Harry Goz
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Harry Goz was an American
musical theater actor
and voice actor.
He debuted in the 1964 Broadway production of Bajour
, co-starring Chita Rivera
and Nancy Dussault. Goz played Tevye in the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof
from 1966 to 1968, both as understudy and lead actor. He also appeared in musicals such as Two by Two
, Prisoner of Second Avenue, and Chess
. For his performance as Molokov in Chess
he received warm reviews and 1988 Drama Desk Award
nomination as an Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical.
Goz had a number of TV and movie guest appearances over the years. He starred in Bill
, a 1981 television film. In his later years, Goz became known to a new audience with his role as the voice of Captain Hazel "Hank" Murphy in the Cartoon Network
Adult Swim
series Sealab 2021
, a role he kept until his death from multiple myeloma
at the age of 71 in 2003.
On the evening of November 1, 2007, Drawn Together
had a tribute banner sign that said: Harry Goz (1932-2003).
following Harry Goz's death.
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musical theater actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and voice actor.
He debuted in the 1964 Broadway production of Bajour
Bajour (musical)
Bajour is a musical with a book by Ernest Kinoy and music and lyrics by Walter Marks. The musical is based on the Joseph Mitchell short stories The Gypsy Women and The King of the Gypsies published in The New Yorker...
, co-starring Chita Rivera
Chita Rivera
Chita Rivera is an American actress, dancer, and singer best known for her roles in musical theater. She is the first Hispanic woman to receive a Kennedy Center Honors award...
and Nancy Dussault. Goz played Tevye in the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholem Aleichem...
from 1966 to 1968, both as understudy and lead actor. He also appeared in musicals such as Two by Two
Two by Two (musical)
Two By Two is a Broadway musical with a book by Peter Stone, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and music by Richard Rodgers.Based on Clifford Odets's play The Flowering Peach, it tells the story of Noah's preparations for the Great Flood and its aftermath....
, Prisoner of Second Avenue, and Chess
Chess (musical)
Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, formerly of ABBA, and with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story involves a romantic triangle between two top players, an American and a Russian, in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other;...
. For his performance as Molokov in Chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
he received warm reviews and 1988 Drama Desk Award
Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Awards, which are given annually in a number of categories, are the only major New York theater honors for which productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway compete against each other in the same category...
nomination as an Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical.
Goz had a number of TV and movie guest appearances over the years. He starred in Bill
Bill (TV movie)
Bill is a 1981 CBS TV movie starring Mickey Rooney and Dennis Quaid. The film is based on the life of Bill Sackter. A sequel, Bill: On His Own, was released in 1983.-Plot:Bill is a mentally disabled man in his 60s...
, a 1981 television film. In his later years, Goz became known to a new audience with his role as the voice of Captain Hazel "Hank" Murphy in the Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
Adult Swim
Adult Swim
Adult Swim is an adult-oriented Cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 9:00 pm until 6:00 am ET/PT in the United States, and broadcasts in countries such as Australia and New Zealand...
series Sealab 2021
Sealab 2021
Sealab 2021 is an American animated television series. It was shown on Cartoon Network's adult-oriented programming block, Adult Swim. It premiered on November 23, 2000 and the final episode aired on April 25, 2005...
, a role he kept until his death from multiple myeloma
Multiple myeloma
Multiple myeloma , also known as plasma cell myeloma or Kahler's disease , is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell normally responsible for the production of antibodies...
at the age of 71 in 2003.
On the evening of November 1, 2007, Drawn Together
Drawn Together
Drawn Together is an American animated television series, which ran on Comedy Central from October 27, 2004 to November 14, 2007. The series was created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein, and uses a sitcom format with a TV reality show setting...
had a tribute banner sign that said: Harry Goz (1932-2003).
Family
He was survived by three children and ten grandchildren. His son, actor Michael Goz, took over as a new character on the Sealab seriesSealab 2021
Sealab 2021 is an American animated television series. It was shown on Cartoon Network's adult-oriented programming block, Adult Swim. It premiered on November 23, 2000 and the final episode aired on April 25, 2005...
following Harry Goz's death.