Jack Wallace (actor)

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Jack Wallace (August 15, 1933 – April 16, 2020) was an American actor. He was born in Pekin, Illinois and was raised in Chicago. He had also appeared in such movies as Death Wish (1974), House of Games (1987), Above the Law (1988) and Boogie Nights (1997). In television, he appeared on Law & Order and Six Feet Under.[1]

Wallace was a co-recipient of the 1984 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble, which he shared with the rest of the cast members in the Broadway production of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross.[2]

Wallace died on April 16, 2020 at his home in Los Angeles, aged 86.[3]

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  1. Karr, Lee; Nicotero, Greg (2014). The Making of George A. Romero's Day of the Dead. Plexus Publishing. ISBN 9780859658881.[page needed]
  2. Fisher, James (2011). Historical Dictionary of Contemporary American Theater: 1930-2010. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810879508.page 308
  3. Actor Jack Wallace is dead at 86: From Chicago’s Kingston Mines, he was a tough guy for real and Mamet’s muse

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