Ernie Grunwald
{{Short description|Canadian actor (born 1970)}}
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{{Infobox person
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| birth_place = Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1994–present
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Ernie Grunwald (born 1970) is a Canadian actor who has made guest appearances in a number of notable television series.
Career
Grunwald has had recurring roles on One on One, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (as Mr. Forgess), and Two of a Kind opposite Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. He has also guest starred on Friends, My Name Is Earl, NYPD Blue, Reno 911!, A.N.T. Farm, Walker, Texas Ranger, Supernatural, Grey's Anatomy, Two and a Half Men, Bones, The Mentalist, Weeds, and many other series.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ernie-grunwald/credits/3030035612/|title=Ernie Grunwald|work=TV Guide|access-date=20 July 2021}} He guest starred as a restaurant manager in Monk ("Mr. Monk's 100th Case") and as a courier that lost a cooler containing a deadly virus in Psych ("Death is in the Air"). He also appeared as Walter in the Disney Channel Original Movie Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! in 2011.
He also made a cameo appearance in the 1992 Disney film The Mighty Ducks as a fan. He has also had roles in the feature films Cellular, It Takes Two, Men in Black II, and Stealing Harvard. Grunwald starred with Jason Priestley in Call Me Fitz.
Filmography
= Film =
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|+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1995
|Jungleground |V.P | |
| 1995
|Harry Butkis | |
| 1999
|Customs Officer | |
| 2001
|The Gristle |Jukebox Guy | |
| 2002
|Young Postal Employee | |
| 2002
|Lineup Man | |
| 2004
|Busy Salesman | |
| 2006
|Desk Clerk | |
| 2007
|Moola |Wild Bill | |
| 2008
|Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control |Laboratory Worker #2 |Direct-to-video |
| 2009
|Gregor | |
| 2012
|Noah | |
= Television =
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1994
|Morgue Attendant |Episode: "Manhunt" |
| 1994–1996
|Spaz |4 episodes |
| 1995
|Robert Dilworth |2 episodes |
| 1996
|Radiant City |Harvey |Television film |
| 1996
|Claude |8 episodes |
| 1997
|Thermo Rakis |Episode: "The Big Bang Theory" |
| 1998–1999
|Paul |11 episodes |
| 1999–2001
|Ernie / Waiter |8 episodes |
| 2000
|The Pizza Guy |Episode: "Veronica's Girls' Night Out" |
| 2001
|Plaintiff |Episode: "No Good Deed" |
| 2001
|Morris Dobbs |Episode: "Medieval Crimes" |
| 2001
|Vigil Guy |Episode: "Bless Me Father, for I Have Fired You" |
| 2002
|Charlie Graham |Episode: "The Freak" |
| 2003
|Tom Gordon |Episode: "The One with the Memorial Service" |
| 2003–2009
|Various roles |4 episodes |
| 2004
|Spa Guy |Episode: "The Lawyer Trap" |
| 2005
|Jonas Grissom |Episode: "Sergeant Sipowicz' Lonely Hearts Club Band" |
| 2005
|Steve Cook |Episode: "It Came from Hollywood" |
| 2005
|Prospective Buyer |2 episodes |
| 2005–2006
|Benjamin |7 episodes |
| 2005–2007
|The Suite Life of Zack & Cody |Mr. Forgess |3 episodes |
| 2007
|Pierre |Episode: "Foreign Exchange Student" |
| 2007
|Clinician |Episode: "Putting Swim Fins on a Cat" |
| 2007
|Santa Fred Spivak |Episode: "The Santa in the Slush" |
| 2008
|Loan Officer |Episode: "Lost in America" |
| 2008
|Daryl Rhodes |Episode: "Patience" |
| 2008
|Monk |Vampire Manager |Episode: "Mr. Monk's 100th Case" |
| 2008
|The New Adventures of Old Christine |Salesman |Episode: "How I Hate Your Mother" |
| 2008
|Ed |Episode: "Ready, Set, Don't Drive" |
| 2009
|Gary Rubin |Episode: "Sympathy for the Devil" |
| 2009
|Clark |Episode: "Get Happy" |
| 2009
|Milton Howard |Episode: "Red Badge" |
| 2009
|Barnes / 'Sam' |Episode: "The Real Ghostbusters" |
| 2010
|Donny Leberman |Episode: "Death Is in the Air" |
| 2010
|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |Lester Martin |Episode: "The Panty Sniffer" |
| 2010
|Penguin |Episode: "To Moscow, and Quickly" |
| 2010–2013
|Larry |48 episodes |
| 2011
|Zanko |Episode: "FraudulANT" |
| 2011
|Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! |Walter | rowspan="2" |Television film |
| 2011
|E! Special: Selena Gomez |Mr. Forgess |
| 2013
|Leon |Episode: "And the Temporary Distraction" |
| 2016
|History of the World... for Now |Timeline / Analogy Guy |4 episodes |
| 2019
|Vice Principal |Episode: "Chapter Six: Who Even Are We Now?" |
| 2022–2023
|Lazlo |11 episodes |
References
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External links
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Category:Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Canadian Screen Award winners
Category:Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States
Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Canadian male television actors
Category:Canadian male voice actors
Category:People from Thornhill, Ontario
Category:20th-century Canadian male actors
Category:21st-century Canadian male actors
Category:Male actors from Ontario
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