From The Hollywood Reporter · Mike Barnes · · 50s
Alan Mandell Dies at 98
Actor Alan Mandell, known for Beckett plays, dies at 98.
In brief
Actor Alan Mandell, known for Beckett plays, dies at 98. Alan Mandell, actor famous for Beckett plays, dies at 98. Originally reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
Alan Mandell
Alan Mandell, the distinguished stage veteran known for his interpretations of Samuel Beckett's absurdist plays going back to a landmark 1957 production of Waiting for Godot inside San Quentin State Prison, has died.
Died at 98
Mandell died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Westwood, his son Peter Mandell and daughter-in-law Sarah Mandell told The Hollywood Reporter.
Film Roles
In films, the Toronto native played the aging rabbi whose counsel consists solely of lyrics from the Jefferson Airplane's 'Somebody to Love' in the Coen brothers' A Serious Man (2009), and he appeared for John…
The headline
Alan Mandell, actor famous for Beckett plays, dies at 98.
