Rosenberg, Alan 1950(?)- (Alan Rosenburg)

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Rosenberg, Alan 1950(?)- (Alan Rosenburg)

PERSONAL

Born October 4, 1950 (some sources say 1951), in Passaic, NJ; father, a musician; brother of Mark Rosenberg (a producer); married Robin Bartlett (an actress; divorced); married Marg Helgenberger (an actress), September 9, 1989; children: (second marriage) Hugh Howard. Education: Studied drama at Case Western Reserve University and the Yale University School of Drama.

Addresses:

Agent—The Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Innovative Artists, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401. Manager—Sanders Armstrong Caserta Management, 2120 Colorado Blvd., Suite 120, Santa Monica, CA 90404.

Career:

Actor and director. New York State backgammon champ in 1982.

Member:

Screen Actors Guild (president, 2005—).

Awards, Honors:

Emmy Award nomination, outstanding guest actor in a drama series, 1995, for ER.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Turkey, The Wanderers, Orion, 1979.

Francis Geminiani, Happy Birthday, Gemini, United Artists, 1980.

Bernie, Not for Publication, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1984.

Mad bomber, Stewardess School, Columbia, 1986.

Apostle Thomas, The Last Temptation of Christ, Universal, 1988.

Mike, Miracle Mile, Columbia, 1988.

Mike Desantos, White of the Eye, Palisades Entertainment Group, 1988.

Richard the 9ll night operator, After Midnight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1989.

Charley Katz, Impulse, Warner Bros., 1990.

David Cooper, Peacemaker, 1990.

Arnie, On Hope, 1994.

Narrator, Arguing the World, 1998.

Frank, Reaching Normal, 2001.

The Bum, The Bum (short), 2002.

Himself, Frankie and Johnny Are Married, IFC Films, 2003.

Voice of Jack Hammer, Robots (animated), Twentieth Century Fox, 2005.

Stein, Righteous Kill, Overture Films, 2008.

Television Appearances; Series:

Ryan's Hope, ABC, c. 1984.

Eli Levinson, Civil Wars, ABC, 1991-93.

Eli Levinson, L.A. Law, NBC, 1993-94.

Ira Woodbine, Cybill, CBS, 1995-98.

Attorney Stuart Brickman, Chicago Hope, CBS, 1998-2000.

Alvin Masterson, The Guardian, CBS, 2001-2004.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Jack Newfield, Robert Kennedy and His Times, CBS, 1985.

Costa, Jackie Collins "Lucky/Chances" (also known as Lucky/Chances), NBC, 1990.

Harry Hinds, Steve Martini's "Undue Influence" (also known as Undue Influence), CBS, 1996.

Shelly Berger, The Temptations, NBC, 1998.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Lustig, Kojak: The Belarus File (also known as The Belarus File), CBS, 1985.

Dr. Pressman, Promise, CBS, 1986.

Jay Schoen, The King of Love, ABC, 1987.

Dan Levin, The Preppie Murder, ABC, 1989.

Frank Nitti, The Revenge of Al Capone (also known as Al Capone in Jail and Capone), NBC, 1989.

Alan Dunlap, … And Then She Was Gone (also known as In a Stranger's Hand, Lost and Found, and Troubleshooter), NBC, 1991.

Psychiatrist, The Boys (also known as The Guys), ABC, 1991.

(Uncredited) Jack Kimble, The Tommyknockers (also known as Stephen King's "The Tommyknockers"), 1993.

N. J. Gottlieb, Witch Hunt, HBO, 1994.

Bill Davidson, Freaky Friday, ABC, 1995.

Ned Burkett, Breaking Through (also known as After the Silence and Breaking Free), ABC, 1996.

Dr. Wesley Kozak, Cloned, NBC, 1997.

Jake, Giving Up the Ghost, Lifetime, 1998.

Bronx County, 1998.

Dr. Rohan, A Touch of Hope, NBC, 1999.

Geoff Stone, A Mother's Fight for Justice (also known as Crash Course), Lifetime, 2001.

Frank, "Reaching Normal," On the Edge, Showtime, 2001.

(Uncredited) Eli Levinson, "L.A. Law": The Movie, 2002.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

District attorney Harwood, Parker Kane, NBC, 1990.

Miles, Bar Girls, CBS, 1990.

Phillip Reiman, On Seventh Avenue, NBC, 1996.

Television Appearances; Specials:

David Cooper, Peacemaker, PBS, 1991.

Voice of Mr. Dreidel and television announcer, A Rugrats Chanukkah (animated), Nickelodeon, 1996.

Narrator, Intimate Portrait: Mariel Hemingway, Lifetime, 1998.

Presenter, The 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2006.

Presenter, The 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2008.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Ray Reed, "Memory of a Nightmare," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1978.

Martin Storm, "Here's Why Good Guys Sometimes Wear Black," Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, NBC, 1987.

Lawyer William Willis, "The Accidental Jurist," L.A. Law, NBC, 1989.

Professor Brooks, "Overdue for a Job," Empty Nest, NBC, 1989.

Professor John Sterling, "Kelly and the Professor," Coach, ABC, 1989.

Lawyer William Willis, "Bound for Glory," L.A. Law, NBC, 1990.

"Life Without Possibility: Parts 1 & 2," Midnight Caller, 1990.

Arnie, "On Hope," Directed By, Showtime, 1994.

Grave Squad lawyer, "Partners," Directed By, Showtime, 1994.

Sam Gasner, "Into That Good Night," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1994.

Narrator, Sex and the Silver Screen, Showtime, 1996.

Voice, "How to Suck in Business without Really Trying," Duckman (animated; also known as Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man), USA Network, 1997.

Dr. Keith Burke, "The Code," L.A. Doctors (also known as L.A. Docs), CBS, 1998.

Max Llewelyn, "The Last Temptation of Murphy," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1998.

T. K. McKenna, "The Medium and the Message," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1999.

James Ford, "Decisions," Family Law, CBS, 1999.

Voice of Boreas and the North Wind, "Hercules and the Spartan Experience," Hercules (animated; also known as Disney's "Hercules"), ABC, 1999.

Colonel Lavalle, "Through the Looking Glass," Level 9, UPN, 2000.

Barry Olshan, "Lenny Scissorhands," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2005.

Judge Franklin Trelane, "Judgment Call," Numb3rs (also known as Num3ers), CBS, 2005.

Adam Novak, "Weeping Willows," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as CSI: Las Vegas, C.S.I., and Les Experts), CBS, 2005.

Bruce Steinerman, "Whac-A-Mole," House M.D. (also known as House), CBS, 2006.

Entertainment Tonight, syndicated, 2007, 2008.

Adam Novak, "Leaving Las Vegas," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as CSI: Las Vegas, C.S.I., and Les Experts), CBS, 2007.

Television Director; Episodic:

"The Bachelor Party," The Guardian, CBS, 2004.

"I Love My Wives, But Oh You Kid," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2004.

Stage Appearances:

Brain Damage, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1975.

Glance of a Landscape, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1975.

Jimmy, Prayer for My Daughter, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City, 1978.

Richard Kurt, Biography, Stage 73, New York City, 1980.

Buck Halloran, Buck, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1983.

Marty Sterling, Isn't It Romantic, Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City, 1983-84.

(Broadway debut) Lost in Yonkers, Broadway production, 1991.

Mort, What's Wrong with This Picture?, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1994.

Old Business, Coast Playhouse, Los Angeles, 1994.

Radio Appearances:

(As Alan Rosenberg) appeared as voice of Boba Fett, The Empire Strikes Back, National Public Radio.

RECORDINGS

Video Games:

Voice of Jack Hammer, Robots, 2005.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

New York Times, April 16, 2008, p. C1.

People Weekly, February 14, 1994, p. 49; March 13, 1995, p. 114.

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