Jack Warden
Jack Warden (born John Warden Lebzelter Jr.; September 18, 1920 – July 19, 2006) was an American character actor of film and television. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Shampoo (1975) and Heaven Can Wait (1978). He received a BAFTA nomination for the former, and won an Emmy for his performance in Brian's Song (1971).
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| Full name at birth | John Warden Lebzelter
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| Claim to fame | Juror No. 7 In 12 Angry Men (1957).
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| Date of birth | 18 September 1920
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| Place of birth | Newark, New Jersey, United States
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| Date of death | 19 July 2006
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| Age | 85 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
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| Cause of death | Heart And Kidney Failure
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| Resting place | Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
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| Occupation | Character Actor Of Film And Television.
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| Height | 5' 10½" (179 cm)
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| High school | Du Pont Manuel High School, Louisville, Kentucky, United States (Expelled).
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- Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Actors Branch)
- Separated from wife Vanda Dupre some time in the mid 1970s. However, they never got divorced and were still legally married at the time of his death.
- Fought in The Battle of the Bulge during WWII.
- He served in the U.S. Navy from 1938-1941 then joined the Merchant Marine as water tender in the engine room but disliked convoy duty because of Axis aircraft attacks and his location 3 decks below the main deck -- this, as he says, ended his "romance with the life of a sailor." He left the Merchant Marine in 1942, joined the Army and became a platoon sergeant and parachute jump master in the 101st Airborne. While hospitalized with a leg injury sustained in a jump, Warden read a play written by Clifford Odets and decided to be come an actor.
- Fought on the same card as Charles Durning in Madison Square Garden.
Jack Warden is known for his role in the film While You Were Sleeping (1995) as Saul.
He is also known for his role in the film Guilty as Sin (1993) as Moe Plimpton.
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