Actor. He was best known to film viewers as the developer 'Mr. Teague' on the 1982 modern horror classic "Poltergeist." He was also known for his roles on both the television series "Eight is Enough" and the 1985 film "Return of the Living Dead." Born Jacob Karnofsky, he was encouraged to go into acting by future United States congressman Daniel Flood while in school and acted in the local hometown theater for several plays. He joined the Air Force during World War II and then went to New York, landing with the Neighborhood Playhouse in 1939. He later appeared in various roles in theatrical plays on-and off-Broadway throughout his career. He made his television debut on the series "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse" in 1948. Besides "Eight is Enough," he went on to appear on various television series during his career such as "As the World Turns," "All My Children," "The Rockford Files," "Dallas," "Quincy M.E.," "The Powers of Matthew Star," "Charles in Charge," "The Larry Sanders Show," "Ned and Stacey," "The Practice," and "JAG." In 1965, he made his "big screen" debut in the film "Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster." Besides "Poltergeist" and "Return of the Living Dead," he later appeared in such films as "All the President's Men" (1976), "F.I.S.T." (1978), "The China Syndrome" (1979), "Wall Street" (1987), "Nixon" (1995), "Any Given Sunday" (1999), "Mulholland Drive" (2001), and "The Pursuit of Happyness" (2006).
Actor. He was best known to film viewers as the developer 'Mr. Teague' on the 1982 modern horror classic "Poltergeist." He was also known for his roles on both the television series "Eight is Enough" and the 1985 film "Return of the Living Dead." Born Jacob Karnofsky, he was encouraged to go into acting by future United States congressman Daniel Flood while in school and acted in the local hometown theater for several plays. He joined the Air Force during World War II and then went to New York, landing with the Neighborhood Playhouse in 1939. He later appeared in various roles in theatrical plays on-and off-Broadway throughout his career. He made his television debut on the series "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse" in 1948. Besides "Eight is Enough," he went on to appear on various television series during his career such as "As the World Turns," "All My Children," "The Rockford Files," "Dallas," "Quincy M.E.," "The Powers of Matthew Star," "Charles in Charge," "The Larry Sanders Show," "Ned and Stacey," "The Practice," and "JAG." In 1965, he made his "big screen" debut in the film "Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster." Besides "Poltergeist" and "Return of the Living Dead," he later appeared in such films as "All the President's Men" (1976), "F.I.S.T." (1978), "The China Syndrome" (1979), "Wall Street" (1987), "Nixon" (1995), "Any Given Sunday" (1999), "Mulholland Drive" (2001), and "The Pursuit of Happyness" (2006).
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