Allan Rich (born Benjamin Norman Schultz; (February 8, 1926 – August 22, 2020) was an American character actor, author and activist. Allan Rich was one of the many alleged communist sympathizers blacklisted in the 1950s Hollywood blacklist. He mentored Rene Russo in the world of acting and also played a judge in Hill Street Blues. Rich was the co-founder of non-profit organization We Care About Kids, which produces educational short films for middle and high school youths. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allan Rich, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2014Wish I Was Here — Rabbi Twersky
• 2 Broke Girls — Lou
• 2011Troupers
• 2010Father and Son
• 2008The Last Word — Francis
• 2007Man in the Chair — Speed
• 2007My Sexiest Year — Papa
• 2007Rise: Blood Hunter — Harrison
• 2007The Memory Thief — Zvi
• 2006The Alibi — Klump
• House — Sidney
• 2002The Burial Society — Hy Leibowitz
• 2002The Dogwalker — Sam
• 2001Skippy — Gordan Gates
• The Division — Attorney
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Gary Klausbach
• Curb Your Enthusiasm — Solly
• Judging Amy — Jim Southam
• 1998Exposé — John Crowell
• 1998The Christmas Path — Judge Landers
• 1997Amistad — Judge Juttson
• Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction — M. Anthony Brinksman (segment "Last Rites")
• 1997Out to Sea — Sebastian
• The New Batman Adventures — King Barlowe (voice)
• 1996Jack — Dr. Benfante
• 1996Miami Hustle — Stein
• 1996The Rich Man's Wife — Bill Adolphe
• 1995National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins — Ziggy Brillman
• 1995Two Much — Reverend Larrabee
• 1994A Part of the Family — Burt
• Chicago Hope — Ned Tannen
• 1994Disclosure — Ben Heller
• 1994Quiz Show — Robert Kintner
• 1993Amore! — Studio Executive #1
• NYPD Blue — Vasiliy Choushkin
• The Nanny — Pauly, Judge, Ray
• 1992Dead On: Relentless II — Grazinsky
• 1992Nickel & Dime — Bernie Stadler
• 1991Guilty by Suspicion — Leonard Marks
• 1991Highlander II: The Quickening — Allan Neyman
• 1991Ragin Cajun — Regetti
• 1990Betsy's Wedding — Nate Tobias
• 1990Matters of the Heart — Boston Official
• 1989Another Chance — J.R. Jacobs
• 1988Checking Out — Dr. Haskell
• War and Remembrance — Harry Tomlin
• Jake and the Fatman — Mandel
• 1986Bad Guys — Luigi Constantine
• Life with Lucy — Judge
• Sledge Hammer! — Judge Liam Jackson
• 1985J.O.E. and the Colonel — Pop Roth
• Misfits of Science — Dr. Komack
• The Golden Girls — Alexi
• Brothers — Dr. Spelner
• 1984Kidco — Jim Clark
• Night Court — Dr. Bruce
• Hardcastle and McCormick — Judge Gault
• Scarecrow and Mrs. King — Murray D. Murray
• Cagney & Lacey — Morley Pressman
• 1982Eating Raoul — Nazi
• 1982Frances — Mr. Bebe
• 1982The Entity — Dr. Walcott
• 1981A Gun in the House — Roy Grutman
• 1981Chicago Story — G.W. Rosen
• Hill Street Blues — Judge Maurice Schiller
• 1981The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire — Paeter Yos
• 1981The Ordeal of Bill Carney — Judge Stanley Mosk
• Today's F.B.I.
• 1980Gideon's Trumpet — Tobias Simon
• 1980Hero at Large — Marty Fields
• 1980Leo and Loree — Jarvis
• Magnum, P.I. — Coluga
• Makin' It — Mel
• Mrs. Columbo — Service Manager
• 1979The Frisco Kid — Mr. Bialik
• The Seekers — Gen. 'Mad Anthony' Wayne
• 1979Voices — Montrose Meier
• Baby, I'm Back — Judge
• Kaz — Judge Cohen
• 1978The Millionaire — George Jelks
• 1978Uncle Joe Shannon — Dr. Clark
• Wheels — Waggoner
• 1977A Killing Affair — Capt. Bullis
• CHiPs — Judge Towers
• 1977Tail Gunner Joe — Ray Jenkins
• 1977Terraces — Mr. Vogel
• 1977The Hostage Heart — Dr. Motzkin
• The Incredible Hulk — Luther Mason
• The San Pedro Beach Bums
• Alice — Mr. Adler
• Delvecchio — Joe Ducks Ducotto
• 1976Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence — Judge Paul Pieter
• 1976Newman's Drugstore
• 1976Scott Free — Max
• Baretta
• Barney Miller — Edward Meyers, Leonard the Theatre Producer, Mr. Ramsen
• 1975Strike Force — Police Commissioner
• 1975The Happy Hooker — Desk Sergeant
• Happy Days — Professor Thomas
• Harry O — Charlie Kravitz
• Little House on the Prairie — Otto Ripley
• 1974The Gambler — Bernie
• The Rockford Files — Charles 'Pebbles' Runkin
• Kojak — Solly's Lawyer, Judge Walter Miller
• 1973Serpico — D. A. Tauber
• All in the Family — Gallery Manager
• Hawaii Five-O — Lou Marvin
• Naked City — Cab Driver
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Tobias Simon
• A League of Old Men — Director

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2016The Last Laugh — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)