Maurice Argent
in Dirty Harry (1971)
Born
Maurice (Maury) Saul Argent

(1916-03-04)March 4, 1916
DiedDecember 7, 1981(1981-12-07) (aged 65)

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.[1]

He taught stagecraft to generations of San Francisco teens at George Washington High School and Lowell High School.

Argent died in San Francisco, California on 7 December 1981 at age 65.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1957Pal JoeySecond SailorUncredited
1958Harbor CommandGregory Cariff1 episode
1971Dirty HarrySid Kleinman
1972One Is a Lonely NumberPool Manager
1972-1976The Streets of San FranciscoPrinter9 episodes
1973Magnum ForceNat Weinstein
1974Freebie and the BeanTailor
1978Invasion of the Body SnatchersChef
1980Cardiac ArrestDeputy Coroner
1980Die LaughingJewish Man(final film role)

References

  1. Fowler, Keith, A History of the San Francisco Actor’s Workshop, 1969, Yale Drama Library | Series I. Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism Doctoral Dissertations | http://drs.library.yale.edu:8083/HLTransformer/HLTransServlet?stylename=yul.ead2002.xhtml.xsl&pid=arts:dra.0027&query=&clear-stylesheet-cache=yes&hlon=yes&big=&adv=&filter=&hitPageStart=&sortFields=&view=c01_1#s1


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