Steven Gilborn
Steven Neil Gilborn (July 15, 1936 – January 2, 2009) was an American actor and educator. He portrayed Harold Morgan on Ellen.
Gilborn was born in New Rochelle, New York. He attended Swarthmore College, where he was awarded a bachelor's degree in English and earned a Ph.D. in dramatic literature from Stanford University in 1969, where his dissertation provided a psychoanalytic perspective on the plays of the 19th-century French dramatist Émile Augier.
Before becoming an actor, Gilborn was a professor of humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and faculty adviser to the Gilbert and Sullivan Society. He also taught at Stanford University, Columbia University and at the University of California, Berkeley. He was married to American landscape photographer Karen Halverson.
Gilborn guest-starred in a number of notable television series, including Columbo (4 episodes), Perfect Strangers, Boy Meets World, The Golden Girls, Malcolm in the Middle, Touched by an Angel, JAG, ER, The West Wing, Matlock, L.A. Law, The Practice, Law & Order, NYPD Blue and The Wonder Years.
He had a recurring role in the sitcom Ellen (as "Harold Morgan", Ellen's father). Another notable recurring role was his three-episode stint as "Mr. Collins", Kevin Arnold's algebra teacher on The Wonder Years. Film credits include "Mr. Phillips" in The Brady Bunch Movie and the hotel owner in Joyride. He also played as the grandfather on the sitcom, still standing.
Gilborn died at age 72 on January 2, 2009, of cancer at his home in North Chatham, New York.
Acted in
Damages
2007
Out of Practice
2005
Complete Savages
2004
as Town Councilman
The Kiss
2003
as Mumford
Still Standing
2002
Without a Trace
2002
as Abe Golde
8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter
2002
as Clerk
Andy Richter Controls the Universe
2002
Coastlines
2002
as Doctor
The Bernie Mac Show
2001
as Mr. Malvert
According to Jim
2001
as Bertram
Evolution
2001
as Judge Guilder
Reunion
2001
as George
Nurse Betty
2000
as Blake
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as Dr. Harrison
The West Wing
1999
as Paul Dearborn
Family Law
1999
as Abe Hollenback
Judging Amy
1999
as Mr. Dretler
Get Real
1999
as Dr. Chris Carlisle (voice)
Get Real
1999
as Dr. Chris Carlisle
Doctor Dolittle
1998
as Dr. Litvack
Two Guys and a Girl
1998
Joyride
1997
as Arthur
Alien Resurrection
1997
as Father (voice)
The Tony Danza Show
1997
as Dr. Wagner
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Uncle Rory
Private Parts
1997
as Howard's Agent
The Practice
1997
as A.D.A. Gavin Bullock
Her Costly Affair
1996
as Dr. Sorenson
Wedding Bell Blues
1996
as Samuel Levine
A Very Brady Sequel
1996
as Mr. Phillips
The Late Shift
1996
as Peter Lassally
Dunston Checks In
1996
as Artie
JAG
1995
as James Posey
Murder One
1995
as Prof. Simon Adler
Safe
1995
as Dr. Hubbard
NewsRadio
1995
as Marty Jackson
The Brady Bunch Movie
1995
as Mr. Phillips
Unhappily Ever After
1995
as Doctor
Family Album
1994
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Simon Tate
ER
1994
as Dr. Randall
Chicago Hope
1994
Grandpa's Funeral
1994
as William Braimen
Boy Meets World
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Silhouette Cop
Heartbeat
1993
as Dr. Green
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
1992
as Dr. Andrews
Mad About You
1992
as Professor Tomassi
Hearts Afire
1992
as Stratton
Melrose Place
1992
The Torkelsons
1991
as Dr. Euless
Brooklyn Bridge
1991
Teech
1991
as Alfred W. Litton
Absolute Strangers
1991
as Dr. Dalton
He Said, She Said
1991
as Ed
The Danger Team
1991
as Carl Stalling
The Dreamer of Oz
1990
as Publisher
Law & Order
1990
as Trial Judge Greenbaum
Law & Order
1990
as Judge Marton
Law & Order
1990
as ER Doctor
Dream On
1990
as Fred Hoblit
Blossom
1990
Brand New Life
1989
Coach
1989
as Bill Jennings
Deadline: Madrid
1988
as Leon Sherman
The Wonder Years
1988
as Mr. Collins
Anna
1987
as Tonda
Beauty and the Beast
1987
L.A. Law
1986
as Lawyer Robert Richards
Doubletake
1985
as Maitre D'
The Golden Girls
1985
as Howard
The Golden Girls
1985
as Priest
Vamping
1984
as Jimmy
Kate & Allie
1984
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
1983
as Phillip
Knots Landing
1979
as Mr. Leland
Columbo
1971
as George