Mark Harelik
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| Born | Marcus Frank Harelik June 5, 1951 Hamilton, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, playwright |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Marcus Frank Harelik (born June 5, 1951) is an American television, film, and stage actor, and playwright.
Early life
[edit]Harelik was born in Hamilton, Texas.
In 1909, Harelik's Russian Jewish grandfather, Haskell Harelik—upon whom Harelik's 1985 play, The Immigrant, is based—immigrated to Galveston, Texas.[1][2]
Career
[edit]In 1987, he moved to Los Angeles where he co-wrote, with Randal Myler, Hank Williams: Lost Highway.[3] In 1990, he worked in the Howard Korder play Search and Destroy[3][4] and the William Ball play Cherry Orchard.[5]
Harelik has appeared in the films Election, Jurassic Park III, Eulogy, For Your Consideration, and 42. For animation; he was the voice of Queen Uberta’s valet, Lord Rogers, in The Swan Princess. Harelik has played parts on the television series Seinfeld, Numbers, Wings, Grace Under Fire, Will & Grace, NCIS, Boy Meets World, Breaking Bad, Bones, Six Feet Under and five episodes of the first season of The Big Bang Theory as Dr. Eric Gablehauser. He also played Sara Tancredi's lawyer in Prison Break. He appeared on the series finale of Cheers, in a 2002 episode of Joss Whedon's Angel as Count Kurushu, and "Counterpoint" an episode of Star Trek: Voyager. He also appeared in five episodes of short-lived NBC series Awake.[6]
In 2015, he appeared under his own name as an actor hired by the Heavenly host to play God then later as God himself in the TV series Preacher.
Harelik appeared in the Broadway musical The Light in the Piazza.[7] Harelik's play, The Immigrant, has been well-received,[8] and was adapted into a musical of the same name.
In 1997, he released a sequel, The Legacy, changing it from a true story to fiction.[9] He has appeared in several other plays including Temptation (1989),[10] The Heidi Chronicles (1991),[11] Elmer Gantry (1991),[12] Tartuffe (1999),[13] Old Money (2000),[14] The Hollow Lands (2000),[4] Be Aggressive,[15] The Beard of Avon (2001),[16] Cyrano de Bergerac (2004).[4] Harelik also played Dr. Paul Stickley in HBO's series Getting On, an American adaptation of the British sitcom of the same name.[6]
In 2015, Harelik co-starred as Jamie Thompson's father in This Isn't Funny, and in 2017, he played baseball player Hank Greenberg in the film Battle of the Sexes. In 2024, he was cast as Dr. Hiruluk from One Piece.
Personal life
[edit]He is married to actress Spencer Kayden, who has acted in theatre productions alongside him.[17] They have one child.[18]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | A Gnome Named Gnorm | Detective Kaminsky | |
| 1994 | The Swan Princess | Lord Rogers | Voice |
| 1999 | Election | Dave Novotny | |
| 2001 | Jurassic Park III | Ben Hildebrand | |
| 2004 | Eulogy | Burt | |
| 2006 | For Your Consideration | Round Table Host | |
| 2007 | Watching the Detectives | Detective Barloe | |
| 2009 | Timer | Dr. Serious | |
| 2009 | The Job | Martin | |
| 2011 | Meeting Spencer | David Thiel | |
| 2013 | 42 | Herb Pennock | |
| 2015 | This Isn't Funny | Joseph Thompson | |
| 2015 | Trumbo | Edward 'Ed' Muhl | |
| 2017 | Battle of the Sexes | Hank Greenberg |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Wings | Davis Lynch | 5 episodes |
| 1993 | Cheers | Reed Manchester | |
| 1997 | Seinfeld | Milos | |
| 1998 | Star Trek: Voyager | Inspector Kashyk | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Boy Meets World | Jedediah Lawrence | 3 episodes |
| 2004 | Will & Grace | Tim | 3 episodes |
| 2005 | Gilmore Girls | Stuart Wultz | |
| 2005 | House | Mr. Foster | |
| 2006 | Grey's Anatomy | Keith | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Bones | Dr. Peter Ogden | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Heroes | DHS Agent | Ep "Out of Time" |
| 2007–2008 | The Big Bang Theory | Dr. Eric Gablehauser | 5 episodes |
| 2008 | Medium | Publisher Elliot David | |
| 2009 | Monk | Mikhail Alvanov | "Mr. Monk and the Badge" |
| 2010 | Breaking Bad | Doctor | |
| 2012 | Awake | Carl Kessel | 6 episodes |
| 2014 | The Mentalist | Kenyon Russell | "Forest Green" |
| 2015 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Julian Voorhees | 1 episode |
| 2015 | The Leftovers | Peter | |
| 2016-2019 | Preacher | Mark Harelik/God | |
| 2018 | Castle Rock | Gordon | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | The Morning Show | Richard | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | The Rookie | William Bloomfield | 1 episode |
| 2025 | One Piece | Hiriluk | Filming |
Awards and nominations
[edit]- 2005 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical — The Immigrant (nominee)[1]
- 2003 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical — Hank Williams: Lost Highway (nominee)[19]
- 2011 Lunt-Fontanne Fellow at Ten Chimneys Foundation[20]
Publications
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Glassman, Marvin (June 13, 2012). "An unusual twist to the immigrant story". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ^ Rickwald, Bethany (September 25, 2012). "Greyssan Felipe, Janet Weakly to Appear in Miami Beach Stage Door Theatre's The Immigrant". theatermania.com. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ^ a b Christion, Lawrence (March 11, 1992). "'Immigrant' Arrives at Westwood Playhouse Stage". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Mark Harelik, In the Garden, South Coast Repertory". ocweekly.com. 2010. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ^ Churnin, Nancy (June 10, 1990). "William Ball Stays Up After the Fall". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ^ a b Mark Harelik at IMDb
- ^ Elyse Sommer. "Light In the Piazza, a CurtainUp review". curtainup.com. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ^ Brown, Dennis (June 9, 2011). "Immigration Mensch: Mark Harelik's tribute to his grandfather is a modest and charming gem". riverfronttimes.com. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ^ Breslauer, Jan (July 13, 1997). "Addressing Unfinished Business". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ^ Arkatov, Janice (June 25, 1989). "Looking for the Real Item". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ^ Rousuck, J. Wynn (March 29, 1991). "Artistic themes come to life in Wasserstein's 'Heidi Chronicles'". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ^ Drake, Sylvie (October 22, 1991). "STAGE REVIEW: 'Elmer Gantry' as Paradox: A Ruthless Rogue Is Born Again in La Jolla Musical". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ^ Shirley, Don (January 18, 1999). "'Tartuffe' Resonates in the Now". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ^ Dominguez, Robert (December 8, 2000). "Wasserstein time-travels over & over same ground". nydailynews.com. Retrieved October 18, 2012.[dead link]
- ^ Ehren, Christine (August 26, 2001). "Last Cheer: Be Aggressive Closes Aug. 26 at La Jolla Playhouse". playbill.com. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ^ Oxman, Steven (June 4, 2001). "Reviews - The Beard of Avon - Reviews". variety.com. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ^ Boehm, Mike (2004-06-20). "Think panache, not Pinocchio". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ^ Rampell, Catherine (2012-05-10). "Spencer Kayden Discusses Her Return to Broadway". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ^ "2003 Nominations and Recipients". lortelaward.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ^ Propst, Andy (December 6, 2010). "Rick Foucheux, Mark Harelik, Austin Pendleton, et al. Named 2011 Lunt-Fontanne Fellows". theatermania.com. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ^ The Immigrant samuelfrench.com, ISBN 9780573632723
- ^ Harelick, Mark. "Script" The Immigrant, Samuel French, Inc., 2005, ISBN 0573632723
- ^ The Legacy samuelfrench.com, ISBN 9780881451320
External links
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- Mark Harelik at the Internet Broadway Database
- Mark Harelik at IMDb
- Mark Harelik at the Lortel Archives
- Mark Harelik at the BroadwayWorld.com Database
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