Danny Goldman

For other people named Daniel Goldman, see Daniel Goldman (disambiguation).
Danny Goldman
Goldman in 2008
Born
Daniel Goldman

(1939-10-30)October 30, 1939
New York City, U.S.
DiedApril 12, 2020(2020-04-12) (aged 80)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • casting director
Years active1963–2012[1]

Daniel Goldman (October 30, 1939 – April 12, 2020[2]) was an American actor and casting director. He was the voice of Brainy Smurf in Hanna-Barbera's The Smurfs (1981–1989).[3]

Early life

Goldman graduated from Far Rockaway High School in Queens, New York City, in 1957. He subsequently attended and graduated from Columbia University in Manhattan, in 1961.

Career

One of his first roles was that of Nick Dutton, the son of an industrialist who knew the truth about his family's new butler and housekeeper, and helped them get acquainted in their new jobs in the 1971 situation comedy The Good Life. Among his other early roles on television were appearances in the TV shows That Girl; Room 222; The Partridge Family; Love, American Style; Needles and Pins; Columbo; Baretta and Chico and the Man. He was a regular member of the cast of the situation comedy Busting Loose in 1977. Goldman was also featured as Ozzie the Answer in the 1980s detective drama Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer and as Dr. Denton on Get Smart, Again! He acted in the episode "I'll Kill 'Em Again" of police drama Hawaii Five-O and in the episodes "Brain Child" and "42" in Trapper John, M.D. Goldman appeared as a panelist on the What's My Line? TV program during its syndicated run, and on the live stage version in Hollywood several years later. In 2005, he appeared in an episode of the sitcom The King of Queens.

His feature film debut was in MASH (1970). Other credits included a small role as a persistent medical student who asks Dr. Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) about his grandfather in Young Frankenstein (1974), and roles in Busting (1974), Linda Lovelace for President (1975), Tunnel Vision (1976), The Missouri Breaks (1976), Swap Meet (1979), Wholly Moses! (1980) and My Man Adam (1985). He also portrayed Porter in Where the Buffalo Roam (1980).

Goldman voiced the pedantic Brainy Smurf (1981–1989) on the animated series The Smurfs. He returned to the voice of Brainy Smurf for the television show Robot Chicken in a segment titled "Murder in Smurf Town X"[4] that parodied the movie Se7en.

For nearly 30 years, Goldman was a casting director[5] of television commercials in Hollywood.

Death

Goldman died in his home in Los Angeles on 12 April 2020, from complications of two strokes.[6]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Goldman, Danny; Carter, Lance (12 May 2009). "Casting Director Danny Goldman is retiring". DailyActor.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. ^ Murphy, J. Kim (April 13, 2020). "Danny Goldman, Voice of Brainy Smurf and 'Young Frankenstein' Star, Dies at 80".
  3. ^ "Danny Goldman, The Voice Of Brainy Smurf, Dies Aged 80". www.unilad.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  4. ^ "Atta Toy - S1EP13 - Robot Chicken". Adult Swim.
  5. ^ Carpenter, Cassie (June 22, 2009). "CD Danny Goldman: "Looking Back, Moving On"". BackStage.com. reproduced online at LeslyKahn.org blog, 3 November 2009. Archived from the original on 2015-02-11.
  6. ^ "Danny Goldman Dies: Actor Who Questioned 'Young Frankenstein' And Voiced Brainy Smurf Was 80". Deadline Hollywood. 13 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.