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Lou Jacobi and Shelley Winters in a seen from “The Diary of Anne Frank.’’ Mr. Jacobi made his Broadway debut in 1955 in the same role. (20th Century Fox via Associated Press) |
Lou Jacobi, veteran character actor; at 95
NEW YORK - Longtime character actor Lou Jacobi has died at age 95.
The Canadian-born Mr. Jacobi died Friday at his home in Manhattan.
The death was confirmed by social worker Leonie Nowitz, who had been overseeing Mr. Jacobi’s care.
Mr. Jacobi made his Broadway debut in 1955 in “The Diary of Anne Frank,’’ playing one of the occupants of the Amsterdam attic where the Franks were hiding. He played the same role in the 1959 film version.
He was in some two dozen other movies, including the Dudley Moore comedy “Arthur,’’ Woody Allen’s “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex,’’ and Barry Levinson’s “Avalon.’’
Mr. Jacobi also appeared in a number of TV shows, including “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’’ and “That Girl.’’ He was a regular on “The Dean Martin Show’’ on NBC for two seasons in the early 1970s.
Mr. Jacobi was born Louis Harold Jacobovitch in 1913 and began acting as a boy.
He married Ruth Ludwin in 1957. She died in 2004. He leaves a brother, Rabbi Avrom Jacobovitch, and a sister, Rae Gold, both of Toronto.
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