HIRSCH, Lou

PERSONAL

Born in Brooklyn, NY. Education: Attended the University of Miami and The Guildhall School of Music and Drama; studied acting with Lee Strasberg.

Addresses: Agent— The Richard Stone Partnership, 2 Henrietta St., London WC2E 8PS, England.

Career: Actor and voice actor. Appeared in radio plays for BBC.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Fred, Superman III, Warner Bros., 1983.

Bernie, The Lonely Lady, 1983.

Charlie, Insignificance, Island Alive, 1985.

Sponsor, Haunted Honeymoon, Orion, 1986.

Vet, Riders of the Storm (also known as The American Way ), Miramax, 1986.

Voice of Baby Herman, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Buena Vista, 1988.

Voice of adult Baby Herman, Tummy Trouble (animated short film), Buena Vista, 1989.

Voice of adult Baby Herman, Roller Coaster Rabbit (animated short film), Buena Vista, 1990.

Hank Goldstein, Wild West, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1992.

Voice, We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story, Universal, 1993.

Voice of adult Baby Herman, Trail Mix–Up (animated short film), Buena Vista, 1993.

Captain Todd, Tom & Viv, Miramax, 1994.

Voice of adult Baby Herman, The Best of Roger Rabbit (also known as Disney and Steven Spielberg present The Best of Roger Rabbit ), Walt Disney Home Video, 1996.

Fred Wallace, Death, Deceit & Destiny Aboard the Orient Express, 2001.

The Thunderbirds, Universal, 2004.

Television Appearances; Series:

Sergeant Hymie Stutz, We'll Meet Again, ITV, 1982.

Monty, Stay Lucky, Yorkshire Television, 1989.

Donut, Kappatoo, ITV, 1990.

Voices of Chuck Gopher and Nacho the Cockroach, Gophers!, 1990.

Jones, The Tomorrow People, Nickelodeon and ITV, 1992.

Officer Silas Romek, Space Precinct, syndicated, 1994.

Arnie, My Hero, BBC1, 2000–2003.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Jed Grodd, "How to Get Rid of It" and "Lucifer and the Lord," Whoops Apocalypse, ITV, 1982.

Vic Scaduto, London Embassy, 1987.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Allen Klein, John and Yoko: A Love Story, NBC, 1985.

Dexter, The Last Days of Patton, CBS, 1986.

Max, The Bell–Run, BBC, 1987.

Baetz, Red King, White Knight, HBO, 1989.

Tomasz, Over Here, BBC, 1996.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town (documentary), 1988.

Dino DiCatalano, Coronation Street Special: Viva Las Vegas, 1997.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

The Kenny Everett Show, BBC, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986.

The Lenny Henry Show, BBC, 1984.

Wee Jock, "Tequila Sunrise," Dempsey & Makepeace, ITV, 1985.

"A Place to Stay," The Equalizer, CBS, 1987.

Hal, "In Sickness and in Wealth," You Must Be the Husband, BBC, 1988.

Les Dennis Laughter Show, BBC, 1988–1989.

Houghton Mifflin, "California Here I Come," The New Statesman, ITV1, 1989.

Jimmy Mundy, "Bertie Ensures Bicky Can Continue to Live in Manhattan" (also known as "The Full House"), Jeeves and Wooster, ITV, 1992.

Lou Friskham–Farino, "Frisk 'em," Operation Good Guys, BBC, 1998.

Don, "Real Men Cry a Lot," Too Much Sun, BBC, 2000.

Television Appearances; Other:

Steve, Saracen, Central Television, 1989.

Raymond Gold, The Fall–Out Guy, BBC, 1991.

Maurice Feldman, Comics, 1992.

Donald Telfer, Strathblair, BBC Scotland, 1992.

Making Waves, BBC Scotland, 1993.

Tomasz, Over Here, BBC, 1995.

John Cody, The Tales of Para Handy, BBC Scotland, 1995.

"Restaurant Sketch," Red Handed, 1998.

Don Goldberg, Too Much Sun, BBC, 1999.

Langley, The Key, BBC Scotland, 2003.

Stage Appearances:

From the Greek, Cambridge Theatre Company, England, 1979.

Anna Christie, Royal Shakespeare Company, Donmar Warehouse, London, 1980.

The Boys in the Back Room, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1980–1982.

A Normal Man, Traverse Theatre, 1980–1982.

Snapshots, Traverse Theatre, 1980–1982.

Cheswick, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Leeds Playhouse, 1980–1981.

George, Of Mice and Men, Mermaid Theatre, London, 1983–1984.

King Vaughnam III, So Long On Lonely Street, Palace Theatre, Watford, England, 1986, 1988.

Leo Rafkin, The Writing Game, Birmingham Repertory, 1990.

Oscar, The Odd Couple, Palace Theatre, Watford, England, 1991.

Roy Cohn, Angels in America, Royal National Theatre, London, 1992.

Jerry, Road to Nirvana, Traverse Theatre, 1995.

Alfieri, A View from the Bridge, Leicester, Haymarket, 1998.

Rockfist Slim, The Boy Who Fell into a Book, Nottingham Playhouse, England, 2001.

Shelly Levene, Glengarry Glen Ross, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2001.

Appeared in Dr. Faustus; Fiddler on the Roof, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami, FL.

Major Tours:

George, Of Mice and Men, English and Scottish cities, 1996.

Radio Appearances:

John Garrideb, The Three Garridebs, BBC Radio 4, 1994.

Perelman, Swiss Family Perelman, BBC Radio 4, 1996.

Clayton, A Very Rare Bird Indeed, BBC Radio 4, 1997.

Doc Pomus, Save the Last Dance for Me, BBC Radio 4, 1999.

Arthur/Willard, I Decided to Kill My Brother–in–law after Dinner, BBC Radio 4, 2002.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Lou Hirsch Official Site, http://www.louhirsch.com, December 9, 2003.