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Alan King is a Actor and Executive Producer American born on 27 december 1927 at New York City (USA)

Alan King

Alan King
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Birth name Irwin Alan Kinberg
Nationality USA
Birth 27 december 1927 at New York City (USA)
Death 9 may 2004 (at 76 years) at New York City (USA)

Alan King (born Irwin Alan Kinberg; December 26, 1927 – May 9, 2004) was an American actor and comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants. King became well known as a Jewish comedian and satirist. He was also a serious actor who appeared in a number of movies and television shows. King wrote several books, produced films, and appeared in plays. In later years, he helped many philanthropic causes.

Biography

Throughout his life, King was deeply involved in charity work. He founded the Alan King Medical Center in Jerusalem, raised funds for the Nassau Center for Emotionally Disturbed Children (near his home in Kings Point, New York), and established a chair in dramatic arts at Brandeis University. He also created the Laugh Well program, which sends comedians to hospitals to perform for patients. In the 1970s, King turned his passion for tennis into a pro tournament at Caesars Palace Las Vegas called the Alan King Tennis Classic, which was carried on national TV by the TVS Television Network. He also started the Toyota Comedy Festival. He was survived by his wife -- appropriately a theme of one his most famous routines -- Jeanette Sprung, whom he married in 1947, and their three children.


Death
King, who smoked cigars (a fact that came up in his routines from time to time), died at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan on May 9, 2004, from lung cancer. He was buried in Mount Hebron Cemetery in Flushing, Queens. The movie Christmas With The Kranks was dedicated to his memory at the end of the credits before the 1492 Pictures logo. He is also referenced in the end credits of Rush Hour 3.

Best films

Rush Hour 2 (2001)
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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Alan King (31 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2004Inside I'm DancingActorTommy
2004Mind the GapActorHerb Schweitzer
2003MysticsActorDonal
2002Sunshine StateActorMurray Silver
2001Rush Hour 2ActorSteve Reign
2001Four JacksActor
1998The Brave Little Toaster Goes to MarsActorSupreme Commander (voice)
1995CasinoActorAndy Stone
1995The InfiltratorActor
1995Under the GunActor
1992Night and the CityActorIra "Boom Boom" Grossman
1990The Bonfire of the VanitiesActorArthur Ruskin
1989Enemies, a Love StoryActorRabbi Lembeck
1988Memories of MeActorAbe
1987You Talkin' To Me?ActorSelf
1985Cat's EyeActorDr. Vinnie Donatti
1983LovesickActorLionel Gross, M.D.
1982Author! Author!ActorKreplich
1982I, the JuryActorCharles Kalecki
1982I, the JuryActorCharles Kalecki
1981Cattle Annie and Little BritchesProducer
1981Prince of the CityActor
1981WolfenExecutive Producer
1980Just Tell Me What You WantActorMax Herschel
1971The Anderson TapesActorPat Angelo
1968Bye Bye BravermanActorThe Rabbi
1961On the FiddleActorT/Sgt Buzzer
1957The Helen Morgan StoryActorBenny Weaver
1956The Girl He Left BehindActorMaguire
1956Miracle in the RainActorGil Parker
1955Hit the DeckActorShore Patrol