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Gene Saks

Directing Born Nov 8, 1921 New York City, New York, USA 14 credits

Biography

Gene Saks (born Jean Michael Saks; November 8, 1921 – March 28, 2015) was an American director and actor. As a stage director, he was nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning three for his direction of I Love My Wife, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Biloxi Blues.

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Full filmography

  • Law & Order (1990) as Carl Samuel
  • Playwrights '56 (1955)
  • Deconstructing Harry (1997) as Harry's Father
  • I.Q. (1994) as Boris Podolsky
  • Nobody's Fool (1994) as Wirf Wirfley
  • The Dybbuk (1960) as Mikoel
  • The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) as Harry Edison
  • The One and Only (1978) as Sidney Seltzer
  • A Thousand Clowns (1965) as Leo
  • Lovesick (1983) as Mr. Houseman, Frantic Patient
  • Three Plays by Tennessee Williams (1958) as Bob Harper (Segment "The Last of My Solid Gold Watches")
  • The Goodbye People (1984) as Marcus Soloway
  • The Good Policeman (1991)
  • Funny (1988) as Self