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name: "Danny Goldman"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 October 1939"
died: "12 April 2020"
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updated: "2026-09-16T16:21:09.407879+00:00"
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# Danny Goldman

Actor. Born 30 October 1939 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 12 April 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 October 1939, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 12 April 2020

## Biography

Danny Goldman (1939–2020) was an American actor and casting director. He graduated from Columbia University in 1961 and began appearing in guest roles on television series in the late 1960s.

His early screen credits include Capt. Murrhardt in *M*A*S*H* (1970) and a recurring role as Nick Dutton in the sitcom *The Good Life* (1971–1972). He played the Press Photographer in the *Columbo* episode "Double Exposure" (1973) and appeared as a medical student in *Young Frankenstein* (1974). Goldman was the voice of Brainy Smurf in the animated series *The Smurfs* (1981–1989) and had guest roles in series including *The Golden Girls*, *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* and *The King of Queens*.

From the 1980s he worked as a casting director for television commercials and voice-overs, founding Danny Goldman and Associates. He received L.A. Drama Critics Circle and LA Weekly awards for his theatre directing.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Columbo* (1971), Fi1m 86, as Press Photographer — [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)

## Also known for

- *Young Frankenstein* (1974), Medical Student
- *Batman: The Animated Series* (1992), Sam Giddell (voice)
- *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996), Director
- *M*A*S*H* (1970), Capt. Murrhardt — [page](https://film.one/film/m-a-s-h.md)
- *The King of Queens* (1998), Jacob
- *The Smurfs* (1981), Brainy Smurf (voice)
- *Robot Chicken* (2005), Brainy Smurf / Policeman Smurf (voice), Brainy Smurf (voice), Brainy Smurf / Priest (voice), Brainy Smurf / Bald Eagle / Mummy (voice)
- *The Golden Girls* (1985), Man in Theatre — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-golden-girls.md)

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