ED KOVENS

Ed Kovens

ACTING RESUME

AEA - SAG - AFTRA

212-567-6761

5'10" - 200 lbs - Dk. Brown/Gray Hair - Brown Eyes


Television

Monsters "Jars" - w/ Gina Gershon - starring as George Spiros

America's Most Wanted - starring as "Chin Gigante"

Law & Order - "Ariel" - Ed Zakaris

Featured in over 50 film and T.V. shows including:

Tales From The Darkside - "The Grave Robber" - "Ahmed"

Nurse - "One Hand Clapping" - w/ Michael Lerned - Mr. Garabaldi

Get Smart - "One Nation Invisible" - w/ Don Adams - Morehead

N.Y.P.D. - "Murder To Infinity" & "Boys Night Out"

4Play; Edge Of Night; Naked City; One Life To Live; The Defenders; Search For Tomorrow; Car 54 Where Are You?; Love Is A Many Splendored Thing; The Jackie Gleason Show

Film

Police Academy V - w/Renee Auberjunois - Dir. Alan Myerson - Mr. Dempsey

The Bad Lt. - w/ Harvey Keitel - Dir. Abel Ferrara - Monsiguer Gigante

Q - w/Michael Moriarty - Dir. Larry Cohen - Robert

The Gambler - w/James Caan - Dir. Karel Reisz - Ricky

Pursuit Of Happiness - w/Michael Sarazin - Dir. Robert Mulligan - 1st Guard

Death Journey - w/Fred Williamson - Dir. Fred Williamson - Lawyer Stern

If I Ever See You Again - w/Shelley Hack - Dir. Joe Brooks - The Producer

Muggable Mary - w/ Karen Valentine - Dir. Sandor Stern - Sgt. Handle

Detective School Dropouts (aka Dumb Dicks) - Store Owner

Theatre

Over 75 productions including:

Broadway

Passione - Berto - Frank Langella, dir. - Morasco

42 Seconds From B'way - Marveltine - Arthur Storch, dir. - Playhouse One

Country Girl - Bernie Dodd - Martin Fried, dir. - City Center

Three Sisters - The Handyman, dir., dir. - Lee Strasberg Morasco

Off-Broadway

Royal Gambit - Henry VIII - Felicia Balicer, dir. - Theatre Off 5th

Deer Park - Collie - Garen/Mailer, dir. - Theatre De Lys

Bunnie - Harry - Ellen Burstyn, dir. - Actors Studio

The Last Straw - Dr. Frank - Charles Dizenzo, dir. - Am. Place Thr.

Waiting For Godot - Pozzo - George Randal, dir. - N.Y. Stage Co.

Pontius Pilate - Herod - Ed Setrakian, dir. - Actors Studio

Regional

Born Yesterday - Harry Brock - Jack Going, dir. - Olney Thr., MD

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof - Big Daddy - Pat Baldauff, dir. - Rothesay (Can.)

Galileo - Mr. Mattie - Andre Gregory, dir. - Thr. Living Arts

Tours

Fortune And Men's Eyes - Holy Face - Mitch Nestor, dir. - Actors Playhse. in N.Y., Toronto, Montreal, San Francisco. (original co.)

Commercials

List upon request - including four Cleo winners - reel available

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Credentials

  • Member of SAG, AFTRA, AEA (since 1953)
  • Member of Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers (since 1975)
  • Member of Actors Studio (since 1968)
  • Founding Staff Member Strasberg Institute (1969-1974)
  • Artistic Director of The Professional Workshop (since 1974).