Milton Selzer
# Milton Selzer

Milton Selzer (October 25, 1918 – October 21, 2006) was an American stage, film, and television actor.

## Early life

Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, Selzer and his family moved to Portsmouth, New Hampshire where he was raised. After graduating from Portsmouth High School, he attended the University of New Hampshire before serving in World War II.

## Career

Selzer's acting career began with small parts on Broadway. After moving to Hollywood in 1960, he began a prolific career as a character actor making many guest appearances in film and television.

### Stage

Selzer's Broadway credits include Tiger at the Gates (1955), Once Upon a Tailor (1954), Arms and the Man (1950), and Julius Caesar (1950).

### Television

Selzer's many television roles included appearances on The Twilight Zone, where he portrayed an alien in "Hocus-Pocus and Frisby", and as the miserly son-in-law in "The Masks". He appeared as Dr. Nobel in an episode of Have Gun Will Travel, He appeared in an episode of The Asphalt Jungle in 1961. He made two memorable guest appearances on Perry Mason; in 1963 he played defendant and title character Dr. Aaron Stuart in "The Case of the Decadent Dean," and in 1964 he played murder victim Dr. Max Taylor in "The Case of the Bullied Bowler".

From 1965–67, he made seven guest appearances as Professor Parker in Get Smart followed by roles on That Girl, The Rat Patrol, Hogan's Heroes, and The Bold Ones: The Protectors. In the many crime shows of the 1960s and 1970s, Selzer would often portray unsympathetic characters who would also possess sad and often pathetic qualities. He was a regular on the 1973 situation comedy Needles and Pins as Julius Singer.

He made his last onscreen appearance in the 1995 television film Cagney & Lacey: Together Again.

### Film

Selzer's film career includes roles in The Young Savages (1961) opposite Burt Lancaster, In Enemy Country (1968), The Buddy System (1984) and Sid and Nancy (1986).

## Death

On October 21, 2006, four days before his 88th birthday, Selzer died of pulmonary complications.

## Filmography

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1959 | The Last Mile | Peddie | |
| 1960 | North to Alaska | Salvation Army Player | Uncredited |
| 1961 | The Young Savages | Dr. Walsh | |
| 1963 | The Yellow Canary | Vecchio | |
| 1964 | Marnie | Man at Track | |
| 1965 | The Cincinnati Kid | Sokal | |
| 1966 | A Big Hand for the Little Lady | Fleeson | Alternative title: Big Deal at Dodge City |
| 1968 | In Enemy Country | Bartowski | |
| 1968 | The Legend of Lylah Clare | Bart Langner | |
| 1971 | Blood and Lace | Harold Mullins | |
| 1972 | Lady Sings the Blues | The Doctor | |
| 1975 | Hey, I'm Alive | Glen Sanders | |
| 1977 | Another Man, Another Chance | Miller | Uncredited |
| 1978 | Capricorn One | Dr. Roger Burroughs | |
| 1978 | Blue Collar | Sumabitch | |
| 1978 | The Evil | The Realtor | |
| 1980 | Raise the Titanic | Dr. Vogel | Uncredited |
| 1984 | The Buddy System | Landlord | |
| 1986 | Sid and Nancy | Grandpa | |
| 1987 | Walker | Judge | |
| 1988 | Tapeheads | Merlin Hinkle | |
| 1988 | Shoot to Kill | Mr. Berger | Alternative title: Deadly Pursuit |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1954–1955 | You Are There | Demosthenes / General Knox / French Prisoner / Mahatma Gandhi | 3 episodes |
| 1954–1957 | Studio One | 2nd Guard / Gerald / Drunk / Harold Rich / Mr. Weston | 6 episodes |
| 1958–1959 | Playhouse 90 | Fernando / Second Convict | 3 episodes |
| 1959–1960 | Sunday Showcase | Julian Blumberg | 3 episodes |
| 1960–1970 | Gunsmoke | Albert Schiller / Pa Hack / Painter / Jezra | 4 episodes |
| 1961 | The Asphalt Jungle | The Professor - Doc Stehlmeyer / Lou Gordon | 2 episodes |
| 1961 | The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor | Ozzie | Episode: "Act of God" |
| 1961–1962 | The Untouchables | Harry Garden, Jason Fiddler, Maxie Schram, Alan Sitkin | 4 episodes |
| 1961–1962 | Have Gun – Will Travel | Dr. Alfred Nobel / Rabbi Reb Elya | 2 episodes |
| 1962 | Route 66 | Gunther | Episode: "From an Enchantress Fleeing" |
| 1962 | Stoney Burke | Dr. Laird | Episode: "The Wanderer" |
| 1962–1964 | The Twilight Zone | Alien / Wilfred Harper | Episodes: "Hocus-Pocus and Frisby" and "The Masks" |
| 1963 | Combat! | Col. Glinski | Episode: "Gideon's Army" |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Dr. Shtallmacher | Episode: "The Green Opal Affair" |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Dr. Charles Melton | Episode: "The Blizzard Makers" |
| 1964 | Perry Mason | Dr. Max Taylor | Episode: "The Case of the Bullied Bowler" |
| 1965 | The Fugitive | Lou Cartwright / Ben Willoughby | 2 episode |
| 1965 | A Man Called Shenandoah | Captain Crowell | Episode: "The Fort" |
| 1965–1966 | Get Smart | Professor Parker | 7 episodes |
| 1966 | That Girl | Al Morgenthaler | Episode: "Time for Arrest" |
| 1966–1967 | The Rat Patrol | Tobar / Colonel Martin Schweiger | 2 episode |
| 1966–1973 | The F.B.I. | William Sampson / Lou Dubbins / Jordan James Alexander / Mr. Ragatzy / Miller | 5 episodes |
| 1967 | The Invaders | A.J. Richards | Episode: "Quantity: Unknown" |
| 1967–1968 | Hogan's Heroes | Otto Von Krubner, Sgt. Franks | 2 episodes |
| 1967–1972 | Mission: Impossible | Dr. Erich Rojak / Stanley / Inspector Koder / Jan Vornitz | 5 episodes |
| 1968–1978 | Hawaii Five-0 | Ghoriades / Kellman / Sam Green / Tabernash / Ron / Lester Willighby | 6 episodes |
| 1969–1973 | Mannix | Albie / Lt. Maury Strauss / Dave Wright | 3 episodes |
| 1971 | Green Acres | Danny (Bank Robber) | Episode: "Star Witness" |
| 1971 | The Bill Cosby Show | | Season 2, Episode 26 |
| 1972 | Awake and Sing! | Myron Berger | PBS - TV |
| 1973 | Needles and Pins | Julius Singer | 3 episodes |
| 1974 | Barnaby Jones | Sam Benson | Episode: "The Platinum Connection" |
| 1974 | The Bob Newhart Show | Principal Brimskill | Episode: "A Matter of Principal" |
| 1974 | Kojak | Consigliere Nathan Davidoff | 2 episodes |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | Mr. Wexler | Episode: "The Good Life Is Bad for Louise" |
| 1975 | Barney Miller | Murray Grossman (Delicatessen Owner) | Episode: "Bureaucrat" |
| 1975–1978 | The Rockford Files | Irving Rockfelt / Patrick Elber | 2 episodes |
| 1976 | All in the Family | Dr. Seymour Shapiro | Episode: "Archie's Operation: Part 1" |
| 1977 | The Feather and Father Gang | Gardella | Episode: "For the Love of Sheila" |
| 1978 | The Harvey Korman Show | Jake Winkleman | 4 episodes |
| 1979 | Wonder Woman | Captain Louie | Episode: "Going, Going, Gone" |
| 1978–1980 | Quincy, M.E. | Mr. Avery / Mr. Jackson | Episodes: "Crib Job" and "Deadly Arena" |
| 1980 | Little House on the Prairie | Elija Pattman | Episode: "New Beginning" |
| 1981 | The People vs. Jean Harris | Dr. Roth | Television film |
| 1981 | The Adventures of Nellie Bly | Dr. Woodville | Television film |
| 1982 | Lou Grant | Claude Cunningham | Episode: "Ghosts" |
| 1983 | Hill Street Blues | Murray Kaplan | 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Trapper John, M.D. | Mr. Trankis | Episode: "The Jackpot Pays Off" |
| 1985 | Berrenger's | | Episode: "Maelstrom" |
| 1986 | St. Elsewhere | Rabbi Tolkien | Episode: "Once Upon a Mattress" |
| 1987 | L.A. Law | Judge Morris Hood | 3 episodes |
| 1988 | A Year in the Life | Max | Episode: "Fathers and Other Strangers" |
| 1989–1990 | The Famous Teddy Z | Abe Werkfinder | 20 episodes |
| 1990 | MacGyver | Itzak 'Izzy' Zimmer Otto Romburg | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | The Judge | Episode: "Doogie Has Left the Building: Part 1" |
| 1992 | Miss Rose White | Uncle Shimon | Television film |
| 1993 | Down the Shore | Dr. Feldman | Episode: "Test of Strength" |
| 1994 | Valley of the Dolls | Manny Henry | 65 episodes |
| 1995 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Larry | Episode: "The Big Bingo Bamboozle" |
