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Jack Weston

Jack Weston
Jack Weston
Born: Aug 21, 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio
Died: Apr 03, 1996 in New York City
Occupation: Actor
Active: '60s-'80s
Major Genres: Comedy, Crime
Career Highlights: Dirty Dancing, A New Leaf, Wait Until Dark
First Major Screen Credit: The Twilight Zone: The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street (1960)
11 Videos for Jack Weston
Short Circuit 2 (1988) The Longshot (1986) The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Dirty Dancing (1987) The Four Seasons (1981) Wait Until Dark (1967)
Ishtar (1987) Gator (1976) I Want to Live! (1958)
Rad (1986) The Ritz (1976)
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Biography:

Born Jack Weinstein, he began training for the stage at the Cleveland Playhouse at age ten. Weston dropped out of school at 15, working occasionally as a stage actor before serving in World War Two; during the war he often performed with the USO. At war's end he moved to New York and studied at the American Theater Wing, meanwhile working in odd jobs.

In 1950 he began getting featured roles on Broadway and TV, then entered movies in 1958; with intermittent breaks, he remained busy in films throughout the next three decades. In the mid '70s he gained new popularity as the star of Neil Simon's play {~California Suite}. He married actress Marge Redmond.

~ All Movie Guide.