# Louis Zorich (Burt Buchman of Mad About You), RIP

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**Created:** [February 2, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-zorich-burt-buchman-of-mad-about-you-rip/808047 "2018-02-02T16:44:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-zorich-burt-buchman-of-mad-about-you-rip/808047/1 "2018-02-02T16:44:06Z")

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I didn’t see a thread about this. I just saw that veteran character actor [Louis Zorich](http://deadline.com/2018/02/actor-louis-zorich-has-died-stage-veteran-and-mad-about-you-dad-was-93-1202276570/) passed away on January 30, at age 93.

He’s probably best remembered for playing Paul Reiser’s father on _Mad About You_, but he’s one of those guys who was in all sorts of things over the years. He was in the movie version of _Fiddler on the Roof_, he was in _The Muppets Take Manhattan_, he was in the short-lived sitcom _Brooklyn Bridge_. I particularly remember him as a crooked judge on an episode of _Law and Order_.

Two things I learned from the obituary that I hadn’t known: He was married to Olympia Dukakis, and he was Walter Matthau’s understudy for _The Odd Couple_. A funny man with a long and distinguished career.

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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-zorich-burt-buchman-of-mad-about-you-rip/808047/2 "2018-02-02T18:14:14Z")

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Awww… I loved him as the grandpa on Brooklyn Bridge (fabulous show).