Jess Osuna (May 28, 1928 – April 2, 2011) was an American character actor whose credits included Three Days of the Condor and My Old Man.[1]

Jess Osuna
BornMay 28, 1928
DiedApril 2, 2011 (aged 82)
OccupationActor
Years active1956-2009

Osuna had a successful film, television and stage career, including the films A New Leaf, Three Days of the Condor, All the President's Men, Taps and Kramer vs. Kramer, and the television shows Columbo, Kojak, NYPD and Hawk.

He had extensive theatre credits as well, and his Broadway credits include Happy Birthday Wanda June, Edison Theatre, 1970–1971, An Almost Perfect Person, The Belasco Theatre, 1977–1978, and The Goodbye People by Herb Gardner, at The Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1968. He also starred in the Berkshire Theatre Festival's 1968 premiere production of A Cry of Players as Gilbert. He was first a student, then an instructor and performer at HB Studios in Greenwich Village, New York City. He studied with both Herbert Berghoff and Uta Hagen and eventually taught his own classes. For the last 7 years or so of his life he studied with Austin Pendleton, at HB, and performed with the HB Ensemble. Perhaps his favorite role was the title role in Hamlet which he played with the HB Ensemble. He rode his bicycle to appointments, classes and performances all over the city well into his 80s. Osuna died at his home in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, on April 2, 2011, at the age of 82. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary Anne. He is survived by his daughter Tracy and his grandson, Sean, as well as many nieces and nephews. Osuna was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Woodside, Queens.[1]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1956 The Rack Ambulance Attendant Uncredited
1968 Coogan's Bluff Prison Hospital Guard
1971 A New Leaf Frank
1972 The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Trooper Sonny Gunderson
1973 Cops and Robbers Cop #8
1975 The Man Who Would Not Die Agent Soames
1975 Three Days of the Condor The Major
1976 All the President's Men Joe, FBI Agent
1977 Thieves Gilbey
1979 Kramer vs. Kramer Ackerman
1981 Taps Dean Ferris
2006 Fur Elevator Man
2009 Great Kills Road Bob Crane (final film role)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jess Osuna obituary". New York Times. 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
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