Born on a farm near Pipestone, Minnesota, Bruns grew up as the youngest of three children of German-Irish parents, played high-school football, earned a bachelor’s degree at Augustana College, a master’s from the Yale School of Drama, and refined his craft at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in London.
His stage work earned an Obie Award for the 1963-64 season, and he spent three seasons on T… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for Seinfeld 1989 Midnight Cowboy 1969 Flashdance 1983 Columbo 1971 Series ★ 7.6 Airwolf 1984
Mitch - Director Series ★ 7.3 The Six Million Dollar Man 1974
Dr. Randolph ★ 7.3 The Swimmer 1968
Biswangers' Pool Party Guest (uncredited) Series ★ 7.6 Hill Street Blues 1981
Series ★ 7.3 Kojak 1973
Mr. Seymour Series ★ 7.5 Sanford and Son 1972
Calvin Series ★ 7.3 Night Court 1984
Mr. Hubble Series ★ 7.6 The Wild Wild West 1965
Series ★ 7.4 Barney Miller 1975
Harry Cranston Series ★ 7.1 The Streets of San Francisco 1972
Pete ★ 7.1 Harry and Tonto 1974
Burt Series ★ 7 Cagney & Lacey 1982
Daglee ★ 6.9 Taking Off 1971
Policeman ★ 6.8 The Out-of-Towners 1970
Officer Meyers Series ★ 7 How the West Was Won 1977
Doc Series ★ 7.2 The Rat Patrol 1966
General Koenig, 'the Butcher' ★ 6.9 A Thousand Clowns 1965
The Man in the Restaurant Series ★ 6.7 Simon & Simon 1981
Series ★ 6.7 Here's Lucy 1968
Tompkins Series ★ 6.7 Route 66 1960
★ 6.6 My Favorite Year 1982
Fed. Marshal Holt / Featured Player Series ★ 6.6 Trapper John, M.D. 1979
Series ★ 6.6 Just Shoot Me! 1997
Professor Gladstone ★ 6.6 The Stunt Man 1980
Ace ★ 6.6 The Great Waldo Pepper 1975
Dilhoefer Series ★ 6.5 Isis 1975
Jack Evans Series ★ 6.4 Archie Bunker's Place 1979
Series ★ 6 Baywatch Nights 1995
Nicky Pine ★ 5.4 Johnny Skidmarks 1998
Old Coot ★ 5.7 The Christmas Star 1986
Lucky ★ 6 Nickelodeon 1976
Duncan ★ 5.2 The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight 1971
Gallagher ★ 4.8 Digital Man 1995
Bob ★ 5.9 Airwolf: The Movie 1984
Mitch, the Director ★ 6.2 Inferno 1999
Old Man Buyer ★ 5.5 Corvette Summer 1978
Gil Series ★ 5.7 St. Elsewhere 1982
Marvin Kroll ★ 5.8 The Trigger Effect 1996
Mr. Schaefer ★ 4.4 Pentathlon 1994
Vic ★ 5 Night of the Dark Full Moon 1972
Wilfred Butler (1929) ★ 4.1 Ed 1996
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