Lou Hirsch
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Lou Hirsch is an actor, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, United States
, and currently based in the United Kingdom
. He studied at the University of Miami
and The Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, UK, with future Star Trek actress Marina Sirtis
. He has an extensive list of credits in film, TV, and theater going back over 20 years, and his most recent film role was as Headmaster Widdlesome in Thunderbirds. He also appeared as Arnie Kowalski in the BBC comedy My Hero from 2000 to 2006. One of his features films he appeared in was Superman III
. He is probably best known as the off-screen voice of Baby Herman in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit
. Hirsch has recently been seen in the new British American sitcom Episodes
as Wallace, the security guard at the complex where the main characters live.
Hirsch's first significant television appearance was as Hymie in the 1982 series We'll Meet Again
.
He specialises in playing Americans in English television programmes.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and currently based in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. He studied at the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
and The Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, UK, with future Star Trek actress Marina Sirtis
Marina Sirtis
Marina Sirtis is a British-American actress of Greek descent. She played the role of the human/Betazoid Commander Deanna Troi, ship's counselor, on the television and film series Star Trek: The Next Generation.-Life:...
. He has an extensive list of credits in film, TV, and theater going back over 20 years, and his most recent film role was as Headmaster Widdlesome in Thunderbirds. He also appeared as Arnie Kowalski in the BBC comedy My Hero from 2000 to 2006. One of his features films he appeared in was Superman III
Superman III
Superman III is a 1983 superhero film and the third film in the Superman film series based upon the long-running DC Comics superhero. Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure and Margot Kidder are joined by new cast members Annette O'Toole, Annie Ross, Pamela Stephenson, Robert Vaughn and...
. He is probably best known as the off-screen voice of Baby Herman in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 American fantasy-comedy-noir film directed by Robert Zemeckis and released by Touchstone Pictures. The film combines live action and animation, and is based on Gary K. Wolf's novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit?, which depicts a world in which cartoon characters...
. Hirsch has recently been seen in the new British American sitcom Episodes
Episodes (TV series)
Episodes is a British/American television sitcom serial created by David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik and produced by Hat Trick Productions. It premiered on Showtime on January 9, 2011 at 9:30 pm and began airing on BBC Two on 10 January 2011 at 10 pm...
as Wallace, the security guard at the complex where the main characters live.
Hirsch's first significant television appearance was as Hymie in the 1982 series We'll Meet Again
We'll Meet Again (TV series)
We'll Meet Again is a British television drama set in the Second World War. It was produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network and was broadcast in early 1982 in the Friday primetime slot of 9 pm GMT....
.
He specialises in playing Americans in English television programmes.