George Wyner

George Wyner

A native of Boston and graduate of Syracuse University, George has worked extensively in TV and film since 1972. Notable film work includes the Coen Brothers' best-picture nominee A Serious Man (2009) as Rabbi Nachtner, Mel Brooks' Spaceballs (1987) as Colonel Sandurz, and his To Be or Not to Be (1983). Among other dozens of film credits are the classic Fletch (1985) and Fletch Lives (1989), The Devil's Advocate (1997), and Trouble with the Curve (2012). George has guest starred on over 150 TV shows, and has been a series regular on nine. He is perhaps best known for his six seasons as Deputy D.A. Irwin Bernstein on Hill Street Blues (1981).

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2022

Loot
Loot
as Martin Streibler
TV - Released: 6/23/2022
Reboot
Reboot
as Bob
TV - Released: 9/20/2022

2021

Movie
In the Darkness
as Doctor
Movie - Released: 10/1/2021

2020

B Positive
B Positive
as Bill
TV - Released: 11/5/2020

2019

Movie
He's that Guy
Movie - Released: 11/11/2019
The Umbrella Academy
The Umbrella Academy
as Dan Frankel
TV - Released: 2/15/2019

2018

New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam
as Rabbi Skillman
TV - Released: 9/25/2018
The Resident
The Resident
as Arthur Kravitz
TV - Released: 1/21/2018
A Million Little Things
A Million Little Things
as Lonny Strobe
TV - Released: 9/26/2018
The Kominsky Method
The Kominsky Method
as Rabbi
TV - Released: 11/16/2018
Station 19
Station 19
as Morris Hapgood
TV - Released: 3/22/2018
9-1-1
9-1-1
as Don
TV - Released: 1/3/2018

2016

Bad Internet
Bad Internet
as Travis
TV - Released: 5/25/2016
American Housewife
American Housewife
as Reginald Danfield
TV - Released: 10/11/2016

2015

Dr. Ken
Dr. Ken
as Dicky Wexler
TV - Released: 10/2/2015

2014

In Security
In Security
as Rafferty
Movie - Released: 4/28/2014
Friends with Better Lives
Friends with Better Lives
as Dr. Gunderson
TV - Released: 3/31/2014

2013

Snow Bride
Snow Bride
as Lou Blanco
Movie - Released: 11/9/2013

2012

Trouble with the Curve
Trouble with the Curve
as Rosenbloom
Movie - Released: 9/21/2012
The First Family
The First Family
as Dr. Hayes
TV - Released: 9/22/2012
Touch
Touch
as Lee Zedner
TV - Released: 1/25/2012
Anger Management
Anger Management
as Dr. Richter
TV - Released: 6/28/2012

2010

The Wish List
The Wish List
as Charles Praxton
Movie - Released: 7/19/2010

2009

How to Be a Serial Killer
How to Be a Serial Killer
as Dr. Goldberg
Movie - Released: 7/24/2009
A Serious Man
A Serious Man
as Rabbi Nachtner
Movie - Released: 10/2/2009
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 12/15/2009
Glee
Glee
as Plastic Surgeon
TV - Released: 5/19/2009

2008

Black Widow
Black Widow
as Stan Driver
Movie - Released: 12/8/2008
The Mentalist
The Mentalist
as Dr. Steiner
TV - Released: 9/23/2008
Raising the Bar
Raising the Bar
TV - Released: 9/1/2008

2007

The Winner
The Winner
TV - Released: 3/4/2007
Journeyman
Journeyman
TV - Released: 9/24/2007
The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory
as Dr. Zane
TV - Released: 9/24/2007

2006

Though None Go with Me
Though None Go with Me
as Attorney Albert Browning
Movie - Released: 4/8/2006
Shark
Shark
TV - Released: 9/21/2006
'Til Death
'Til Death
as Rabbi
TV - Released: 9/7/2006

2005

Domino One
Domino One
as Lake (Iodom Rep #1)
Movie - Released: 3/11/2005
John Candy: Comic Spirit
John Candy: Comic Spirit
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/3/2005
Bones
Bones
as Judge Marcus Haddoes
TV - Released: 9/13/2005

2004

Jack & Bobby
Jack & Bobby
TV - Released: 9/12/2004
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
as Dr. Rushton
TV - Released: 10/3/2004
Boston Legal
Boston Legal
as Al Bostick
TV - Released: 10/3/2004
House
House
as Dr. Richardson
TV - Released: 11/16/2004

2003

Knee High P.I.
Knee High P.I.
as Fishman
Movie - Released: 10/13/2003
Rock Me Baby
Rock Me Baby
as Lawyer
TV - Released: 9/16/2003
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men
as Sheldon
TV - Released: 9/22/2003
Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck
TV - Released: 7/22/2003
NCIS
NCIS
as Randall Worthington
TV - Released: 9/23/2003

2002

Gilda Radner: It's Always Something
Gilda Radner: It's Always Something
as Herman Radner
Movie - Released: 4/29/2002
The Mesmerist
The Mesmerist
Movie - Released: 3/11/2002
Do It for Uncle Manny
Do It for Uncle Manny
as Uncle Manny
Movie - Released: 3/6/2002
Almost a Woman
Almost a Woman
as Dr. Fishbeck
Movie - Released: 11/15/2002
Less than Perfect
Less than Perfect
as Alan Turnbach
TV - Released: 10/1/2002
Without a Trace
Without a Trace
as Francis Whitmire
TV - Released: 9/26/2002
She Spies
She Spies
as Barry Sharpman
TV - Released: 7/20/2002
Good Morning, Miami
Good Morning, Miami
as Larry
TV - Released: 9/26/2002

2001

American Pie 2
American Pie 2
as Camp Director
Movie - Released: 8/10/2001
Not Another Teen Movie
Not Another Teen Movie
as Mr. Cornish
Movie - Released: 12/7/2001

2000

The District
The District
as Jonathan Plath
TV - Released: 10/7/2000
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
TV - Released: 1/9/2000
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
as Foreman Fred
TV - Released: 1/9/2000

1999

The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
as Leonard Gillespie
Movie - Released: 4/20/1999
The West Wing
The West Wing
as Congressman Simmel
TV - Released: 9/22/1999

1997

The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocate
as Meisel
Movie - Released: 10/17/1997
The Postman
The Postman
as Benning Mayor
Movie - Released: 12/25/1997
Dharma & Greg
Dharma & Greg
as Herb
TV - Released: 9/24/1997
The Practice
The Practice
TV - Released: 3/4/1997
Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1
as Al Martell
TV - Released: 7/27/1997
TV
Brooklyn South
as John Hertzfeld
TV - Released: 9/22/1997

1996

TV
Goode Behavior
as Mr. Kent
TV - Released: 8/26/1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as President
TV - Released: 9/27/1996

1994

ER
ER
as Rabbi
TV - Released: 9/19/1994

1993

Boy Meets World
Boy Meets World
TV - Released: 9/24/1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Dr. Jarred Buckler
TV - Released: 4/21/1993
Good Advice
Good Advice
as Artie Cohen
TV - Released: 4/2/1993

1992

For Richer, for Poorer
For Richer, for Poorer
as Harry
Movie - Released: 1/1/1992

1991

Step by Step
Step by Step
TV - Released: 9/20/1991
Man of the People
Man of the People
as Art Louie
TV - Released: 9/15/1991

1990

True Colors
True Colors
as Mr. Dinski
TV - Released: 9/2/1990

1989

Fletch Lives
Fletch Lives
as Marvin Gillet
Movie - Released: 3/17/1989
Listen to Me
Listen to Me
as Dean Schwimmer
Movie - Released: 5/5/1989
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Doogie Howser, M.D.
TV - Released: 9/19/1989
Quantum Leap
Quantum Leap
as Ben Harris
TV - Released: 3/26/1989
Family Matters
Family Matters
as Mr. Tolbert
TV - Released: 9/22/1989
Coach
Coach
as Herb Spiegel
TV - Released: 2/28/1989

1987

Spaceballs
Spaceballs
as Colonel Sandurz
Movie - Released: 6/24/1987
She's the Sheriff
She's the Sheriff
TV - Released: 9/19/1987
Married... with Children
Married... with Children
as Ronald N. Michaels
TV - Released: 4/5/1987

1986

The Richest Cat in the World
The Richest Cat in the World
as Victor Rigsby
Movie - Released: 3/9/1986
The Leftovers
The Leftovers
as Mr. Gladstone
Movie - Released: 11/16/1986
Wildcats
Wildcats
as Principal Walker
Movie - Released: 2/14/1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Aaron Voss
TV - Released: 9/15/1986

1985

Fletch
Fletch
as Marvin Gillet
Movie - Released: 5/31/1985
Deadly Messages
Deadly Messages
as Laura's Boss
Movie - Released: 2/21/1985
Half Nelson
Half Nelson
Movie - Released: 3/24/1985
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
as Dr. Norgan
TV - Released: 9/14/1985
A Death in California
A Death in California
as Joe Haley
TV - Released: 5/12/1985
The Comedy Factory
The Comedy Factory
as Wes Bushnell
TV - Released: 6/21/1985
The Comedy Factory
The Comedy Factory
as Mike
TV - Released: 6/21/1985

1984

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Dr. Lewis
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Jim Kenton
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Harcourt Fenton
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1983

To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
as Ratkowski
Movie - Released: 12/16/1983
Imps*
Imps*
as Irving Rosenbloom Private Eye
Movie - Released: 12/12/1983
At Ease
At Ease
TV - Released: 3/4/1983
The A-Team
The A-Team
as Richie Hauser
TV - Released: 1/23/1983

1982

My Favorite Year
My Favorite Year
as Myron Fein
Movie - Released: 10/1/1982
Drop-Out Father
Drop-Out Father
as Dr. Irving Lefkowitz
Movie - Released: 9/26/1982
Matt Houston
Matt Houston
TV - Released: 9/26/1982
Matt Houston
Matt Houston
as Murray Chase
TV - Released: 9/26/1982
Teachers Only
Teachers Only
TV - Released: 4/14/1982

1981

Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
as Dr. Jacobs
Movie - Released: 12/2/1981
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon
TV - Released: 11/24/1981
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
TV - Released: 1/15/1981
Nero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe
as Saul Panzer
TV - Released: 12/24/1981
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
as Irwin Bernstein
TV - Released: 1/15/1981

1980

Reunion
Reunion
as John Wiepert
Movie - Released: 10/14/1980

1979

Big Shamus, Little Shamus
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
as George Korman
TV - Released: 9/29/1979

1978

The Islander
The Islander
as Simms
Movie - Released: 9/16/1978
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
as The Network Director
Movie - Released: 6/30/1978
WKRP in Cincinnati
WKRP in Cincinnati
TV - Released: 9/18/1978
Kaz
Kaz
TV - Released: 9/10/1978
Kaz
Kaz
as D.A. Frank Revko
TV - Released: 9/10/1978

1977

Tail Gunner Joe
Tail Gunner Joe
as Roy Cohn
Movie - Released: 2/6/1977
Lucan
Lucan
as Rantzen
Movie - Released: 5/22/1977
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
as Ed Blandings
Movie - Released: 9/30/1977
TV
Rafferty
TV - Released: 9/5/1977
Lou Grant
Lou Grant
as Jeff Benedict
TV - Released: 9/20/1977

1976

The Bad News Bears
The Bad News Bears
as White Sox Manager
Movie - Released: 4/6/1976
Dogs
Dogs
as Michael Fitzgerald
Movie - Released: 11/11/1976
All the President's Men
All the President's Men
as Attorney #2
Movie - Released: 4/9/1976
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
TV - Released: 10/3/1976
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
as La Plante
TV - Released: 9/22/1976
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
as Asst. DA Richard Feldman
TV - Released: 10/3/1976
Delvecchio
Delvecchio
as Assistant District Attorney Dorfman
TV - Released: 9/9/1976
Delvecchio
Delvecchio
as Assistant District Attorney Dorfman (uncredited)
TV - Released: 9/9/1976
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
as Marcus
TV - Released: 10/3/1976
Once an Eagle
Once an Eagle
as Dr. McCabe
TV - Released: 12/2/1976
Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man
as Dr. Fetterman
TV - Released: 2/1/1976

1975

Movie
The Nurse Killer
as Ben
Movie - Released: 3/31/1975
Switch
Switch
as Sterling
TV - Released: 9/9/1975
Switch
Switch
as Davis
TV - Released: 9/9/1975
Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
as Joe Kemmelman
TV - Released: 9/11/1975

1974

Airport 1975
Airport 1975
as Harry - Passenger That Sees the Oil Leak (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/18/1974
Willie Dynamite
Willie Dynamite
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/23/1974
Rhoda
Rhoda
TV - Released: 9/9/1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Max Steinberg
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Stephen Kalifer
TV - Released: 9/13/1974

1973

The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye
as Cop at Beach (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/8/1973
Kojak
Kojak
as Sergeant Collins
TV - Released: 10/24/1973
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib
as Salesman
TV - Released: 9/14/1973
Kojak
Kojak
as Asst. DA Linnick
TV - Released: 10/24/1973
The Snoop Sisters
The Snoop Sisters
as 2nd Doctor
TV - Released: 12/19/1973

1972

Lady Sings the Blues
Lady Sings the Blues
as The M.C.
Movie - Released: 10/12/1972
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
TV - Released: 9/17/1972
Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son
TV - Released: 1/14/1972
Emergency!
Emergency!
as Medic One Doctor
TV - Released: 1/22/1972
The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show
as Rex Pottinger
TV - Released: 9/16/1972

1971

Columbo
Columbo
as Film Editor
TV - Released: 9/15/1971
All in the Family
All in the Family
as Dr. Sidney Shapiro
TV - Released: 1/12/1971

1970

The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
as Art Director
TV - Released: 9/24/1970

1968

Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Allen Sherick
TV - Released: 9/20/1968

1967

Ironside
Ironside
as First Clerk
TV - Released: 3/28/1967
Mannix
Mannix
as Orrin J. Arthur
TV - Released: 9/16/1967
Ironside
Ironside
as Tech Director
TV - Released: 3/28/1967

Unknown

Movie
A More Perfect Union
as Paul Berg
Movie