Jess Osuna

Jess Osuna
Born	May 28, 1928 Oakland, California
Died	April 2, 2011 (aged 82) Greenwich Village, New York
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1956-2009

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.

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.

Filmography

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)

External links

• Jess Osuna at IMDb