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.

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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 88)

Origin

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Occupation

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

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Tiger

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott%20Gould
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89
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Tags

• New York
• television actor
• actor
• film actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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