---
name: "Mike Nussbaum"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mike-nussbaum"
fi1m_id: "mike-nussbaum"
imdb_id: "nm0638276"
tmdb_id: 9628
wikidata_id: "Q15457900"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 December 1923"
died: "23 December 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-20T06:36:00.731703+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."
---

# Mike Nussbaum

## Identity

Mike Nussbaum

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mike-nussbaum
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mike-nussbaum
- **IMDb ID:** nm0638276
- **TMDB ID:** 9628
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15457900
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Nussbaum, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15457900, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0638276/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9628

Actor. Born 29 December 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 23 December 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 December 1923, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 23 December 2023
- **Active:** 1987–1997
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 76 (2), 1990s 82 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 73 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Fantasy 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $994m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Nussbaum, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15457900, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0638276/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9628

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Men in Black*](https://film.one/film/men-in-black.md) (82)
- **Hulu:** [*Fatal Attraction*](https://film.one/film/fatal-attraction.md) (70)

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## Biography

Mike Nussbaum was an American actor and director. Born on 29 December 1923, he died on 23 December 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.

His acting career began in community theatre in the 1950s. He worked for many years in an extermination business before pursuing acting full time. Nussbaum appeared in numerous plays by David Mamet on and off Broadway and in Chicago, originating roles including Teach in the 1975 premiere of American Buffalo and George Aaronow in the 1984 Broadway production of Glengarry Glen Ross. He received a Drama Desk Award for the latter.

On screen, Nussbaum appeared in films including House of Games (1987), Fatal Attraction (1987), Field of Dreams (1989) and Men in Black (1997), in which he played Gentle Rosenburg. His television credits include episodes of The X-Files, Frasier and Early Edition.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Men in Black* (1997), Fi1m 82, as Gentle Rosenburg — [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black.md)
- *Field of Dreams* (1989), Fi1m 83, as Principal — [page](https://film.one/film/field-of-dreams.md)
- *Fatal Attraction* (1987), Fi1m 70, as Bob Drimmer — [page](https://film.one/film/fatal-attraction.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

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

- *Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts* (2021), as Landy
- *Smokefall* (2021), as Colonel
- *Tom of Your Life* (2020), as Father McMurphy
- *The Chicago Code* (2011), series, as Judge
- *Osso Bucco* (2008), as Uncle Sil
- *Family* (2006), as Great-Great Uncle
- *The Game of Their Lives* (2005), as Johnny Abruzzo
- *flying* (2002), as Paul
- *The Con* (1998), as Harry
- *Men in Black* (1997), as Gentle Rosenburg — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black.md)
- *Shadow of a Doubt* (1996), as Nate Golden
- *Early Edition* (1996), series, as Yuri Rosanova
- *Steal Big Steal Little* (1995), as Sam Barlow
- *Losing Isaiah* (1995), as Dr. Jamison
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as Owner — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, as Dr. Charles Goldstein — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Class of '96* (1993), series, Actor
- *Condition: Critical* (1992), as Dr. Burton Langhern
- *Overexposed* (1992), as Bob Davis
- *The Water Engine* (1992), as Mr. Wallace
- *The Commish* (1991), series, as Ben Metzger
- *Brooklyn Bridge* (1991), series, Actor
- *Separate but Equal* (1991), as Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter
- *Separate but Equal* (1991), series, as Justice Felix Frankfurter
- *Desperate Hours* (1990), as Mr. Nelson
- *Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again* (1990), as 'Pop' Tate
- *Field of Dreams* (1989), as Principal — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/field-of-dreams.md)
- *Things Change* (1988), as Mr. Green
- *Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery* (1987), as Dr. Sidney Canfield
- *House of Games* (1987), as Joey
- *Fatal Attraction* (1987), as Bob Drimmer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/fatal-attraction.md)
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Henry Sutter
- *Vital Signs* (1986), as Mike
- *Spenser: For Hire* (1985), series, Actor
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Harry Dawson
- *Towing* (1978), as Phil
- *Harry and Tonto* (1974), as Old Age Home Clerk
- *T.R. Baskin* (1971), as Office Manager
- *The Monitors* (1969), as Exercise Chief

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