2007

September 19-20: David Julian Hirsh, Elliott Gould and Andrea Martin star in Mordecai Richler’s St. Urbain’s Horseman, a two-part CBC miniseries about the post-World War Two struggles of a television and film director. The Governor General’s Award for English language fiction was awarded to Mordecai Richler for St. Urbain’s Horseman in 1971.

June 8: Ocean’s Thirteen.

2006

July 22: Elliott appears on The Star Treatment on the Canadian Learning Channel. The episode features Larry Grobel discussing his thirty year career conducting celebrity interviews.

2004

December 28: The first season of 24 one-hour episodes of The Twilight Zone (1985 - 1989) is released. The 6-DVD set includes “The Misfortune Cookie” starring Elliott Gould.

December 10: Ocean’s Twelve premieres. Elliott reprises the role of Ruben Tischkoff.

February 16: The TNT movie Bad Apple premieres. An undercover FBI agent finds himself knee-deep in double-crossing wiseguys and caught up in an unconventional love story. Chris Noth, Colm Meaney, Mercedes Ruehl, Robert Patrick, Dagmara Dominczyk, and Elliott Gould star.

February 12: NBC talk show Last Call with Carson Daly. Other guests include Tara Dakides and Greg Giraldo.

2003

November 28: Elliott and Andrea Martin provide the voices of Ron Stoppable’s parents in the Disney Channel’s animated movie Kim Possible: A Stich in Time.

November 16: Guest star on the HBO series K Street.

November 9: Guest star on the HBO series K Street.

October 13: Guest star on NBC’s Las Vegas. Episode: Jokers and Fools. Catching a fumbling would-be cheater, Danny (Josh Duhamel) and Ed (James Caan) hope the bumbling card player will lead them back to the leader of the cheating ring.

October 5: Guest star on Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney’s HBO series K Street.

October: Guest star on BBC’s Grumpy Old Men. Getting a handpicked collection of grumpy, world-weary blokes to gripe on given subjects may not sound like a very promising premise for a TV show but there was plenty to enjoy here. The show side-stepped political correctness and tapped a rich vein of sardonic, eloquent and well informed grumpiness that got right to the nub of each issue. The grumpy old men included, amongst others, Arthur Smith, Will Self, John Peel, Rick Wakeman and Jeremy Clarkson. The subject matter up for discussion ranged from Pop Idol to Tony Blair to mobile phones to Christmas and beyond. Geoffrey Palmer provided a wry, understated narration which kept the pace even.

August 22: Elliott and Andrea Martin provide the voices of Ron’s parents on Disney’s animated series Kim Possible. Episode: Adventures in Rufus-Sitting.

August 17: Elliott meets Mr. Shake Hands Man on the season finale of Fox’s pseudo game show Banzai.

August: Elliott agrees to reprise the role of Ruben Tischkoff in Ocean’s Twelve.

July: Baby Bob is mercifully cancelled.

June 6: Baby Bob returns to CBS.

April 25: Elliott and Andrea Martin provide the voices of Ron’s parents on Disney’s animated series Kim Possible. Episode: Ron the Man. Ron discovers that his Rabbi failed to sign his certificate of manhood.

April: Puckoon is released, based on Spike Milligan’s legendary comic masterpiece.

February 18: Jack Brodsky dies in Los Angeles. (more)

January 12: Elliott guest stars, as himself, on Fox’s animated series The Simpsons. Episode: The Dad Who Knew Too Little. Homer tries to learn more about Lisa—by hiring a private detective to follow her around.

January 4: A&E special Hollywood Reality. M*A*S*H: Comedy Under Fire. Despite Robert Altman’s award-winning film and the highly-rated 11-year TV series, few people are aware that a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital existed during the Korean War, and was the basis of Richard Hooker’s novel. Burt Reynolds narrates.

Elliott and Donald appear on a postage stamp issued by Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of their history of cinema series.

2002

September 26: Friends. The One Where No One Proposes. The season premiere resumes after last year’s finale as Joey (Matt LeBlanc) finds himself mistakenly engaged to Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) soon after she delivers her baby girl—but the comedy of errors spins out of control when Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) assumes that the dazed Ross (David Schwimmer) was the one who proposed. Elsewhere at the hospital, Joey can’t help but sneak a peek as Rachel tries unsuccessfully to nurse her baby while an inspired Monica (Courteney Cox Arquette) and Chandler (Matthew Perry) return to a supply closet for a little privacy.

August 10: Elliott narrates the PBS documentary A Yiddish World Remembered. The story of Jewish life in the shtetls (villages) and urban cities of Eastern Europe at the start of the 20th century using never-before-seen archival film, photographs and interviews with scholars and some of the last remaining villagers, many of whom currently reside in the New York metro area.

July 18: Florian Sachisthal and Reid Green’s The Experience Box premieres at the Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.

April 22: A&E special Biography Close-Up: Saturday Night Live.

March 28: Friends. The One With the Zesty Guy. A tongue-tied Monica (Courteney Cox Arquette) regrets her request to supplant Ross (David Schwimmer) as the designated toast-giver at their parents’ 35th wedding anniversary party while Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) arrives with her latest boyfriend (guest star Alec Baldwin, “Pearl Harbor”)—an upbeat optimist who always gushes so enthusiastically that he drives everyone crazy. What’s more, Mr. and Mrs. Geller (guest stars Christina Pickles and Elliott Gould) ask a shocked Ross and pregnant Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) to pretend that they’re married for appearance’s sake.

March 18: CBS series Baby Bob premieres. Walter (Adam Arkin), a public relations executive, is determined to keep Bob’s talking a secret and out of the newspapers, but Lizzy (Joely Fisher) is itching to show off her amazing baby to anyone who will listen, especially when her newly divorced mother, Madeline (Holland Taylor), always brags about her other grandchild’s skills. Neither Madeline nor Walter’s gruff father, Sam (Elliott Gould), is aware of Bob’s speaking abilities, but Bob and his babysitter, Teala (Marissa Tait), carry on conversations that his parents don't know about. Soon mom and dad have their hands full trying to keep Baby Bob’s talent under wraps.

February 2: BBC Two series Omnibus. Robert Altman in England. Former colleagues and associates including Mike Hodges, Stephen Frears and Stephen Altman, his son and Production Designer for Gosford Park, offer their insights into working with Altman and examine his lasting appeal.

January 29: Elliott joins the cast of the CBS midseason comedy Baby Bob.

2001

December 7: Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s Eleven premieres.

November 2: Elected to the position of Screen Actors Guild National Recording Secretary.

September 27: Friends. The One After ‘I Do.’ In the season premiere, the reception following Monica (Courteney Cox Arquette) and Chandler’s (Matthew Perry) wedding is almost upstaged by the news flash that someone might be pregnant—and when Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) thinks it’s Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), she quickly comes up with a plan to cover for her friend.

June 11: Barbara Eden, Lindsay Wagner and Elliott Gould present awards at the third annual Service to America Summit, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC.

May 17: Friends. The One With Monica and Chandler’s Wedding. In the one-hour season finale, Monica and Chandler gather their offbeat families on the eve of their wedding, but there’s just one problem—Chandler is missing when he gets cold feet and bolts, and while Ross searches for him, Rachel and Phoebe desperately vamp to distract the unsuspecting bride. Elsewhere, Joey can’t pry himself away from shooting a World War I film with a spit-and-polish actor (guest star Gary Oldman) in time to perform the ceremony.

February 25: The University of Colorado presents Stories on Stage. Elliott reads John Sayles’ “At the Anarchists’ Convention,” about what happens when three old revolutionaries gather at a Gotham hotel and the fight for social justice takes a hilarious turn.

February 8: Friends. The One Where They All Turn Thirty. When Rachel turns 30, the gang reminisces about their 30th birthdays. While trying to patch things up with Ursula, Phoebe discovers that she is 31. Ross buys a sports car to look cool. Monica gets drunk in front of her parents. Rachel breaks up with Tag because she is looking for commitment, while he is not.

February 1: Friends. Episode: The One Where Rosita Dies. Rachel’s breaks Joey’s prized recliner, Rosita. Monica and Ross go to collect their childhood stuff from the Gellers when they decide to move. Unfortunately, Mr. Geller has accidentally ruined all of Monica’s stuff. Phoebe begins work as a telemarketer and talks to a suicidal man.

January: Elliott agrees to play Ruben Tischkoff, an old-school hood that finances three major Las Vegas casino heists, in Steven Soderbergh’s remake of Ocean’s Eleven.

2000

December 30: Backstory: M.A.S.H. on AMC. With this episode, “Backstory” celebrates the 30th anniversary of M.A.S.H.’s 1970 release. Through interviews with Robert Altman, Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Sally Kellerman, and Tom Skeritt, 20th Century Fox executive Richard Zanuck and others, “Backstory: M.A.S.H.” offers an in-depth and humorous look at life about a Korean field hospital.

December 18: BBC/BAFTA Tribute to Michael Caine airs on BBC One. In this funny, self-deprecating and not always luvvie “do”, Michael Caine’s multi-decade career is given the once-over with copious clips and comments from people who really do seem to love him. With a lot of jokey horn-rimmed glasses being donned, beginning with a turn by Rory Bremner and finishing with one by Jane Horrocks, this is an evening full of fun and celebrity.

November 3: Elected to the Screen Actors Guild’s National Board of Directors.

October 27: Matthew Huffman’s Playing Mona Lisa premieres. A concert pianist (Alicia Witt) moves in with her parents (Elliott Gould and Marlo Thomas) after an earthquake condemns her apartment.

October 19: Friends. Episode: The One With Phoebe’s Cookies. Chandler gets glasses. Rachel teaches Joey how to sail on his boat, but becomes a rather harsh taskmistress. Phoebe holds the key to the best cookies ever, which drives Monica crazy. Chandler plays racquetball with Mr. Geller and winds up accidentally giving him a lap dance.

October 12: Friends. Episode: The One With Rachel’s Book. Everybody begins planning for the wedding. Phoebe moves in with Ross. Napping in Rachel’s bed because the duck threw up in his, Joey discovers that Rachel has been reading a trashy romance novel. Phoebe moves her massage parlor in Ross’s apartment. Monica’s parents spent her wedding money on a beach house, but Chandler has enough saved for a decent wedding.

July 22: Interviewed on the BBC Two documentary I Love the 1970s. It’s a haze to those who were there and a myth to today’s twenty-somethings, but all will become clear with this definitive guide to the era that shaped the world and its trousers.

July 14: Odyssey Network series Quiet Triumphs. Hosted by Emmy Award winning journalist and former NBC and CNN anchor Mary Alice Williams, Quiet Triumphs examines personal challenges of its guests’ lives, revealing surprising facts behind a celebrity’s public facade—the hardships, illnesses and losses each have confronted in their lives. The series focuses on the inner strength and inspiration it takes to overcome personal obstacles and, as Ms. Williams reminds viewers, “gives you strategies for getting through the rough spots.”

June 13: CBS special AFI’s 100 Years...100 Laughs. AFI’s 100 Years...100 Laughs reveals America’s 100 funniest movies, as chosen by leaders of the entertainment community from a list of 500 nominated movies, in a three-hour television event. Drew Barrymore hosts the American Film Institute special, which features interviews from some of today’s funniest stars.

May 26: Alfonso Arau’s Picking Up the Pieces premieres on Cinemax. A New York butcher (Woody Allen) is in for a handful of trouble after he murders his cheating wife (Sharon Stone) and buries her in pieces. When her dismembered hand turns up and seemingly cures a woman of blindness, the hand suddenly becomes a religious icon...much to the killer meat man’s dismay! An all-star ensemble cast includes Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Cheech Marin, David Schwimmer, Kiefer Sutherland, Andy Dick, Elliott Gould, Fran Drescher and Lou Diamond Phillips.

April 18: Cameo, as himself, on the NBC series Just Shoot Me. Episode: Hot Nights in Paris. Finch, desperately seeking an apartment, convinces Maya to move in with Elliott (Enrico Colantoni). But when the two fight on their first night together, Finch may be in trouble when Maya returns home and he has a woman in his bathtub. Meanwhile, Jack and Nina argue on the anniversary of their first meeting.

The Republic of Abkhazia issues a postage stamp picturing Elliott and Donald in a scene from M*A*S*H.

Elliott is interviewed for the episode of AFI’s The Directors featuring Robert Altman.

1999

November 25: Friends. Episode: The One Where Ross Got High. Monica’s parents come for Thanksgiving, which is a problem because, not only do they not like Chandler, they don’t know where he’s living. Rachel makes a dessert—with beef. Phoebe develops a crush on Mr. Geller. Joey and Ross can’t wait for dinner to end so they can go to Janine’s “Thanksgiving with models.”

May 23: The Avocado Seed premieres at the Brazilian Film Festival of Miami. Lucas Amberg directs this story of racial and religious discrimination in Sao Paulo. Elliott plays the father of a Jewish Brazilian student who falls in love with a young black girl (Taís Araújo).

April 28: It’s Like, You Know... Episode: Author! Author! The premise of Arthur’s Tinsel town-bashing book-in-progress comes into question when his visiting New York publisher is charmed by the city’s glamorous women, but reaction sets in when Mr. Lynch discovers the insincerity behind LA’s instant hospitality. Meanwhile, Robbie discovers that his supermodel former girlfriend Danna is dating waiter Ernie at his favorite restaurant, Simile.

March 24: ABC series It’s Like, You Know... premieres. Elliott has a recurring cameo role as himself. Episode: Welcome to LA. LA-hating Arthur is a New York journalist who wouldn’t be caught dead in Tinsel town if he wasn’t writing a book about it and in need of some firsthand research. Of course, his phobia regarding Los Angeles is always in some degree of conflict with his fascination with the city where nothing is what it seems and dreams can come true. In the premiere episode, the series pilot, Arthur moves in with Robbie and proceeds to feed his feelings of antipathy for Los Angeles and channel them into his forthcoming book. He gets his first journal entry when neighbor Jennifer Grey gives him a pastrami sandwich—with mayo. Meanwhile, Robbie becomes a local folk hero when his broken car horn prevents him from doing what all Angelenos do—honking obnoxiously at another driver for some perceived offense.

February 6: Elwy Yost interviews Elliott on TVOntario’s Saturday Night at the Movies. The night’s films are M*A*S*H and The Long Goodbye.

Elliott is interviewed for the episode of Encore’s The Directors featuring Mark Rydell.

1998

November 19: Friends. Episode: The One With the Thanksgiving Flashbacks. The gang is relaxing after Thanksgiving dinner. Ross’ bitching about his second divorce prompts the gang to reminisce about past bad Thanksgivings. In 1978, Chandler learns that his father has been sleeping with the Bings’ pool boy. In 1862, Phoebe experiences war (past-life). In 1992, Joey gets Monica’s turkey stuck on his head. In 1987, a fat Monica meets Chandler for the first time and he accidentally insults her. The next year, in 1988, a much slimmer Monica plans to get back at Chandler but accidentally drops a knife on his toe, severing it. Back in present day, when Chandler gets mad about the reasons behind the knife incident, Monica puts a turkey on her head to get him happy and he unintentionally says “I love you” to her.

October 30: American History X premieres, starring Edward Norton. Tony Kaye directs this drama about a militant subculture in America where racism and fear dictate the actions of everyday lives. Elliott gives a distinguished supporting performance.

October 13: Getting Personal is cancelled.

September 24: Friends. Episode: The One After Ross Says Rachel. The ceremony continues and Ross and Emily are married, but Emily is not happy. Phoebe continues to harass Mrs. Waltham via phone. Monica and Chandler try to come to an agreement about their passion, insisting that it won’t leave London with them. Ross freaks out while Emily secretly climbs out her bedroom window. Chandler and Monica search for a place to have sex, but keep getting interrupted. Ross begs Emily’s parents to tell her that he loves her and to meet him at the airport if she’s still interested. Back in New York, Chandler and Monica break their new rule. While waiting on standby, Rachel runs into Ross at the airport. When it appears that Emily isn’t coming, he invites her on his honeymoon with him. However, Emily arrives at the last moment and sees Ross about to get on the plane with Rachel. She runs away and Ross chases after her, leaving Rachel alone on a plane to Greece.

August 31: Hey Arnold! Episode: Harold The Butcher. Harold is caught stealing a ham from Mr. Green’s butcher shop, and as a punishment has to work there. Harold then believes he’s found his calling and wants to be a butcher.

May 8: John Hough’s Something to Believe In premieres in the UK. A dying American woman (Maria Pitillo) looking for a miracle travels to Italy and meets a struggling American concert pianist (William McNamara). This romantic drama begins in Las Vegas with several casino cameos (Robert Wagner, Roddy McDowall, Jill St. John, William Hootkins and Elliott Gould).

May 7: Friends. Episode: The One With Ross’s Wedding. Phoebe calls to warn Emily of Rachel’s impending arrival, but can’t get through. The parents meet at the rehearsal dinner. Joey is homesick, but one of the bridesmaids fixes that. Rachel forgets her passport, but is soon on her way anyway. Chandler and Joey make toasts as the parents squabble. A drunken Chandler and Monica sleep together. Phoebe talks to Joey and warns him. Monica and Chandler act awkwardly around each other. The bridesmaid distracts Joey and Rachel sneaks through into the church. Ross is surprised but Rachel doesn’t tell him of her feelings. Monica and Chandler decide to meet later. While reciting his vows, Ross mistakenly calls Emily “Rachel” as Rachel watches tearfully and the minister asks “Should I go on?”

April 24: Kirk Wong’s The Big Hit premieres. The Big Hit follows the professional and romantic misadventures of Mel (Mark Wahlberg), a beleaguered hitman drawn into a moonlighting gig that turns sour. Elliott plays the disapproving father of Mel’s fiancée, Pam (Christina Applegate).

April 7: Syndicated talk show Live with Regis & Kathie Lee. Tim Conway fills in as co-host for an absent Regis Philbin.

April 6: The Fox series Getting Personal premieres. Elliott plays the owner of a TV commercial production company, with Vivica A. Fox (Robyn), Duane Martin (Milo) and Jon Cryer (Sam) comprising his motley crew of employees. The trouble begins when Sam sets Milo up on a blind date that turns into a disaster. Milo has met his match in Robyn: a strong-willed, opinionated professional woman with zero tolerance for Milo’s bullshit. These two would be very happy if they never saw each other again—but when Monday morning rolls around, she turns out to be Milo and Sam’s new boss. Together, the three of them struggle to act professional when the circumstances are anything but.

April 6: Syndicated talk show The Rosie O’Donnell Show. The other guests are Linda Dano, Tim Conway and the Goo Goo Dolls.

February 18: Christophe Smith’s media satire Michael Kael contre la World News Company, starring Benoît Delépine, premieres in France. Elliott plays the head writer of the international World News Company, a TV news network conspiring to get a US president re-elected for a third term.

January 22: CBS series Diagnosis Murder. Episode: A Drill for Death. A hospital emergency preparedness drill turns deadly when an unpopular and ambitious nurse is found dead amid the chaos, with an eccentric artist the only witness. This episode brings together actors from the different incarnations of M*A*S*H—the movie, the television series and the “spin-off” Trapper John, MD. Sally Kellerman, Elliott Gould, Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr, William Christopher and Christopher Norris guest star.

E! Entertainment series True Hollywood Story. Episode: Natalie Wood. Interviews with actors Robert Blake, Morgan Brittany, Elliott Gould and others help describe the life, career and tragic death of actress Natalie Wood.

1997

December 21: Syndicated Canadian series Mentors. Episode: The Genius. Albert Einstein (Elliott Gould) is conjured magically by a basement-lurking computer tyke (Chad Krowchuk), a boy who ends up learning far more about family than physics from the great scientist.

November 10: Voice of Rabbi Goldberg (recurring role) on the Nickelodeon animated series Hey Arnold! Episode: Harold’s Bar Mitzvah. Harold’s about to have his bar mitzvah, and afraid of all the responsibilities he’ll be faced with, he decides to run away.

April 27-28, May 1: Mick Garris’ three-part miniseries The Shining airs on ABC. Elliott plays Stuart Ullman, the malevolent manager of The Overlook who turns the hotel over to unsuspecting winter caretakers.

April 18: Herbert Beigel’s Camp Stories premieres. The year is 1958, and adolescent movie buff David Katz (Zachary Taylor) wants nothing less than to spend the summer at Orthodox Jewish Camp Ararat. Elliott plays the older David Katz.

March 7: John Irvin’s City of Industry premieres, starring Harvey Keitel and Famke Janssen. Elliott has a cameo as the leader of a Chinese street gang in this film about a jewel heist gone wrong.

January 31: Scott Silver’s johns premieres, starring David Arquette and Lukas Haas. Elliott has a cameo in this story of a male friendship set against the seedy world of prostitution.

January 17: Jason Gould’s second short film Inside Out premieres at the Sundance Film Festival. Elliott plays the father of a young man (Jason) coping with the problems that arise from being the son of celebrities. Included in the compilation Boys Life 3, along with Majorettes in Space, Hitch, Just One Time and $30.

1996

September 19: Friends. Episode: The One With the Princess Leia Fantasy. Ross reveals a fantasy to Rachel involving a certain “Star Wars” character. Monica suffers from insomnia after her breakup with Richard. And Chandler, back together with Janice, wants Joey to bond with her.

May 22: Mitch Marcus’ A Boy Called Hate premieres. A troubled boy (Scott Caan) and a traumatized girl (Missy Crider) run from the law. James Caan plays the boy’s father, and Elliott plays the girl’s abusive uncle.

March 9: CBS series Touched by an Angel. Episode: Dear God. While working at the post office, Monica meets Max (Gould), who is responsible for handling “dead” letters addressed to Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and God. A Holocaust survivor, Max answers children’s letters to God by telling them there is no God and not to place their faith in a fantasy.

February 15: Friends. Episode: The One Where Joey Moves Out. After having a fight with Chandler, Joey decides to move out. Rachel and Phoebe go to get tattoos. And on his birthday, Mr. Geller receives the unsettling news that his best friend, Richard, and his daughter, Monica, are dating.

February 1: Friends. Episode: The One With the Prom Video. After getting his big break, with “Days of Our Lives,” Joey pays Chandler back with $812 and an extremely tacky bracelet. Also, an unemployed Monica is hard up for money. And Monica and Rachel’s prom video reveals Monica’s former girth, Rachel’s former nose and the way Ross has always felt about Rachel. This video brings Rachel to forgive Ross for the list.

Elliott, Annie Girardot and James McCaffrey star in Peter Patzak’s German film Hotel Shanghai. In 1937, guests of Shanghai’s Cathay Hotel witness the beginning of the Sino-Japanese War, when the hotel is bombed by the Japanese. Elliott’s third film with Patzak.

Betsy Russell, Malcolm McDowell and Elliott star in Barry Samson’s Amanda’s Game. A young woman manipulates two men into believing in her psychic powers.

Elliott narrates four episodes of the Discovery Channel series Wild Discovery. Episodes: Cheetahs, Komodo Dragons, Gorillas and Meerkats.

Elliott and Sally Kellerman appear in Nelson McCormick’s Kill Shot, starring Casper Van Dien and Denise Richards. A killer stalks a group of kids living the idyllic life on the beach near Southern California’s Pacific Coast Highway.

Cameo in Corey Feldman’s Busted, starring Coreys Feldman and Haim. Asinine police officers rebel against their new female boss (Mariana Morgan).

Elliott and Mariette Hartley star in an eight month, twenty-five city tour of the play Deathtrap (Cindy Williams replaces Hartley during the run). Elliott turns down the title role in Woody Allen’s film Deconstructing Harry due to his commitment to this play.

1995

November 17: Eleanor Bergstein’s Let It Be Me premieres. A young man (Campbell Scott) finds trouble while preparing for his wedding, when he takes dance lessons from a gorgeous woman (Jennifer Beals). Elliott has a cameo.

October 6: Noah Baumbach’s Kicking & Screaming premieres. The harrowing uncertainty of life after college is met by four young men (Josh Hamilton, Chris Eigeman, Jason Wiles and Carlos Jacott) in this comedy about entering the real world. Elliott has a cameo as Hamilton’s father.

September 22: Gregory Hines’ romantic tragedy Bleeding Hearts premieres. Elliott plays the father of a white paralegal (Mark Jacobs) who tutors a young black student (Karen Kirkland).

June 2: Charles Burnett’s The Glass Shield premieres. J.J. (Michael Boatman) and Deborah (Lori Petty) battle discrimination and corruption within an all-white-male police force, when a young black man (Ice Cube) is framed for the murder of a white woman. Elliott has a cameo as the real murderer.

April 10: Elliott has a cameo, as himself, on the CBS series Cybill. Episode: The Last Temptation of Cybill. Cybill and Ira’s second chance at romance faces a Herculean challenge when handsome young actor Rick takes his love-scene rehearsals with Cybill very seriously. Meanwhile, Maryann buys a telescope to gaze at the stars—movie stars.

February 23: Friends. Episode: The One With Two Parts. After weeks of procrastinating, Rachel finally takes down the Christmas lights on their balcony, only to fall off the balcony and sprain her ankle. At the hospital, Rachel—who has no insurance—cajoles Monica into trading identities so she can use Monica’s coverage. When Ursula breaks Joey’s heart, Phoebe tries to fix it.

Cameo in Griffin Dunne’s Oscar-nominated short film Duke of Groove. Set against the backdrop of a 1970 Hollywood party, a woman (Kate Capshaw) confronts the end of her marriage, and a boy (Tobey Maguire) receives his first kiss. Included in the compilation 4 Tales of 2 Cities, along with Urban Legend, Phinehas and Boy Crazy Girl Crazier.

Courtney Taylor, Rick Rossovich, Paul Sorvino, Steven Nichols and Elliott star in Michael Schroeder’s Playboy video Cover Me. A suspended policewoman (Taylor) goes undercover to catch a murderer (Nichols) preying on prostitutes and nude models. Footage is used in the video game Blue Heat.

Elliott is the voice of Arnold’s father in an episode of the PBS animated children’s series The Magic School Bus. Episode: Going Batty. When Ms. Frizzle invites the class’ parents for a meeting to demonstrate the exiting things their children are learning about nocturnal animals, Ralphie becomes convinced that The Friz is a vampire!

Elliott stars in the first episode of the children’s video series Alef Bet Blast-Off. Episode: You’ve Come to the Right Place. At the tender age of eight, David is troubled by the fact that Jews are different from everyone else. Why? Mitzvah Mouse takes David and his sister Rachel back in time to meet Abraham—the first Jew (played by Elliott Gould)—and thereby restores the children’s pride in their heritage.

1994

November 10: Friends. Episode: The One Where Nana Dies Twice. Monica and Ross mourn the death of their grandmother Nana, and Monica and Mrs. Geller come to an unspoken understanding about the relationship between mothers and daughters. Meanwhile, Chandler is irritated by office speculation that he’s gay.

September 29: Elliott makes his first appearance on the NBC series Friends, in the recurring role of Jack Geller—father of Ross (David Schwimmer) and Monica (Courteney Cox). Episode: The One With the Sonogram at the End. Ross’ ex-wife, Carol, tells him she is pregnant and wants to give the baby both her and her female lover’s last names, but not Ross’. Monica goes on a manic cleaning spree to impress her parents, who favor Ross. Phoebe notes, “You’re all chaotic and twirly—and not in a good way.” Meanwhile, Rachel finds out that the man she left at the altar went on “their honeymoon” with her maid of honor, Mindy.

March 18: Peter Segal’s Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult premieres. Elliott has a cameo, as himself.

February 4: CBS series Burke’s Law. Episode: Who Killed the Host at the Roast? When a comedian is electrocuted during the dinner in his honor, Amos and Peter race to find the main beneficiary of his will—before the killer gets to her. Milton Berle, Jack Carter, Corey Feldman, Elliott Gould, Gavin Macleod, Rue McClanahan, Ed McMahon, Tracy Scoggins, Peter Scolari and Tori Spelling guest star.

January 9: ABC series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Episode: Witness. When Lois witnesses the murder of a reclusive scientist (Gould) claiming to know the secret to increased male potency, it’s up to Clark and the rest of the Daily Planet staff to protect her from the killer.

Elliott stars in Desmond Davis’ BBC telefilm Doggin’ Around, as an American jazz pianist that travels to England for some reason. Written by Alan Plater.

Elliott, George Segal and Paige Turco star in Conrad Janis’ convoluted political thriller The November Conspiracy. Journalist Jenny Barron (Turco) uncovers a plot to assassinate public figures, including presidential candidate Beau Ashton (Segal) and his running mate George Kahn (Gould).

Elliott appears in Maria Dante and Rod Hewitt’s action film The Dangerous.

1993

December 1: Syndicated series Moon Over Miami. Episode: In a Safe Place.

October 21: Elliott appears in the third of three consecutive episodes of the NBC series LA Law. Episode: How Much is That Bentley in the Window? Eli acts on his suspicions, calling Jonah to the stand. Arnie longs to drive a classic Bentley, a dream that could come true pending the outcome of a messy divorce case. Morales’ artistic eye puts him in charge of office renovation.

October 14: LA Law. Episode: Leap of Faith. Jane represents a veteran in declining health, who charges a VA doctor with negligence in treating his baffling illness. A man holds a TV shopping network responsible for enticing his shopaholic wife to spend beyond her means. Eli enters a plea of not guilty for his troubled client.

October 7: LA Law. Episode: Book of Renovation, Chapter One. The partners interview candidates for a new associate. Stuart’s cousin Eli Levinson flies in from New York to defend the son of an old friend (Gould) who is accused of murdering a social worker. Anne represents another attorney suing her own firm for sexual discrimination. Arnie finds new associate candidate Jane Halliday irresistible.

March: Elliott and Mimi Rogers star in the two-part NBC miniseries Bloodlines: Murder in the Family. Paul Wendkos directs this fact-based account of the 1985 slaying of Gerry and Vera Woodman, dubbed the “Yom Kippur Murders.”

Elliott and Jacqueline Bisset star in Leon De Winter’s four-part Dutch miniseries Hoffman’s Hunger. Dutch Ambassador Felix Hoffman (Gould) pines for his deceased children, while obsessively reading Baruch Spinoza’s “On the Improvement of the Understanding” and gorging himself on food and drink. After suffering a heart attack, he falls in love with a Czech reporter and is unknowingly manipulated by the CIA.

Supporting role in Lorenzo Doumani’s romantic comedy Amore!

1992

September 20: Joseph Sargent’s telefilm Somebody’s Daughter. Nicollette Sheridan stars as a stripper unwittingly involved in a murder cover-up.

July 17: USA Network series The Ray Bradbury Theatre. Episode: The Happiness Machine. A man wakes up one morning and decides to build a machine to make happiness. It becomes an all-consuming project much to his wife’s dismay.

Elliott, Vittorio Gassman and Valentina Holtkamp star in Dino Risi’s Italian film Tolgo Il Disturbo. Augusto Scribani (Gassman) is feeling out of touch with the world. He moves to the country with his granddaughter, Rosa (Holtkamp), where they meet artist Alcide Unterschlupf (Gould).

Cameo in Robert Altman’s The Player. The second Altman film in which Elliott appears as himself (the first: Nashville).

Elliott, Christopher Atkins and Rebecca Cross star in Maurice Murphy’s Wet and Wild Summer! An LA land developer (Gould) sends his son (Atkins) to Australia to secure prime beach-front property.

1991

December 13: Barry Levinson’s Bugsy premieres, starring Warren Beatty and Annette Bening. Elliott has a supporting role in this character study of infamous mobster “Bugsy” Siegel.

September 11-November 17: Elliott stars in a Canadian production of Neil Simon’s Rumors, at the Stage West Theatre in Mississauga, Ontario.

February 1: USA Network series The Hitchhiker. Episode: A Whole New You. Augie Benson (Gould), a psychotic criminal under police protection, is put in the care of plastic surgeon Dr. Renauld. Becoming suspicious of the clinic and its tactics, Augie explores it one day. He changes his mind about the surgery, but it is too late. Dr. Renaud has already made plans to change more than just Augie’s face.

Elliott stars in Billy Crystal’s HBO series Sessions.

Elliott reprises the role of Mr. Anderson in David Grossman’s PBS telefilm Frogs, the riveting sequel to Frog.

1990

December 8: Saturday Night Live. During his monologue, Tom Hanks tells the audience that this is his fifth time hosting the show and that he has just received membership into the “Five-Timers Club.” He allows the audience to look in on this exclusive club where they see Steve Martin, Paul Simon and Elliott Gould; all relaxing and ordering supper. Jon Lovitz is working at the club as a waiter. They also see that Ralph Nader has dropped in but he is not allowed access since he only hosted once.

August 31: Joyce Chopra’s The Lemon Sisters premieres. Three women (Diane Keaton, Carol Kane and Kathryn Grody) form a lounge act and try to raise enough money to buy their own club. Elliott plays Grody’s husband.

August 18: Elliott and Lisa Silwa (Black Belt Magazine’s 1987 Woman of the Year) appear on Howard Stern’s Channel 9 Show (WWOR-TV in New York), in a parody of Bob & Carol called Howard & Robin & Elliott & Lisa.

February 27: Elliott, Valerie Harper and Brenda Vaccaro star in the CBS telefilm I Want Him Back. Catlin Adams directs this comedy about a man (Gould) who leaves his wife (Harper) for a younger woman, amidst a mid-life crisis.

Elliott stars in Malcolm Marmorstein’s Dead Men Don’t Die, as a resurrected TV news anchor.

1989

October 15: CBS series Murder, She Wrote. Episode: The Error of Her Ways. When the wife of a developer is accused of killing her husband and commits suicide, it leaves the whereabouts of his embezzled millions a mystery.

September 15: Christopher Guest’s Hollywood satire The Big Picture premieres, starring Kevin Bacon. Elliott has a cameo.

May 12: Rupert Hitzig’s Night Visitor premieres. A teenage boy (Derek Rydall) and a retired cop (Gould) try to prove that a schoolteacher (Allen Garfield) is murdering local prostitutes.

Tomas Milian, Nathalie Baye and Elliott star in Damiano Damiani’s Italian film Gioco al Massacro.

Rutger Hauer, Carol Alt and Elliott star in Duccio Tessari’s Italian film Beyond Justice. A millionaire (Alt) hires a mercenary (Hauer) to retrieve her kidnapped son. Elliott plays Alt’s attorney.

Elliott stars with Monica Vitti, in her Italian film Secret Scandal.

Elliott and Karen Black star in William Sachs’ Hitz.

1988

January 24: PBS series Wonder Works. Episode: The Frog Prince. Arlo Anderson’s (Scott Grimes) life is complicated when the new frog he adds to his reptile collection turns out to be a Prince (Paul Williams). Elliott plays Arlo’s father. Released on video under the title Frog.

January 11: PBS special Drug Free Kids: A Parents Guide.

Elliott and Patrick Bergin star in Lawrence Clark’s two-part miniseries Act of Betrayal. An IRA terrorist (Bergin) turns himself over to the police after bombing innocent civilians. When he is relocated to Australia as a protected witness, a retired IRA hitman (Gould) is sent to murder the defector and his family.

Elliott appears in Marty Ollstein’s Dangerous Love, Rip Torn’s The Telephone, and the Paul Reiser video Out On a Whim.

1987

October: Elliott’s second film with Peter Patzak, the German film Lethal Obsession, is released.

May 16: Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 airs on HBO. Jeremy Kagan recreates the events surrounding the riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Elliott plays one of the attorneys representing Abbie Hoffman (Michael Lembeck) and his cohorts.

Cameo in Carlo Vanzina’s Italian film My Wonderful Life, starring Carol Alt.

1986

September 22: CBS series Together We Stand premieres. David and Lori Randall (Elliott Gould and Dee Wallace-Stone) cope with their adopted Chinese son, Sam (Jonathan Ke Quan).

May 4: Margot Kidder, Mike Farrell, and Elliott star in the CBS telefilm Vanishing Act, directed by David Greene.

March 21: Elliott stars as Casey in an episode of the Showtime series Shelley Duvall’s Tall Tales and Legends. Episode: Casey at the Bat. The US post office commemorates the occasion by issuing a stamp picturing Elliott dressed as the Mighty Casey.

January 3: CBS series The Twilight Zone. Episode: The Misfortune Cookie. A nasty restaurant critic who unfairly trashed a Chinese restaurant gets his comeuppance through fortune cookies that really do predict the future. But in his case his future is death followed by his endless hell—of Chinese food.

Elliott provides on-screen narration for the documentary Working Late.

Elliott appears in Michael Mileham’s The Myth.

Elliott and Jennifer Tilly star in Robert Taicher’s Inside Out.

Elliott is a guest on Fox’s The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers. The other guests are Connie Selleca and Wendy O. Williams.

1985

October 30: CBS series The George Burns Comedy Week. Episode: The Assignment.

April 4: CBS series An American Portrait. Episode: Moe Berg.

February 6: Karen Black guest stars on E/R.

January 30: Karen Black guest stars on E/R.

1984

December 26: Karen Black guest stars as Sheila Sheinfeld on E/R.

October 26: Terror in the Aisles, a horror film documentary, includes scenes from The Silent Partner. Directed by Andrew Kuehn.

September 16: CBS series E/R premieres. A ½ hour comedy-drama about recently divorced Howard Sheinfeld (Elliott Gould), a member of the evening staff of the emergency room of Chicago’s Clark St. Hospital who immediately has difficulties with his no-nonsense new boss Eve Sheridan. The character Julie Williams is given as the niece of the TV character George Jefferson, from the series The Jeffersons. Sherman Helmsley guest stars in the pilot. The series runs for twenty-two episodes.

Elliott stars in his son Jason Gould’s short film It’s Up to You.

Cameo in The Muppets Take Manhattan, directed by Frank Oz.

Elliott, Sid Caesar, Margaux Hemingway and Carol Kane star in Menahem Golan’s Over the Brooklyn Bridge.

Elliott stars with Roger Moore, Rod Steiger and Art Carney in The Naked Face, directed by Bryan Forbes.

1983

September 8: Showtime series The Faerie Tale Theatre. Episode: Jack and the Beanstalk.

June: Elliott stars in the play The Guys in the Truck.

Elliott stars with Heinz Moog in the German film Strawanzer, directed by Peter Patzak.

1982

May 10-11: Elliott and Elizabeth Montgomery star in the two-part CBS telefilm The Rules of Marriage, directed by Milton Katselas.

1981

December 13: CBS special Circus of the Stars.

November: Showtime special Come Blow Your Horn, performed at the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theater.

May: Kate Jackson and Elliott star in the Canadian film Dirty Tricks, directed by Alvin Rakoff.

Steven Stern directs Disney’s The Devil and Max Devlin. Elliott stars as Max Devlin and Bill Cosby stars as the devil.

1980

November 15: Elliott hosts Saturday Night Live for the sixth time. Musical guest Kid Creole and the Coconuts perform “Mister Softee” and “Grace of God.”

June: The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark is released. Directed by Charles Jarrott, the Disney film reunites Elliott with Vincent Gardenia (from Little Murders). It also stars Geneviève Bujold, Rick Schroder and Tammy Lauren.

January 26: Elliott hosts Saturday Night Live for the fifth time. Musical guest Gary Numan performs “Cars” and “Praying to the Aliens.”

Steven Paul directs Falling in Love Again, a romantic comedy that chronicles the lives of Harry and Sue, played by Elliott and Susannah York. Stuart Paul and Michelle Pfeiffer (making her big-screen debut) portray the couple during flashback sequences.

1979

December 21: Elliott participates in Disneyland’s annual Christmas festivities.

May: Elliott flips pancakes on The Mike Douglas Show.

April 3: NBC special Cher and Other Fantasies.

Elliott and Cybill Shepherd star in The Lady Vanishes, a Hitchcock remake directed by Anthony Page. Hitchcock is present on the set, and he and Elliott spend precious time together before the director’s untimely death.

Elliott stars with Telly Savalas, Roger Moore, David Niven and Sonny Bono in the WWII film Escape to Athena, directed by George P. Cosmatos.

Cameo in The Muppet Movie, directed by James Frawley.

1978

December 16: Elliott hosts Saturday Night Live for the fourth time. Musical guest Peter Tosh performs “Don’t Look Back” with Mick Jagger, and “Bush Doctor.”

November 19: Disney TV special Mickey’s 50. Guests include: Elliott Gould, President Ford, The Carpenters, Anne Murray, Johnny Carson, Mickey Rooney, Kenny Rogers, Bob Hope, Gregory Peck, Peter Sellers, Jonathan Winters, Joe Namath, Burt Reynolds, Rich Little, O.J. Simpson, Raquel Welch, Chewbacca and Peter Strauss.

Elliott stars in the Canadian thriller The Silent Partner. Daryl Duke directs, and Christopher Plummer, Susannah York and John Candy co-star. Winner of the Toronto Film Festival, and filmed in Toronto’s Eaton Centre near the corner of Younge and Gould St.

Elliott Gould and Robert Mitchum star in Daniel Mann’s touching comedy Matilda, about a boxing kangaroo.

Elliott stars with James Brolin and O.J. Simpson in the sci-fi classic Capricorn One. Reminiscing in 1999, Elliott remarks it’s the last time you’ll see the three of them together. Peter Hyams directs, and frequent Gould co-stars Karen Black and Brenda Vaccaro give strong supporting performances.

1977

June 18: Elliott and Angie Dickinson host the 56th Annual Photoplay Gold Medal Awards on NBC.

April 16: Elliott hosts Saturday Night Live for the third time. Musical guest and Gould relative Roslyn Kind sings “I’m Not Anyone.” Kate and Anna McGarrigle perform “Kiss and Say Goodbye” and “Heart Like a Wheel.”

January 8: Andy Williams, Elliott Gould, and Sammy Davis Jr. host the CBS special Super Night at the Super Bowl.

Elliott appears in Richard Attenborough’s war epic A Bridge Too Far.

M*A*S*H is featured on the syndicated series That’s Hollywood! Episode: Hollywood’s War Heroes. Narration by Tom Bosley accompanies film clips from 20th Century-Fox’s archives.

1976

November 17: ABC’s A Special Olivia Newton-John. A running gag throughout Olivia Newton-John’s first American TV special is her inability to get any guest stars. Wonder Woman is too busy fighting crime, Ron Howard and Tom Bosley threaten to sing if they appear and Lee Majors instead decides to do his own TV special. Only Elliott Gould seems willing until they start to talk contracts and terms.

May 29: Elliott hosts Saturday Night Live for the second time. Elliott sings the night’s motto “Anything Goes” during his monologue, and warns the audience that tonight everything goes. The famous “Star Trek cancellation” sketch is featured, and musical guest Leon Redbone performs “Shine On Harvest Moon” and “Walking Stick.”

January 10: Elliott hosts NBC’s Saturday Night Live for the first time. He sings and taps “Let Yourself Go” and “Crazy Rhythm” during his monologue. Musical guest Anne Murray performs “Long-Distance Call” and “Boogie With You.”

Elliott and James Caan star as two ex-vaudevillians in the 1890s who turn to safecracking in Mark Rydell’s comedy Harry and Walter Go to New York. The two are detoured by a brush with the law and a stay in a Massachusetts penitentiary, where they meet debonair Michael Caine, New York’s most notorious safecracker. After their incarceration, the trio meet in New York and plot the robbery of a new, and reputedly impregnable, safe in a Massachusetts bank.

Diane Keaton stars with Elliott in the romantic comedy I Will, I Will...For Now, directed by Norman Panama.

Elliott appears in Fred Williamson’s blaxploitation film Mean Johnny Barrows.

1975

Elliott stars in Jack Gold’s Who? While visiting the Soviet Union, American scientist Lucas Martino (Joseph Bova) is nearly killed in a suspicious car accident. Martino’s brain, eyes and right arm are all that survive the crash. The Russians keep him alive, and release him to the Americans six months later, in a metallic body. Now, FBI agent Sean Rogers (Gould) must determine the metallic man’s true identity.

Elliott and Jennifer O’Neill star in Ted Post’s military comedy Whiffs.

Cameo, as himself, in Robert Altman’s Nashville.

Cameo in the Don Rickles video Buy This Tape You Hockey Puck.

1974

December 10: ABC special Out to Lunch. A comedy-variety special starring Elliott Gould and guest-star Barbara Eden, along with Rita Moreno and The Muppets. The program satirizes television when the Sesame Street characters take over ABC for an hour while the network brass is “out to lunch.”

Elliott and Robert Blake star in the Peter Hyams cop film Busting.

Robert Altman casts Elliott and George Segal in the gambling film California Split. Segal’s character is loosely based on Elliott’s real life.

Donald Sutherland and Elliott star in S*P*Y*S, directed by Irvin Kershner. It’s a disappointing follow-up to M*A*S*H, and the last time Elliott and Donald star in a film together.

1973

Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye. Elliott stars as private detective Philip Marlowe in this classic film noir based on the Raymond Chandler novel.

1972

Tom Jones’ Special London Bridge Special. In this TV special, Tom Jones boards a double-decker bus in London searching for the famous London Bridge, and is magically transported to Lake Havasu, Arizona. Guest stars include Jennifer O’Neill, The Carpenters, Kirk Douglas, Rudolph Nureyev, Elliott Gould, Jonathan Winters, Chief Dan George, Lorne Greene, Charlton Heston, George Kirby, Michael Landon and Engelbert Humperdinck.

Elliott co-produces Woody Allen’s film Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex.

1971

August: Ingmar Bergman’s The Touch premieres in Sweden. Elliott is the first American actor to appear in a Bergman film, Bergman’s first in English. It also stars Bergman regulars Bibi Andersson and Max von Sydow.

Elliott is given the Theatre Owners’ Award for the Top Male Box Office Star of 1971.

Elliott co-produces and stars in Little Murders, directed by Alan Arkin. Vincent Gardenia steals the show, and Donald Sutherland gives a superb supporting performance.

Elliott writes an introduction for the Marv Albert book Krazy About the Knicks.

1970

December: Director Mel Stuart’s I Love My...Wife is released, starring Elliott and Brenda Vaccaro.

September 7: Elliott appears on the cover of Time magazine.

July: Stuart Rosenberg’s comedy Move is released. Despite the wonderful interplay between Elliott and Paula Prentiss, it flops at the box-office.

May: Richard Rush’s film Getting Straight is released. Elliott gives a masterful performance, perhaps his best. The film displays the budding stylistic qualities that grace Rush’s brilliant 1980 film The Stunt Man.

January: M*A*S*H is released. The Robert Altman film is a huge success, and “Trapper” proves to be Elliott’s most memorable role. A long lasting friendship begins with co-star Donald Sutherland.

1965-1969

Elliott stars in the Paul Mazursky film Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice along with Robert Culp, Natalie Wood and Dyan Cannon. Mazursky calls Elliott “the Jewish Jimmy Stewart,” and he is nominated for an Academy Award. Bob & Carol is released in September, starting a two year barrage of major films starring Elliott Gould. (1969)

Elliott stars as burlesque impresario Billy Minsky in William Friedkin’s film The Night They Raided Minsky’s. The film, co-written by Norman Lear, is released in December and also stars Jason Robards, Norman Wisdom and Britt Ekland. (1968)

Another Broadway lead: Jules Feiffer’s black comedy Little Murders. It doesn’t run for long (7 performances, April 25-27), but later becomes the first film co-produced by Elliott. (1967)

Lead in eight performances of the Broadway play Drat! The Cat! (1965)

1964

June 3: CBS special Once Upon a Mattress, starring Carol Burnett, Joseph Bova, Jane White, Jack Gilford and Elliott Gould. A delightful version of Burnett’s Broadway hit. Many forget that Gould was originally a musical comedy star—he’s a hoot as the minstrel. A revised version with many of the same cast members was broadcast in 1972.

May 15: An episode of the NBC comedy series That Was the Week That Was. The episode also features Phyllis Newman, Elliott Reid, Dick Noel, Stanley Grover, Pat Englund, Alan Alda, David Frost and Nancy Ames.

Liza Minnelli joins Elliott for a summer stock production of The Fantasticks at the Mineola Playouse, Mineola, L.I., N.Y.

Elliott’s first film The Confession is made and promptly shelved. It’s released in 1971 under the new title Quick, Let’s Get Married. Directed by William Dieterle, it stars Ray Milland, Ginger Rogers and Barbara Eden.

1957-1963

Elliott stars in Leonard Bernstein’s On the Town at the Prince of Wales Theatre. (1963)

Lead in the Broadway play I Can Get It for You Wholesale. The show opens March 22 and runs for over ten months. (1962)

Chorus line in Irma La Douce, another short running Broadway play. (1961)

Chorus line in the short running Broadway play Say, Darling. (1958)

Chorus line in the Broadway play Rumple. Opening night for the show’s short run was November 6. (1957)