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Murray Gershenz
Murray Gershenz
Born	May 12, 1922; New York City, U.S.
Died	August 28, 2013 (aged 91); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, entrepreneur
Years active	1938–2013 (entrepreneur); 2001–2013 (acting)
Children	3

Murray Gershenz (May 12, 1922 – August 28, 2013) was an American character actor and entrepreneur. He began his acting career late in life, at the age of 79, when he starred in a 2001 episode of Will & Grace. He went on to perform a variety of character roles in films and on television. As an entrepreneur, he operated the Music Man Murray record store in Los Angeles for more than 50 years.^[1]

Career

He acted in other television shows, such as Modern Family, The Sarah Silverman Program, Mad Men, Raising Hope, House, and Parks and Recreation.^[2] He also appeared in films, such as I Love You, Man (2009), The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013), and The Hangover (2009), where he played Felix, an elderly man who fully disrobes in one scene.^[2]

Personal life

Gershenz was born in New York City on May 12, 1922, and raised in a Jewish household. An avid vinyl record collector, at the age of 16, he began collecting records, which turned into a $1.5 million stockpile of over 300,000 records for his shop located in West Adams, Los Angeles, California.^[2]

Gershenz was quoted as saying, "You never stop buying because you never know what someone is going to want."^[2] His desire to sell his collection became the subject of a 2011 documentary film, titled Music Man Murray, after his nickname and the name of his store.^[2] Presumably as a direct result of worldwide festival audiences' exposure to the film, in June 2013, he sold the entire collection to a buyer either from New York City or Brazil, sources vary on this detail and neither he nor the family have ever publicly released this information.