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Lou Jacobi

Actor | * 12/28/1913 († 95, 10/23/2009) | Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Lou Jacobi (born Louis Harold Jacobovitch; December 28, 1913 – October 23, 2009) was a Canadian character actor. Jacobi came to prominence for his role as Mr. Van Daan in the 1955 Broadway production of The Diary of Anne Frank which he reprised in the 1959 film version. He also acted in the films Irma la Douce (1963), Little Murders (1971), Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972), Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976), The Lucky Star (1980), Arthur (1981), My Favorite Year (1982), and Avalon (1990). ()
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Lou Jacobi (born Louis Harold Jacobovitch; December 28, 1913 – October 23, 2009) was a Canadian actor.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

A collection of seven vignettes, which each address a question concerning human sexuality. From aphrodisiacs to sexual perversion to the mystery of the male orgasm, characters like a court jester, a d ...

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask

R

1972 | 3.3/5 | 1h 28min
Comedy
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Albert Einstein helps a young man who's in love with Einstein's niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to be a great physicist. ...

I.Q.

PG

1994 | 3.0/5 | 1h 40min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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Nester Patou, a naive police officer, is transferred to the red light district in Paris and organizes a raid on a dodgy hotel running as a brothel. In doing so he inadvertently disrupts the corrupt sy ...

Irma la Douce

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1963 | 3.8/5 | 2h 15min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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The true, harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. ...

The Diary of Anne Frank

NR

1959 | 3.6/5 | 3h
Drama, History
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Awards & Nominations for Lou Jacobi

Canada's Walk of Fame
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Movies with Lou Jacobi as Actor(33)

as Judge Yitzhak Raveh (voice)1997 The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
as Kurt Gödel1994 I.Q.
as Gramps1992 I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
as Gabriel Krichynsky1990 Avalon
as Jacob Glutz1988 Tales from the Hollywood Hills: The Old Reliable
as Murray1987 Amazon Women on the Moon
as Ed Blye1987 If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium
as Harry Taphorn1986 The Boss' Wife
as Uncle Morty1982 My Favorite Year
as Landlord1981 Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
as Plant Store Owner1981 Arthur
as Elia Goldberg1980 The Lucky Star
as Milton Cohen1979 Better Late Than Never
as Wolsky1979 The Magician of Lublin
as Stan1977 Roseland
as Herb1976 Next Stop, Greenwich Village
as Stage 1 (voice)1975 Everybody Rides the Carousel
as Waiter1973 Coffee, Tea or Me?
as Lt. Wolfson1972 The Judge and Jake Wyler
as Sam Musgrave1972 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
as Judge Stern1971 Little Murders
as Lt. Ettinger1971 Decisions! Decisions!
as Talking Head (uncredited)1971 The Battle of Love's Return
as Goodman1970 Cotton Comes to Harlem
as Papa Leo1966 The Last of the Secret Agents?
as Ducky1966 Penelope
as Moustache1963 Irma la Douce
as Potin1960 Song Without End
as Hans Van Daan1959 The Diary of Anne Frank
1956 Charley Moon
as Blackie Isaacs1956 A Kid for Two Farthings
as Bookmaker1953 The Good Beginning
as Capt. Noakes1953 Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

TV Shows/Series with Lou Jacobi as Actor(16)

as Sam Haber1986 L.A. Law
as Jack1986 Melba
as Harvey Turman1984 Tales from the Darkside
1982 St. Elsewhere
1982 Cagney & Lacey
1980 Enos
as Waiter1979 Tales of the Unexpected
as Harry Tannenbaum1975 Barney Miller
1972 Sanford and Son
as Comedian1966 ABC Stage 67
1966 That Girl
1965 The Dean Martin Show
as Lieutenant Wolfson1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Dr. Glover1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 Sam Benedict
1958 The Texan

Full Name: Louis Harold Jacobi
Citizenship: Canada
Born: Sunday, 12/28 1913 (December) in Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Died: Friday, 10/23 2009 (October) in Manhattan (aged: 95)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Other names for Lou Jacobi (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Louis Harold Jacobovitch"
Lou Jacobi frequently works together with these people:
Kenneth Tigar (9x, Actor)
Robert Costanzo (8x, Actor)
Philip Sterling (8x, Actor)
Leonard Stone (8x, Actor)
Danny Arnold (8x, Crew)
Florence Halop (8x, Actress)
Rod Colbin (7x, Actor)
Don Calfa (7x, Actor)
Al Ruscio (7x, Actor)
Philip Bruns (7x, Actor)
Allan Miller (7x, Actor)
Alan Arkin (4x, Actor)
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