Jeffersons, Archie Bunker’s Place, Hill Street Blues, Simon & Simon, St. Elsewhere, Trapper John, M.D. , Cagney & Lacey, It's Garry Shandling's Show, Mr. Belvedere, Columbo: Exercise in Fatality, Barney Miller (as different characters in 4 episodes), Night Court, Airwolf, Just Shoot Me!, and M*A*S*H Personal life and death Bruns married Jill Owens, a dancer on The Jackie Gleason Show, in 1969. Afterward, he married Laurie Franks, a Broadway star. He was lifetime friends with Peter O'Toole. Until his death, Bruns resided in Hollywood with his wife, Laurie Franks (1929–2022). He died of natural causes at a hospital in Los Angeles on February 8, 2012. Partial filmographyA Thousand Clowns (1965) - The Man in the RestaurantAll Woman (1967) - Drunken ManThe Swimmer (1968) - Biswangers' Pool Party Guest (uncredited)Midnight Cowboy (1969) - Man in TV Montage (uncredited)Jenny (1970) - FredThe Out-of-Towners (1970) - Officer MeyersTaking Off (1971) - PolicemanThe Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971) - GallagherSilent Night, Bloody Night (1972) - Wilfred Butler (1929)Harry and Tonto (1974) - BurtThe Great Waldo Pepper (1975) - DillhoeferFlash and the Firecat (1975) - Mr. WalleyNickelodeon (1976) - DuncanCorvette Summer (1978) - GilThe Stunt Man (1980) - AceMy Favorite Year (1982) - Fed. Marshal HoltFlashdance (1983) - Frank SzaboThe Christmas Star (1986) - LuckyAmazon Women on the Moon (1987) - French Ventriloquist Dummy - ManagerReturn of the Living Dead Part II (1988) - Doc MandelDead Men Don't Die (1990) - NolanThe Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them (1992) - Irv CrownLove Bites (1993) - Vinnie HelstingPentathlon (1994) - VicDigital Man (1995) - BobEd (1996) - ClarenceThe Trigger Effect (1996) - Mr. SchaeferJohnny Skidmarks (1998) - Old CootInferno'' (1999) - Old Man Buyer (final film role) References Sources Calvin, "Going Out of Business," Sanford and Son, NBC, 1974 Calvin, "My Kingdom for a Horse" (also known as "First Night Out"), Sanford and Son, NBC, 1974 External links Philip Bruns;(Aveleyman) 1931 births 2012 deaths People from Pipestone, Minnesota Male actors from Minnesota American male film actors American male television actors Yale School of Drama alumni Augustana University alumni