Alan Blumenfeld (born September 4, 1952) is an American

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, best known for his role in

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'' Heroes'' as Maury Parkman, the

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father of

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played by

Greg Grunberg Gregory Phillip Grunberg (born July 11, 1966) is an American film and television actor best known for starring as Eric Weiss in the ABC series '' Alias'', Matt Parkman in the NBC series '' Heroes'', Temmin "Snap" Wexley in '' Star Wars: The ...

, and as Bob Buss in the

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''2gether''. He has played Greg Grunberg's father in both '' Felicity'' and ''Heroes''.

Life and career

Blumenfeld has been acting since the age of 7 in his

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, and has appeared in prime time television shows such as ''

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'', '' JAG'', ''

Gilmore Girls ''Gilmore Girls'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham ( Lorelai Gilmore) and Alexis Bledel ( Rory Gilmore). The show debuted on October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flag ...

'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''

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'', and ''

Judging Amy ''Judging Amy'' is an American legal drama television series that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character (Brenneman) is a judge who serves in a ...

''. He has also appeared in movies, including '' The Ring'', '' In Her Shoes'', and '' Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives''. He was also the voice of Glottis and Boyd Cooper on the cult video-games ''

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'' and ''

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'' respectively. Blumenfeld currently lives in

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and is still active in theater, film and television acting. He also teaches acting at

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in Claremont, CA.

Filmography

Film

Television

Television guest appearances

Video games

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'' (1998) as Glottis * '' Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy'' (2001) as Willard * '' Jak II'' (2003) as Brutter / Mog / Grim * ''

'' (2005) as Boyd Cooper / Second Peasant * '' Daxter'' (2006) as Brutter * '' SpyHunter: Nowhere to Run'' (2006) as IES Soldiers / Kryo / Nostra Scientist * ''

The Darkness II ''The Darkness II'' is a 2012 first-person shooter video game developed by Digital Extremes and published by 2K Games. The game is the sequel to ''The Darkness'' (2007) and based on the comic book series published by Top Cow Productions. The ...

'' (2012) as Additional Voices * ''

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'' (2015) as Skinny Malone / Clarence Codman / Evan Watson

References

External links

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Where Are They Now? Alan Blumenfeld - "Larry"
at FridayThe13thFilms.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Blumenfeld, Alan American male film actors American male television actors Living people 1952 births Pomona College faculty 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors People from Rockville Centre, New York Male actors from New York (state)