---
name: "Bill Macy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bill-macy"
fi1m_id: "bill-macy"
imdb_id: "nm0534409"
tmdb_id: 17695
wikidata_id: "Q247064"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 May 1922"
died: "17 October 2019"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T00:43:56.646500+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."
---

# Bill Macy

## Identity

Bill Macy

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bill-macy
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bill-macy
- **IMDb ID:** nm0534409
- **TMDB ID:** 17695
- **Wikidata ID:** Q247064
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Macy, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q247064, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0534409/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17695

Actor. Born 18 May 1922 in Revere, Massachusetts, USA. Died 17 October 2019.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 May 1922, Revere, Massachusetts, USA
- **Died:** 17 October 2019
- **Active:** 1971–1979
- **Also known as:** Wolf Martin Garber, William Macy, Bill & Samantha
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Macy, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q247064, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0534409/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17695

## Biography

Bill Macy (born Wolf Martin Garber) was an American actor. He was born on 18 May 1922 in Revere, Massachusetts, and died on 17 October 2019 in Los Angeles. He was best known for playing Walter Findlay, the husband of the title character, in the CBS sitcom *Maude* (1972–1978).

Macy appeared as Stan Fox in the 1979 film *The Jerk*. His other film roles included the jury foreman in *The Producers* (1967) and parts in *Analyze This* (1999), *Surviving Christmas* (2004) and *The Holiday* (2006). He began his career on stage, including as an original cast member of the revue *Oh! Calcutta!*, and later made guest appearances in series such as *Seinfeld* and *My Name Is Earl*. He was married to actress Samantha Harper from 1975.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Jerk* (1979), Fi1m 77, as Stan Fox — [page](https://film.one/film/the-jerk.md)
- *All in the Family* (1971), Fi1m 82, as Walter Findlay — [page](https://film.one/tv/all-in-the-family.md)

## Complete filmography (65)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Back to You* (2007), series, as Troy
- *The Wedding Bells* (2007), series, Actor
- *The Holiday* (2006), as Ernie
- *My Name Is Earl* (2005), series, as Whiskey Pete
- *Stacked* (2005), series, Actor
- *Surviving Christmas* (2004), as Doo-Dah
- *LAX* (2004), series, as Martin
- *Las Vegas* (2003), series, as Sharkey Rosenthal
- *My Wife and Kids* (2001), series, as Drive Thru Attendant
- *The Lone Gunmen* (2001), series, as Mr. Dimsdale
- *Jack & Jill* (1999), series, as Stanley Ashton
- *Analyze This* (1999), as Dr. Isaac Sobel
- *Providence* (1999), series, as Mr. Foley
- *Two Guys and a Girl* (1998), series, as Mr. Harrison
- *Millennium* (1996), series, as Blurk
- *Promised Land* (1996), series, as George Laverne
- *The Home Court* (1995), series, as Karl Geller
- *Can't Hurry Love* (1995), series, as Arthur Peoples
- *Ned & Stacey* (1995), series, as Jack
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Walter Titlebaum
- *ER* (1994), series, as Richard Gould — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Murray Robbins
- *Viper* (1994), series, as Jack Surber, Marty
- *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993), series, as Eugene McReedy
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), series, as Moe neiberg — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)
- *Dave's World* (1993), series, as Mr. Rothman
- *The John Larroquette Show* (1993), series, as Charlie
- *Me, Myself and I* (1992), as Sydney
- *The Doctor* (1991), as Al Cade
- *Sibling Rivalry* (1990), as Pat
- *Seinfeld* (1989), series, as Herb, Chair Of Condo Board — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam* (1987), as Richard Wilson
- *Nothing In Common* (1987), series, as Max Basner
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Irving Lewis
- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Sid Franklin
- *Casey at the Bat* (1986), as Pop Gumm
- *Bad Medicine* (1985), as Dr. Gerald Marx
- *Tall Tales & Legends* (1985), series, as Pop Gumm
- *Movers & Shakers* (1985), as Sid Spokane
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Myron Kinkaid, Uncle Ben Mayberry
- *Tales from the Darkside* (1984), series, as Ben Martin
- *Highway to Heaven* (1984), series, as Max
- *Masquerade* (1983), series, Actor
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), series, as Hershel Millstein — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)
- *My Favorite Year* (1982), as Sy Benson
- *Hotel* (1982), series, as Herman Wells
- *The Day the Bubble Burst* (1982), as Mr. Goldberger
- *The Scarlett O'Hara War* (1980), as Myron Selznick
- *Serial* (1980), as Sam
- *The Jerk* (1979), as Stan Fox — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-jerk.md)
- *The Facts of Life* (1979), series, Actor
- *Hanging In* (1979), series, Actor
- *The Fantastic Seven* (1979), as Frank Wallach
- *Diary of a Young Comic* (1979), as Herbert Gondolstein
- *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Jack Davidson
- *The Late Show* (1977), as Charlie Hatter
- *Battle of the Network Stars* (1976), series, Actor
- *Death at Love House* (1976), as Oscar Payne
- *All Together Now* (1975), as Charles Drummond
- *Maude* (1972), series, as Walter Findlay
- *Oh! Calcutta!* (1972), as Monte / Mute Physican / Various Roles
- *Columbo* (1971), series, as Ruddick — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *All in the Family* (1971), series, as Walter Findlay — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/all-in-the-family.md)
- *The Producers* (1968), as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
- *Tell Me Lies* (1968), Actor

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