Mark Harelik
American actor and playwright (born 1951)
Mark Harelik
Harelik in 2019
Born Marcus Frank Harelik
(1951-06-05 ) June 5, 1951 (age 73) Occupation(s) Actor, playwright Years active 1983–present Spouse
Children 1
Marcus Frank Harelik (born June 5, 1951) is an American television, film, and stage actor, and playwright.
Early life
Harelik was born in Hamilton, Texas .
In 1909, Harelik's Russian Jewish grandfather, Haskell Harelik—upon whom Harelik's 1985 play, The Immigrant , is based—immigrated to Galveston, Texas .[ 1] [ 2]
Career
In 1987, he moved to Los Angeles where he co-wrote, with Randal Myler, Hank Williams: Lost Highway .[ 3] In 1990, he worked in the Howard Korder play Search and Destroy [ 3] [ 4] and the William Ball play Cherry Orchard .[ 5]
Harelik has appeared in the films Election , Jurassic Park III , Eulogy , For Your Consideration , and 42 . For animation; he was the voice of Queen Uberta’s valet , Lord Rogers, in The Swan Princess . Harelik has played parts on the television series Seinfeld , Numbers , Wings , Grace Under Fire , Will & Grace , NCIS , Boy Meets World , Breaking Bad , Bones , Six Feet Under and five episodes of the first season of The Big Bang Theory as Dr. Eric Gablehauser . He also played Sara Tancredi's lawyer in Prison Break . He appeared on the series finale of Cheers , in a 2002 episode of Joss Whedon 's Angel as Count Kurushu, and "Counterpoint " an episode of Star Trek: Voyager . He also appeared in five episodes of short-lived NBC series Awake .[ 6]
In 2015, he appeared under his own name as an actor hired by the Heavenly host to play God then later as God himself in the TV series Preacher .
Harelik appeared in the Broadway musical The Light in the Piazza .[ 7] Harelik's play, The Immigrant , has been well-received,[ 8] and was adapted into a musical of the same name .
In 1997, he released a sequel, The Legacy , changing it from a true story to fiction.[ 9] He has appeared in several other plays including Temptation (1989),[ 10] The Heidi Chronicles (1991),[ 11] Elmer Gantry (1991),[ 12] Tartuffe (1999),[ 13] Old Money (2000),[ 14] The Hollow Lands (2000),[ 4] Be Aggressive ,[ 15] The Beard of Avon (2001),[ 16] Cyrano de Bergerac (2004).[ 4] Harelik also played Dr. Paul Stickley in HBO's series Getting On , an American adaptation of the British sitcom of the same name.[ 6]
In 2015, Harelik co-starred as Jamie Thompson's father in This Isn't Funny , and in 2017, he played baseball player Hank Greenberg in the film Battle of the Sexes . In 2024, he was cast as Dr. Hiruluk from One Piece .
Personal life
He is married to actress Spencer Kayden , who has acted in theatre productions alongside him.[ 17] They have one child.[ 18]
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
Publications
References
^ a b Glassman, Marvin (June 13, 2012). "An unusual twist to the immigrant story" . sun-sentinel.com . Retrieved June 12, 2022 .
^ Rickwald, Bethany (September 25, 2012). "Greyssan Felipe, Janet Weakly to Appear in Miami Beach Stage Door Theatre's The Immigrant " . theatermania.com . Retrieved October 18, 2012 .
^ a b Christion, Lawrence (March 11, 1992). " 'Immigrant' Arrives at Westwood Playhouse Stage" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 12, 2022 .
^ a b c "Mark Harelik, In the Garden, South Coast Repertory" . ocweekly.com . 2010. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012 .
^ Churnin, Nancy (June 10, 1990). "William Ball Stays Up After the Fall" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 12, 2022 .
^ a b Mark Harelik at IMDb
^ Elyse Sommer. "Light In the Piazza, a CurtainUp review" . curtainup.com . Retrieved October 18, 2012 .
^ Brown, Dennis (June 9, 2011). "Immigration Mensch: Mark Harelik's tribute to his grandfather is a modest and charming gem" . riverfronttimes.com . Retrieved June 12, 2022 .
^ Breslauer, Jan (July 13, 1997). "Addressing Unfinished Business" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 12, 2022 .
^ Arkatov, Janice (June 25, 1989). "Looking for the Real Item" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 12, 2022 .
^ Rousuck, J. Wynn (March 29, 1991). "Artistic themes come to life in Wasserstein's 'Heidi Chronicles' " . baltimoresun.com . Retrieved June 12, 2022 .
^ Drake, Sylvie (October 22, 1991). "STAGE REVIEW: 'Elmer Gantry' as Paradox: A Ruthless Rogue Is Born Again in La Jolla Musical" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 12, 2022 .
^ Shirley, Don (January 18, 1999). " 'Tartuffe' Resonates in the Now" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 12, 2022 .
^ Dominguez, Robert (December 8, 2000). "Wasserstein time-travels over & over same ground" . nydailynews.com . Retrieved October 18, 2012 . [dead link ]
^ Ehren, Christine (August 26, 2001). "Last Cheer: Be Aggressive Closes Aug. 26 at La Jolla Playhouse" . playbill.com . Retrieved June 12, 2022 .
^ Oxman, Steven (June 4, 2001). "Reviews - The Beard of Avon - Reviews" . variety.com . Retrieved October 18, 2012 .
^ Boehm, Mike (2004-06-20). "Think panache, not Pinocchio" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 12, 2022 .
^ Rampell, Catherine (2012-05-10). "Spencer Kayden Discusses Her Return to Broadway" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ "2003 Nominations and Recipients" . lortelaward.com . Archived from the original on February 6, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2012 .
^ Propst, Andy (December 6, 2010). "Rick Foucheux, Mark Harelik, Austin Pendleton, et al. Named 2011 Lunt-Fontanne Fellows" . theatermania.com . Retrieved October 18, 2012 .
^ The Immigrant samuelfrench.com, ISBN 9780573632723
^ Harelick, Mark. "Script" The Immigrant , Samuel French, Inc., 2005, ISBN 0573632723
^ The Legacy samuelfrench.com, ISBN 9780881451320
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