Harry Goz

Goz debuted in the 1964 Broadway production of Bajour, co-starring Chita Rivera and Nancy Dussault.^[1] Goz played Tevye in the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof from 1966 to 1968, both as understudy and lead actor.^[2] He appeared in musicals such as Two by Two and Chess, for which he was nominated in 1988 for a Drama Desk Award in the Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical category,^[3] and comedies such as The Prisoner of Second Avenue.^[2]

Goz had a number of TV and movie guest appearances throughout his career. He starred as The Big Apple in Fruit of the Loom underwear TV commercials during the 1970s and 80s.^[4] He also appeared in memorable commercial for Sucrets in 1977 which ran for many years. Goz portrayed Dr. Tom Walz in Bill, a 1981 television film.^[5] The same year, Goz portrayed Pepsi-Cola chairman and Joan Crawford's last husband, Alfred Steele, in the film adaptation of Christina Crawford's book Mommie Dearest. In his later years, Goz became known to a new audience with his role as the voice of Captain Hazel "Hank" Murphy in the Cartoon Network/Adult Swim series Sealab 2021.^[2]

Goz died from multiple myeloma at the age of 71 on September 6, 2003.^[2]

Goz was survived by his wife, three children and nine grandchildren.^[2] His son, Michael Goz, took over as a new character on Sealab 2021 following his father's death. Michael died after an 8 year battle with cerebellar degeneration and ataxia on November 11, 2014, aged 55.^[6]