Basic Information About Jason Wingreen
| Category | Celebrities › Actors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Actor |
| Net worth | $10,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1920-10-09 (104 years old) |
| Place of birth | Brooklyn |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Curiosities and Trademarks | Raspy menacing voice |
| Spouse | 28 March - Gloria Scott Backe (1957 - 1996) (her death) (1 child) |
| Gender | Male |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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Jason Wingreen roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Airplane! | Dr. Brody |
| Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | Boba Fett (voice) (uncredited) |
| The Cheyenne Social Club | Dr. Farley Carter |
| The Magnificent Seven Ride! | Warden (uncredited) |
| The Waltons | Nat Clayton 1 episode, 1976 |
| 12 O'Clock High | Major Rosen / ... 4 episodes, 1964-1966 |
| The Partridge Family | Principal 1 episode, 1973 |
| The Fugitive | Accountant Nebbs / ... 5 episodes, 1963-1967 |
| Mission: Impossible | Manservant (Hawn) / ... 2 episodes, 1968-1971 |
| In the Heat of the Night | George 'Georgie' Sparkman 1 episode, 1994 |
| Mannix | Barney / ... 4 episodes, 1969-1972 |
| Happy Days | Mr. Haley 1 episode, 1977 |
| Star Trek | Dr. Linke 1 episode, 1968 |
| Columbo | Policeman 1 episode, 1972 |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Mikhil 1 episode, 1965 |
| Mama's Family | Fred Gebhardt 1 episode, 1989 |
| Surfside 6 | Simm 1 episode, 1961 |
| Kung Fu | Mr. Kennemer 1 episode, 1973 |
| Love, American Style | Mr. Beadle (segment "Love and the Divorce Sale") / ... 3 episodes, 1969-1972 |
| Police Woman | Copeman / ... 2 episodes, 1975-1976 |
| Freddy's Nightmares | Jack 1 episode, 1989 |
| The Outer Limits | Dr. Leland - coroner / ... 3 episodes, 1963-1964 |
| The Sixth Sense | Dr. Morris Wilbur 1 episode, 1972 |
| The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | Dictator / ... 2 episodes, 1966-1967 |
| Seinfeld | Man #2 1 episode, 1992 |
| Dan August | Leon Cobbs 1 episode, 1970 |
| The Green Hornet | Doctor 1 episode, 1967 |
| The Mod Squad | Doorman / ... 2 episodes, 1970-1972 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Cab Driver / ... 2 episodes, 1969-1974 |
| Honey West | Bellhop 1 episode, 1965 |
| Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Sgt. Swelt 1 episode, 1976 |
| Dr. Kildare | Biberman / ... 3 episodes, 1964-1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Bartender / ... 6 episodes, 1967-1972 |
| Archie Bunker's Place | Harry Snowden 93 episodes, 1979-1983 |
| All in the Family | Harry Snowden 25 episodes, 1976-1979 |
| The Wild Wild West | Writer |
| The Wild Wild West | Policeman 1 episode, 1966 |
| The Name of the Game | District Attorney / ... 3 episodes, 1968-1971 |
| Get Smart | KAOS Agent #2 1 episode, 1966 |
| Fantasy Island | Doctor 1 episode, 1982 |
| Highway to Heaven | Ben Conrad 1 episode, 1987 |
| Please Don't Eat the Daisies | The Doctor 1 episode, 1967 |
| Burke's Law | Gunter Ernst 1 episode, 1965 |
| Kojak | 1st Reporter / ... 3 episodes, 1973-1977 |
| The Invaders | Court Clerk / ... 1 episode, 1967 |
| Barnaby Jones | Eddie / ... 2 episodes, 1973-1975 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | First Engineer / ... 3 episodes, 1965-1967 |
| Mayberry R.F.D. | Mr. Desmond 1 episode, 1970 |
| Starman | General Wade 1 episode, 1986 |
| Adam-12 | Mr. Kerr / ... 2 episodes, 1968-1972 |
Jason Wingreen's Quotes
- [on doing the voice of Boba Fett for Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)] I think the actual work, aside from the hellos and goodbyes and all that, could have been no more than 10 minutes.
Interesting Facts about Jason Wingreen
- One of the few actors to have been part of two, successful sci-fi franchises. "Star Trek" (1966)-as Federation Dr. Linke, and "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)-as voice of bounty hunter Boba Fett.
- He played the same character (Harry Snowden) on two different series: All in the Family (1971) and Archie Bunker's Place (1979).
- His lines as Boba Fett were rerecorded by Temuera Morrison for a re-release.
- Studied acting at Brooklyn College.
- One of the founders of the famed Circle in the Square theater company in New York's Greenwich Village.
- Originally auditioned for the voice of Yoda for Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
- Decided to retire from acting after his wife Gloria became ill.
- He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
- He originally planned to become a reporter.
- Had two grandchildren through his son.
