Anthony Holland (March 3, 1928 â€" July 9, 1988) was an American
actor, best known for his comic performances in theatre, film and
television.Holland graduated from the University of Chicago and
studied acting with Lee Strasberg during the 1960s. He was one of the
original members of The Second City improvisational comedy group.In
1987, he appeared in Martha Clarke's adaptation of several stories by
Franz Kafka, The Hunger Artist, for which he received praise from The
New York Times theatre critic Frank Rich.His film appearances included
the 1979 Bob Fosse film All That Jazz, the original 1970 version of
the Neil Simon-penned The Out-of-Towners, Sidney Lumet's Bye Bye
Braverman, Alan J. Pakula's Klute and Paul Mazursky's 1982 film
Tempest. He also appeared in television series including Combat!,
Columbo, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, M*A*S*H, Hill Street Blues and
Cagney and Lacey. In 1973 he starred opposite Bernadette Peters and
Carl Ballantine in the ABC musical comedy special Break Up.
actor, best known for his comic performances in theatre, film and
television.Holland graduated from the University of Chicago and
studied acting with Lee Strasberg during the 1960s. He was one of the
original members of The Second City improvisational comedy group.In
1987, he appeared in Martha Clarke's adaptation of several stories by
Franz Kafka, The Hunger Artist, for which he received praise from The
New York Times theatre critic Frank Rich.His film appearances included
the 1979 Bob Fosse film All That Jazz, the original 1970 version of
the Neil Simon-penned The Out-of-Towners, Sidney Lumet's Bye Bye
Braverman, Alan J. Pakula's Klute and Paul Mazursky's 1982 film
Tempest. He also appeared in television series including Combat!,
Columbo, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, M*A*S*H, Hill Street Blues and
Cagney and Lacey. In 1973 he starred opposite Bernadette Peters and
Carl Ballantine in the ABC musical comedy special Break Up.
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