Caption: Jack Gilford
Actor, Soundtrack, Writer
Born: July 25, 1908
Star sign: Leo
Known for: Cocoon (1985), Catch-22 (1970), Save the Tiger (1973), Cocoon: The Return (1988)
Source: IMDB
Jack Gilford was born in Brooklyn, New York, as Yankel Gellman. He began his career in the Amateur Nights of the 1930s moving on to nightclubs as an innovative comedian doing satire and pantomime. He was a regular at the Greenwich Village nightspot, Cafe Society and hosted shows featuring Zero Mostel, Billie Holliday and jazz greats like Hazel ...