Richard Masur

Richard Masur is an American character actor, notable for appearing in over 80 films. He is widely recognized for roles such as David Kane on One Day at a Time (1975–1976), Nick Lobo on Rhoda (1974–1977), Clark in The Thing (1982), adult Stanley Uris in the miniseries It (1990), and Edward L. L. Moore on Younger (2016–2018). Born to Jewish parents in New York City, Masur pursued his acting qualifications at the Yale School of Drama, where he worked towards an MFA in acting. His career in acting spans several decades with notable roles in popular television shows and movies from the 1970s. Moreover, Masur was also the President of the Screen Actors Guild from July 11, 1995, to March 5, 1999. Apart by his wide involvement in both film and television industry, he also made stage appearances, including playing the role of Martin Stone in the off-Broadway play Dust in December 2009. In recent times, he started recurring roles in popular soap opera All My Children, further expanding his acting horizon.

Masur's versatile capability enabled him to adopt diverse roles, from playing a child molester in the television film Fallen Angel, to portraying a role modelled after Jewish American spy Jonathan Pollard in the French film Les Patriotes (The Patriots) (1994). One of his most noteworthy roles includes playing the father to Corey Haim's character in 1988's License to Drive. He also participated in the ensemble cast of the 1990 TV miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's It. Throughout his career, Masur has guest starred in numerous TV shows including MASH, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Hawaii Five-O, Happy Days, Picket Fences, Matlock, Murphy Brown, Law & Order*, and Transparent. His contributions to the American film and television industry are highly significant and impactful.