Alvin Epstein
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Alvin Epstein (May 14, 1925 – December 10, 2018) was an American actor and director. He was a founding member of both the American Repertory Theater and Yale Repertory Theatre. He was particularly admired for his performances in the plays of Samuel Beckett. He also served as Artistic Director at the Guthrie Theater. Born in the Bronx, Epstein was the son of Harry Epstein, a physician, and his wife Goldie Epstein (née Rudnick). He graduated from the High School of Music & Art in Manhattan and th...
Known For
Filmography
Engram
2014
My America
2014
The Brooklyn Heist
2009
as Officer Clerk
Synecdoche, New York
2008
as Man with Nose Bleed
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Harold Lassiter
Never Met Picasso
1997
as Uncle Alfred
Beauty and the Beast
1991
as Bookseller (voice)
Age Isn't Everything
1991
as Dr. Hirsch
Law & Order
1990
as Dr. Chester
Law & Order
1990
as Stuart Rubin
Doing Life
1986
as Lou Rosenberg
Everybody Rides the Carousel
1976
as Prologue (voice)
Story Theatre
1969
as Ensemble Member
Waiting for Godot
1961
as Lucky