Robert Lehrer

Robert Lehrer
Robert Lehrer, 1965
Born March 13, 1929
Los Angeles, California, United States
Died January 20, 2017(2017-01-20) (aged 87)
New York City, New York, United States
Nationality American
Other names Robert Ad Hoc
Occupation Actor

Robert Kafka Lehrer (born Los Angeles, March 13, 1929, died New York, 20 January 2017) was a stage, motion picture and television actor.

Early years and education

Robert Lehrer was the son of Morris Lehrer, a Los Angeles pharmacist, and Charlotte Kafka.[1] Robert received bachelor's and master's degrees from UCLA in theater arts. He earned a PhD in theater arts from Stanford University in 1962 with a dissertation entitled "Social Awareness in the Folk Plays of Carl Zuckmayer, 1925-1931." [2] Lehrer served in the US Army during the Korean War.[3]

Actor

Following a five-year apprenticeship with John Houseman's Professional Theater Group in Hollywood (which included a stint at CBS TV), Lehrer continued his acting career in Germany (over thirty-four years), doing commercials for the ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen), creating voiceovers for HR Radio (Hessischer Rundfunk), as well as appearing in over thirty English-language stage productions. Lehrer returned to New York, appeared in many Off-Off-Broadway productions,[4] and played Newton in The Private Life of Sir Isaac Newton.[5] He had a principal role in a fall episode of the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith. He was also featured in the films Marie and Bruce, starring Julianne Moore and Matthew Broderick; Virgin (film) starring Elisabeth Moss; Descent (2007 film) starring Rosario Dawson; Our Italian Husband starring Brooke Shields.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Robert Lehrer". Find a Grave.
  2. ↑ Hans Wagener. Carl Zuckmayer Criticism: Tracing Endangered Fame. Camden House 1995 Page 22, ISBN 1571130640
  3. ↑ "Remember Stanford" (PDF). Remember Stanford (newsletter). 2004. p. 2.
  4. ↑ Theatre World 1999-2000 - Page 131
  5. ↑ Victor Gluck. The Private Life of Sir Isaac Newton. Back Stage 40.23 (Jun 4-Jun 10, 1999):36
  6. ↑ Screen World: 2005 Film Annual - Page 208
  7. ↑ "Robert Lehrer". IMDb.

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