Aaron Schwartz (Canadian actor)

For other people named Aaron Schwartz, see Aaron Schwartz (disambiguation).

Aaron Schwartz
Born1948 or 1949 (age 75–76)
Theodore, Canada
EducationSwarthmore College (BA)
Columbia University (MFA)
York University (LLB)
Occupation(s)Actor, director, photographer, copyright lawyer
Years active1977–1990
1995–present
Known forSuspect, The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick, Murder by Night, White Light (films)
TelevisionCheck It Out! (series)

Aaron Schwartz (born 1948/1949) is a Canadian actor, director, photographer and copyright lawyer.[1][2][3][4][5]

Life and career

Schwartz was born in 1949 in Theodore, Saskatchewan, and grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He graduated from Swarthmore College in 1970; in 1972 he received an MFA degree in Theater from Columbia University. He earned a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, Toronto, in 1993, and was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1995.[3]

Schwartz spent his early career in theatre.[5][6] In 1987, he produced and directed Bat Masterson's Last Regular Job, by Bill Ballantyne, at the Toronto Free Theatre.[7] He had previously directed the world premiere of Ballantyne's first play, The Al Cornell Story, at the Theatre Passe Muraille Back Space in Toronto.[8] Schwartz was nominated as best director for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for his production of Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, at the Factory Theatre in Toronto.

Schwartz is known for playing a leading role as grocery cashier Leslie Rappaport in the television situation comedy, Check It Out! (1985–1988).[9][10] He was also featured in two episodes of Street Legal (in 1990)[9][11] and in the episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents entitled "Killer Takes All" (1988) with Van Johnson and Rory Calhoun.[9]

In film, he is known for playing Henry Glick, the father of the title character in The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick (1988), which won the Best Canadian Feature Film award at the Toronto International Film Festival.[9][11][12] His other film roles include the Czech Officer in Eleni (1985) starring John Malkovich and the Forensic Pathologist in Suspect (1987) starring Cher and Liam Neeson, both films directed by Academy Award-winning director Peter Yates. Other film credits include the Neurologist in Murder by Night (1989), Dr. Spears in Age-Old Friends (1989) and Aaron Stern in White Light (1991).[9][11]

In January 2011, Schwartz wrote in an essay about protecting your photographs online:

If the thief ... tried to sell [the infringed work] and couldn't – then the artist might want to take a hard look at how much damage has really been done. Probably got some free advertising....

I recommend not putting anything extremely valuable where someone can steal it. And don't worry too much about what happens to the work that you do display on the Internet, because a "thief" might well be doing you as much good as harm.[1]

Schwartz, in addition to his law and acting careers, is an accomplished photographer. Founder of the photography blog aamora.com, a self-proclaimed "Playland" for photographers, artists and writers around the world, he has developed a reputation for his photographs on JPG and his own online gallery.

References

  1. ^ a b Schwartz, Aaron (January 5, 2011). "Hey, That's Mine!!". JPG. Retrieved February 21, 2013. Generally, artists worry too much about people stealing their work.…  If they stole it for their private use, the artist hasn't lost very much financially.…  These pictures [I've taken] … [are] available for you to look at and enjoy.  And it's the Internet, after all, right?  So steal them.
  2. ^ Schwartz, Aaron. "Official website". Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013. Schwartz is a copyright lawyer, actor, director and photographer.
  3. ^ a b "Aaron Schwartz Lawyer Profile". Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. LexisNexis. Retrieved February 22, 2013. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Communications & Media; Litigation.  Swarthmore College, B.A.  Osgoode Hall, LL.B.  Admitted [to the Bar]: 1995.
  4. ^ Caruana, Christopher (May 15, 2012). "Trade-Mark Opposition Board Hearings". OntarioLegal.com. Law Office of Christopher Caruana. Schwartz, who had done [trademark oppositions, gave me] advice.
  5. ^ a b Caruso, Deborah (October 31, 1987). "When Aaron Schwartz praises the waiters at La Fenice...". Toronto Star. p. S88. The actor/director/producer/writer did time … waiting on tables.  Latter days have been more rewarding for Schwartz, 38.
  6. ^ Conlogue, Ray (February 8, 1982). "Table Settings humor cuts close to the bone". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. 16. The cast is strong….  Aaron Schwartz is the paterfamilias, the vision of a successful lawyer slightly gone to seed.
  7. ^ Ballantyne, Bill; Schwartz, Aaron (1983). Bat Masterson's Last Regular Job. Guelph, Ont.: University of Guelph. Authors: Toronto Free Theatre Archives, Bill Ballantyne, Aaron Schwartz.
  8. ^ Ballantyne, Bill,The Al Cornell Story: A Comedy in Two Acts, Playwrights Union of Canada (1984). ISBN 0887543928.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Aaron Schwartz (I) Filmography". IMDb. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  10. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–present (9th ed.). Random House: Ballantine Books. ISBN 9780307483201.
  11. ^ a b c "Aaron Schwartz filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on February 20, 2014.
  12. ^ Connors, Joanna (April 27, 1990). "Max tells heartwarming tale". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio.