Larry Gelman is an American film and television character actor. He is best known for playing Dr. Bernie Tupperman on the US TV series The Bob Newhart Show and Vinnie, the poker playing friend of Oscar and Felix, in The Odd Couple. He also made numerous appearances as Dr. Hubie Binder in the US TV series Maude and as officer Bernstein on Eight Is Enough. He played Max as a regular member of the cast of the situation comedy Needles and Pins, which ran for 14 episodes in the autumn of 1973. Gelman also played Professor Albert Einstein in the real-time strategy game Red Alert 2 and appeared as Larry Spelman in the X-rated 1976 film Alice in Wonderland with Kristine DeBell. 

November 3rd, 1930 in Brooklyn  /  Died:   Jun 7th, 2021