Philip Roth

Veteran character actor; born in Kansas City, Missouri, Roth served in the Army during WWII, then moved to NYC, where he began studying acting with 'Lee Strasberg' (qv); Roth was the first and only person to do a scene with 'Marilyn Monroe' (qv) at the Actors' Studio; appeared in various stage roles before landing guest TV shots; his last appearance was in the independent film The League of Old Men (1998)_.::Anonymous