Maurice Argent

Maurice Argent

Known for

Acting

Born

March 4, 1916

Birthplace

Pennsylvania, USA

Died

December 7, 1981 (aged 65)

Biography

Maurice Saul Argent (4 March 1916 – 7 December 1981) was a character actor from Pennsylvania who acted between 1957 and 1980. In addition to his film roles (below), he is remembered for his stage performances with the San Francisco Actor's Workshop. He played the title role in the Workshop's widely hailed 1953 production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.

Best known work

Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry
1971
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978
Magnum Force
Magnum Force
1973
Freebie and the Bean
Freebie and the Bean
1974
Die Laughing
Die Laughing
1980
One Is a Lonely Number
One Is a Lonely Number
1972
Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac Arrest
1980

Filmography

  1. 1980

    Die Laughing

    as Jewish Man

  2. 1980

    Cardiac Arrest

    as Deputy Coroner

  3. 1978

  4. 1974

  5. 1973

    Magnum Force

    as Nat Weinstein

  6. 1972

    One Is a Lonely Number

    as Pool Manager

  7. 1971

    Dirty Harry

    as Sid Kleinman

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