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name: "Robert Katims"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 April 1927"
died: "13 July 2010"
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average_fi1m_score: 86
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:29.220578+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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# Robert Katims

Actor. Born 22 April 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Died 13 July 2010.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 April 1927, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Died:** 13 July 2010
- **Active:** 1987–2001

## Biography

Robert Katims was an American actor. Born on 22 April 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, he attended Brooklyn College and worked for thirty years selling law books before beginning his acting career.

His film credits include Martin Klein in *Broadcast News* (1987), Cody in *Presumed Innocent* (1990), Gerald Auerbach in *Zero Effect* (1998), Ray Hott in *Mulholland Drive* (2001) and the dry cleaner in *Down with Love* (2003). On television he appeared in episodes of *Seinfeld*, *Law & Order*, *Roswell* and *House*, and played Hal Roth in the series *Relativity* (1996–97).

Katims was the father of television producer and playwright Jason Katims. He died on 13 July 2010 in Santa Monica, California.

*Sources: encyclopedia.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Mulholland Drive* (2001), Fi1m 92, as Ray Hott — [page](https://film.one/film/mulholland-drive.md)
- *Presumed Innocent* (1990), Fi1m 82, as Cody — [page](https://film.one/film/presumed-innocent.md)
- *Broadcast News* (1987), Fi1m 84, as Martin Klein — [page](https://film.one/film/broadcast-news.md)

## Also known for

- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), Husband
- *Down with Love* (2003), Dry Cleaner
- *The King of Queens* (1998), Elliott
- *Law & Order* (1990), Jacob Bloom
- *Roswell* (1999), Judge Lewis
- *Zero Effect* (1998), Gerald Auerbach
- *The Pallbearer* (1996), An Abernathy Cousin
- *The Equalizer* (1985), Grayson

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