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Dec 22, 2023 · Phil Bruns played Morty Seinfeld in the first episode of Seinfeld, but was replaced by Larry Martin for a harsher and funnier dynamic. Learn why Seinfeld recast Jerry's dad and Frank Costanza later in the series.
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Philip Bruns (1931-2012) was an American actor who appeared in Flashdance, The Stunt Man and other movies. He also had roles in TV shows like Seinfeld, Just Shoot Me! and Hollywood Detective.
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Feb 8, 2012 · Philip Bruns (May 2, 1931 – February 8, 2012) was an American television and movie actor and writer. He portrayed George Shumway, the father of Mary Hartman on the 1970s comedic series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and Morty Seinfeld, the father of Jerry Seinfeld, in the 1990 second episode of Seinfeld.
Feb 16, 2012 · Phil Bruns, a familiar-face character actor best known on television as the cigar-chomping hard-hat dad on the 1970s soap-opera parody “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” died...
Feb 8, 2012 · Philip Bruns was an American actor and writer who appeared in many TV shows and movies, including Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and Seinfeld. He was born in 1931 and died in 2012.
Philip Bruns, the veteran character actor whose main claim to fame was originating the role of Jerry Seinfeld 's dad in the first season of Seinfeld, has passed away. He was 80. According to Playbill, Bruns died of natural causes on Wednesday in Los Angeles.
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Feb 12, 2012 · Phillip Bruns, a character actor who appeared in films, TV shows and commercials, died at 80 in 2012. He had a rich and varied career, from Yale Drama to Jackie Gleason, and wrote an autobiography.
