probably) Saves the World'', ''All In The Family'', and '' Transparent''.

In December 2009, Masur played the role of Martin Stone in the off-Broadway play ''Dust''.

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20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
Male actors from New York City
American male film actors
American trade union leaders
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Jewish American male actors
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Living people
Presidents of the Screen Actors Guild
David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni
Activists from New York (state)
21st-century American Jews
1948 births