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An American character actor born Morris Weinstein, remembered for turning physical anguish into comedy — one obituary called him a "chubby, bejowled actor who elevated anguish to a comic art." He earned a Golden Globe nomination for The Ritz (1976) and a Tony nomination for The Floating Light Bulb (1981), building a long career as a reliably funny presence in film and on stage.