Character Actor Harold Gould (Miles Webber) 1923-2010 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 09-13-2010, 05:01 PM

Character actor Harold Gould, who played Kid Twist in "The Sting," died Sept. 11 in Woodland Hills, Calif. of prostate cancer. He was 86.

In nearly 200 roles, Gould played the fake tipster in the 1973 George Roy Hill pic. On TV the thesp played Betty White's b.f. in "Golden Girls" and Valerie Harper's father in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and later on "Rhoda."

Gould, who held a doctorate in theater, taught speech and drama at Cornell U. after serving in the army during World War II. He decided to get real world legit experience and turned pro in the 1960s appearing Off Broadway. He won an Obie for his work in "Increased Difficulty of Concentration." On Broadway he appeared in Neil Simon's "Fools," Jules Pfeiffer's "Grown Ups," and Tom Stoppard's "Artist Descending a Staircase," among other plays.

Transferring to the Left Coast, Gould worked in TV through the 1960s and '70s. Besides "Rhoda" and "Mary Tyler Moore" he had recurring roles in series such as "The Rockford Files," "Hogan's Heroes" and "The Fugitive." Gould famously appeared in the pilot for "Happy Days" a part that later went to Tom Bosley and again lost out the role of Marlo Thomas' father in "That Girl," after the pilot to Lew Parker.

Still he didn't lack for work, and after his role in "Sting," he appeared in Woody Allen's "Love and Death," and Mel Brooks' "Silent Movie," among others. He also was featured in the mini "Washington: Behind Closed Doors," and "Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry," for which he earned an Emmy nom. Gould also earned Emmy nominations for his work on "Police Story," "Rhoda," NBC's "Movieola," and "The Ray Bradbury Theater."

Gould's last outing was in FX's "Nip/Tuck."

Survivors include his wife, Lea; two sons; and a daughter.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...#ixzz0zSDKm0dy

HuntingtonM15 · 09-13-2010, 05:02 PM

Wow. Sad news. I didn't know he was ill. His character was such a staple to the show.

Harold

Rezny@gmail.com · 09-13-2010, 06:04 PM

Yeah,and it's too bad on "The Golden Girls"or even "The Golden Palace"the Rose character and the late Harold Gould's Miles Webber(forget all about that stupid affair with another woman Miles had which led to his engagement that "The Golden Palace "had)character never got married.

McGillicuddy · 09-13-2010, 06:41 PM

RIP Harold RIP Miles Webber RIP Martin Morgenstern

RIP Samuel Plankmaker !

You don't have to worry about "The Cheeseman" anymore!

catlover79 · 09-13-2010, 06:58 PM

kravitzfan12 · 09-13-2010, 07:04 PM

What a shame! I was just wondering last night whether he was alive or not and today I read he has just died!

He was really terrific on Golden Girls - he's definitely be missed!

Dork · 09-16-2010, 06:13 PM

Man, he was awesome on the Golden Girls! He will be missed!

PlayOn · 09-17-2010, 07:04 PM

Wow. Reading that bio, he was an awesome man. May he, RIP.

80sTrivia · 09-17-2010, 11:01 PM

So sad to hear of his passing...

Mr. Television · 09-17-2010, 11:50 PM

He was great on Rhoda and the Golden Girls and just about any show that he was on. He will be missed. Thank you for being a friend.

McGillicuddy · 09-18-2010, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by rrezny@usnetizen

Yeah,and it's too bad on "The Golden Girls"or even "The Golden Palace"the Rose character and the late Harold Gould's Miles Webber(forget all about that stupid affair with another woman Miles had which led to his engagement that "The Golden Palace "had)character never got married.

One of the worst plot twists in sit-com history was when on The Golden Palace Miles dumps Rose and marrys another woman right in front of her. That was just cruel.
If the writers felt they wanted to end the Rose-Miles relationship, they could have done it another way!

ShamelessFanGirl · 11-22-2011, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Rezny@gmail.com

Yeah,and it's too bad on "The Golden Girls"or even "The Golden Palace"the Rose character and the late Harold Gould's Miles Webber(forget all about that stupid affair with another woman Miles had which led to his engagement that "The Golden Palace "had)character never got married.

I saw that episode when they had The Golden Palace on Lifetime and to see the look on Rose's face of when she learned that Miles was going to get married to another woman was just so heart-breaking.

09-13-2010, 05:01 PM	#1
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Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	Yeah,and it's too bad on "The Golden Girls"or even "The Golden Palace"the Rose character and the late Harold Gould's Miles Webber(forget all about that stupid affair with another woman Miles had which led to his engagement that "The Golden Palace "had)character never got married.

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kravitzfan12 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 16, 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 117	What a shame! I was just wondering last night whether he was alive or not and today I read he has just died! He was really terrific on Golden Girls - he's definitely be missed!

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