Personal Info
Birth date
1935-03-02 (90 Years)
Day of death
2001-01-18
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also known as
Albert Samuel Waxman
Albert Waxman
Albert S. Waxman
Stan Ferris
Al Waxman
Biography
Al Waxman was a prolific actor and director, leaving a mark on over 1000 productions in radio, television, film, and theatre. His role in "King of Kensington" stood out as a highlight among his successful Canadian TV series. Additionally, he starred in acclaimed series like "Cagney & Lacey," "Missing Treasures," and "Twice in a Lifetime." His theatrical ventures spanned from off-Broadway in New York to the West End in London, earning praise at the Stratford Festival for his performance as Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman" and his direction of "The Diary of Anne Frank." Waxman's accolades included ACTRA and Gemini awards for acting, and recognition from organizations like the American Women in Film for his directorial prowess. His commitment to various charitable causes, including the Canadian Cancer Society and the Heart & Stroke Foundation, showcased his dedication to social impact. His contributions were honoured with distinctions such as the Order of Ontario in 1996 and the Order of Canada in 1997.
Filmography
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.2
Overview:
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The series is an updated re-imagining of the classic 1955 series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.Ben Casey
5.6
Overview:
Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe intoned, "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity." Neurosurgeon Joseph Ransohoff was a medical consultant for the show and may have influenced the personality of the title character.Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Overview:
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.Due South
7.547
Overview:
Constable Benton Fraser, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is attached to the Canadian consulate but works with Chicago Police Department to solve crimes.Street Legal
7
Overview:
The professional and private lives of a group of young, aggressive attorneys in partnership together in a small downtown Toronto law firm. However they do not necessarily always see eye to eye on things.The Littlest Hobo
7.3
Overview:
The Littlest Hobo is a Canadian television series based upon a 1958 American film of the same name directed by Charles R. Rondeau. The series first aired from 1963 to 1965 in syndication, spanning six seasons and was revived for a popular second run on CTV from October 11, 1979 to March 7, 1985. It starred an ownerless dog. All three productions revolved around a stray German Shepherd, the titular Hobo, who wanders from town to town, helping people in need. Although the concept was perhaps similar to that of Lassie, the Littlest Hobo's destiny was to befriend those who apparently needed help. Despite the attempts of the many people whom he helped to adopt him, he appeared to prefer to be on his own, and would head off by himself at the end of each episode. Never actually named on-screen, the dog is often referred to by the name Hobo or by the names given by temporary human companions. Hobo's background is also unexplained on-screen. His origins, motivation and ultimate destination are also never explained. Although some characters appeared in more than one episode, the only constant was the Littlest Hobo himself.King of Kensington
5.2
Overview:
King of Kensington is a Canadian television sitcom which aired on CBC Television from 1975 to 1980. The show starred Al Waxman as Larry King, a convenience store owner in Toronto's Kensington Market who was known for helping friends and neighbours solve problems. His multicultural group of friends consisted of Nestor Best, Max, and Tony "Duke" Zarro, who hung around regularly to the perennial disapproval of King's mother Gladys. The show was popular with viewers; prior to the start of the fourth season one of the producers noted that show drew 1.5 to 1.8 million viewers weekly. For the first three seasons, Fiona Reid played his wife Cathy. At the end of the third season, Reid decided to leave the series, so Larry and Cathy divorced. The show never fully recovered its stride or chemistry as Larry pursued other relationships, most notably with Gwen Twining in the final season. The show's gentle but politically conscious humour is seen by some critics as a Canadian version of the topical Norman Lear sitcoms of the 1970s, such as All in the Family and Maude. The series was syndicated to some American stations during the height of its popularity, including WTTG in Washington, D.C.Twice in a Lifetime
5.5
Overview:
Prematurely deceased people are given the opportunity to correct something that went wrong in their lives and thus change them for the better.My Secret Identity
6.9
Overview:
My Secret Identity was a Canadian television series starring Jerry O'Connell and Derek McGrath. Originally broadcast from October 9, 1988 – May 25, 1991 on CTV in Canada, the series also aired in syndication in the United States. The series won the 1989 International Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Programming for Children and Young People.Cagney & Lacey
6.9
Overview:
Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) mesh to make this one of the great crime-fighting duos of all time.HeartBeat
3
Overview:
The professional and private lives of the predominantly female staff of the Women's Medical Arts, a progressive clinic with a mandate to breathe new life into the doctor-patient relationship.Twitch City
8.4
Overview:
Twitch City is a surreal sitcom set in the Toronto, Ontario neighbourhood of Kensington Market, and follows Curtis, a television addict who refuses to leave his apartment, and his friends and roommates Nathan and Hope. In the series' first episode, Nathan is sent to prison for killing a homeless man with a can of cat food, leaving Curtis and Hope to find a replacement roommate to help with the rent.For The Record
NYR
Overview:
For The Record, a series of one-hour and ninety-minute film dramas, started on the series, Performance, as a subseries called Camera ’76. Aired Sundays 9:00-10:00 p.m., January 1977 to 1986. A collection of docudrama-style short stories on diverse but socially relevant (and very Canadian) topics such as unemployment, euthanasia, spousal abuse, televangelists, aboriginal issues, and anglophone-francophone relations. This series attracted most of the 'big name' Canadian actors and directors of the time.Power Play
10
Overview:
Power Play was a Canadian television drama series, which aired on CTV from 1998 to 2000. The series was filmed at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario. The show starred Michael Riley as Brett Parker, a former New York City sports agent who became the general manager of a National Hockey League franchise, the Hamilton Steelheads. One of the throughline plots of the series dealt with Parker's ongoing love–hate relationships with the sport, the team and his superior at McArdle Industries, corporate executive Colleen Blessed, played by Kari Matchett. The cast also included Gordon Pinsent as team owner Duff McArdle, Jonathan Crombie, Jennifer Dale and Al Waxman. The show's theme song was a modernized version of the Stompin' Tom Connors classic, "The Hockey Song", performed partly by Connors himself, and then transitioning to the performance of the band Rusty. The show was briefly aired on the US network UPN, starting in 1999, but was pulled after just two episodes. The second episode aired in the US has the distinction of being the lowest-rated episode of any prime-time TV series ever aired by any US network.Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
5.578
Overview:
The hilarious, wacky investigator and his pal Spike attempt to solve a series of baffling cases involving missing or stolen animals.Sidestreet
5
Overview:
Sidestreet was a Canadian television drama, which aired Sundays on CBC from 1975 to 1978. It starred Sean McCann and Donnelly Rhodes as police working the mean streets of 1970s Toronto. The producers of "Sidestreet:" wanted to feature community service officers instead of ordinary detectives. They aimed to concentrate on issues such as blockbusting, strikebreaking, rape, poverty, and the problems of the elderly in the city, instead of major crimes.Hard Time on Planet Earth
6
Overview:
Hard Time on Planet Earth is an American science fiction series that aired on CBS as a midseason replacement in 1989. Airing for 13 episodes, the series starred Martin Kove and was created by Jim and John Thomas. Scheduled opposite NBC's Unsolved Mysteries and ABC's Growing Pains on Wednesdays, Hard Time on Planet Earth ranked 65th out of 81 programs upon its premiere. Ratings for the series never improved and the series was canceled by CBS in May 1989. The last episode aired on June 21, 1989.Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
6.6
Overview:
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye is a British mystery series that aired on ITV in the United Kingdom under the shorter title 'Marlowe, Private Eye' and on HBO in the United States from April 16, 1983 through June 3, 1986. The series features Powers Boothe as Raymond Chandler's titular character, and was the first drama produced for HBO.Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
6.9
Overview:
Chronicles the life of Judy Garland, from her first public performance in 1924 until her death.Heavy Metal
6.508
Overview:
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.The Hurricane
7.439
Overview:
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.Class of 1984
6.4
Overview:
Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business.The Assignment
6.4
Overview:
Jack Shaw has experienced the terror first-hand. He's a top CIA agent who's tracked international killer-for-hire Carlos "The Jackal" Sanchez for over twenty years and barely survived Carlos' devastating bombing of a Parisian cafe. Now, he finally gets a break when he discovers Carlos' dead ringer: American naval officer and dedicated family man Annibal Ramirez.Gotti
6.5
Overview:
John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises to become the head of the Gambino family and the most well-known mafia boss in America. Life is good, but suspicion creeps in, and greed, rule-breaking and his high public profile all threaten to topple him.Bogus
5.8
Overview:
Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she can see the boy's imaginary friend: a flamboyant, French magician named Bogus.Millennium
5.343
Overview:
An investigator seeking the cause of an airline disaster discovers the involvement of an organisation of time travellers from a future Earth irreparably polluted who seek to rejuvenate the human race from those about to die in the past. Based on a novel by John Varley.Live Wire
5.29
Overview:
Danny O'Neill is a bomb disposal expert assigned to a case where terrorists have developed an "invisible" liquid explosive which is activated within the human body.Meatballs III: Summer Job
4.274
Overview:
The ghost of a dead porn star comes to Earth to help a nerd with his sex life.Iron Eagle on the Attack
3.77
Overview:
While Chappy Sinclair is saddled with a bunch of misfits and delinquents for his flight school, he turns to his protégé Doug Masters to assist him in rounding them into shape for an important competition. During their training, they stumble upon a group of subversive air force officers who are dealing in toxic waste as a sideline.Acting
2001Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2 Episodes) as Louis B. Mayer
2001What Makes a Family as Frank Cataldi
2000The Ride as Max Lieberman
2000The Thin Blue Lie as Art Zugler
1999Something from Nothing as Grandpa / Narrator / Yossi (voice)
1999In the Company of Spies as Myron Sindell
1999The Hurricane as Warden
1999Twice in a Lifetime (44 Episodes) as Judge Othniel
1999A Saintly Switch as Coach Beasily
1998Naked City: A Killer Christmas as Burt
1998Power Play (4 Episodes) as Unknown
1998At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story as John Hofsess
1998Twitch City (2 Episodes) as Homeless Man
1997Critical Care as Sheldon Hatchett
1997Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women as Dr. Jakob Weinstock (segment "Mamusha")
1997The Assignment as Carl Mickens - CIA
1996Holiday Affair as Mr. Corley
1996Bogus as School Principal
1996Gotti as Bruce Cutler
1996Noah's Magic Ark as (voice)
1995The Shamrock Conspiracy as O'Connor
1995Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1 Episode) as Aguado (voice)
1995Iron Eagle on the Attack as Gen. Kettle
1995Death Junction as Captain Jenkow
1995Net Worth as Jack Adams
1994Operation Golden Phoenix as Chief Gordon
1994Cagney & Lacey: The Return as Lt. Samuels
1994Due South (1, 1 Episode) as Vince Leggett, Nicholas Van Zandt
1994I Know My Son Is Alive as Herb
1992Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story as Allen
1992Live Wire as James Garvey
1992Quiet Killer as Mayor Andy Carmichael
1991I Still Dream of Jeannie as Gen. Wescott
1991Scream of Stone as Stephen
1991The Hitman as Marco Luganni
1991The Soulmates in the Gift of Light as (voice)
1989Mob Story as Unknown
1989Millennium as Dr. Brindle
1989Collision Course as Dingman
1988Malarek as Stern
1988Switching Channels as Berger
1987Street Legal (1 Episode) as Unknown
1986Meatballs III: Summer Job as Peter
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1 Episode) as Dale Linseman
1984Murder, She Wrote (1 Episode) as Carl Wilson
1983Spasms as Crowley
1983Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1 Episode) as Trimmer Waltz
1982Class of 1984 as Detective Stewiski
1982Cagney & Lacey (125 Episodes) as Lieutenant Bert Samuels
1981Tulips as Bert Irving
1981Heavy Metal as Rudnick (voice)
1980Atlantic City as Alfie
1980Double Negative as Dellassandro
1979Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet as The Bug (voice)
1979Wild Horse Hank as Jay Connors
1977For The Record (1 Episode) as Unknown
1976The Clown Murders as Police Sergeant
1975King of Kensington (111 Episodes) as Larry King
1975Sidestreet (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975The Heatwave Lasted Four Days as Harry
1974Sunday in the Country as Sergeant
1974Child Under A Leaf as The Storekeeper
1972When Michael Calls as Sheriff Hap Washbrook
1972The Sloane Affair as Unknown
1971The Crowd Inside as Director
1969The Dowry as Barbery
1968Isabel as Herb
1964Man in the Middle as Unknown
1962The War Lover as Prien: Crew of 'The Body'
1961Ben Casey (1 Episode) as Unknown
Directing
1995Death Junction ... Director
1993Heritage Minutes: Marshall McLuhan ... Director
1992The Diamond Fleece ... Director
1991White Light ... Director
1989Hard Time on Planet Earth (1 Episode) ... Director
1988My Secret Identity (4 Episodes) ... Director
1988HeartBeat (2 Episodes) ... Director
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1 Episode) ... Director
1982Cagney & Lacey (6 Episodes) ... Director
1981Tulips ... Director
1979The Littlest Hobo (26 Episodes) ... Director
1975My Pleasure Is My Business ... Director
1971The Crowd Inside ... Director
Writing
1971The Crowd Inside ... Writer
Production
1971The Crowd Inside ... Producer