Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada — Dec 27 1927
Alan Mandell (born Albert Mandell on December 27, 1927) is a Canadian-American actor known for playing Rabbi Marshak in the Coen Brothers' 2009 film A Serious Man. With several decades of experience as a stage actor, he is especially acclaimed as an interpreter of the works of Samuel Beckett. Albert Mandell was born to a Jewish family in Toronto, Ontario in 1927. He acted on stage in both Canada and the United States, building a reputation in San Francisco's theater scene in the 1950s. In 1968 he legally changed his given name to Alan to avoid being con…
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Henry Stamm

Technician



Tobias, the Mayor

Vetril Dease

Writing

Rabbi Marshak

Dr George Waldheim

Writing

Patron at restaurant (uncredited)

Writing

District Police Inspector

Juror #8

Shaw


Scottish Doctor

Grant Stockwood

The Captain