Harry Goz
Birth Name:
Harry Goz
Birth Place:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Served with the U․S․ Army's Special Services in the Far East
- Attended Washington University and the St․ Louis Institute of Music
- Began his career in the entertainment industry at the age of 16, when he began singing in local night clubs
- First appeared on Broadway in the musical "Bajour" in 1964
- Started out as an opera singer, appearing several times in the St․ Louis Municipal Opera before deciding to focus on theatre
- Also appeared in several films, including "Mommie Dearest," "Bill," and "Marathon Man," which was his first
- Appeared in several other Broadway productions, including "Two by Two," "The Prisoner of Second Avenue," and "Chess․"
- Best known for his role as Tevye in the Broadway production of "Fiddler on the Roof" and as the voice of Captain Hazel "Hank" Murphy in "Sealab 2021․"
- Had recurring roles as Saul Colbert in "Ned and Stacey," Phil Bernstein in "Wiseguy," and Jason Reinhart in "The Edge of Night․"
- Was the fourth man to take on the role of Tevye in the original production of "Fiddler on the Roof," following Zero Mostel, Luther Adler, and Herschel Bernardi, to whom he was an understudy