Elliott Gould

Elliott Gould is, to me, the patron saint of unhurried acting. His Trapper John in Altman's M*A*S*H redefined what a leading man could be: rumpled, ironic, quietly subversive. What I admire most is the longevity — an Oscar nomination for his 1969 breakthrough, a face of seventies counterculture cinema, and decades later he was still working steadily, lending warmth to ensemble casts and voice roles alike. Brooklyn gave him a conversational rhythm no acting school can teach. He never chased stardom on anyone else's terms, and that stubborn ease is exactly why directors keep returning to him.

Name (English)

Elliott Gould

Name (Japanese)

エリオット・グールド

Reading

えりおっと・ぐーるど

Born

August 29, 1938 (age 87)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Tiger

Origin

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Occupation

television actor / actor / film actor / character actor / voice actor

Motto

Private

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Tags

• New York
• television actor
• actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-11

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