Alan Mandell, Esteemed Actor and Interpreter of Samuel Beckett Plays, Dies at 98
Esteemed stage actor Alan Mandell, known for his lifelong dedication to Samuel Beckett's works, has died at age 98. Mandell was a pioneer in prison theater and appeared in numerous films and television shows throughout his long career.
Why it matters
Mandell's death marks the passing of a significant figure in 20th-century avant-garde theater and a direct link to Samuel Beckett's creative legacy.
Alan Mandell, the distinguished stage veteran known for his interpretations of Samuel Beckett's absurdist plays going back to a landmark 1957 production of Waiting for Godot inside San Quentin State Prison, has died. He was 98.
Mandell died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Westwood, his son, Peter Mandell, and daughter-in-law, Sarah Mandell, told The Hollywood Reporter .
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In films, the Toronto native played the aging rabbi whose counsel consists solely of lyrics from the Jefferson Airplane's "Somebody to Love" in the Coen brothers' A Serious Man (2009), and he appeared for John Cameron Mitchell in Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) and Shortbus (2006).
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