Mike Nussbaum

Mike Nussbaum

Actor

Chicago, Illinois, USA
December 29, 1923

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Michael Nussbaum (December 29, 1923 - December 23, 2023) was an American actor and director. From the start of his acting career in the 1950s, Nussbaum appeared in many of David Mamet's plays both on and off Broadway, as well as in Chicago. His appearances in movies include roles in Field of Dreams (1989) and Men In Black (1997). In 1997 he received a Jeff Award for his performance as Reverend Lionel Espy in David Hare's Racing Demon. His performance in Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross on Broadway received a Drama Desk Award in 1984. As a director, his work has included Where Have You Gone, Jimmy Stewart? (2002) by Art Shay. Nussbaum also appeared in local TV commercials for Chicago's Northwest Federal Savings (with the jingle, "It's Northwest Federal Savings Time, sixty-three hours a week"). Description above from the Wikipedia article  Mike Nussbaum, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

Men in Black
Men in Black
7.2
/ English
Fatal Attraction
Fatal Attraction
6.8
/ English
Field of Dreams
Field of Dreams
7.1
/ English
Losing Isaiah
Losing Isaiah
6.5
/ English
Desperate Hours
Desperate Hours
5.4
/ English
House of Games
House of Games
6.8
/ English
Harry and Tonto
Harry and Tonto
7.1
/ English
Things Change
Things Change
6.2
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Towing
Towing
6.0
/ English
The Con
The Con
5.5
/ English
Overexposed
Overexposed
3.3
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Men in Black
1997Nominee

Best Performance

Men in Black

Fatal Attraction
1987Nominee

Best Performance

Fatal Attraction

Field of Dreams
1989Nominee

Best Performance

Field of Dreams

Career Highlights

Losing Isaiah
1995Highlight

Best Performance

Losing Isaiah

Desperate Hours
1990Highlight

Best Performance

Desperate Hours

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