130. Hal Linden

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Starburns Audio

Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Comedy, Arts

4.8 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2016

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Emmy and Tony-winning actor and singer Hal Linden has done everything there is to do in show business, including sitcoms, movies, Broadway, nightclubs and even dubbing foreign language films. Hal joins Gilbert and Frank for a look back at his long and varied career and reveals why "Barney Miller" was considered the most authentic of all cop shows. Also, Hal covers Benny Goodman, backs up Perry Como, shares the screen with Harry Morgan and cuts the rug with Donald O'Connor. PLUS: Cab Calloway! Eddie "The Old Philosopher" Lawrence! "Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster"! The Chinese Bing Crosby! And Hal salutes the late, great Abe Vigoda! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I am Gilbert Gottfried and this is Gilbert Gottfried's amazing
0:29.4	colossal podcast with my co-hosts Frank Santopadre and we're once again
0:36.1	recording at Nutmeg with our engineer Frank Perterosa. Our guest this week is a
0:42.9	singer musician and Emmy winning and Tony winning actor who has conquered the
0:49.6	stage nightclubs films and television over his nearly seven decade career
0:57.7	memorable films include Alan Alders a new life when you come in back Red
1:04.6	Rider and out to see co-starring screen legends Jack Lemmon and Walter
1:11.3	Matthew his TV appearances are too numerous to mention but here goes anyway the FBI
1:21.8	the love boat the caravanet show the golden girls the Muppet Show great
1:28.1	performances Will and Grace Gilmore girls night of a hundred stars the Mindy
1:35.5	project and two broke girls just the name of you he's also worked extensively
1:43.3	on Broadway and off-Broadway stage appearing in hit shows like Bells are
1:50.7	ringing the pajama game the apple tree on a clear day you can see forever cabaret
1:58.5	and the Rothschilds for which he was awarded the Tony for Best Actor is there
2:06.0	more you bet there is he's also an accomplished musician and nightclub
2:12.4	performer and in 2011 he released his first album of jazz and pop standards
2:20.9	it's never too late but to us as well as millions of viewers all over the world
2:28.4	he'll always be known as the unflipable and compassionate police captain
2:35.2	Barney Miller in the iconic and long-running TV series of the same name
2:42.7	please welcome to the podcast a man of multiple talents and to our knowledge the
2:50.5	only man to work with both Billy Barney and Godzilla
2:57.8	how lent him boy am I impressed what a what a what a resume yeah did you know
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