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Jack Gilford

Actor

Jack Gilford

Acting
1966 — 1988 · 11 films
Lived
25 July 1908 — d. 1990
From
New York City, New York, USA

​Jack Gilford (July 25, 1908 - June 4, 1990) was an American stage, film and television actor.

Career Signature

How Jack Gilford’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

joyful exuberance
crowd-pleaser
bittersweet
ensemble mosaic
warm hug

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Tonal kin

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Filmography

Cocoon: The Return

1988

Cocoon

1985

Caveman

1981

Wholly Moses

1980

Harry and Walter Go to New York

1976

Everybody Rides the Carousel

1976

Save the Tiger

1973

They Might Be Giants

1971

Catch-22

1970

The Incident

1967

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

1966