Ray Reinhardt
Ray Reinhardt | |
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 Reinhardt in Time After Time, 1979 | |
| Born | Raymond Harald Reinhardt[1] March 28, 1930 New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 5, 2026 (aged 96) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Film, stage and television actor |
Raymond Harald Reinhardt (March 28, 1930 – August 5, 2026) was an American film, stage and television actor.
Life and career
Reinhardt was born in New York, the son of Max and Carola Reinhardt. His parents were German immigrants. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School, graduating in 1948. After graduating, he served in the United States Army. During his military service in the 1950s, he appeared in the stage play Golden Boy, which after his discharge, he attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[1] He appeared in numerous stage plays such as Tiny Alice, Hamlet, The Plough and the Stars, She Stoops to Conquer, Peer Gynt, The Great God Brown and The Octoroon.[2] He also acted at the Arena Stage Company from 1961 to 1964,[3] and the American Conservatory Theater.[4] According to Enterprise-Record, he was a Shakespearean actor.[5]
Later in his career, Reinhardt guest-starred in television programs including Gunsmoke, Hawaii Five-O, Mannix, The Bold and the Beautiful, Hill Street Blues, Matlock, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager. In 1980, he starred as Dr. Williams in the film Cardiac Arrest, starring along with Max Gail, Michael Paul Chan, Garry Goodrow and Fred Ward. He also appeared in films such as The Hunt for Red October,[6] The Guardian, Weeds, Time After Time, Almost an Angel and Jexi.[7] During his screen career, in 2005, he appeared in the stage play The Price at Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley, California.[1][8]
Reinhardt died at his home in Oakland, California, on August 5, 2026, at the age of 96.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Whiting, Sam (August 13, 2026). "Actor Ray Reinhardt, a fixture of ACT's famed repertory company, dies at 96". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
- ↑ "Ray Reinhardt". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
- ↑ Robinson, Mary (2024). To Repair the World: Zelda Fichandler and the Transformation of American Theater. Taylor & Francis. p. 50. ISBN 9781040015971 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Playwrights' Festival makes some changes". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. May 17, 1983. p. 21. Retrieved August 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Shakespearean Actor To Appear in Chico". Enterprise-Record. Chico, California. May 12, 1975. p. 3. Retrieved August 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Smith, Madeline; Eaton, Richard (2005). Eugene O'Neill Production Personnel: A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Directors, Producers, and Scenic and Costume Designers in Stage and Screen Presentations of the Plays. McFarland. p. 249. ISBN 9780786421800 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Ray Reinhardt List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
- ↑ "Sorting through furniture and family discord". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. September 10, 2005. p. 36. Retrieved August 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.