The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
... as Blackie Isaacs, an East End wrestling promoter. In the same year, he landed the part of Hans van Daan, one of eight Jews hiding from the Nazis, in the Broadway production of The Diary of Anne Frank. He stayed with the play for over a year, before repeating the role in George Stevens's well-meaning 1959 movie version. Appearing opposite Shelley Winters as his wife, Jacobi, playing a rather...
Cinematical (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... dwellers in The Diary of Anne Frank . Only a few years later, he brought his role as Mr. Hans Van Daan to the big screen opposite Shelley Winters in 1959 and followed it with a long career as a character actor, filled with notable film and television roles. Cinematically, he played Uncle Morty in My Favorite Year, a plant store owner in Arthur , Herb in Next Stop, Greenwich Village , Gabriel...
Movie Dearest (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... a salute to horrormeister Val Lewton. RIP : - Character actor Lou Jacobi , who played Mr. Van Daan in The Diary of Anne Frank on stage and screen, passed away Friday at the age of 95. Cinematic Crushes : - Ewan McGregor on playing Gore Vidal's dad in Amelia and kissing Jim Carrey in I Love You, Philip Morris . - While Melrose Place says goodbye to Ashlee Simpson-Wentz (good riddance), it...
Edward Copeland on Film (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
His face is much more familiar than his name, but to some extent that is to be expected for a character actor with as lengthy a career as Lou Jacobi, who has died at 95. He made his Broadway debut in 1955 in The Diary of Anne Frank as Mr. Van Daan, a role he repeated in the 1959 film version. His other Broadway work included Woody Allen's play Don't Drink the Water . He worked with Allen again...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
... When one reviewer described Jacobi as "irksomely sluggish and pathetically lax as the weakling Van Daan", it was high praise.As his career continued in New York and Hollywood, eventually spanning five decades, Jacobi became accustomed to favourable reviews, mostly in comic roles and often when the film or play itself was less than warmly received.When he starred in the short-lived Broadway...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
... When one reviewer described Jacobi as "irksomely sluggish and pathetically lax as the weakling Van Daan", it was high praise.As his career continued in New York and Hollywood, eventually spanning five decades, Jacobi became accustomed to favourable reviews, mostly in comic roles and often when the film or play itself was less than warmly received.When he starred in the short-lived Broadway...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
... the movie in The New York Times, as “irksomely sluggish and pathetically lax as the weakling Van Daan,” it was high praise.As his career continued in New York and Hollywood, spanning five decades, Mr. Jacobi became accustomed to favorable reviews, mostly in comic roles and often when the film or play itself was less than warmly received.When he starred in the short-lived Broadway comedy...
