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Born as Arthur Leonard Rosenberg on the 26th February 1920 in Tulsa, Oklahoma USA, and was known as Tony Randall, an actor perhaps still best remembered for his role of Felix Ungar in the TV series “The Odd Couple” (1970-1975). His career was active from the 1940s until his death in May 2004.

Have you ever wondered how rich Tony Randall was, at the time of his death? According to authoritative sources, it was estimated that Tony Randall`s net worth was as high as $10 million, earned through his successful career in the entertainment industry as an actor; he appeared in over 90 film and TV roles during his career.

Tony was raised in a Jewish family by parents Julia and Mogscha Rosenberg. He went to Tulsa Central school, after which he enrolled at Northwestern University, but after a year he transferred to New York City`s Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, and studied under Sanford Meisner and choreographer Marhta Graham. He then found a job at the radio station WTAG in Worcester, Massachusetts, but got his first role on stage, in “Candida” with Jane Cowl, and before he joined USA Army, he appeared in “The Corn Is Green”, alongside Emlyn Williams. He spent four years in the US Army Signal Corps in World War II, then returned to acting, joining the Olney Theatre in Montgomery County, Maryland, before eventually moving back to New York City.

He had several small roles on Broadway until 1955, and the roles in “Inherit The Wind” and in “Oh Captain” in 1958, for which he received a Tony Award nomination. In the 1950s his career on screen also began, as he appeared in several brief roles in TV series such as “One Man`s Family” (1950), “Mister Peepers” (1952-1955), “Appointment With Adventure” (1955), and in 1957 he was selected for the supporting role in the film “No Down Payment” alongside Joanne Woodward and Sheree North, directed by Martin Ritt. Two years later he starred with Debbie Reynolds in George Marshall`s “The Mating Game”, and also had a noted role in “Pillow Talk”, the same year with Rock Hudson and Doris Day. His net worth was certainly well established.

With the new decade, Tony`s name became more known in Hollywood, and with roles in such films as “Let`s Make Love” (1960) with Marilyn Monroe, “Lover Come Back” (1961) – again with Rock Hudson and Doris Day, “Boy`s Night Out” (1962) with Kim Novak, and “Send Me No Flowers” (1964), increasing his net worth by a large margin.

In the second half of the 1960s, Tony had starring parts in “The Alphabet Murders” (1965) and “Bang! Bang! You`re Dead!” (1966), and “Hello Down There” (1969). In 1970 he was selected for the role of Felix Ungar in the TV series “The Odd Couple”, an adaptation of the play of the same name written by Neil Simon. The show lasted for five years, and certainly added a substantial amount to his net worth. After the show ended, Tony got his own variety show, called “The Tony Randall Show”, which lasted for two years, increasing further his net worth. Before the end of the 1970s, he had roles in “Kate Bliss And The Ticker Tape Kid (1978), and “Scavenger Hunt” (1979). He began the next decade with a role in “The Gong Show Movie”, and “Fooling Around”, both in 1980. In the first half of the 1980s, Tony appeared in the film “Sidney Shorr: A Girl`s Best Friend” (1981), which was then made into TV series “Love, Sidney” (1981-1983), in which he repeated his role of Sidney, but until the late 1980s didn`t have any major appearances, then appeared in “Save The Dog!” (1988), and “The Man In The Brown Suit” (1989).

In the 1990s Tony became more focused on his own theatre National Actors Theatre, and appeared on stage in several productions, including “Three Men On A Horse” (1993), “A Christmas Carol” (1994), and “The Inspector General” (1994), among others. To return to the screen, in the 1990s he had roles in the film sequel of the show that celebrated him as an actor “The Odd Couple: Together Again” (1993), and “Fatal Instinct” (1993), which only increased further his net worth. Tony again appeared on stage in the production of “Right You Are (If You Think You Are)” in 2003, and his last film appearance was in “Down With Love” (2003), and also a brief appearance in the film completed two years after his death – “It`s About Time”.

During his career, Tony received several prestigious nominations and awards, including six Golden Globe nominations, and one Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on “The Odd Couple”.

Regarding his personal life, Tony was married to Heather Harlan from 1995 until his death; she was 50 years younger than him, and the couple had two children. Previously, he was married to Florence Mitchell, from 1942 until 1992.

Tony died in his sleep from pneumonia at the NYU Medical Center, after coronary bypass surgery, in May 2004.

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Tony Randall Quick Info

Tony Randall Trademarks

1. His sardonic, commanding voice.
2. Tony always played the clean straight man.

Tony Randall Quotes

• [In a 1986 interview] Katharine Cornell was a lovely, warm, helpful, friendly, dear colleague. She took an interest in the younger people in the company and tried to help them get jobs. She actively tried to get me a job–as if she were my agent.
• Comedy’s a serious business. You’ve got to be true and funny and not look as though you’re trying.
• Compassion is a luxury of the affluent.

Tony Randall Important Facts

• He acted in three Broadway shows during the run of Mister Peepers (1952), working on the show on Tuesdays through its Sunday telecast (Broadway shows at the time were dark on Sundays). At one point he worked for 365 consecutive days without a taking a day off.
• Randall appeared in both the 1954 stage version of Edward Chodorov’s “Oh, Men! Oh, Women! as well as the 1957 screen adaptation but in different roles.
• Best remembered by the public for his starring role as Felix Unger on The Odd Couple (1970).
• In an effort to bring back classic theater to Broadway, he founded and was artistic director of the nonprofit National Actors Theatre in 1991, using $1 million of his own money and $2 million from corporations and foundations.
• He and Jack Klugman performed together in Appointment with Adventure: The Pirate’s House (1955) from “The Golden Age of Television” period 15 years before they did the classic The Odd Couple (1970).
• He recalled the making of 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) in an interview in the book “A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde” (McFarland & Co., 2010) by Tom Weaver.
• Avid collector of modern art, opera recordings, and antiques.
• Father was an art dealer. Mother’s name was Julia Finston.
• Biography in “The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives,” Volume 7, 2003-2005, pp. 444-446. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
• He contracted pneumonia following heart bypass surgery in December 2003, and remained hospitalized until his death.
• A liberal Democrat, in September 2003 he joked in a speech that President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney would be turned away if they tried to attend his funeral.
• Won an Emmy Award for the TV series The Odd Couple (1970) after the show had been canceled. At his acceptance speech, he said, “Thank you. Now, if I only had a job.”.
• Was nominated for Broadway’s Tony Award five times: as Best Actor (Musical) in 1958 for “Oh, Captain!” and, later, as co-producer with his National Actors’ Theater of four nominated plays: as Best Revival, in 1993 for “St. Joan” and as Best Revival (Play) in 1994 for “Timon of Athens”; in 1996 for “Inherit the Wind” and in 1997 for “The Gin Game.”.
• Was asked in the 1970s if there had been anyone in his career whom he had really disliked. After saying he hated to criticize the dead, he revealed that he had animosity against the late Ethel Barrymore. As a young actor, Randall had appeared in a play with her, and he was offended by her imperious manner, which included a demand that her fellow actors observe absolute silence in the vicinity of her dressing room.
• Originated the role of E.K. Hornbeck in the Broadway production of “Inherit the Wind,” which ran for 806 performances from April 21, 1955, to June 22, 1957, at the National Theater (now the Nederlander Theater). He was still working on his Mister Peepers (1952) series at the beginning of the run of show, filming episodes on Sundays when the theater was dark. His role was played by Gene Kelly in the 1960 film Inherit the Wind (1960). In 1996, his National Actors’ Theater company put on a Broadway revival of “Inherit the Wind” that ran for 45 appearances. He was a stand-in for both Anthony Heald as E.K. Hornbeck and George C. Scott as Henry Drummond, taking over the latter role when Scott had to leave the play. Scott was nominated for a 1996 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the role.
• Studied voice for 32 years but did not act on it, quipping, “I have a nice healthy tone, but it’s not terribly musical. If beautiful voices are golden, mine is aluminum.”.
• An avid art collector, his father was an art and antiques dealer.
• Dropped out of Northwestern University in Illinois, majoring in speech and drama, in order to study acting with Sanford Meisner and dancer Martha Graham at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. Later, Tony received a Doctor of Humane Letters degree in 2002 from Pace University.
• National chairman of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation, which is an incurable neuromuscular disease.
• A member of the Metropolitan Opera Association from 1972.
• The son of an art dealer, he graduated from Tulsa (OK) Central High School.
• Appeared on Late Show with David Letterman (1993) a record 70 times.
• Had taken ballet classes and danced at a semi-professional level.
• The two children of Felix and Gloria Unger in The Odd Couple (1970) were named Leonard and Edna, the real-life names of Tony Randall and his late sister, Edna.
• Studied acting at New York City’s prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse, under the direction of legendary acting coach Sanford Meisner.
• Second child: Jefferson Salvini Randall, born on June 15, 1998. Named after comic actor Joseph Jefferson and Italian tragic actor Tommasso Salvini.
• Suffered from tinnitus, a chronic ringing in the ears. In 1996, he and Jerry Stiller appeared in a public service announcement for the American Tinnitus Association, encouraging viewers to seek diagnosis and treatment.
• He was originally cast as the voice of “Templeton the Rat” in the movie Charlotte’s Web (1973) without an audition. When Joseph Barbera realized he wasn’t right for the voice, they paid him and hired Paul Lynde instead.
• Founder of the National Actors’ Theater, New York.
• Met his wife Heather in a play in New York. She was 50 years his junior.
• Was militantly opposed to smoking.
• 11 April 1997: first child born at 12:00am EST, named Julia Laurette Randall. She was named after his mom Julia and actress Laurette Taylor, whom Tony says is “the best actress I’ve ever seen in my life.”
• Attended Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois), where he majored in speech and drama.

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