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Harold Gould(1923-2010)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Harold Gould in Rhoda (1974)
An overworked mother and her daughter do not get along. When they switch bodies, each is forced to adapt to the other's life for one freaky Friday.
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Freaky Friday (2003)
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Harold Gould earned a Ph.D. in theater and taught speech and drama at Cornell University.

Pursuing off-Broadway work in the 1950s, he decided to practice what he preached and became a full-time professional actor in the 1960s.

He appeared in hundreds of TV programs during his distinguished performing career, usually playing a father, grandfather, or other varieties of authority figures.
BornDecember 10, 1923
DiedSeptember 11, 2010(86)
BornDecember 10, 1923
DiedSeptember 11, 2010(86)
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  • Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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Known for

Robin Williams in Patch Adams (1998)
Patch Adams
6.8
  • Arthur Mendelson
  • 1998
Paul Newman and Robert Redford in The Sting (1973)
The Sting
8.2
  • Kid Twist
  • 1973
James Brolin, Dana Carvey, and Harold Gould in The Master of Disguise (2002)
The Master of Disguise
3.4
  • Grandfather Disguisey
  • 2002
Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan in Freaky Friday (2003)
Freaky Friday
6.3
  • Grandpa
  • 2003

Credits

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Actor



  • Guy Kent in The Day the Music Died (2010)
    The Day the Music Died
    6.4
    Short
    • Old 'Wise' Man (as Harold I. Gould)
    • 2010
  • Julian McMahon and Dylan Walsh in Nip/Tuck (2003)
    Nip/Tuck
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Walter Krieger
    • 2010
  • Cold Case (2003)
    Cold Case
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Monty Moran '08
    • 2008
  • Kuno Becker and Danielle Camastra in English as a Second Language (2005)
    English as a Second Language
    6.9
    • Wayne
    • 2005
  • Marta DuBois, John Larroquette, and Matt Lutz in McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty? (2005)
    McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty?
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Mo Feldstein
    • 2005
  • Nobody's Perfect (2004)
    Nobody's Perfect
    6.5
    Short
    • 2004
  • Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Suarez in Brother Bear (2003)
    Brother Bear
    6.9
    • Old Denahi (voice)
    • 2003
  • Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan in Freaky Friday (2003)
    Freaky Friday
    6.3
    • Grandpa
    • 2003
  • Loyalties
    Short
    • Smitty
    • 2003
  • Judging Amy (1999)
    Judging Amy
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Arthur
    • 2003
  • James Brolin, Dana Carvey, and Harold Gould in The Master of Disguise (2002)
    The Master of Disguise
    3.4
    • Grandfather Disguisey
    • 2002
  • Dying on the Edge (2001)
    Dying on the Edge
    4.4
    • Arthur
    • 2001
  • Roma Downey, John Dye, and Della Reese in Touched by an Angel (1994)
    Touched by an Angel
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Albert Einstein
    • Sam Moskowitz
    • 1996–2001
  • The Fearing Mind (2000)
    The Fearing Mind
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Harold Periwinkle
    • 2000
  • Jerry Stiller, Kevin James, and Leah Remini in The King of Queens (1998)
    The King of Queens
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Irv Glassman
    • 2000

Soundtrack



  • Rhoda (1974)
    Rhoda
    6.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)", "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Edward Asner, Valerie Harper, and Mary Tyler Moore in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
    The Mary Tyler Moore Show
    8.3
    TV Series
    • performer: "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" (uncredited)
    • 1973

Videos10

Brother Bear: 2 Movie Collection
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Brother Bear: 2 Movie Collection
Brother Bear: 2 Movie Collection
Clip 1:05
Brother Bear: 2 Movie Collection
Brother Bear: 2 Movie Collection
Clip 1:05
Brother Bear: 2 Movie Collection
Brother Bear: 2 Movie Collection
Clip 1:18
Brother Bear: 2 Movie Collection
Brother Bear: 2 Movie Collection
Clip 1:14
Brother Bear: 2 Movie Collection
Freaky Friday
Clip 1:16
Freaky Friday
Freaky Friday
Clip 1:06
Freaky Friday

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Hal Gould
  • Height
    • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
  • Born
    • December 10, 1923
    • Schenectady, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 11, 2010
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(prostate cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Lea VernonAugust 20, 1950 - September 11, 2010 (his death, 3 children)
  • Parents
      Louis Goldstein
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared (as "Dr. Zubritsky") in "Fools" on Broadway. Comedy. Written by Neil Simon. Directed by Mike Nichols. Eugene O'Neill Theatre: 6 Apr 1981-9 May 1981 (40 performances + 14 previews beginning 25 Apr 1981).
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    On the TV series Love, American Style (1969), Gould originated the "Howard Cunningham" role in the episode Love and the Happy Days/Love and the Newscasters (1972) in 1972. The producers of Happy Days (1974) asked him to appear in the show's pilot episode, but he declined because he had a previous commitment to appear in a play abroad, and the role was given to Tom Bosley.

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  • When did Harold Gould die?
    September 11, 2010
  • How did Harold Gould die?
    Prostate cancer
  • How old was Harold Gould when he died?
    86 years old
  • Where did Harold Gould die?
    Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • When was Harold Gould born?
    December 10, 1923

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