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name: "Al Waxman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/al-waxman"
roles: ["Actor","Director"]
born: "2 March 1935"
died: "18 January 2001"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T17:46:28.305034+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Al Waxman

Actor and director. Born 2 March 1935 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Died 18 January 2001.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Director
- **Born:** 2 March 1935, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **Died:** 18 January 2001
- **Active:** 1980–1982
- **Also known as:** Albert Samuel Waxman, Albert Waxman, Albert S. Waxman, Stan Ferris

## Biography

Al Waxman, also credited as Albert Samuel Waxman, was a Canadian actor and director. Born in Toronto in 1935, he began his career on CBC Radio at the age of twelve and later attended Central Technical School. He became a prominent figure in Canadian television as Larry King in the series *King of Kensington* (1975–1980).

Waxman appeared as Alfie in the 1980 film *Atlantic City*. He gained wider recognition in the United States as Lieutenant Bert Samuels in the CBS series *Cagney & Lacey* (1982–1988). His other notable roles include appearances in *Class of 1984* (1982) and *The Hurricane* (1999). He also worked extensively in theatre and as a director, and received the Order of Canada in 1997. Waxman died in 2001.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Atlantic City* (1980), Fi1m 86, as Alfie — [page](https://film.one/film/atlantic-city.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), Actor, Director

## Also known for

- *The Hurricane* (1999), Warden
- *Heavy Metal* (1981), Rudnick (voice)
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Carl Wilson
- *Class of 1984* (1982), Detective Stewiski
- *Bogus* (1996), School Principal
- *The Assignment* (1997), Carl Mickens - CIA
- *Millennium* (1989), Dr. Brindle
- *The Hitman* (1991), Marco Luganni

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