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Philip Bruns

Acting · Born May 2, 1931 · Pipestone, Minnesota, USA

Philip Bruns (May 2, 1931 – February 8, 2012) was an American television and movie actor and writer. He portrayed George Shumway, the father of Mary Hartman on the 1970s comedic series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and Morty Seinfeld, the father of Jerry Seinfeld, in the 1990 second episode of Seinfeld.

Philip Bruns movies and shows

  • Seinfeld1989
  • Columbo1971
  • Airwolf1984
  • M*A*S*H1972
  • St. Elsewhere1982
  • Hill Street Blues1981
  • Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman1976
  • Night Court1984
  • The Six Million Dollar Man1974
  • Barney Miller1975
  • Simon & Simon1981
  • The Wild Wild West1965
  • The Twilight Zone1985
  • Route 661960
  • Profiler1996
  • Cagney & Lacey1982
  • Here's Lucy1968
  • Just Shoot Me!1997
  • Sanford and Son1972
  • Trapper John, M.D.1979
  • The Defenders1961
  • The Rookies1972
  • Kojak1973
  • Amazing Stories1985