Bill Macy

1922

Wolf Martin Garber (May 18, 1922 – October 17, 2019), known professionally as Bill Macy, was an American television, film and stage actor, best known for his role in the CBS television series Maude (1972–78). == Early life == Macy was born in May 1922 in Revere, Massachusetts to Michael and Mollie (née Friedopfer) Garber.

1958

He worked as a cab driver for a decade before being cast as Walter Matthau's understudy in Once More, with Feeling on Broadway in 1958.

1966

He portrayed a cab driver on the soap opera The Edge of Night in 1966. Macy was an original cast member of the 1969-1972 Off-Broadway sensation Oh! Calcutta!, performing in the show from 1969 to 1971.

1967

Macy's last television role occurred in a 2010 episode of Jada Pinkett Smith's series Hawthorne. == Film == Macy appeared as the jury foreman in The Producers in 1967, with the memorable sole line "We find the defendants INCREDIBLY guilty".

1969

He portrayed a cab driver on the soap opera The Edge of Night in 1966. Macy was an original cast member of the 1969-1972 Off-Broadway sensation Oh! Calcutta!, performing in the show from 1969 to 1971.

Woodcock (2007). == Personal life == Macy met his future wife, Samantha Harper, on the set of Oh! Calcutta! in 1969.

1970

He was cast in the role of Walter Findlay, the long-suffering husband of the title character on the 1970s television sitcom Maude, starring Bea Arthur.

1971

He portrayed a cab driver on the soap opera The Edge of Night in 1966. Macy was an original cast member of the 1969-1972 Off-Broadway sensation Oh! Calcutta!, performing in the show from 1969 to 1971.

1972

He later appeared in the 1972 movie version of the musical.

The show ran for six seasons from 1972 to 1978. Strangers on the street often called him "Mr.

1975

They married in 1975. Macy died on October 17, 2019, at the age of 97; no cause was given.

1977

"I used to tell them that people like that really existed," Macy explained. In 1977, Macy & Samantha Harper-Macy appeared on the game show Tattletales. In 1986, Macy was a guest on the fourth episode of L.A.

1978

The show ran for six seasons from 1972 to 1978. Strangers on the street often called him "Mr.

1979

Other memorable roles include the co-inventor of the Opti-grab in the 1979 Steve Martin comedy The Jerk and as the head television writer in My Favorite Year (1982). Other film credits included roles in Death at Love House (1976), The Late Show (1977), Serial (1980), Movers & Shakers (1985), Bad Medicine (1985), Tales from the Darkside (1986), Sibling Rivalry (1990), The Doctor (1991), Me Myself & I (1992), Analyze This (1999), Surviving Christmas (2004), The Holiday (2006), and Mr.

1986

"I used to tell them that people like that really existed," Macy explained. In 1977, Macy & Samantha Harper-Macy appeared on the game show Tattletales. In 1986, Macy was a guest on the fourth episode of L.A.

2010

Macy's last television role occurred in a 2010 episode of Jada Pinkett Smith's series Hawthorne. == Film == Macy appeared as the jury foreman in The Producers in 1967, with the memorable sole line "We find the defendants INCREDIBLY guilty".

2019

Wolf Martin Garber (May 18, 1922 – October 17, 2019), known professionally as Bill Macy, was an American television, film and stage actor, best known for his role in the CBS television series Maude (1972–78). == Early life == Macy was born in May 1922 in Revere, Massachusetts to Michael and Mollie (née Friedopfer) Garber.

They married in 1975. Macy died on October 17, 2019, at the age of 97; no cause was given.




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