Larry Gelman (born November 3, 1930) is an American film and
television character actor. He is known for playing Dr. Bernie
Tupperman on the TV series The Bob Newhart Show and Vinnie, the poker
playing friend of Oscar and Felix, in the original TV series version
of The Odd Couple.:779Gelman was born in Brooklyn, New York.On
television, Gelman portrayed Leo Gold in Free Country,:365 Irv
Schlosser in Grand Slam,:411 Dr. Hubie Binder in Maude:668 officer
Bernstein on Eight Is Enough, Al Clemens on Mork & Mindy.:715 and Max
on Needles and Pins.:748Gelman has appeared in other American
television series, including The Monkees (3 episodes), Batman, Get
Smart, I Dream of Jeannie, My Three Sons, The Doris Day Show (3
episodes), The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Carol Burnett Show, Rhoda,
Kojak (2 episodes), Quincy M.E., CHiPS, The Love Boat, Laverne &
Shirley, One Day at a Time (2 episodes), Barney Miller (4 episodes),
The Facts of Life, Simon & Simon, Hill Street Blues, Remington Steele,
Cagney & Lacey (3 episodes), Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Mr. Belvedere (2
episodes), In the Heat of the Night (2 episodes), Night Court (3
episodes), Doogie Howser, M.D., Touched by an Angel and ER.
television character actor. He is known for playing Dr. Bernie
Tupperman on the TV series The Bob Newhart Show and Vinnie, the poker
playing friend of Oscar and Felix, in the original TV series version
of The Odd Couple.:779Gelman was born in Brooklyn, New York.On
television, Gelman portrayed Leo Gold in Free Country,:365 Irv
Schlosser in Grand Slam,:411 Dr. Hubie Binder in Maude:668 officer
Bernstein on Eight Is Enough, Al Clemens on Mork & Mindy.:715 and Max
on Needles and Pins.:748Gelman has appeared in other American
television series, including The Monkees (3 episodes), Batman, Get
Smart, I Dream of Jeannie, My Three Sons, The Doris Day Show (3
episodes), The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Carol Burnett Show, Rhoda,
Kojak (2 episodes), Quincy M.E., CHiPS, The Love Boat, Laverne &
Shirley, One Day at a Time (2 episodes), Barney Miller (4 episodes),
The Facts of Life, Simon & Simon, Hill Street Blues, Remington Steele,
Cagney & Lacey (3 episodes), Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Mr. Belvedere (2
episodes), In the Heat of the Night (2 episodes), Night Court (3
episodes), Doogie Howser, M.D., Touched by an Angel and ER.
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