Queens-born actor Cliff Gorman, who peaked on stage and in film in the 1970s, was of solid New York stock and well-represented his city throughout his acting career. Short statured, with a set chin, eyes slightly askew, and dark, ethnic looks, his working-class characters reeked of New York realism. Career-wise, it gave Gorman an unsympathetic ...
On the DVD commentary of The Boys in the Band (1970), one of the interviewed mentioned that Gorman and his wife took care of Robert La Tourneaux when he was dying of AIDS. Gorman and La Tourneaux appeared both in the original play and film version of The Boys in the Band.
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Both he and Lenny Bruce were born on October 13th.
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Primarily a stage performer, he was best known on TV and film for his smarmy, unsympathetic portrayals of cads and cutthroats.
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Won Broadway's 1972 Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for playing the title character of Lenny Bruce in "Lenny." He also received a Tony nomination in 1978 as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for "Chapter Two."
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Was an original member of the Jerome Robbins American Theater Lab.
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Won the Obie award in 1968 for "The Boys in the Band".
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kill the Poor
2003
Yakov
King of the Jungle
2000
Jack
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999
Sonny Valerio
The '60s
1999
TV Movie
Father Daniel Berrigan
Law & Order
1998
TV Series
Judge Gary Feldman
Desert Breeze
1996
TV Movie
Down Came a Blackbird
1995
TV Movie
Nick the Greek
New York News
1995
TV Series
Janek: The Silent Betrayal
1994
TV Movie
Det. Greenburg
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
1994
TV Movie
Aaron
The Return of Ironside
1993
TV Movie
Joe McManus
Hoffa
1992
Solly Stein
Night and the City
1992
Phil Nasseros
Terror on Track 9
1992
TV Movie
Sgt. Aaron Greenberg
Murder, She Wrote
1986-1992
TV Series
NYPD Lt. Jacoby / Police Chief Cooper
Vestige of Honor
1990
TV Movie
Sanderson
Murder Times Seven
1990
TV Movie
Aaron Greenberg
Murder in Black and White
1990
TV Movie
Aaron Greenberg
Howard Beach: Making a Case for Murder
1989
TV Movie
Bernstein
Internal Affairs
1988
TV Movie
Aaron Greenberg
Spenser: For Hire
1988
TV Series
Joey
Cagney & Lacey
1987
TV Series
Robert B. Roberts
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987
TV Series
Dr. Vincent Howlett
Doubletake
1985
TV Movie
Aaron
The Paper Chase
1985
TV Series
Mr. Garrett
Angel
1984
Lt. Andrews
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
1983
TV Movie
Riki Anatole
Trapper John, M.D.
1982
TV Series
Brad Wylie
The Bunker
1981
TV Movie
Joseph Goebbels
Night of the Juggler
1980
Gus Soltic
All That Jazz
1979
Davis Newman
An Unmarried Woman
1978
Charlie
Having Babies II
1977
TV Movie
Arthur Magee
The Streets of San Francisco
1977
TV Series
Sgt. Eddy Earl Mack
Hawaii Five-O
1976
TV Series
Robert Huston
Brinks: The Great Robbery
1976
TV Movie
Danny Conforti
The Silence
1975
TV Movie
Stanley Greenberg
Medical Story
1975
TV Series
Dr. Frank Duffy
Police Story
1974-1975
TV Series
Sgt. Billy Humm / Curt Nations
Strike Force
1975
TV Movie
Detective Joey Gentry
Rosebud
1975
Hamlekh
Cops and Robbers
1973
Tom
Class of '63
1973
TV Movie
Mickey Swerner
Great Performances
1971
TV Series
Kewpie
Dan August
1970
TV Series
John Emerson
The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
1970
TV Movie
Abbott H. Hoffman
The Boys in the Band
1970
Emory
Justine
1969
Toto
N.Y.P.D.
1968
TV Series
Hickey
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 32nd Annual Tony Awards
1978
TV Special
Himself - Nominee: Best Featured Actor in a Play
The 26th Annual Tony Awards
1972
TV Special
Himself
The Mike Douglas Show
1971
TV Series
Himself - Actor
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1970-1971
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Making the Boys
2011
Documentary
Emory (uncredited)
3rd Place Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1971
Golden Laurel
Laurel Awards
Star of Tomorrow, Male
The Boys in the Band (1970)
Known for movies
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) as Sonny Valerio
$2 Million
