Arny Freeman (born Arthur Raymond Freedman;"Illinois, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHC-B1TL : Sat Mar 09 20:42:01 UTC 2024), Entry for Arthur Raymond Freeman and Arthur R Freeman, 16 October 1940."United States Census, 1910", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKCB-6PF : Fri Jul 19 11:56:56 UTC 2024), Entry for Louis M Freedman and Emily A Freedman, 1910. August 28, 1908 – February 13, 1986"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPM9-56N : 26 November 2014), Arny Freeman, 13 Feb 1986; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.), sometimes credited as Arnold or Arnie Freeman, See also: was a Chicago-born American character actor in commercials, television series episodes, Broadway plays, and motion pictures. A featured interviewee in Studs Terkel’s Working who also appeared in that book's Broadway musical adaptation,Terkel, Studs (1975). Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do. New York: Avon Books. p. 118. .Arny Freeman credits. Internet Broadway Database. Freeman was the younger brother of jazz saxophonist Lawrence "Bud" Freeman."Types Suit Arny Freeman". Elmira Star-Gazette. August 6, 1967. p. 6B. Retrieved October 31, 2024.Freeman, Bud; Wolf, Roger (1989). Crazeology. Oxford: Bayou Press. p. xii. .Mulligan, Gerry (2023). Being Gerry Mulligan: My Life in Music. Lanham, MD: Backbeat Books. p. 234. .
Early life and career Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Freeman was the son of Emilie Antoinette Frenette and Louis Milton Freedman."Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7WB-DZB : Sun Mar 10 17:21:21 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacob Lawrence Freedman and Louis Milton Freedman, 1906."Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV92-3Y6C : Sun Mar 10 15:06:30 UTC 2024), Entry for Lawrence Freeman and Louis Milton Freedman, 15 Mar 1991."United States Census, 1920", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ7P-1R6 : Fri Mar 08 07:03:35 UTC 2024), Entry for Louis Freedman and Emily Freedman, 1920.
Among the television series in which he appeared are Naked City (1958, 1959 and 1961 [two episodes]), NBC Friday Night Special Presentation (1959's "Miracle on 34th Street"), Have Gun, Will Travel (1961), The Untouchables (1961, 1962), Kojak (1975), Maude (1976), The Jeffersons (1976), Barnaby Jones (1977), All in the Family (1977), The Incredible Hulk (1978) and Barney Miller (in 6 episodes, 1976 to 1981).
Movie credits Freeman appeared in feature films, including Phffft! (1954), The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962), Popi (1969), The Valachi Papers (1972) and The Super Cops (1974).
Personal life and death In 1938, Freeman married Esther Stepansky."Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q212-LCC5 : Fri Mar 08 22:58:24 UTC 2024), Entry for Arthur R Freedman and Esther Stepansky, 25 Mar 1938.
On February 13, 1986, Freeman died in Los Angeles at the age of 77.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1954 Phffft! Mr Anderson 1962 The Brain That Wouldn't Die Photographer 1968 What's So Bad About Feeling Good? George Bandes 1969 Popi Diaz 1972 The Valachi Papers Ward Edison Jr 1974 The Super Cops Judge Benny Kellner
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