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name: "Mark Rydell"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 March 1929"
died: "14 August 2026"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T10:23:59.261175+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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# Mark Rydell

Actor. Born 23 March 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 14 August 2026.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 March 1929, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 14 August 2026
- **Also known as:** Mortimer H. Rydell

## Biography

Mark Rydell (born Mortimer H. Rydell) was an American actor, film director and producer. Born in New York City on 23 March 1929, he trained initially in music at the Juilliard School and began his career as an actor, appearing in Broadway productions and television series including *As the World Turns* (1956–1962). He later took notable acting roles such as Marty Augustine in Robert Altman’s *The Long Goodbye* (1973) and Al in Woody Allen’s *Hollywood Ending* (2002).

Rydell moved into directing in the 1960s, helming episodes of series such as *Gunsmoke* and *The Wild Wild West*. His feature films include *The Fox* (1967), *The Reivers* (1969), *The Cowboys* (1972), *Cinderella Liberty* (1973), *The Rose* (1979), *On Golden Pond* (1981) — for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director — *The River* (1984), *For the Boys* (1991) and *Intersection* (1994). He also directed the television films *James Dean* (2001) and *Even Money* (2006). Rydell died on 13 August 2026 in Woodland Hills, California.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Long Goodbye* (1973), Fi1m 86, as Marty Augustine — [page](https://film.one/film/the-long-goodbye.md)

## Also known for

- *On Golden Pond* (1981), Director
- *The Cowboys* (1972), Director
- *Intersection* (1994), Director
- *The River* (1984), Director
- *The Rose* (1979), Director
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), Director
- *James Dean* (2001), Director
- *The Wild Wild West* (1965), Director

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