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Baruch Lumet(1898-1992)

  • Actor
  • Casting Director
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Baruch Lumet
Baruch Lumet was born on 16 September 1898 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor and casting director, known for The Killer Shrews (1959), The Pawnbroker (1964) and Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972). He was married to Eugenia Wermus. He died on 8 February 1992.
BornSeptember 16, 1898
DiedFebruary 8, 1992(93)
BornSeptember 16, 1898
DiedFebruary 8, 1992(93)
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Known for

The Killer Shrews (1959)
The Killer Shrews
4.2
  • Dr. Marlowe Craigis
  • 1959
Rod Steiger in The Pawnbroker (1964)
The Pawnbroker
7.6
  • Mendel
  • 1964
Woody Allen, Burt Reynolds, and Gene Wilder in Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask
6.7
  • Rabbi Baumel
  • 1972
Raquel Welch and James Coco in The Wild Party (1975)
The Wild Party
5.3
  • Tailor
  • 1975

Credits

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Actor

  • The Long Days of Summer (1980)
    The Long Days of Summer
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Rabbi
    • 1980
  • Raquel Welch and James Coco in The Wild Party (1975)
    The Wild Party
    5.3
    • Tailor
    • 1975
  • The Family Kovack (1974)
    The Family Kovack
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Mr. Czablinski
    • 1974
  • Meredith Baxter and David Birney in Bridget Loves Bernie (1972)
    Bridget Loves Bernie
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Mr. Felderbaum
    • 1972
  • Woody Allen, Burt Reynolds, and Gene Wilder in Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
    Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask
    6.7
    • Rabbi Baumel
    • 1972
  • Candice Bergen, Shirley Knight, Joan Hackett, Elizabeth Hartman, Joanna Pettet, Mary-Robin Redd, Jessica Walter, and Kathleen Widdoes in The Group (1966)
    The Group
    6.6
    • Mr. Schneider
    • 1966
  • Ben Casey (1961)
    Ben Casey
    7.1
    TV Series
    • First Old Man
    • 1965
  • Richard Crenna and Maxine Stuart in Slattery's People (1964)
    Slattery's People
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Brenner
    • 1964
  • Rod Steiger in The Pawnbroker (1964)
    The Pawnbroker
    7.6
    • Mendel
    • 1964
  • The New Phil Silvers Show (1963)
    The New Phil Silvers Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Lawyer
    • 1963
  • The Interns (1962)
    The Interns
    6.4
    • Byrd (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Richard Beymer and Susan Strasberg in Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
    Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
    6.3
    • Morris (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • James Gregory in The Lawless Years (1959)
    The Lawless Years
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Peddler
    • 1961
  • The Detectives (1959)
    The Detectives
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Tremblay
    • Oskie
    • 1961
  • Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Concertina Player
    • Man on Stairs
    • 1961

Casting Director

  • Arianne Ulmer and Robert Clarke in Beyond the Time Barrier (1960)
    Beyond the Time Barrier
    5.3
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1960

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 16, 1898
    • Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]
  • Died
    • February 8, 1992
  • Spouse
    • Eugenia Wermus? - February 8, 1992 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Sidney Lumet
  • Relatives
      Jenny Lumet(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of director Sidney Lumet. Former father-in-law of Gail Lumet Buckley. Grandfather of Amy Lumet and Jenny Lumet. Former grandfather-in-law of P.J. O'Rourke. Great-grandfather of Jake Cannavale.

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