Al Rosen (actor)
{{short description|American actor (1910–90)}}
{{more citations needed|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Al Rosen (actor).jpg
| name = Al Rosen
| caption = Rosen in Cheers
| birth_name = Albert Rosen
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1910|5|9|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Baltimore,https://books.google.com/books?id=XwwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT4 Billboard Apr 24, 1943 Maryland, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1990|8|2|1910|5|9}}
| death_place = Hollywood, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1941–1990
| spouse =
}}
Albert Rosen (May 9, 1910 – August 2, 1990) was an American actor. He is known for his recurring role of "Al" in the television sitcom Cheers.
Biography
Rosen was born in Maryland.{{Cite web |title=Al Rosen {{!}} Actor |url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0741898/ |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}} He acted in several films in the 1940s, then in the 1970s was a production supervisor on the TV show What's My Line?. Again in the 1980s, he acted in television series and films in minor roles, including the recurring character "Al" (or "Big Al") in the sitcom Cheers and the cafeteria concession stand attendant in the sitcom Night Court.
According to Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast with James Burrows, airing on September 9, 2019, Al was also a stunt man for the Three Stooges.{{Cite web |last=PodScripts.co |title=Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast - 276. James Burrows Transcript and Discussion |url=https://podscripts.co/podcasts/gilbert-gottfrieds-amazing-colossal-podcast/276-james-burrows |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=podscripts}}
Death
He died of cancer in Hollywood, California at the age of 80.{{cite news|title=Cheers Barfly Al Rosen, Boxer and Then Bit Actor|date=August 5, 1990|page=7B|newspaper=San Jose Mercury News}} {{subscription required}}
Season 9, episode 12 of Cheers ("Norm and Cliff's Excellent Adventure") is dedicated to Rosen with "to our friend Al Rosen" shown during the credits.[https://books.google.com/books?id=o3TvAAAAMAAJ TV guide, Volume 51]
Filmography
- Footlight Fever (1941)
- Uncivil War Birds (1946)
- Without Reservations (1946)
- Ain't Love Cuckoo? (1946)
- The Stratton Story (1949)
- What's My Line? (1941) (production manager)
- Oh, God! Book II (1980)
- L.A. Law (1988)
- Cheers (1983-1989) (74 episodes){{Cite web |title=Al Rosen {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/al_rosen |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0741898|name=Al Rosen}}
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Category:Male actors from Maryland
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American stunt performers