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Jack Weston
Weston in 1971
Born	Morris Weinstein (1924-08-21)August 21, 1924 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	May 3, 1996(1996-05-03) (aged 71) Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Education	Cleveland Play House
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1949–1988
Spouses	Marge Redmond (m. 1950;div. 198?) Laurie Gilkes ​ ​ (m. 1993)​
Children	1
Relatives	Anthony Spinelli (brother)

Jack Weston (bornMorris Weinstein; August 21, 1924^{[citation needed]} – May 3, 1996) was an American actor. He was nominated for aGolden Globe Award in 1976 and aTony Award in 1981.

Weston, a native ofCleveland,Ohio, usually played comic roles in films such asCactus Flower (1969)^[1] andPlease Don't Eat the Daisies (1960).^[2] He occasionally took on heavier parts, such as the scheming crook and stalker, who along withAlan Arkin andRichard Crenna attempted to terrorize and rob a blindAudrey Hepburn in the 1967 filmWait Until Dark.^[3]

Weston had numerous other character roles over 25 years, including in major films such asThe Cincinnati Kid (1965),The Thomas Crown Affair (1968),Gator (1976),Cuba (1979),High Road to China (1983),Dirty Dancing (1987),Ishtar (1987), andShort Circuit 2 (1988)^[4]

On television, he made numerous appearances, such as Fred Calvert in the 1958Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Daring Decoy". In 1961, he was a guest star in the TV dramaRoute 66, playing the manager of a traveling group of young women nightclub dancers who mistreats his employees. He co-starred with Peggy Cass in the seriesThe Hathaways, in which they served as "parents" to a trio of performing chimpanzees. In 1963, he was a guest star in an episode called "Fatso" in the TV dramaThe Fugitive.

In 1976, he was nominated for aGolden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his performance in the filmThe Ritz. In 1981, Weston appeared onBroadway inWoody Allen's comedyThe Floating Light Bulb, for which he was nominated for aTony Award as Best Actor.^[5] His other stage appearances includeBells are Ringing in 1956 (withJudy Holliday),^[6]The Ritz in 1975,^[7]Neil Simon'sCalifornia Suite (1976)^[8] andOne Night Stand in 1980.^[9]

Weston co-starred inAlan Alda's 1981 filmThe Four Seasons,^[10] and then reprised his role to star in a television series spinoff on CBS.^[11]

Weston joined theAmerican Theatre Wing in New York withLee Strasberg. He did not advance far professionally and returned to Cleveland, where he metMarge Redmond, another local actress. The pair relocated to New York and were married there in 1950.^[12] Redmond was later noted for her role in theABCsitcomThe Flying Nun. They occasionally appeared together, an example being a 1963 episode ofThe Twilight Zone titled "The Bard". Redmond and Weston divorced in the 1980s.^[13] The couple had no children.^{[citation needed]}

Weston's second marriage was to Laurie Gilkes, and they had one child together. They were married until his death fromlymphoma on May 3, 1996, after a six-year struggle. He was 71 years old.^[14]

Jack was the older brother ofAnthony Spinelli, whose birth name was Sam Weinstein and whose first stage name was Sam Weston. The Westons were Jewish.^[15]

In 1949, Weston appeared as Mr. Storm in episode five ofCaptain Video and His Video Rangers.^[16]

In 1953-54, he appeared as Wilbur Wormser on CBS-TV'sRod Brown of the Rocket Rangers, a Saturday-morning kiddie show, and he was often recognized on the street or subway by children in and around New York City.^[17]

In 1960, Weston appeared as Otto inAlfred Hitchcock Presents, episode 28, season five, called "Forty Detectives", on April 24, 1960.

In the 1960–1961 television season, Weston appeared as Chick Adams, a reporter, on theCBSsitcomMy Sister Eileen.

Weston starred in the short-lived sitcomThe Hathaways (ABC), in whichPeggy Cass and he adopted threechimpanzees (theMarquis Chimps).^[18]

He also made guest appearances on such television series asPeter Gunn,Perry Mason,Rescue 8,The Twilight Zone (episodes "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street", and "The Bard"),The Untouchables,Have Gun – Will Travel,Johnny Staccato,Thriller,The Lawless Years (three episodes:The Al Brown Story, andLouy K, part three: 'Birth of the Organization andThe Kid Dropper Story),Route 66,Harrigan and Son,Stoney Burke,Breaking Point,The Fugitive,Bewitched,Gunsmoke,Twelve O'Clock High,Laredo,Tales of the Unexpected,The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,The Carol Burnett Show,All in the Family, andThe George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.

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