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Chuck Low
Born
Charles Lewis Low

(1928-07-21)July 21, 1928
DiedSeptember 18, 2017(2017-09-18) (aged 89)
Resting place Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, New York
Other namesCharles Low
Chuck L. Low
Chuck Lewis Low
OccupationActor
Years active1960–2017

Charles Lewis Low (July 21, 1928 – September 18, 2017) [1] was an American actor.

Low was born in New York City, to a Russian mother and Austrian-Polish father. He achieved his biggest success as Morris "Morrie" Kessler in the Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas (1990). The character of Morrie was famous for his "Morrie's Wig Shop" commercial which is seen as comical, and that coupled with his penchant for pestering Jimmy Conway about money leads most of the characters to see him as a nuisance, setting up his eventual murder by Tommy DeVito. Kessler's character is based on Martin Krugman. He was also known for wearing his dark brown leather blazer.

He has had small roles in other Robert De Niro films, such as The Mission, The King of Comedy, and most notably in Sergio Leone's 1984 film Once Upon a Time in America as Deborah and Fat Moe's father. He also guest starred in a first-season episode of The Sopranos, as Shlomo Teittleman. He can also be seen in Alan Taylor's 2003 film, Kill the Poor.

Low was a Veteran officer of the United States Army where he attained the rank of Major.

Chuck Low was Jewish.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1982 The King of Comedy Man in Chinese Restaurant
1984 Once Upon a Time in America Deborah Gelly's Father Uncredited
1986 The Mission Cabeza
1990 Goodfellas Morris Kessler
1992 Mistress Benrie
1992 Night and the City Freddy DiMario
1996 Sleepers Dance Judge
2003 Kill the Poor Bruno

References

  1. ^ "CHARLES LOW Obituary (2017) New York Times".

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