--- name: "Alan King" canonical: "https://film.one/person/alan-king" fi1m_id: "alan-king" imdb_id: "nm0454418" tmdb_id: 7169 wikidata_id: "Q643106" roles: ["Actor"] born: "27 December 1927" died: "9 May 2004" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 72 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-10-05T02:16:34.775513+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." --- # Alan King ## Identity Alan King - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alan-king - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** alan-king - **IMDb ID:** nm0454418 - **TMDB ID:** 7169 - **Wikidata ID:** Q643106 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_King, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q643106, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0454418/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7169 Actor. Born 27 December 1927 in New York, New York, USA. Died 9 May 2004. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 27 December 1927, New York, New York, USA - **Died:** 9 May 2004 - **Active:** 1995–2001 - **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (1), 2000s 61 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_King, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q643106, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0454418/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7169 ## Streaming the US now - **Tubi:** [*Casino*](https://film.one/film/casino.md) (82) - **Paramount+:** [*Rush Hour 2*](https://film.one/film/rush-hour-2.md) (61) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Alan King > Alan King brings a comedian’s conversational ease to men accustomed to being obeyed. We rate him most when a film gives that authority something to do; *Casino* makes a stronger case for him than *Rush Hour 2*. Alan King makes a man used to giving orders sound as though he is merely having a conversation. As Andy Stone, the corrupt union official in Martin Scorsese’s *Casino* (1995), he gives authority the ease of long practice. We find him persuasive because he makes the man’s position credible without needing to make him likeable. His habit of finding humour in unpleasant characters helps him avoid making them uniformly grim. His early film roles often reduced the stand-up comedian to an ethnic type. Repeated work with Sidney Lumet, beginning in 1968, gave him more substantial opportunities across four films. The rabbi in *Bye Bye Braverman* (1968) and businessman Max Herschel in *Just Tell Me What You Want* (1980) gave his familiar authority different uses. The latter is a rare leading role as a ruthless tycoon, and a useful reminder to look beyond the supporting appearances when considering what King could do. *Casino* gives his authority a business we can understand. We were absorbed by its account of how the money is made, because each explanation made the struggle for control matter more. Thelma Schoonmaker’s editing keeps the operation comprehensible without making it look simple. Robert Richardson’s photography makes Las Vegas feel oppressively extravagant, placing King’s matter-of-fact presence in surroundings that rarely permit understatement. The repeated confrontations do wear us down, but King fits the film’s patient attention to the people who keep such an operation running. The later *Rush Hour 2* (2001), with King as Steve Reign, is a less useful place to start. Jackie Chan’s acrobatics and his rapport with Chris Tucker supply most of the pleasure, while thin plotting gives us less reason to take an interest in the supporting characters. The repetitive racial jokes are a further obstacle, and a seasoned actor cannot supply fresh comic ideas on a screenplay’s behalf. We would choose *Casino* for King’s authority within an ensemble; *Just Tell Me What You Want* is the next stop for anyone wanting him at the centre. ## Biography Alan King was an American comedian and actor. He played Andy Stone in Martin Scorsese's *Casino* (1995) and appeared in other films including *Cat's Eye* (1985), *The Bonfire of the Vanities* (1990), *Memories of Me* (1988) and *Rush Hour 2* (2001). He also had television roles and voiced characters in animated series such as *Family Guy*. King began performing stand-up comedy in the Catskills after leaving school. He became a regular on *The Ed Sullivan Show* and guest-hosted *The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson*. He acted on Broadway, including as Nathan Detroit in a revival of *Guys and Dolls*, hosted the Academy Awards in 1972, and hosted New York Friars Club roasts. King also produced films and plays, and wrote books. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Rush Hour 2* (2001), Fi1m 61, as Steve Reign — [page](https://film.one/film/rush-hour-2.md) - *Casino* (1995), Fi1m 82, as Andy Stone — [page](https://film.one/film/casino.md) ## Complete filmography (49) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Mind the Gap* (2004), as Herb Schweitzer - *Mystics* (2003), as Donal - *Sunshine State* (2002), as Murray Silver - *Rush Hour 2* (2001), as Steve Reign — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/rush-hour-2.md) - *Family Law* (1999), series, as Hy Adlin - *Family Guy* (1999), series, as The Don (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md) - *The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars* (1998), as Supreme Commander (voice) - *E! True Hollywood Story* (1996), series, Actor - *Casino* (1995), as Andy Stone — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/casino.md) - *The Infiltrator* (1995), Actor - *Dad, the Angel & Me* (1995), as Bernie - *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Larry Lensky - *Baseball* (1994), series, as Various (voice), (voice) - *Blue Heelers* (1993), series, Actor - *Night and the City* (1992), as Ira "Boom Boom" Grossman - *Love & War* (1992), series, Actor - *The Bonfire of the Vanities* (1990), as Arthur Ruskin - *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Defense Attorney Jonathan Shapiro — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md) - *Blossom* (1990), series, Actor - *Enemies, a Love Story* (1989), as Rabbi Lembeck - *Memories of Me* (1988), as Abe - *Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz* (1988), as Alan King - *thirtysomething* (1987), series, Actor - *An Evening of Alan King at Carnegie Hall* (1987), Executive Producer, Writer - *The Golden Girls* (1985), series, as Mel Bushman — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-golden-girls.md) - *Cat's Eye* (1985), as Dr. Donatti - *Lovesick* (1983), as Lionel Gross, M.D. - *The 7th Annual Young Comedians Show* (1982), Actor - *Author! Author!* (1982), as Kreplich - *I, the Jury* (1982), as Charles Kalecki - *Wolfen* (1981), Executive Producer - *Cattle Annie and Little Britches* (1981), Producer - *Pinocchio's Christmas* (1980), as Maestro Fire-Eater (voice) - *Happy Birthday, Gemini* (1980), Executive Producer - *Just Tell Me What You Want* (1980), as Max Herschel - *How to Pick Up Girls!* (1978), as Manny Shiller · Executive Producer - *Energy Crisis* (1974), Writer - *The Corner Bar* (1972), series, Producer - *The Anderson Tapes* (1971), as Pat Angelo - *Great Performances* (1971), series, Executive Producer - *That's Life* (1968), series, Actor - *The Love Song of Barney Kempinski* (1968), as Leo - *Bye Bye Braverman* (1968), as The Rabbi - *ABC Stage 67* (1966), series, as Leo - *On the Fiddle* (1961), as Top Sgt. Buzzer, T/Sgt Buzzer - *The Helen Morgan Story* (1957), as Benny Weaver - *The Girl He Left Behind* (1956), as Maguire - *Miracle in the Rain* (1956), as Gil Parker - *Hit the Deck* (1955), as Shore Patrol ## Gallery - ![Alan King](https://film.one/media/person/86078/gallery-dfd7d9bd48ff.jpg) Alan King — ABC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Alan_king_1966.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![King in 2019](https://film.one/media/person/86078/gallery-538cbdfcfcce.png) King in 2019 — CMFong2, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Alan-king-alan-cheung_85280.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Publicity photo for the Friars' Club of California roast of Johnny Carson. Pictured standing are Dick Cavett (left) and Alan King. The roast was televised. (1968)](https://film.one/media/person/86078/gallery-48d992e8d9cf.jpg) Publicity photo for the Friars' Club of California roast of Johnny Carson. Pictured standing are Dick Cavett (left) and Alan King. The roast was televised. (1968) — NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Dick_Cavett_Alan_King_Johnny_Carson_Friars_Club_Carson_roast_1968.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/alan-king