Judah Katz (born 23 June 1960) is a Canadian actor born in Montreal, Quebec.[1] He has worked in Toronto and Los Angeles[2] for more than 40 years, appearing in both TV series and films.
Winning a national "ACTRA Award" (now called a Canadian Screen Award) for his very first foray in front of a camera in 1983 as "best new actor in Canadian Television",[3] he also received a Gemini Award (now called a Canadian Screen Award) for "best supporting actor" for his role as Alan Eagleson[4] in the CBC mini-series Canada Russia '72.[5][6]
Katz studied acting for two years at Vanier College and a further three years at the Dome Professional Theatre School.[2] He has also studied at the Banff School of Fine Arts and with the "voice doctor" Robert Easton of Los Angeles. Method acting from 1992-1995 in the Master class and then privately with late renowned film and television acting coach and teacher David Rotenberg.[citation needed]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Movers & Shakers | Freddie | |
| 1988 | Switching Channels | Tillinger Sound Man | |
| 1995 | Moonlight and Valentino | Marc | |
| 1996 | Crash | Salesman | |
| 1996 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | Harry (Perkin's Aide) | |
| 1996 | Goosebumps | Dr. Brewer/Dr. Brewer's Clone | 1 episode, Stay Out of the Basement |
| 1999 | Boy Meets World | Chadookie (uncredited) | 2 episode, The Honeymooners |
| 2000, 2002 | Queer as Folk | Pancho Ryder, Marty Ryder | 4 episodes |
| 2001 | XChange | Lister | |
| 2003 | Owning Mahowny | Broker | |
| 2003 | Spinning Boris | Michael Kramer | |
| 2005 | Cinderella Man | Reporter #4 | |
| 2006 | Canada Russia '72 | Alan Eagleson | TV miniseries[7] |
| 2010 | Casino Jack | Abbe Lowell | |
| 2011 | Breakaway | Smitty | |
| 2012 | Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story II | Alan Eagleson | |
| 2012 | Blood Pressure | Mike Trestman | |
| 2014 | Dr. Cabbie | James Whilcher | |
| 2015 | Gridlocked | Bill | |
| 2016 | Mayday | Captain Yitzhak Fuchs | 1 episode, High Rise Catastrophe |
| 2017 | High-Rise Rescue | Clay Pellington |
References
edit- ^ "Katz captures the Summit eagle" by Matthew Romanada, National Post (8 April, 2006) [Toronto Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest 330407249
- ^ a b "Katz is getting catcalls - and that's fine with him" by Mike Boone, The Montreal Gazette (9 Feb, 2006) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest 434304591
- ^ "Air Farce, Billy Bishop big ACTRA winners" by Rick Groen, The Globe and Mail (18 April, 1983) Retrieved from ProQuest 386548824
- ^ "Documentary or drama: Hockey on TV" by Alex Strachan, The Sudbury Star (8 April, 2006) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest 349137598
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Ex-Kid McKinney picks up two wins at Gemini Awards" by Alex Strachan, Nanaimo Daily News (19 Oct, 2006) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest 361707945
- ^ "Canada Russia '72" by Andrew Ryan, The Globe and Mail (8 April, 2006) Retrieved from ProQuest 383567310
External links
edit- Judah Katz at IMDb