Bruce Solomon

Solomon starred as the title character in the short-lived 1977 television series Lanigan's Rabbi,[http://www.filmbug.com/db/323466 filmbug.com], accessed February 17, 2011. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629070608/http://www.filmbug.com/db/323466 |date=June 29, 2011 }} but is best known for his portrayal of Sgt. Foley on the TV show, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. His acting teacher, Joan Darling, one of the directors for Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, chose him for that role, despite the fact that it was originally written as an older, middle-aged policeman.[http://www.tv.com/bruce-solomon/person/5748/summary.html TV.com], accessed February 17, 2011. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628232857/http://www.tv.com/bruce-solomon/person/5748/summary.html |date=June 28, 2011 }} When Solomon was cast in the role it was rewritten as a young, handsome, "ever-on-the-make" police officer. He was also known for the role of Kenny Zuckerman in Beverly Hills, 90210.

In addition to his role of Rabbi David Small in Lanigan's Rabbi, he would also play a rabbi in the 2000 film, Harrison's Flowers.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0216799/fullcredits#cast IMDB:Harrison's Flowers], accessed February 17, 2011.{{unreliable source?|date=April 2016}}

Solomon was part of the cast of the comedy series E/R, which included Elliott Gould, Jason Alexander, and Mary McDonnell. His many guest star appearances in other series included Barney Miller and Resurrection Boulevard, and films including The Candidate and Foul Play. One of his earliest movies was Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things, in 1972.{{cite web| url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/children_shouldnt_play_with_dead_things| title=Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things| website=RottenTomatoes| access-date=July 24, 2022}} He was also in the 1986 TV movie, Maricela, about the daughter of an affluent American family who resents the daughter of the live-in maid from El Salvador.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0204467/ IMDB.com:Maricela], accessed February 18, 2011.{{unreliable source?|date=April 2016}} The TV drama was produced for public television's WonderWorks series.{{cite news| title=Robert Hays, who starred in "Airplane!", has...| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-12-15-tv-289-story.html| first=Lee| last=Margulies| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| date=December 15, 1985| access-date=July 22, 2024}}

In one of his most recent movie appearances, Solomon plays Edward Feldman, the Executive Producer of the television series Hogan's Heroes, in the 2002 film Auto Focus, the story of actor Bob Crane.{{cite web| url=http://www.sonyclassics.com/autofocus/synopsis/index.html| title=Synopsis| website=Auto Focus| access-date=July 22, 2024}} In that film, he has the well-known line to Crane, "Bob, don't try so hard. You're the hero of the show. It's named after you. Heroes don't try to be heroes. They simply are." Another of his famous lines—from the film Foul Play with Goldie Hawn—was "The dwarf...beware the dwarf."{{cite web| title=Foul Play| url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/4579/foul-play#overview| website=Turner Classic Movies| access-date=July 22, 2024}}

In addition to his roles in film and television, Solomon has appeared on stage in a number of plays in the Los Angeles area, including a number of productions of the Elephant Theatre Company. Among the productions in which he has appeared were Search and Destroy, Dearboy's War, and Greystone. And, after playing a rabbi on television and film, he originated the role of Catholic priest Fr. Carney in the Hollywood Stella Adler Theatre world premiere of the play Friends of Frank, the story of the decision to cast Marlon Brando in On The Waterfront rather than Frank Sinatra.[http://www.goldstar.com/events/hollywood-ca/friends-of-frank.html Goldstar.com], accessed February 18, 2011.{{dead link|date=July 2024}} The play was produced in 2005.{{cite web| url=https://www.theatermania.com/shows/los-angeles/friends-of-frank_110176/| title=Friends of Frank| website=Theatermania| access-date=July 22, 2024}}{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2005/legit/markets-festivals/friends-of-frank-1200526463/| title=Friends of Frank| date=April 18, 2005| first=Joel| last=Hirschhorn| magazine=Variety| access-date=July 24, 2024}}

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