Harold Vernon Goldstein, better known as Harold Gould, was an American character actor. He appeared as Martin Morgenstern on the sitcom Rhoda (1974–78) and Miles Webber on the sitcom The Golden Girls (1985–92). A five-time Emmy Award nominee, Gould acted in film and television for nearly 50 years, appearing in more than 300 television shows, 20 major motion pictures, and over 100 stage plays. He was known for playing elegant, well-dressed men (as in The Sting), and he regularly played Jewish characters and grandfather-type figures on television and in film.
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Nip/Tuck (2003)
Guest starring as Walter Krieger
- Episode 6x18: Edith and Walter Krieger (Feb 24, 2010)
The King of Queens (1998)
Guest starring as Irv Glassman
- Episode 2x19: Surprise Artie (Feb 28, 2000)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Guest starring as Albert Einstein
- Episode 7x22: The Face of God (Apr 29, 2001)
Guest starring as Sam Moskowitz
- Episode 3x05: Written in Dust (Oct 6, 1996)
The Golden Palace (1992)
Guest starring as Miles Webber
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Rose and Fern (Jan 8, 1993)
- Episode 1x03: Miles, We Hardly Knew Ye (Oct 2, 1992)
Singer & Sons (1990)
Starring as Nathan Singer
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: Our's Not to Reason Why Shmy (Jun 27, 1990)
- Episode 1x03: Once Bitten (Jun 20, 1990)
- Episode 1x02: The Boxer Rebellion (Jun 13, 1990)
- Episode 1x01: Two Sons for Singer (Jun 9, 1990)
Empty Nest (1988)
Guest starring as Dr. Stanfield Weston
- Episode 1x19: Man of the Year (Mar 4, 1989)
Dear John... (1988)
Guest starring as William Shakespeare
- Episode 4x22: The Nightmare Continues () [Special Guest Star]
L.A. Law (1986)
Guest starring as Harry Finneman
- Episode 1x05: Simian Chanted Evening (Oct 24, 1986)
The Golden Girls (1985)
Guest starring as Miles Webber
(13 episodes)
- Episode 7x22: Rose: Portrait of a Woman (Mar 7, 1992)
- Episode 7x21: A Midwinter Night's Dream Part Two (Feb 29, 1992) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 7x20: A Midwinter Night's Dream (Feb 29, 1992)
- Episode 7x13: The Pope's Ring (Dec 14, 1991)
- Episode 7x10: Ro$e Love$ Mile$ (Nov 16, 1991) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 7x05: Where's Charlie? (Oct 19, 1991)
- Episode 6x21: Witness (Mar 9, 1991) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 6x15: Miles to Go (Jan 19, 1991)
- Episode 6x13: The Bloom is Off the Rose (Jan 5, 1991)
- Episode 6x10: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun... Before They Die (Nov 24, 1990)
- Episode 5x20: Twice in a Lifetime (Feb 24, 1990)
- Episode 5x15: Triple Play (Jan 27, 1990)
- Episode 5x06: Dancing in the Dark (Nov 4, 1989)
Guest starring as Arnie Peterson
- Episode 1x03: Rose the Prude (Sep 28, 1985)
Spencer (1984)
Starring as Ben Sprague
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Grandpa the Lover (May 11, 1985)
- Episode 1x12: Wayne's Nose Job (May 4, 1985)
- Episode 1x11: Crazy Girl (Apr 20, 1985)
- Episode 1x10: Doris and the Tutor (Apr 13, 1985)
- Episode 1x09: Voices in the Hall (Apr 6, 1985)
- Episode 1x08: Millie's Affair (Mar 30, 1985)
- Episode 1x07: The Grandparents Move In (Mar 23, 1985)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
Guest starring as Dr. Andrei Zernov
- Episode 3x13: "One Bear Dances, One Bear Doesn't" (Jan 6, 1986)
St. Elsewhere (1982)
Guest starring as Melvin Millstein
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Nov 28, 1984)
- Episode 3x09: Up on the Roof (Nov 21, 1984)
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979)
Guest starring as Slick Willy
- Episode 1x02: The Big Game (aka The Panhandle Pussycats Come to Orly) (Oct 9, 1979)
Dallas (1978)
Guest starring as Dr. Wexler
(2 episodes)
- Episode 13x27: Three, Three, Three (2) (May 11, 1990)
- Episode 13x26: Three, Three, Three (1) (May 4, 1990)
The Love Boat (1977)
Guest starring as Vernon Crowler / Captain Merrill Stubing
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x16: The Caper / The Eyes of Love / Hollywood Royalty / Masquerade Part 2 (Jan 21, 1978)
- Episode 1x15: The Caper / The Eyes of Love / Hollywood Royalty / Masquerade Part 1 (Jan 21, 1978)
The Feather and Father Gang (1976)
Starring as Harry Danton
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x11: Welcome Home, Vince (Jun 18, 1977)
- Episode 1x10: Murder at F-Stop 11 (Jun 11, 1977)
- Episode 1x09: Here a Spy, There a Spy (Jun 4, 1977)
- Episode 1x07: The Golden Fleece (May 21, 1977)
- Episode 1x02: The Apology (Mar 7, 1977)
- Episode 1x01: Two-Star Killer (Dec 6, 1976)
Petrocelli (1974)
Guest starring as Haskell Fox
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x21: Shadow of a Doubt (Mar 17, 1976) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x08: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall (Nov 6, 1974) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x06: Death in High Places (Oct 23, 1974) [Special Guest Star]
Rhoda (1974)
Guest starring as Martin Morgenstern
(17 episodes)
- Episode 5x11: Martin Swallows His Heart ()
- Episode 5x07: Martin Comes Home (Nov 11, 1978)
- Episode 5x02: In Search of Martin (Sep 30, 1978)
- Episode 4x14: Happy Anniversary (Jan 29, 1978)
- Episode 4x08: Home Movies (Dec 4, 1977)
- Episode 2x21: The Marty Morgan Story (Feb 9, 1976)
- Episode 2x19: The Return of Billy Glass (Jan 26, 1976)
- Episode 2x14: Bump in the Night (Dec 8, 1975)
- Episode 2x12: Friends and Mothers (Nov 24, 1975)
- Episode 2x09: Call Me Grandma (Nov 3, 1975)
- Episode 1x17: Whattaya Think It's There For? (Jan 6, 1975)
- Episode 1x10: The Honeymoon (Nov 4, 1974)
- Episode 1x09: Rhoda's Wedding (2) (Oct 28, 1974)
- Episode 1x08: Rhoda's Wedding (1) (Oct 28, 1974)
- Episode 1x06: Pop Goes the Question (Oct 14, 1974)
- Episode 1x05: The Lady in Red (Oct 7, 1974)
- Episode 1x04: Parents' Day (Sep 30, 1974)
The Rockford Files (1974)
Guest starring as Mr. Brockelman
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x21: Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job (2) (Mar 3, 1979)
- Episode 5x20: Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job (1) (Mar 3, 1979)
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
Guest starring as Arthur Lavery
- Episode 1x10: The Takers (Dec 2, 1972)
Cannon (1971)
Guest starring as Colonel Mirza
- Episode 4x23: Tomorrow Ends at Noon (Mar 19, 1975)
Guest starring as Nicholas Troas
- Episode 1x09: A Lonely Place to Die (Nov 16, 1971)
Guest starring as Robert L. Jardine
- Episode 2x20: Prisoners (Feb 21, 1973)
The Partridge Family (1970)
Guest starring as Walter Yost
- Episode 4x03: Beethoven, Brahms, and Partridge (Sep 29, 1973)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
Guest starring as Martin Morgenstern
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x03: Rhoda's Sister Gets Married (Sep 29, 1973) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x04: Enter Rhoda's Parents (Oct 7, 1972)
Love, American Style (1969)
Guest starring as Howard
- Episode 3x87: Love and the Happy Days (Feb 25, 1972)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Guest starring as Honore Vashon
(4 episodes)
- Episode 8x07: The Case Against McGarrett (Oct 17, 1975)
- Episode 5x11: 'V' for Vashon: The Patriarch (3) (Nov 28, 1972)
- Episode 5x10: 'V' for Vashon: The Father (2) (Nov 21, 1972)
- Episode 5x09: 'V' for Vashon: The Son (1) (Nov 14, 1972)
Columbo (1968)
Guest starring as Agent Carlson
- Episode 1971-03-01: Ransom for a Dead Man (Mar 1, 1971)
Mannix (1967)
Guest starring as Bruno Raphael
- Episode 6x09: One Step to Midnight (Nov 12, 1972) [Special Guest Star]
The Flying Nun (1967)
Guest starring as Father Sweeney
- Episode 1x10: With Love from Irving (Nov 9, 1967)
Guest starring as Rabbi Mendez
- Episode 2x03: The Rabbi and the Nun (Oct 10, 1968)
Garrison's Gorillas (1967)
Guest starring as Colonel Enzio
- Episode 1x12: Friendly Enemies (Nov 21, 1967) [Special Guest Star]
The Invaders (1967)
Guest starring as Dr. Paul Mailer
- Episode 1x02: The Experiment (Jan 17, 1967)
Guest starring as County Attorney Slater
- Episode 2x06: The Trial (Oct 10, 1967)
The Green Hornet (1966)
Guest starring as Calvin Ryland
- Episode 1x15: May the Best Man Lose (Dec 23, 1966)
The FBI (1965)
Guest starring as Arnold Bruzzi
- Episode 1x24: The Man Who Went Mad by Mistake (Mar 6, 1966)
Guest starring as George Hale
- Episode 7x22: The Test (Feb 20, 1972)
Guest starring as Martin Eldon
- Episode 3x14: The Daughter (Jan 14, 1968)
Hogan's Heroes (1965)
Guest starring as General Von Lintzer
- Episode 2x14: Klink's Rocket (Dec 16, 1966)
Guest starring as General von Scheider
- Episode 3x03: D-Day at Stalag 13 (Sep 23, 1967)
Guest starring as General von Schlomm
(2 episodes)
- Episode 6x05: Lady Chitterly's Lover (2) (Oct 18, 1970) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 6x04: Lady Chitterly's Lover (1) (Oct 11, 1970) [Special Guest Star]
The Wild Wild West (1965)
Guest starring as John Taney
- Episode 4x11: The Night of the Avaricious Actuary (Dec 6, 1968)
The Long, Hot Summer (1965)
Guest starring as Bowman Chamberlain
- Episode 1x09: The Desperate Innocent (Nov 11, 1965)
Daniel Boone (1964)
Guest starring as Major John Richardson
- Episode 4x16: The Imposter (Jan 18, 1968)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Guest starring as Doctor
- Episode 1x08: The Double Affair (Nov 17, 1964)
The Lieutenant (1963)
Guest starring as Lt. Col. Raleigh Wade
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: A Touching of Hands (Oct 26, 1963)
- Episode 1x05: A Very Private Affair (Oct 12, 1963)
- Episode 1x04: Two-Star Giant (Oct 5, 1963)
Empire (1962)
Guest starring as Judge Will
- Episode 1x14: Stopover on the Way to the Moon (Jan 1, 1963)
The Virginian (1962)
Guest starring as John Anderson
- Episode 3x11: All Nice and Legal (Nov 25, 1964) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Tom Finney
- Episode 1x13: The Accomplice (Dec 19, 1962) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Lacey
- Episode 4x02: Day of the Scorpion (Sep 22, 1965) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as John Marshall Harrison
- Episode 3x27: Farewell to Honesty (Mar 24, 1965)
Guest starring as Adam Pendleton
- Episode 3x06: The Brazos Kid (Oct 21, 1964) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Prosecutor Black
- Episode 2x03: No Tears for Savannah (Oct 2, 1963) [Co-Star]
Hazel (1961)
Guest starring as Mr. Wheeler
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x03: Ain't That a Knee Slapper? (Oct 1, 1964)
- Episode 4x01: Never Trouble Trouble (Sep 17, 1964)
Guest starring as Judge Winston
- Episode 4x25: George's Man Friday (Mar 18, 1965)
Guest starring as TV Announcer
- Episode 3x30: Campaign Manager (Apr 9, 1964)
Guest starring as Mr. Prior
- Episode 2x01: Hazel's Cousin (Sep 20, 1962)
The Untouchables (1959)
Guest starring as Arnold Javits
- Episode 4x18: Globe of Death (Feb 5, 1963) [Uncredited]
Dennis the Menace (1959)
Guest starring as Mr. Sparks
- Episode 4x29: The Three F's (Apr 21, 1963)
Guest starring as Tramp
- Episode 3x05: Haunted House (Oct 29, 1961)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
Guest starring as General Larrabee
- Episode 5x09: Probe 7 - Over and Out (Nov 29, 1963)
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
Guest starring as Cal Winslow
- Episode 5x08: Rebel with a Cause (Nov 8, 1962)
Perry Mason (1957)
Guest starring as Lawrence West
- Episode 8x11: The Case of the Latent Lover (Dec 3, 1964)
Gunsmoke (1955)
Guest starring as Boake
- Episode 10x05: Doctor's Wife (Oct 24, 1964)
Guest starring as Col. Lucius Shindrow
(2 episodes)
- Episode 20x04: The Guns of Cibola Blanca (2) (Sep 30, 1974)
- Episode 20x03: The Guns of Cibola Blanca (1) (Sep 23, 1974)
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
Guest starring as Mr. Hunter
- Episode 15x04: Income Tax Show (Oct 16, 1964)
Guest starring as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 15x24: Jack's Navy Buddy Returns (Mar 19, 1965)
- Episode 15x23: Jack Finds a Double (Mar 12, 1965)
- Episode 15x20: Jack Joins Acrobats (Feb 19, 1965)
Guest starring as DMV Clerk
- Episode 14x24: Jack Renews His Drivers' License (Mar 24, 1964)