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name: "Gerry Bamman"
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born: "18 September 1941"
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# Gerry Bamman

Actor. Born 18 September 1941 in Independence, Kansas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 September 1941, Independence, Kansas, USA

## Biography

Gerry Bamman is an American actor and playwright. Born on 18 September 1941 in Independence, Kansas, he studied at New York University, where he earned an MFA, and began his career in theatre before moving into film and television in the mid-1980s.

He is best known for playing Uncle Frank McCallister in *Home Alone* (1990) and *Home Alone 2: Lost in New York* (1992). Other film roles include *The Secret of My Success* (1987), *Cocktail* (1988), *The Bodyguard* (1992), *Great Expectations* (1998) and *Runaway Jury* (2003). He has also appeared in television series such as *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* and *Sex and the City*. Bamman was previously married to director and playwright Emily Mann.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Home Alone* (1990), Fi1m 80, as Uncle Frank — [page](https://film.one/film/home-alone.md)

## Also known for

- *Home Alone 2: Lost in New York* (1992), Uncle Frank
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Craig Prince, D.A. Schaeffer
- *The Bodyguard* (1992), Ray Court
- *Sex and the City* (1998), Shrink
- *Cocktail* (1988), Tourist
- *Runaway Jury* (2003), Herman Grimes
- *The Long Kiss Goodnight* (1996), CIA Man (uncredited)
- *The Secret of My Success* (1987), Art Thomas

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