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John Randolph

John Randolph

Emanuel Hirsch Cohen Randolph

Born June 1, 1915· New York City, New York, USA

† Died February 24, 2004

52Roles★ 7Average rating

Emerging from a New York upbringing as Emanuel Hirsch Cohen, the son of Russian-Romanian Jewish immigrants, he spent his formative summers at the Group Theatre’s Pine Brook Country Club before debuting on Broadway in 1938’s Coriolanus and serving in the Army Air Forces during World II. Blacklisted after a small role in The Naked City, he returned to the screen when John Frankenheimer cast him in t…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

SeinfeldSeries★ 8.2
Seinfeld1989
Frank Costanza
ColumboSeries★ 8.1
Columbo1971
Colonel Mayehoff
M*A*S*HSeries★ 8
M*A*S*H1972
ERSeries★ 7.8
ER1994
Mr. Franks
All the President's Men★ 7.7
All the President's Men1976
John Mitchell (voice) (uncredited)
Married... with ChildrenSeries★ 7.7
Married... with Children1987
Colonel Van Pelt
Serpico★ 7.5
Serpico1973
Sidney Green
Mission: ImpossibleSeries★ 7.6
Mission: Impossible1966
Alex Morley
Seconds★ 7.4
Seconds1966
Arthur Hamilton
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation★ 7.2
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation1989
Clark Griswold Sr.
Hawaii Five-OSeries★ 7.2
Hawaii Five-O1969
Marty Sloane
The EqualizerSeries★ 7.2
The Equalizer1985
Jack Rattigan
The RookiesSeries★ 6.9
The Rookies1972
DynastySeries★ 6.5
Dynasty1981
You've Got Mail★ 6.7
You've Got Mail1998
Schulyer Fox
Escape from the Planet of the Apes★ 6.4
Escape from the Planet of the Apes1971
Committee Chairman
King Kong★ 6.3
King Kong1976
Captain Ross
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes★ 6.2
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes1972
Commission Chairman