Baruch Lumet | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 16, 1898 |
| Died | February 8, 1992 (aged 93) |
| Years active | 1939–1980 |
| Spouse(s) | Eugenia Wermus |
| Children | 2 |
Baruch Lumet (Burech Lumet;[1] 16 September 1898 – 8 February 1992) was an American actor best known for his work in the Yiddish theatre.
Early life
Lumet was born in Warsaw, Russian Empire to a Yiddish-speaking Jewish family.[2][3] He immigrated to the United States with his wife Eugenia Gitl Lumet (née Wermus) and daughter Felicia (1920–1980) in 1922, where his son, film director Sidney Lumet (1924–2011), was born.
Career
Although he appeared with his son in the film ...One Third of a Nation... in 1939, the elder Lumet made few film appearances, though he played character roles in two of Sidney's films from the 1960s, The Pawnbroker (1964) and The Group (1966). He also appeared in Woody Allen's comedy Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex but Were Afraid to Ask, improbably cast as an elderly rabbi with a bondage fetish.
From 1953 to 1960, Lumet was the director of the Dallas Institute of Performing Arts and the Knox Street Theater in Dallas.[4] Among his students were Jayne Mansfield and Tobe Hooper.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | ...One Third of a Nation... | Mr. Rosen | |
| 1950 | Cody of the Pony Express | Frenchy | Serial, Uncredited |
| 1959 | The Killer Shrews | Dr. Marlowe Craigis | |
| 1962 | Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man | Morris | Uncredited |
| 1962 | The Interns | Byrd | Uncredited |
| 1964 | The Pawnbroker | Mendel | |
| 1966 | The Group | Mr. Schneider | |
| 1972 | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex but Were Afraid to Ask | Rabbi Baumel | |
| 1975 | The Wild Party | Tailor |
Sources
- Finding Aid for the Baruch Lumet Papers, 1955-1983, Online Archive of California
References
- ^ Immigration documents on Burech and Eugenia Gitl Lumet
- ^ French, Philip (April 10, 2011). "Sidney Lumet, giant of American cinema, dies at 86 | Film | The Observer". The Observer. London: Guardian Media Group. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ^ "Finding Aid for the Baruch Lumet Papers, 1955-1983". Oac.cdlib.org. 2014-12-01. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
- ^ Finding Aid for the Baruch Lumet Papers, 1955-1983. Online Archive of California. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
External links
- Baruch Lumet at IMDb