Quick Facts
Born:
1936-10-13
Birthplace:
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Credits:
47 Total Roles
Cliff Gorman
Acting
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Biography
Cliff Gorman was an American stage and screen actor. He won an Obie award in 1968 for the stage presentation of The Boys in the Band, and went on to reprise his role in the 1970 film version.
Gorman and his wife cared for his fellow The Boys in the Band cast member Robert La Tourneaux in the last few months of his battle against AIDS, until La Tourneaux's death on June 3, 1986
Gorman died of leukemia in 2002, aged 65, although his final film, Kill the Poor, was not released until 2003. He was survived by his wife, Gayle Gorman.
Gorman and his wife cared for his fellow The Boys in the Band cast member Robert La Tourneaux in the last few months of his battle against AIDS, until La Tourneaux's death on June 3, 1986
Gorman died of leukemia in 2002, aged 65, although his final film, Kill the Poor, was not released until 2003. He was survived by his wife, Gayle Gorman.
Known For
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Sonny Valerio
Law & Order
Gary Feldman
All That Jazz
Davis Newman
Murder, She Wrote
Police Chief Cooper
Murder, She Wrote
NYPD Lt. Parnell
Hoffa
Solly Stein
Hawaii Five-O
Robert Huston
Angel
Lt. Andrews
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Kill the Poor MOVIE | Yakov |
| 2000 | King of the Jungle MOVIE | Jack |
| 1999 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai MOVIE | Sonny Valerio |
| 1999 | The '60s MOVIE | Father Daniel Berrigan |
| 1999 | The '60s TV | Father Daniel Berrigan |
| 1995 | Down Came a Blackbird MOVIE | Nick the Greek |
| 1995 | New York News TV | Self |
| 1994 | Janek: The Silent Betrayal MOVIE | Greenburg |
| 1994 | The Forget-Me-Not Murders MOVIE | Aaron |
| 1992 | Hoffa MOVIE | Solly Stein |