Harry Goz should not be confused with Harry Goaz.
| Harry Goz | |
| Birth Date: | February 16, 1932 |
| Birth Place: | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S |
| Death Place: | Manhasset, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse: | Margaret Goz |
| Children: | 3 |
| Years Active: | 1956–2003 |
| Occupation: | Actor, voice actor |
Harry Goz (February 16, 1932 - September 6, 2003) was an American musical theater actor and voice actor.
Goz debuted in the 1964 Broadway production of Bajour, co-starring Chita Rivera and Nancy Dussault.[1] Goz played Tevye in the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof from 1966 to 1968, both as understudy and lead actor.[2] He appeared in musicals such as Two by Two and Chess, for which he was nominated in 1988 for a Drama Desk Award in the Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical category,[3] and comedies such as The Prisoner of Second Avenue.
Goz had a number of TV and movie guest appearances throughout his career. He starred as The Big Apple in Fruit of the Loom underwear TV commercials during the 1970s and 80s.[4] He portrayed Dr. Tom Walz in Bill, a 1981 television film.[5] The same year, Goz portrayed Pepsi-Cola chairman and Joan Crawford's last husband, Alfred Steele, in the film adaptation of Christina Crawford's book Mommie Dearest. In his later years, Goz became known to a new audience with his role as the voice of Captain Hazel "Hank" Murphy in the Cartoon Network/Adult Swim series Sealab 2021.
Goz died from multiple myeloma at the age of 71 on September 6, 2003.[2]
Goz was survived by his wife, three children and nine grandchildren.[2] His son, Michael Goz, took over as a new character on Sealab 2021 following his father's death. Michael died after an 8 year battle with cerebellar degeneration and ataxia on November 11, 2014, aged 55.[6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Marathon Man | Jewelry Salesman #1 | ||
| 1977 | Looking Up | Sylevine | ||
| 1981 | Mommie Dearest | Alfred Steele | ||
| 1981 | Bill | Dr. Tom Walz | ||
| 1983 | Dr. Tom Walz | |||
| 1985 | Tales from the Darkside | Louie Farnum | "If the Shoes Fit..." | |
| 1985 | Rappin' | Thorndike | ||
| 1987 | Dead Aim | Androsov | ||
| 1995 | Die Schelme von Schelm | Gronam Ox | Voice | |
| 1998 | Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night | Mayor Huffenmeier | Voice Direct-to-Video | |
| 2000-2003 | Sealab 2021 | Captain Hazel "Hank" Murphy | Voice |