George Segal | |
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 Segal in 1965 | |
| Born | George Segal Jr. (1934-02-13)February 13, 1934 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | March 23, 2021(2021-03-23) (aged 87) Santa Rosa, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1955–2021 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | See below |
George Segal Jr. (February 13, 1934 – March 23, 2021) was an American actor. He became popular in the 1960s and 1970s for playing both dramatic and comedic roles.[1] After first rising to prominence with roles in acclaimed films such asShip of Fools (1965) andKing Rat (1965), he co-starred in the classic dramaWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966).
Through the next decade and a half, Segal consistently starred in notable films across a variety of genres includingThe Quiller Memorandum (1966),The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967),No Way to Treat a Lady (1968),The Bridge at Remagen (1968),Where's Poppa? (1970),The Owl and the Pussycat (1970),Born to Win (1971),The Hot Rock (1972),Blume in Love (1973),A Touch of Class (1973),California Split (1974),The Terminal Man (1974),The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976),Fun with Dick and Jane (1977),Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978),The Last Married Couple in America (1980), andCarbon Copy (1981). He was one of the first American film actors to rise toleading man status with an unchanged Jewish surname, helping pave the way for other major actors of his generation.[2][3][4]
Later in his career, he appeared in supporting roles in films such asStick (1985),Look Who's Talking (1989),For the Boys (1991),The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996),Flirting with Disaster (1996),The Cable Guy (1996),2012 (2009), andLove & Other Drugs (2010).
He was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance inWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and won twoGolden Globe Awards, including theGolden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance inA Touch of Class.
On television, he was best known for his regular roles in two popular sitcoms, playing Jack Gallo onJust Shoot Me! (1997–2003) and Albert "Pops" Solomon onThe Goldbergs (2013–2021). Segal was also an accomplishedbanjo player. (In addition to the banjo, he frequently played other smalllute instruments such as theukulele anddobro on TV and in his movies.) He released three albums and performed with the instrument in several of his acting roles and on late-night television.
George Segal Jr. was born in New York City,[5][6][7] the youngest of four children, to Fannie Blanche Segal (née Bodkin) and George Segal Sr., a malt and hop agent. He spent much of his childhood inGreat Neck, New York.[5][8][9] All four of Segal's grandparents wereRussian-Jewish immigrants,[10][11] and his maternal grandparents changed their surname from Slobodkin to Bodkin.[10] A paternal great-grandfather ran for governor ofMassachusetts as a socialist.[12] His oldest brother, John, worked in the hops brokerage business and was an innovator in the cultivation of new hop varieties; he had a farm inGrandview, Washington where George often helped in the summers.[13] The middle brother, Fred, was a screenwriter;[8] and his sister Greta died of pneumonia before Segal was born.[10]
Segal's family wasJewish, but he was raised in asecular household. When asked if he had had abar mitzvah, he said:
I'm afraid not. I went to aPassover Seder atGroucho Marx's once and he kept saying, "When do we get to the wine?" So that's my [Jewish] experience. I went to [a friend's] bar mitzvah, and that was the only time I was in Temple Beth Shalom. [Jewish life] wasn't happening that much at the time. People's car tires were slashed in front of the temple. I was once kicked down a flight of stairs by some kids from [the local parochial school].[12]
Segal became interested in acting at the age of nine, when he sawAlan Ladd inThis Gun for Hire.[9] "I knew the revolver and the trench coat were an illusion and I didn't care," said Segal. "I liked the sense of adventure and control."[14] He also started playing the banjo at a young age, later stating: "I started off with the ukulele when I was a kid in Great Neck. A friend had a red Harold Teen model; it won my heart. When I got to high school, I realized you couldn't play in a band with aukulele, so I moved on to the four-string banjo."[15]
When his father died in 1947, Segal moved toNew York City with his mother.[16] He graduated fromGeorge School, aQuaker boarding school inPennsylvania, in 1951 and attendedHaverford College.[17] He graduated fromColumbia College ofColumbia University in 1955 with aBachelor of Arts in performing arts and drama.[15][16] He played banjo at Haverford and also at Columbia, where he played with adixieland jazz band that had several different names. When he booked a gig, he billed the group as Bruno Lynch and his Imperial Jazz Band. The group, which later settled on the name Red Onion Jazz Band, played at Segal's first wedding.[17][18]
Segal served in theUnited States Army during theKorean War.[5][19] While there, he played in a band called Corporal Bruno's Sad Sack Six.[15]
After college and the army, Segal eventually studied at theActors Studio withLee Strasberg and atHB Studio withUta Hagen[20] and got a job as anunderstudy in the 1956 off-Broadway production ofThe Iceman Cometh starringJason Robards.[21] He appeared inAntony and Cleopatra forJoseph Papp and joined an improvisational group called The Premise, which performed at aBleecker Street coffeehouse[22] and whose ranks includedBuck Henry andTheodore J. Flicker.[23] Segal continued to perform on Broadway with roles inGideon (1961–62) byPaddy Chayefsky, which ran for 236 performances,[24][25] as well asRattle of a Simple Man (1963), an adaptation of a British hit, withTammy Grimes andEdward Woodward.
He was signed to aColumbia Pictures contract in 1961, making his film debut inThe Young Doctors.[26] Segal made several television appearances in the early 1960s, includingAlfred Hitchcock Presents,Armstrong Circle Theatre, andNaked City,[26] and appeared in the well-known World War II filmThe Longest Day (1962).[27] He also had a small role inAct One (1963) and a more prominent part in the westernInvitation to a Gunfighter (1964) alongsideYul Brynner.[28]
Segal came toHollywood fromNew York City to star in a TV series withRobert Taylor that never aired. Nonetheless, he joined the cast ofColumbia Pictures' medical dramaThe New Interns (1964),[29] and the studio then put him under long-term contract.[30] The role ultimately earned him theGolden Globe Award for New Star of the Year,[14] alongsideHarve Presnell andChaim Topol.[31]
In 1965, Segal played an egocentric painter in an ensemble cast led byVivien Leigh andLee Marvin inStanley Kramer's acclaimed dramaShip of Fools, which was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Picture. The same year, he also had the title role of a schemingPOW in the well-regarded war dramaKing Rat (a role originally meant forFrank Sinatra) and received acclaim for both performances.[32][33] In other notable film appearances, he played a secret service agent on assignment in Berlin inThe Quiller Memorandum (1966) (a role originally meant forCharlton Heston[34]), anAlgerian paratrooper who becomes a leader of theFLN inLost Command (1966), and aCagney-esque gangster inRoger Corman'sThe St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967).[28]
Segal also appeared in several prominent television films, playing Biff in an acclaimed production ofDeath of a Salesman (1966) next toLee J. Cobb, a gangster in an adaptation ofThe Desperate Hours (1967), and George in an adaptation ofOf Mice and Men (1968). The latter two films were both directed byTed Kotcheff,[35] with whom he worked again several times.[28]
Segal was loaned toWarner Bros. forMike Nichols' directorial debutWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), a now-classic adaptation of theEdward Albeeplay. Nichols had previously directed Segal in a 1964 Off-Broadway play titledThe Knack[36] and cast him again inWoolf afterRobert Redford had turned down the role.[37] In the four-person ensemble piece, Segal played the young faculty member, Nick, alongsideElizabeth Taylor,Richard Burton, andSandy Dennis. The film, which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture and was later selected to theNational Film Registry,[38] is arguably Segal's best known and, for his role, he was nominated for anOscar[39] and a Golden Globe.[40]
The same year, Segal released his debut LP,The Yama Yama Man. The title track is aragtime version of the 1908 tune "The Yama Yama Man" with horns and banjos. Segal released the album at a time when he appeared regularly playing banjo onThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.[15] In the same year, Segal played banjo and sang withThe Smothers Brothers when they performedPhil Ochs's "Draft Dodger Rag" on theirCBS television show.[41][42]
For over ten years after his success withWoolf, Segal received many notable film roles, often working with major filmmakers and becoming a significant figure in theNew Hollywood movement.[43] He starred inCarl Reiner's celebrated[44] dark comedy[45]Where's Poppa? (1970), played the lead role inSidney Lumet'sBye Bye Braverman (1968), starred withRobert Redford inPeter Yates's diamond heist comedyThe Hot Rock (1972), starred in the title role ofPaul Mazursky's acclaimed romantic comedyBlume in Love (1973),[46] and starred alongsideElliott Gould as a gambling addict inRobert Altman's classicCalifornia Split (1974),[47] considered by some to be the greatest gambling film of all time.[48]
In one of his most successful roles, Segal played a philandering husband inMelvin Frank's continental romantic comedyA Touch of Class (1973) oppositeGlenda Jackson. The film was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Picture, Jackson won an Oscar for her performance, and Segal won theGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, which was the second Golden Globe of his career.[49]
During this time, he had many other leading roles in various genres. He played a perplexed police detective inNo Way to Treat a Lady (1968), a war-weary platoon commander inThe Bridge at Remagen (1969), a man laying waste to his marriage inLoving (1970), and a hairdresser-turned-junkie inBorn to Win (1971).[50]The Owl and the Pussycat (1970), a romantic comedy starring Segal andBarbra Streisand and written by his former improv teammate Buck Henry, was particularly popular;[51] and though Segal played against type as a dangerous computer scientist inThe Terminal Man (1974), he used his popular appeal as a card shark inThe Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976), as a suburbanite-turned-bank robber inFun with Dick and Jane (1977), as a heroic ride inspector inRollercoaster (1977), and as a wealthy serial restaurant entrepreneur inWho Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978).[52] Other films starring Segal from this time includeThe Girl Who Couldn't Say No (1968),Russian Roulette (1975), andThe Black Bird (1975).[53]
Segal co-hosted the48th Academy Awards in 1976, alongsideGene Kelly,Goldie Hawn,Walter Matthau, andRobert Shaw.[54]
During the 1970s and 1980s, Segal appeared as a frequent guest onThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and occasionally as a guest host. His appearances were marked by eccentric banter withJohnny Carson and were usually punctuated by bursts of banjo playing.[22] In addition to playing banjo while appearing onThe Tonight Show, Segal played the instrument in several of his acting roles and sang in others, such asBlume in Love.[55]
George Segal and the Imperial Jazzband released the albumA Touch of Ragtime in 1974, with Segal on banjo. He made frequent television appearances with the "Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band", whose members included actorConrad Janis on trombone, and in 1981 they performed live atCarnegie Hall.[56]
Segal reunited with hisTouch of Class co-star Jackson and director Frank in another European-set romantic comedy,Lost and Found (1979), but the film was not a success. Neither wasThe Last Married Couple in America (1980) withNatalie Wood. Segal famously pulled out of the lead role inBlake Edwards' hit comedy10 (1979), resulting in his being replaced byDudley Moore and sued by Edwards.[22]
With a few exceptions, in films such asDenzel Washington's film debutCarbon Copy (1981),Burt Reynolds's crime dramaStick (1985), and the popular family comedyLook Who's Talking (1989), Segal received fewer prominent roles in the 1980s. Instead, he began to star more frequently in television films, such asThe Deadly Game (1982) for which he received aCableAce Award nomination for best actor in a theatrical or non-musical production,[57]The Cold Room (1984), andThe Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984). He also starred in two short-lived television series, the semi-autobiographical sitcomTake Five (1987)[58] and the crime dramaMurphy's Law (1988–89). In 1985, he returned to Broadway in a short-lived production ofRequiem for a Heavyweight byRod Serling and in 1990 toured in a play calledDouble Act.[59]
He later reflected on his career trajectory:
In the first 10 years, I was playing all different kinds of things. I loved the variety, and never had the sense of being a leading man but a character actor. Then I got frozen into this "urban" character. About the time of "The Last Married Couple in America" (1980) I remember Natalie (Wood) saying to me ... "It's one typed role after another, and pretty soon you forget everything. You forget why you're here, why you're doing it." Then my marriage started to fall apart ... I was disenchanted, I was turning in on myself, I was doing a lot of self-destructive things ... there were drugs ... I'm also sure I was guilty of spoiled behavior. I think it's impossible when that star rush comes not to get a little full of yourself, which is what I was.[60]
Nevertheless, after this relatively dry period, Segal re-established himself as a successful character actor in the 1990s. Though he appeared in some less-acclaimed films, he also worked with directors such asMark Rydell,Gus Van Sant, Barbra Streisand,David O. Russell,Randal Kleiser, andBen Stiller, respectively, in well-received films such asFor the Boys (1991),To Die For (1995),The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996),Flirting with Disaster (1996),It's My Party (1996), andThe Cable Guy (1996). Additionally, he had guest appearances on various shows such asMurder She Wrote andThe Larry Sanders Show and continued to appear in television films such asSeasons of the Heart (1994),Houdini (1998), andThe Linda McCartney Story (2000). In 1999, he briefly performed inYasmina Reza'sArt on Broadway, and in 2001 he reprised his performance in theWest End.[61]
From 1997 to 2003, Segal had his most prominent role in years when he starred in theNBC workplace sitcomJust Shoot Me! asJack Gallo, the successful yet often oblivious owner and publisher of a New York City fashion magazine.[22] For this role, he was nominated for theGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 1999 and 2000[62] as well as aSatellite Award in 2002. The show, which also starredDavid Spade andLaura San Giacomo, among others, and which once aired between iconic sitcomsFriends andSeinfeld, lasted for seven seasons and 148 episodes.
After finishing his run onJust Shoot Me, Segal appeared in supporting roles in films such asHeights (2005) and2012 (2009). He andJill Clayburgh cameoed asJake Gyllenhaal's parents inLove & Other Drugs (2010), reuniting the co-stars 46 years after they first worked together inThe Terminal Man. Additionally, Segal worked more frequently as a voice actor, including a role in the English-language version ofStudio Ghibli'sThe Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) and a comedic reprisal of hisWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? role in a 2018 episode ofThe Simpsons.[63][64] His most recent film performance was alongsideChristopher Plummer inElsa & Fred (2014). In other roles, Segal played talent manager Murray Berenson in three episodes of the television seriesEntourage (2009), guest starred in shows such asBoston Legal,Private Practice, andPushing Daisies, appeared in comedic short videos such asChutzpuh, This Is,[65] and starred in theTV Land sitcomRetired at 35 (2011–2012), alongside hisBye Bye Braverman co-starJessica Walter.[66][67][68]
Segal had another success when he starred in theABC sitcomThe Goldbergs (2013–2021), playing Albert "Pops" Solomon, the eccentric but lovable grandfather of a semi-autobiographical family based on that of series creatorAdam F. Goldberg.[69] The long-running series entered its eighth season in 2021,[70][71] and Segal was part of the regular cast up until his death in March of that year. Throughout the show, Segal had appeared in most, though not all, episodes and, as in some of his earlier roles, he played the banjo several times on-screen.
In 2017, Segal received a star on theHollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television.[72][73]
Segal was married three times. He married film editorMarion Segal Freed in 1956, who would go on to work as an associate producer or editor on three of his films.[74] They had two daughters and were together until their divorce in 1983.[74] From 1983 until her death in 1996, he was married to Linda Rogoff, a one-time manager ofThe Pointer Sisters whom he met atCarnegie Hall when he played the banjo with his band[75] the Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band.[26] He married his formerGeorge School boarding school classmate Sonia Schultz Greenbaum in 1998.[9]
Later in his life, Segal lived part-time inSonoma County when he was not filmingThe Goldbergs inLos Angeles.[76]
Segal died of complications frombypass surgery inSanta Rosa, California, on March 23, 2021, at age 87.[77][78]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961–1962 | Gideon[82][83] | Purah | Broadway |
| 1963 | Rattle of a Simple Man[82][83] | Ricard | Broadway |
| 1964 | The Knack[36] | Tolen | Off-Broadway |
| 1985 | Requiem for a Heavyweight[82][83] | Maish Resnick | Broadway |
| 1993 | The Fourth Wall[15] | Roger | Chicago |
| 1998–1999 | Art[82][83] | Serge | Broadway |
| 2001 | Art[84][85] | Serge | West End |
| 2007 | Heroes[86] | Gustave | Los Angeles |
| 2007 | Prophesy and Honor[87] | ColonelSherman Moreland | Honolulu |
| 2008 | Secret Order[88] | Saul Roth | Los Angeles |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | The Play of the Week[89] | (1) Don; (2) Innkeeper | (1) Season 1 Episode 13: "The Closing Door"; (2) Season 2 Episode 13: "Emmanuel" |
| 1960–1962 | Armstrong Circle Theatre | (1) First Lieutenant Paul Fallon | (1) Season 10 Episode 8: "Ghost Bomber: The Lady Be Good" (1960) (aired February 3); (2) Season 10 Episode 24: "Ghost Bomber" (1960) (aired September 28); (3) Season 13 Episode 3: "The Friendly Thieves" (1962) (aired October 24) |
| 1962 | The United States Steel Hour | Pete | Season 10 Episode 2: "The Inner Panic" |
| 1963 | Channing | Andre | Season 1 Episode 8: "A Patron Saint for the Cargo Cult" |
| Naked City | Jerry Costell | Season 4 Episode 20: "Man Without a Skin" | |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour[80][53] | Larry Duke | Season 2 Episode 2: "A Nice Touch" | |
| 1963–1964 | The Doctors and the Nurses | (1) Dr. Novak; (2) Dr. Harry Warren | (1) Season 1 Episode 15: "Root of Violence" (1963); (2) Season 2 Episode 24: "Climb a Broken Ladder" (1964) |
| 1964 | Arrest and Trial[80] | Jack Wisner | Season 1 Episode 28: "He Ran for His Life" |
| 1965–1991 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself | 47 episodes |
| 1966 | Death of a Salesman[80] | Biff Loman | Television film |
| 1967 | The Desperate Hours[89] | Glenn Griffin | |
| 1968 | Of Mice and Men[53] | George | |
| 1973 | The Lie[90] | Andrew | |
| 1980 | My Friend Winnetou | Gottlieb | Miniseries |
| 1982 | The Deadly Game[80][53] | Howard Trapp | Television film Nominated — CableAce Award for Best Actor in a Theatrical or Non-Musical Program |
| 1983 | Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer[80][53] | John Grafton | Television film |
| 1984 | The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood[80][53] | Robin Hood | |
| The Cold Room[80][53] | Hugh Martin | ||
| 1985 | Not My Kid[80][53] | Dr. Frank Bower | |
| 1986 | Many Happy Returns[80][53] | William "Bud" Robinson | |
| 1987 | Take Five | Andy Kooper | Series regular; All 6 episodes |
| 1988–1989 | Murphy's Law[80] | Daedalus Patrick Murphy | Series regular; 13 episodes |
| 1989 | The Endless Game[80][53] | Mr. Miller | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Murder, She Wrote[80][53] | Dave Novaro | Season 10 Episode 9: "Murder at a Discount" |
| Taking the Heat[80][53] | Kepler | Television film | |
| 1993–1995 | The Larry Sanders Show[80] | Himself | (1) Season 2 Episode 14: "Performance Artist" (1993); (2) Season 4 Episode 16: "Eight" (1995) |
| 1994 | Seasons of the Heart[80][53] | Ezra Goldstine | Television film |
| Following Her Heart[80][53] | Harry | ||
| High Tide[80] | Gordon | 22 episodes | |
| Burke's Law[53] | Ben Zima | Season 1 Episode 1: "Who Killed the Starlet?" | |
| Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | J.B. | Voice; Season 1 Episode 3: "Curse of the Krumm/Krumm Goes Hollywood"[81] | |
| 1995 | Picture Windows[53] | Ted Varnas | Miniseries; Season 1 Episode 5: "Song of Songs" |
| 1995–1997 | The Naked Truth[53] | Fred Wilde | (1) Season 1 Episode 9: "Girl Buys Soup While Woman Weds Ape!" (1995); (2) Season 2 Episode 4: "The Sister Show" (1997); (3) Season 2 Episode 11: "The Parents" (1997); (4) Season 2 Episode 12: "The Spa" (1997) |
| 1996 | The Making of a Hollywood Madam | Leo | Television film |
| Adventures from the Book of Virtues | Eli | Voice; Season 1 Episode 4: "Compassion"[81] | |
| 1996–1997 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Dr. Benton C. Quest | Voice; 24 episodes[81] |
| 1997 | Tracey Takes On...[80] | Harry Rosenthal | (1) Season 2 Episode 3: "Mothers"; (2) Season 2 Episode 11: "Money"; (3) Season 2 Episode 12: "Race Relations"; (4) Season 2 Episode 13: "Supernatural"; (5) Season 2 Episode 14: "Politics" |
| Caroline in the City[53] | Bob Anderson | Season 2 Episode 19: "Caroline and the Buyer" | |
| 1997–2003 | Just Shoot Me![80][53] | Jack Gallo | Series regular; 148 episodes Nominated —Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy(1998–1999) Nominated —Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy(2001) |
| 1998 | Houdini[80][53] | Martin Beck | Television film |
| 2000 | The Linda McCartney Story[80][53] | Lee Eastman | |
| 2001 | The Zeta Project | Dr. Eli Selig | Voice; Season 1 Episode 13: "Absolute Zero"[81] |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[80][53] | Dr. Roger Tate | Season 5 Episode 8: "Abomination" |
| The Electric Piper | Mayor Nick Dixon | Voice; Television film[81] | |
| 2005 | Fielder's Choice[80][53] | JD | Television film |
| 2007 | Private Practice[80][53] | Wendell Parker | Season 1 Episode 9: "In Which Dell Finds His Fight" |
| The War at Home[80][53] | Sid | Season 2 Episode 16: "No Weddings and a Funeral" | |
| Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure[80][81] | Horror | Voice; Television film | |
| 2008 | Boston Legal[80][53] | Paul Cruickshank | Season 4 Episode 19: "The Gods Must Be Crazy" |
| 2009 | Pushing Daisies[80][53] | Roy "Buster" Bustamante | Season 2 Episode 11: "Window Dressed to Kill" |
| Entourage[80][53] | Murray Berenson | (1) Season 6 Episode 5: "Fore"; (2) Season 6 Episode 6: "Murphy's Lie"; (3) Season 6 Episode 7: "No More Drama" | |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated[53] | Peter Trickell | Voice; Season 1 Episode 4: "Revenge of the Man Crab" |
| 2011–2012 | Retired at 35[80][53] | Alan Robbins | Series regular; 20 episodes |
| 2012-2013 | American Dad![80][53] | (1) Bernie; (2) Probate Lawyer | Voice; (1) Season 7 Episode 14: "Stan's Best Friend" (2012; (2) Season 8 Episode 11: "Max Jets" (2013) |
| 2013–2021 | The Goldbergs[80][53] | Albert "Pops" Solomon | Series regular; 185 episodes[a] |
| 2018 | The Simpsons | Nick | Voice; Season 30 Episode 2: "Heartbreak Hotel" |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | The Yama Yama Man[91] | LP |
| 1970 | The Owl and the Pussycat[92] | LP Dialogue excerpts fromthe film performed byBarbra Streisand and George Segal, accompanied by music byBlood, Sweat & Tears |
| 1974 | A Touch of Ragtime[93] | LP As George Segal and the Imperial Jazzband |
| 1987 | Basin Street[94] | LP Canadian Brass with George Segal |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Nominated | [95] |
| 1968 | British Academy Film Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | No Way to Treat a Lady | Nominated | [96] |
| 1983 | CableAce Awards | Best Actor in a Theatrical or Non-Musical Program | The Deadly Game | Nominated | |
| 1964 | Golden Globe Awards | Most Promising Newcomer – Male | The New Interns | Won[b] | [97] |
| 1966 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Nominated | ||
| 1973 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | A Touch of Class | Won | ||
| 1998 | Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Just Shoot Me! | Nominated | ||
| 1999 | Nominated | ||||
| 1973 | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actor | A Touch of Class | Won | [98] |
| 1965 | Laurel Awards | Top New Faces – Male | 6th Place | ||
| 1967 | Top Male Supporting Performance | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Nominated | [99] | |
| 2001 | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Just Shoot Me! | Nominated | [93] |
George Segal was awarded second place for his performance in the Male Supporting Performance category.
