
Profile
Famous as :
ActorBirth Date :
March 15, 1935Birth Place :
The Bronx, New York, USAClaim to fame :
As Alex Reiger in TV Series "Taxi" (1978-1983)
Academy Awards, USA
1981
Got nomination for Oscarcategory Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Ordinary People (1980)
Emmy Awards
1983
Won Emmycategory Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Taxi (1978) (TV)
1982
Got nomination for Emmycategory Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Taxi (1978) (TV)
1981
Won Emmycategory Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Taxi (1978) (TV)
1980
Got nomination for Emmycategory Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Taxi (1978) (TV)
1979
Got nomination for Emmycategory Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Taxi (1978) (TV)
1978
Got nomination for Emmycategory Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series for Rhoda (1974) (TV)
Golden Globes, USA
1990
Got nomination for Golden Globecategory Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical for Dear John (1988) (TV)
1989
Won Golden Globecategory Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical for Dear John (1988) (TV)
1983
Got nomination for Golden Globecategory Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical for Taxi (1978) (TV)
1982
Got nomination for Golden Globecategory Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical for Taxi (1978) (TV)
1981
Got nomination for Golden Globecategory Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role for Ordinary People (1980)
1981
Got nomination for Golden Globecategory Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Musical/Comedy for Taxi (1978) (TV)
1980
Got nomination for Golden Globecategory Best TV Actor - Musical/Comedy for Taxi (1978) (TV)
1979
Got nomination for Golden Globecategory Best TV Actor - Musical/Comedy for Taxi (1978) (TV)
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2002
Got nomination for Actor Awardcategory Best TV Actor - Musical/Comedy for A Beautiful Mind (2001)
shared with Paul Bettany; Jennifer Connelly; Russell Crowe
Tony Awards
1992
Won Tony Awardcategory Best Actor (Play) for "Conversations With My Father"
1986
Won Tony Awardcategory Best Actor (Play) for "I'm Not Rappaport"
1980
Got nomination for Tony Awardcategory Best Actor (Play) for "Talley's Folly"
TV Land Awards
2007
Won Medallion Awardfor Taxi (1978) (TV)
shared with Danny DeVito; Jeff Conaway; Tony Danza
2003
Got nomination for TV Land Awardcategory Working Stiff of the Year for Taxi (1978) (TV)







