 HOWARD
PLATT is a show business veteran of more than 37 years. As an actor he
has appeared in at least 100 plays assuming the roles of everyone from
Abraham Lincoln to Santa Claus to Frank McCourt and brother, Malachy.
He has made numerous comedic and dramatic appearances on television, most
recently as Rev. Weber in What About Joan? He is best known for
his roles as Hoppy the Cop on Sandford and Son, Dr. Phil Newman
on The Bob Newhart Show, Marvin on Alice and Judge Jonathan
Stockfish on Evening Shade with Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning
and Marilu Henner.
As a series regular he played Captain Doug March on
Flying High with Connie Sellecca, Pat Klous and Katherine Witt, Roger
Martinson, Esq. on Empire with Patrick McNee, Dennis Dugan, Edward
Winter and Michael McGuire
and Raymond Peterson on Me, On The Radio? with Sally Struthers.
His many movie roles include The Rock, Nixon, The Cat from Outer Space
and Norma Jean & Marilyn. Mr. Platt has directed a dozen shows
including A Couple Of Blaguards, Don't Dress For Dinner,
Pump Boys And Dinettes, Love Letters and
Steel Magnolias. Among 20 shows Platt was involved in producing
in Chicago with Cullen, Henaghan and Platt, his association with Robert
Whitehead during the first Broadway Alliance production, Steve Tesich's
Speed Of Darkness, was a theatrical high point. |
| Theatre (partial listing) |
| Triad Theatre NYC | A COUPLE OF BLAGUARDS | Frank McCourt & Malachy McCourt |
| Terrace Room Boston | A COUPLE OF BLAGUARDS | Frank McCourt & Malachy McCourt |
| Peninsula Players WI | RAIN | Joe Horn |
| Peninsula Players WI | AMADEUS | Emperor |
| Peninsula Players WI | THE SPIDER’S WEB | Sir Rowland |
| Peninsula Players WI | GUYS AND DOLLS | Brannigan |
| Peninsula Players WI | MOOM OVER BUFFALO | Richard |
| Peninsula Players WI | A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (musical) |
Marcus Lycus |
| Peninsula Players WI | YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU | Paul Sycamore |
| Fish Creek WI | GREATER TUNA | Thurston Wheelis |
| Williamstown Theatre Festival | ELEANOR (musical) | Franklin Roosevelt |
| Aquarius Theatre LA Watertower Thertre CH Burt Reynolds Theatre FL National Tour |
I’M GETTING MY ACT TOGETHER AND TAKING IT ON THE ROAD | Joe |
| Forum Theatre CH |
RUMORS | Glenn Cooper |
| Pheasant Run Theatre | BREAKFAST WITH LES AND BESS | Les |
| Midwest Tour (one man show) | LINCOLN, MAN OF DESTINY | Lincoln |
| Peninsula Players WI | BREAKING LEGS | Terence O’Keefe |
| Forum Theatre CH | BREAKING LEGS | Terence O’Keefe |
| Manhattan Theatre Club | THE HOUSE THAT GOES ON FOREVER | Jim Gates |
| Peninsula Players WI | LETTICE AND LOVAGE | Bardolph |
| Drury Lane CH | SOLID GOLD CADILLAC | Clifford Snell |
| Pheasant Run Theatre | PICNIC | Alan Seymour |
| Peninsula Players WI | THE FOURTH WALL | Roger |
| Greenstreet 1 Theatre CH | SOMEONE WAITING | Walter Fenn |
| Pheasant Run Theatre | CRITICS CHOICE | Dion Kapakos |
| Television Series Regular Roles |
| EMPIRE |
CBS | Starring as Roger Martinson |
| FLYING HIGH | CBS | Starring as Capt. Doug March |
| ME, ON THE RADIO? | CBS | Starring as Raymond Peterson |
| Television Series Recurring Roles |
| EVENING SHADE |
CBS | as Judge Jonathan Stockfish |
| BOB NEWHART | CBS | as Dr. Phil Newman |
| SANFORD AND SON | NBC | as Hoppy the cop |
| DOC ELLIOT | ABC | as Harvey the sheriff |
| ALICE | CBS | as Marvin the Jewelry Salesman |
| Guest Star Appearances (partial listing) |
| TALES OF THE CITY |
BBC | d/Alaster Reed |
| FLYING BLIND | Fox | d/Peter Bonerz |
| SILK STALKINGS | USA | d/John Blizek |
| FACE VALUE | Fox | D/Matt Diamond |
| BARNEY MILLER | ABC 7 appearances | d/ Noam Pitlick |
| M*A*S*H | CBS | d/Alan Alda |
| SMALL WONDER | ABC | d/Jim Drake |
| OVEREXPOSED | ABC MOW | d/Bob Markowitz |
| YOUNG MAVERICK | NBC MOW | d/Holly Morse |
| CRY RAPE | CBS MOW | d/Corey Allen |
| SNATCHED | ABC MOW | d/Sutton Roley |
| THE TRIAL OF CHAPLAIN JENSEN | CBS MOW | d/Bob Daly |
| THREE ON A DATE | ABC MOW | d/Bill Bixby |
| I HAD THREE WIVES | CBS MOW | d/Bill Bixby |
| BOY IN THE PLASTIC BUBBLE | NBC MOW | d/Randall Cunningham |
| Films (partial listing) |
| THE Lucky Ones | d/Neil Burger |
| THE ROCK |
d/Michael Bay |
| NORMA JEAN AND MARILYN | d/Tim Fywell |
| VEGAS VACATION | d/Stephen Kessler |
| WESTWORLD | d/Michael Crichton |
| THREE THE HARD WAY | d/Gordon Parks , Jr. |
| NIXON | d/Oliver Stone |
| BLAST | d/Albert Pyun |
| WALK LIKE A MAN | d/Mel Frank |
| T.R. BASKIN | d/Herbert Ross |
| PRIME CUT | d/Michael Ritchie |
| THE CAT FROM OUTER SPACE | d/Herb Kenwith |
| THE GREAT SCOUT AND CATHOUSE THURSDAY | d/Don Taylor |
| HERBIE AND THE LOVE BUG | d/Bill Bixby |
| Special Skills: Character voices - American dialects - various Southern, Cajun, New York, Upper Midwest - European dialects - Irish, British, French, Scandinavian, German - Oriental dialects - Chinese, Japanese, East Indian etc. Folk rhythm guitar, singer, song writer |
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