A reliable character player of stage, screen and TV since the mid-1970s, Richard Masur has long been a familiar if unremarkable face. With his large mobile features, boyish demeanor and fairly indeterminate age, Masur has played a wide variety roles in most popular genres. In features, he has regularly shifted from comedy (the bewildered Dad of Sean Astin in "Encino Man" 1992) to drama ("The Man Without a Face" 1993), from Western ("Heaven's Gate" 1982) to sci-fi ("The Thing" 1982; "My Science Project" 1985), alternately lovable (the amiable Uncle Phil in "My Girl" 1991 and "My Girl 2" 1994)
While a freshman at SUNY-Stony Brook, accompanied a friend to an audition for a school play; asked to try out, won the part; changed major from anthropology (pre-med) to Theater Arts
Worked in various technical positions at theater companies in the Northeastern US
Studied acting at Yale School of Drama
1971
Worked as an actor and technical director for the Hartford Stage Company in Hartford, CT
