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George Segal was born in New York City, New York, United States on February 13, 1934. George Segal was listed as a banjoist, stage actor and television actor. Death is recorded on March 23, 2021, at the age of 87. Schooling on record includes Columbia University. Recorded honors include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (1974), Praemium Imperiale (1997) and 1 more.
My Take
Segal is one of those actors I treasure for his effortless lightness. A Columbia-educated New Yorker, he could hold his own in heavy drama like Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, yet his real gift was comedy, where he won a 1974 Golden Globe and made everything look unforced. I love that he was also a serious banjo player, a detail that captures his evident joy in life. He earned a Hollywood Walk of Fame star and even a Praemium Imperiale, then stayed beloved on television into his final years. Unpretentious and endlessly skilled, he is exactly the kind of performer I root for.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- George Segal
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョージ・シーガル
- Reading
- じょーじ・しーがる
- Born
- February 13, 1934 – March 23, 2021
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Occupation
- banjoist / stage actor / television actor / film actor / voice actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dog
2. Background
- University
- Columbia University
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 1974 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
- 1997 Praemium Imperiale
- John Jay Award
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was George Segal born?
George Segal was born on February 13, 1934.
When did George Segal die?
George Segal died on March 23, 2021, aged 87.
Where was George Segal from?
George Segal was from New York City, New York, United States.
What did George Segal do?
George Segal worked as banjoist, stage actor, television actor, film actor, voice actor.
Where did George Segal study?
George Segal attended Columbia University.
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