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{{short description|American actor}}
{{Short description|American actor and playwright (born 1951)}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| image =Mark Harelik by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| image = Mark Harelik by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| imagesize =
| imagesize =
| birth_name = Marcus Frank Harelik
| caption = Harelik in 2019
| birth_name = Marcus Frank Harelik
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|6|5|}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|6|5|}}
| birth_place = [[Hamilton, Texas]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Hamilton, Texas]], U.S.
| occupation = Actor, playwright
| occupation = Actor, playwright
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Spencer Kayden]]|2004}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Spencer Kayden]]|2004}}
| children = 1
| children = 1
|yearsactive = 1983–present
| yearsactive = 1983–present
}}
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Harelik was born in [[Hamilton, Texas]].
Harelik was born in [[Hamilton, Texas]].


In 1909, Harelik's [[History of the Jews in Russia|Russian Jewish]] grandfather, Haskell Harelik&mdash;upon whom Harelik's 1985 play, ''The Immigrant'', is based&mdash;immigrated to [[Galveston, Texas]].<ref name="sunsentinel-2012">{{cite news|last=Glassman|first=Marvin|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-06-13/news/fl-jjbs-immigrant-0614-20120613_1_haskell-harelik-playwright-mark-harelik-leah-harelik|title=An unusual twist to the immigrant story|date=June 13, 2012|publisher=sun-sentinel.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rickwald|first=Bethany|url=http://www.theatermania.com/florida-theater/news/09-2012/greyssan-felipe-janet-weakly-to-appear-in-miami-be_62932.html|title=Greyssan Felipe, Janet Weakly to Appear in Miami Beach Stage Door Theatre's The Immigrant|date=September 25, 2012|publisher=theatermania.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012}}</ref>
In 1909, Harelik's [[History of the Jews in Russia|Russian Jewish]] grandfather, Haskell Harelik&mdash;upon whom Harelik's 1985 play, ''The Immigrant'', is based&mdash;immigrated to [[Galveston, Texas]].<ref name="sunsentinel-2012">{{cite news|last=Glassman|first=Marvin|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/florida-jewish-journal/fl-xpm-2012-06-13-fl-jjbs-immigrant-0614-20120613-story.html|title=An unusual twist to the immigrant story|date=June 13, 2012|work=sun-sentinel.com|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rickwald|first=Bethany|url=http://www.theatermania.com/florida-theater/news/09-2012/greyssan-felipe-janet-weakly-to-appear-in-miami-be_62932.html|title=Greyssan Felipe, Janet Weakly to Appear in Miami Beach Stage Door Theatre's ''The Immigrant''|date=September 25, 2012|work=theatermania.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
In 1987, he moved to Los Angeles where he co-wrote, with Randal Myler, ''[[Hank Williams: Lost Highway (musical)|Hank Williams: Lost Highway]].<ref name="latimes-1992">{{cite news|last=Christion|first=Lawrence|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/61586460.html?dids=61586460:61586460&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+11%2C+1992&author=LAWRENCE+CHRISTON&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=%60Immigrant%27+Arrives+at+Westwood+Playhouse+Stage%3A+Playwright+Mark+Harelik%27s+story+of+a+Russian+Jewish+man+who+settles+in+a+small+town+in+Texas+is+a+success+story+that+is+close+to+his+heart.&pqatl=google|title='Immigrant' Arrives at Westwood Playhouse Stage|date=March 11, 1992|publisher=latimes.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012}}</ref>'' In 1990, he worked in the [[Howard Korder]] play ''Search and Destroy''<ref name="latimes-1992"/><ref name="ocweekly-2010">{{cite news|url=http://www.ocweekly.com/bestof/2010/award/best-actor-828742|title=Mark Harelik, In the Garden, South Coast Repertory|year=2010|publisher=ocweekly.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012}}</ref> and the William Ball play ''Cherry Orchard''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Churnin|first=Nancy|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1990-06-10/entertainment/ca-385_1_cherry-orchard|title=William Ball Stays Up After the Fall|date=June 10, 1990|publisher=latimes.com|accessdate=18 October 2012}}</ref>
In 1987, he moved to Los Angeles where he co-wrote, with Randal Myler, ''[[Hank Williams: Lost Highway (musical)|Hank Williams: Lost Highway]]''.<ref name="latimes-1992">{{cite news|last=Christion|first=Lawrence|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-11-ca-3410-story.html|title='Immigrant' Arrives at Westwood Playhouse Stage|date=March 11, 1992|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref> In 1990, he worked in the [[Howard Korder]] play ''Search and Destroy''<ref name="latimes-1992"/><ref name="ocweekly-2010">{{cite news|url=http://www.ocweekly.com/bestof/2010/award/best-actor-828742|title=Mark Harelik, In the Garden, South Coast Repertory|year=2010|work=ocweekly.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920073116/http://www.ocweekly.com/bestof/2010/award/best-actor-828742/|archive-date=September 20, 2012}}</ref> and the William Ball play ''Cherry Orchard''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Churnin|first=Nancy|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-10-ca-385-story.html|title=William Ball Stays Up After the Fall|date=June 10, 1990|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref>


Harelik has appeared in the films ''[[Election (1999 film)|Election]]'', ''[[Jurassic Park III]]'', ''[[Eulogy]]'', and ''[[For Your Consideration (film)|For Your Consideration]].'' For animation; he was the voice of Queen Uberta’s [[valet]], Lord Rogers, in ''[[The Swan Princess]].'' Harelik has played parts on the television series ''[[Seinfeld]]'', ''[[Wings (1990 TV series)|Wings]]'', ''[[Grace Under Fire]]'', ''[[Will & Grace]]'', ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'', ''[[Boy Meets World]]'', ''[[Breaking Bad]]'', ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'', ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'' and five episodes of the first season of ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' as Dr. [[Eric Gablehauser]]. He also played Sara Tancredi's lawyer in ''[[Prison Break]]''. He appeared on the series finale of ''[[Cheers]]'', in a 2002 episode of [[Joss Whedon]]'s ''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]'' as Count Kurushu, and "[[Counterpoint (Star Trek: Voyager)|Counterpoint]]" an episode of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''. He also appeared in five episodes of short-lived NBC series ''[[Awake (TV series)|Awake]]''.<ref name="imdb"/>
Harelik has appeared in the films ''[[Election (1999 film)|Election]]'', ''[[Jurassic Park III]]'', ''[[Eulogy (film)|Eulogy]]'', ''[[For Your Consideration (film)|For Your Consideration]]'', and ''[[42 (film)|42]].'' For animation; he was the voice of Queen Uberta’s [[valet]], Lord Rogers, in ''[[The Swan Princess]].'' Harelik has played parts on the television series ''[[Seinfeld]]'', ''[[Numbers (TV series)|Numbers]]'', ''[[Wings (1990 TV series)|Wings]]'', ''[[Grace Under Fire]]'', ''[[Will & Grace]]'', ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'', ''[[Boy Meets World]]'', ''[[Breaking Bad]]'', ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'', ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'' and five episodes of the first season of ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' as Dr. [[Eric Gablehauser]]. He also played Sara Tancredi's lawyer in ''[[Prison Break]]''. He appeared on the series finale of ''[[Cheers]]'', in a 2002 episode of [[Joss Whedon]]'s ''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]'' as Count Kurushu, and "[[Counterpoint (Star Trek: Voyager)|Counterpoint]]" an episode of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''. He also appeared in five episodes of short-lived NBC series ''[[Awake (TV series)|Awake]]''.<ref name="imdb"/>


In 2015, he appeared under his own name as an actor hired by the [[Heavenly host]] to play [[God]] then later as God himself in the TV series ''[[Preacher (TV series)|Preacher]]''.
In 2015, he appeared under his own name as an actor hired by the [[Heavenly host]] to play [[God]] then later as God himself in the TV series ''[[Preacher (TV series)|Preacher]]''.


Harelik appeared in the Broadway musical ''[[The Light in the Piazza (musical)|The Light in the Piazza]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Elyse Sommer|url=http://www.curtainup.com/lightinthepiazza.html|title=Light In the Piazza, a CurtainUp review|publisher=curtainup.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012}}</ref> Harelik's play, ''The Immigrant'', has been well-received,<ref>{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Dennis|url=http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2011-06-09/culture/immigration-mensch-mark-harelik-s-tribute-to-his-grandfather-is-a-modest-and-charming-gem|title=Immigration Mensch: Mark Harelik's tribute to his grandfather is a modest and charming gem|date=June 9, 2011|publisher=riverfronttimes.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012}}</ref> and was adapted into a [[The Immigrant (musical)|musical of the same name]].
Harelik appeared in the Broadway musical ''[[The Light in the Piazza (musical)|The Light in the Piazza]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Elyse Sommer|url=http://www.curtainup.com/lightinthepiazza.html|title=Light In the Piazza, a CurtainUp review|website=curtainup.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012}}</ref> Harelik's play, ''The Immigrant'', has been well-received,<ref>{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Dennis|url=https://www.riverfronttimes.com/arts/immigration-mensch-mark-hareliks-tribute-to-his-grandfather-is-a-modest-and-charming-gem-2494566|title=Immigration Mensch: Mark Harelik's tribute to his grandfather is a modest and charming gem|date=June 9, 2011|work=riverfronttimes.com|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref> and was adapted into a [[The Immigrant (musical)|musical of the same name]].


In 1997, he released a sequel, ''The Legacy'', changing it from a true story to fiction.<ref>{{cite news|last=Breslauer|first=Jan|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1997/jul/13/entertainment/ca-12147|title=Addressing Unfinished Business|date=July 13, 1997|publisher=latimes.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012}}</ref> He has appeared in several other plays including ''Temptation'' (1989),<ref>{{cite news|last=Arkatov|first=Janice|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1989-06-25/entertainment/ca-6149_1_maria-irene-fornes-design-center-opens|title=Looking for the Real Item|date=June 25, 1989|publisher=latimes.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012}}</ref> ''The Heidi Chronicles'' (1991),<ref>{{cite news|last=Rousuck|first=J. Wynn|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-03-29/entertainment/1991088002_1_heidi-chronicles-women-artists-charismatic|title=Artistic themes come to life in Wasserstein's 'Heidi Chronicles'|date=March 29, 1991|publisher=baltimoresun.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012}}</ref> ''Elmer Gantry'' (1991),<ref>{{cite news|last=Drake|first=Sylvie|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1991-10-22/entertainment/ca-140_1_elmer-gantry|title=STAGE REVIEW: 'Elmer Gantry' as Paradox: A Ruthless Rogue Is Born Again in La Jolla Musical|date=October 22, 1991|publisher=latimes.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012}}</ref> ''Tartuffe'' (1999),<ref>{{cite news|last=Shirley|first=Don|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1999/jan/18/entertainment/ca-64694|title='Tartuffe' Resonates in the Now|date=January 18, 1999|publisher=latimes.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012}}</ref> ''Old Money'' (2000),<ref>{{cite news|last=Dominguez|first=Robert|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2000-12-08/entertainment/18159157_1_jodi-long-john-cullum-guest|title=Wasserstein time-travels over & over same ground|date=December 8, 2000|publisher=nydailynews.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012}}</ref> ''The Hollow Lands'' (2000),<ref name="ocweekly-2010"/> ''Be Aggressive'',<ref>{{cite news|last=Ehren|first=Christine|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/61845-Last-Cheer-Be-Aggressive-Closes-Aug-26-at-La-Jolla-Playhouse|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131120003/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/61845-Last-Cheer-Be-Aggressive-Closes-Aug-26-at-La-Jolla-Playhouse|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013|title=Last Cheer: Be Aggressive Closes Aug. 26 at La Jolla Playhouse|date=August 26, 2001|publisher=playbill.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012}}</ref> ''The Beard of Avon'' (2001),<ref>{{cite news|last=Oxman|first=Steven|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117798233?refCatId=33&ref=related|title=Reviews - The Beard of Avon - Reviews|date=June 4, 2001|publisher=variety.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012}}</ref> ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' (2004).<ref name="ocweekly-2010"/> Harelik also played Dr. Paul Stickley in HBO's series ''[[Getting On (U.S. TV series)|Getting On]]'', an American adaptation of the British sitcom of the same name.<ref name="imdb">{{IMDb name|362862}}</ref>
In 1997, he released a sequel, ''The Legacy'', changing it from a true story to fiction.<ref>{{cite news|last=Breslauer|first=Jan|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-13-ca-12147-story.html|title=Addressing Unfinished Business|date=July 13, 1997|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref> He has appeared in several other plays including ''Temptation'' (1989),<ref>{{cite news|last=Arkatov|first=Janice|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-25-ca-6149-story.html|title=Looking for the Real Item|date=June 25, 1989|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref> ''The Heidi Chronicles'' (1991),<ref>{{cite news|last=Rousuck|first=J. Wynn|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-03-29-1991088002-story.html|title=Artistic themes come to life in Wasserstein's 'Heidi Chronicles'|date=March 29, 1991|work=baltimoresun.com|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref> ''Elmer Gantry'' (1991),<ref>{{cite news|last=Drake|first=Sylvie|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-22-ca-140-story.html|title=STAGE REVIEW: 'Elmer Gantry' as Paradox: A Ruthless Rogue Is Born Again in La Jolla Musical|date=October 22, 1991|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref> ''Tartuffe'' (1999),<ref>{{cite news|last=Shirley|first=Don|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jan-18-ca-64694-story.html|title='Tartuffe' Resonates in the Now|date=January 18, 1999|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref> ''Old Money'' (2000),<ref>{{cite news|last=Dominguez|first=Robert|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2000-12-08/entertainment/18159157_1_jodi-long-john-cullum-guest|title=Wasserstein time-travels over & over same ground|date=December 8, 2000|work=nydailynews.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> ''The Hollow Lands'' (2000),<ref name="ocweekly-2010"/> ''Be Aggressive'',<ref>{{cite news|last=Ehren|first=Christine|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/last-cheer-be-aggressive-closes-aug-26-at-la-jolla-playhouse-com-98303|title=Last Cheer: ''Be Aggressive'' Closes Aug. 26 at La Jolla Playhouse|date=August 26, 2001|work=playbill.com|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref> ''The Beard of Avon'' (2001),<ref>{{cite news|last=Oxman|first=Steven|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117798233?refCatId=33&ref=related|title=Reviews - The Beard of Avon - Reviews|date=June 4, 2001|work=variety.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012}}</ref> ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' (2004).<ref name="ocweekly-2010"/> Harelik also played Dr. Paul Stickley in HBO's series ''[[Getting On (American TV series)|Getting On]]'', an American adaptation of the British sitcom of the same name.<ref name="imdb">{{IMDb name|362862}}</ref>


In 2015, Harelik co-starred as Jamie Thompson's father in ''[[This Isn't Funny]]'', and in 2017, he played baseball player [[Hank Greenberg]] in the film ''[[Battle of the Sexes (2017 film)|Battle of the Sexes]]''.
In 2015, Harelik co-starred as Jamie Thompson's father in ''[[This Isn't Funny]]'', and in 2017, he played baseball player [[Hank Greenberg]] in the film ''[[Battle of the Sexes (2017 film)|Battle of the Sexes]]''. In 2024, he was cast as ''[[Dr. Hiruluk]]'' from ''[[One Piece (2023 TV series)|One Piece]]''.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
He is married to actress [[Spencer Kayden]], who has acted in theatre productions alongside him.<ref>{{cite news|last=Boehm|first=Mike|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2004/jun/20/entertainment/ca-boehm20|title=Think panache, not Pinocchio|date=2004-06-20|publisher=latimes.com|accessdate=2013-11-26}}</ref> They have one child.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rampell|first=Catherine|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/theater/theaterspecial/spencer-kayden-discusses-her-return-to-broadway.html?_r=0|title=Spencer Kayden Discusses Her Return to Broadway|date=2012-05-10|publisher=nytimes.com|accessdate=2013-11-26}}</ref>
He is married to actress [[Spencer Kayden]], who has acted in theatre productions alongside him.<ref>{{cite news|last=Boehm|first=Mike|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jun-20-ca-boehm20-story.html|title=Think panache, not Pinocchio|date=2004-06-20|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref> They have one child.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rampell|first=Catherine|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/theater/theaterspecial/spencer-kayden-discusses-her-return-to-broadway.html?_r=0|title=Spencer Kayden Discusses Her Return to Broadway|date=2012-05-10|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=2013-11-26}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
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|-
|-
|1990|| ''[[A Gnome Named Gnorm]]'' || Detective Kaminsky ||
|1990|| ''[[A Gnome Named Gnorm]]'' || Detective Kaminsky ||
|-
|1993|| ''[[Wings (NBC TV series)|Wings]]'' || Davis Lynch || 5 episodes
|-
|-
|1994|| ''[[The Swan Princess]]'' || Lord Rogers || Voice
|1994|| ''[[The Swan Princess]]'' || Lord Rogers || Voice
|-
|1999|| ''[[Election (1999 film)|Election]]'' || Dave Novotny ||
|-
|2001|| ''[[Jurassic Park III]]'' || Ben Hildebrand ||
|-
|2004|| ''[[Eulogy (film)|Eulogy]]'' || Burt ||
|-
|2006
|''[[For Your Consideration (film)|For Your Consideration]]''
| Round Table Host
|
|-
|2007
| ''[[Watching the Detectives (film)|Watching the Detectives]]''
| Detective Barloe
|
|-
|2009|| ''[[Timer (film)|Timer]]'' || Dr. Serious ||
|-
|2009|| ''[[The Job (2009 film)|The Job]]'' || Martin ||
|-
|2011|| ''[[Meeting Spencer]]'' || David Thiel ||
|-
|2013|| ''[[42 (film)|42]]'' || [[Herb Pennock]] ||
|-
|2015|| ''[[This Isn't Funny]]'' || Joseph Thompson ||
|-
|2015|| ''[[Trumbo (2015 film)|Trumbo]]'' || [[Edward Muhl|Edward 'Ed' Muhl]] ||
|-
|2017|| ''[[Battle of the Sexes (2017 film)|Battle of the Sexes]]'' || [[Hank Greenberg]] ||
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1993|| ''[[Wings (1990 TV series)|Wings]]'' || Davis Lynch || 5 episodes
|-
|1993|| ''[[Cheers]]'' || Reed Manchester
|
|-
|-
|1997|| ''[[Seinfeld]]'' || Milos ||
|1997|| ''[[Seinfeld]]'' || Milos ||
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|[[Counterpoint (Star Trek: Voyager)|''Star Trek: Voyager'']]
|[[Counterpoint (Star Trek: Voyager)|''Star Trek: Voyager'']]
|Inspector Kashyk
|Inspector Kashyk
| 1 episode
|
|-
|1999|| ''[[Election (1999 film)|Election]]'' || Dave Novotny ||
|-
|-
|1999|| ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' || Jedediah Lawrence || 3 episodes
|1999|| ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' || Jedediah Lawrence || 3 episodes
|-
|-
|2004
|2001|| ''[[Jurassic Park III]]'' || Ben Hildebrand ||
| ''[[Will & Grace]]''
|-
|Tim
|2004|| ''[[Eulogy]]'' || Burt ||
|3 episodes
|-
|-
|2005
|2005
|[[Gilmore Girls ]]
|''[[Gilmore Girls]]''
|Stuart Wultz
|Stuart Wultz
|
|
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|''[[House (TV series)|House]] ''
|''[[House (TV series)|House]] ''
|Mr. Foster
|Mr. Foster
|
|-
|2006
|''[[For Your Consideration (film)|For Your Consideration]]''
| Round Table Host
|
|
|-
|-
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|''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
|''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
| Keith
| Keith
| 1 episode
|-
|2006
|''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]''
| Dr. Peter Ogden
| 1 episode
| 1 episode
|-
|-
|2007
|2007
| ''[[Watching the Detectives (film)|Watching the Detectives]]''
| ''[[Heroes (American TV series)|Heroes]]''
|DHS Agent
| Detective Barloe
| Ep "[[Out of Time (Heroes)|Out of Time]]"
|
|-
|-
|2007–2008
|2007–2008
| ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''
| ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''
|Dr. Gablehauser
|Dr. Eric Gablehauser
|5 episodes
|5 episodes
|-
|-
|2008
|2009|| ''[[Timer (film)|Timer]]'' || Dr. Serious ||
| ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]''
|Publisher Elliot David
|
|-
|-
|2009|| ''[[The Job (2009 film)|The Job]]'' || Martin ||
|2009|| ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'' || Mikhail Alvanov || "[[Mr. Monk and the Badge]]"
|-
|-
|2010|| ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' || Doctor ||
|2010|| ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' || Doctor ||
|-
|-
|2011|| ''[[Meeting Spencer]]'' || David Thiel ||
|2012|| ''[[Awake (TV series)|Awake]]'' ||Carl Kessel||6 episodes
|-
|-
|2013|| ''[[42 (film)|42]]'' || [[Herb Pennock]] ||
|2014|| ''[[The Mentalist]]'' ||Kenyon Russell||"Forest Green"
|-
|-
|2015|| ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]'' ||Julian Voorhees||1 episode
|2015|| ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]'' ||Julian Voorhees||1 episode
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|2015|| ''[[The Leftovers (TV series)|The Leftovers]]'' ||Peter||
|2015|| ''[[The Leftovers (TV series)|The Leftovers]]'' ||Peter||
|-
|-
|2015|| ''[[This Isn't Funny]]'' || Joseph Thompson ||
|2016-2019|| [[Preacher (TV series)|''Preacher'']] || Mark Harelik/God ||
|-
|2015|| ''[[Trumbo (2015 film)|Trumbo]]'' || Edward 'Ed' Muhl ||
|-
|2016-2019|| [[Preacher (TV series)|''Preacher'']] || God ||
|-
|2017|| ''[[Battle of the Sexes (2017 film)|Battle of the Sexes]]'' || Hank Greenberg ||
|-
|-
|2018|| ''[[Castle Rock (TV series)|Castle Rock]]'' || Gordon || 3 episodes
|2018|| ''[[Castle Rock (TV series)|Castle Rock]]'' || Gordon || 3 episodes
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|William Bloomfield
|William Bloomfield
|1 episode
|1 episode
|-
|2024||''[[Presumed Innocent (TV series)|Presumed Innocent]]''||Liam Reynolds
|-
|2025|| ''[[One Piece (2023 TV series)|One Piece]]'' || [[List_of_One_Piece_characters#Drum Island|Hiriluk]] || Filming
|-
|}
|}


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
*[[Drama Desk Awards|2005 Drama Desk Award]] [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical|for Outstanding Book of a Musical]] — ''The Immigrant'' (nominee)<ref name="sunsentinel-2012"/>
*[[Drama Desk Awards|2005 Drama Desk Award]] [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical|for Outstanding Book of a Musical]] — ''The Immigrant'' (nominee)<ref name="sunsentinel-2012"/>
*[[Lucille Lortel Awards|2003 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical]] — ''[[Hank Williams: Lost Highway (musical)|Hank Williams: Lost Highway]]'' (nominee)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lortelaward.com/2003nominees.htm|title=2003 Nominations and Recipients|publisher=lortelaward.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206125221/http://www.lortelaward.com/2003nominees.htm|archive-date=February 6, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Lucille Lortel Awards|2003 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical]] — ''[[Hank Williams: Lost Highway (musical)|Hank Williams: Lost Highway]]'' (nominee)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lortelaward.com/2003nominees.htm|title=2003 Nominations and Recipients|website=lortelaward.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206125221/http://www.lortelaward.com/2003nominees.htm|archive-date=February 6, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*2011 Lunt-Fontanne Fellow at [[Ten Chimneys|Ten Chimneys Foundation]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Propst|first=Andy|url=http://www.theatermania.com/chicago-theater/news/12-2010/rick-foucheux-mark-harelik-austin-pendleton-et-al-_32555.html|title=Rick Foucheux, Mark Harelik, Austin Pendleton, et al. Named 2011 Lunt-Fontanne Fellows|date=December 6, 2010|publisher=theatermania.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012}}</ref>
*2011 Lunt-Fontanne Fellow at [[Ten Chimneys|Ten Chimneys Foundation]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Propst|first=Andy|url=http://www.theatermania.com/chicago-theater/news/12-2010/rick-foucheux-mark-harelik-austin-pendleton-et-al-_32555.html|title=Rick Foucheux, Mark Harelik, Austin Pendleton, et al. Named 2011 Lunt-Fontanne Fellows|date=December 6, 2010|work=theatermania.com|accessdate=October 18, 2012}}</ref>


==Publications==
==Publications==
*''The Immigrant''<ref>[http://www.samuelfrench.com/p/3861/immigrant-the ''The Immigrant''] samuelfrench.com, {{ISBN|9780573632723}}</ref><ref>Harelick, Mark. [https://books.google.com/books?id=d8ioxZSN9Z8C&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=%22The+Immigrant%22+%22Mark+Harelik%22&source=bl&ots=BJ0_8XZHrN&sig=sErsr50w2doJpVDL4rdC03DGNao&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj755GOu4nKAhXHQyYKHQFuCFI4MhDoAQgnMAM "Script"] ''The Immigrant'', Samuel French, Inc., 2005, {{ISBN|0573632723}}</ref>
*''The Immigrant''<ref>[http://www.samuelfrench.com/p/3861/immigrant-the ''The Immigrant''] samuelfrench.com, {{ISBN|9780573632723}}</ref><ref>Harelick, Mark. [https://books.google.com/books?id=d8ioxZSN9Z8C&dq=%22The+Immigrant%22+%22Mark+Harelik%22&pg=PA1 "Script"] ''The Immigrant'', Samuel French, Inc., 2005, {{ISBN|0573632723}}</ref>
*''The Legacy''<ref>[http://www.samuelfrench.com/p/16937/legacy-the ''The Legacy''] samuelfrench.com, {{ISBN|9780881451320}}</ref>
*''The Legacy''<ref>[http://www.samuelfrench.com/p/16937/legacy-the ''The Legacy''] samuelfrench.com, {{ISBN|9780881451320}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 18:20, 10 January 2025

Mark Harelik
Harelik in 2019
Born
Marcus Frank Harelik

(1951-06-05) June 5, 1951 (age 73)
Hamilton, Texas, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, playwright
Years active1983–present
Spouse
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(m. 2004)​
Children1

Marcus Frank Harelik (born June 5, 1951) is an American television, film, and stage actor, and playwright.

Early life

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Harelik was born in Hamilton, Texas.

In 1909, Harelik's Russian Jewish grandfather, Haskell Harelik—upon whom Harelik's 1985 play, The Immigrant, is based—immigrated to Galveston, Texas.[1][2]

Career

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In 1987, he moved to Los Angeles where he co-wrote, with Randal Myler, Hank Williams: Lost Highway.[3] In 1990, he worked in the Howard Korder play Search and Destroy[3][4] and the William Ball play Cherry Orchard.[5]

Harelik has appeared in the films Election, Jurassic Park III, Eulogy, For Your Consideration, and 42. For animation; he was the voice of Queen Uberta’s valet, Lord Rogers, in The Swan Princess. Harelik has played parts on the television series Seinfeld, Numbers, Wings, Grace Under Fire, Will & Grace, NCIS, Boy Meets World, Breaking Bad, Bones, Six Feet Under and five episodes of the first season of The Big Bang Theory as Dr. Eric Gablehauser. He also played Sara Tancredi's lawyer in Prison Break. He appeared on the series finale of Cheers, in a 2002 episode of Joss Whedon's Angel as Count Kurushu, and "Counterpoint" an episode of Star Trek: Voyager. He also appeared in five episodes of short-lived NBC series Awake.[6]

In 2015, he appeared under his own name as an actor hired by the Heavenly host to play God then later as God himself in the TV series Preacher.

Harelik appeared in the Broadway musical The Light in the Piazza.[7] Harelik's play, The Immigrant, has been well-received,[8] and was adapted into a musical of the same name.

In 1997, he released a sequel, The Legacy, changing it from a true story to fiction.[9] He has appeared in several other plays including Temptation (1989),[10] The Heidi Chronicles (1991),[11] Elmer Gantry (1991),[12] Tartuffe (1999),[13] Old Money (2000),[14] The Hollow Lands (2000),[4] Be Aggressive,[15] The Beard of Avon (2001),[16] Cyrano de Bergerac (2004).[4] Harelik also played Dr. Paul Stickley in HBO's series Getting On, an American adaptation of the British sitcom of the same name.[6]

In 2015, Harelik co-starred as Jamie Thompson's father in This Isn't Funny, and in 2017, he played baseball player Hank Greenberg in the film Battle of the Sexes. In 2024, he was cast as Dr. Hiruluk from One Piece.

Personal life

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He is married to actress Spencer Kayden, who has acted in theatre productions alongside him.[17] They have one child.[18]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 A Gnome Named Gnorm Detective Kaminsky
1994 The Swan Princess Lord Rogers Voice
1999 Election Dave Novotny
2001 Jurassic Park III Ben Hildebrand
2004 Eulogy Burt
2006 For Your Consideration Round Table Host
2007 Watching the Detectives Detective Barloe
2009 Timer Dr. Serious
2009 The Job Martin
2011 Meeting Spencer David Thiel
2013 42 Herb Pennock
2015 This Isn't Funny Joseph Thompson
2015 Trumbo Edward 'Ed' Muhl
2017 Battle of the Sexes Hank Greenberg

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Wings Davis Lynch 5 episodes
1993 Cheers Reed Manchester
1997 Seinfeld Milos
1998 Star Trek: Voyager Inspector Kashyk 1 episode
1999 Boy Meets World Jedediah Lawrence 3 episodes
2004 Will & Grace Tim 3 episodes
2005 Gilmore Girls Stuart Wultz
2005 House Mr. Foster
2006 Grey's Anatomy Keith 1 episode
2006 Bones Dr. Peter Ogden 1 episode
2007 Heroes DHS Agent Ep "Out of Time"
2007–2008 The Big Bang Theory Dr. Eric Gablehauser 5 episodes
2008 Medium Publisher Elliot David
2009 Monk Mikhail Alvanov "Mr. Monk and the Badge"
2010 Breaking Bad Doctor
2012 Awake Carl Kessel 6 episodes
2014 The Mentalist Kenyon Russell "Forest Green"
2015 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Julian Voorhees 1 episode
2015 The Leftovers Peter
2016-2019 Preacher Mark Harelik/God
2018 Castle Rock Gordon 3 episodes
2019 The Morning Show Richard 2 episodes
2022 The Rookie William Bloomfield 1 episode
2024 Presumed Innocent Liam Reynolds
2025 One Piece Hiriluk Filming

Awards and nominations

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Publications

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References

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  1. ^ a b Glassman, Marvin (June 13, 2012). "An unusual twist to the immigrant story". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Rickwald, Bethany (September 25, 2012). "Greyssan Felipe, Janet Weakly to Appear in Miami Beach Stage Door Theatre's The Immigrant". theatermania.com. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Christion, Lawrence (March 11, 1992). "'Immigrant' Arrives at Westwood Playhouse Stage". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Mark Harelik, In the Garden, South Coast Repertory". ocweekly.com. 2010. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  5. ^ Churnin, Nancy (June 10, 1990). "William Ball Stays Up After the Fall". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Mark Harelik at IMDb
  7. ^ Elyse Sommer. "Light In the Piazza, a CurtainUp review". curtainup.com. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  8. ^ Brown, Dennis (June 9, 2011). "Immigration Mensch: Mark Harelik's tribute to his grandfather is a modest and charming gem". riverfronttimes.com. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  9. ^ Breslauer, Jan (July 13, 1997). "Addressing Unfinished Business". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  10. ^ Arkatov, Janice (June 25, 1989). "Looking for the Real Item". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  11. ^ Rousuck, J. Wynn (March 29, 1991). "Artistic themes come to life in Wasserstein's 'Heidi Chronicles'". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  12. ^ Drake, Sylvie (October 22, 1991). "STAGE REVIEW: 'Elmer Gantry' as Paradox: A Ruthless Rogue Is Born Again in La Jolla Musical". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  13. ^ Shirley, Don (January 18, 1999). "'Tartuffe' Resonates in the Now". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  14. ^ Dominguez, Robert (December 8, 2000). "Wasserstein time-travels over & over same ground". nydailynews.com. Retrieved October 18, 2012.[dead link‍]
  15. ^ Ehren, Christine (August 26, 2001). "Last Cheer: Be Aggressive Closes Aug. 26 at La Jolla Playhouse". playbill.com. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  16. ^ Oxman, Steven (June 4, 2001). "Reviews - The Beard of Avon - Reviews". variety.com. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  17. ^ Boehm, Mike (2004-06-20). "Think panache, not Pinocchio". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  18. ^ Rampell, Catherine (2012-05-10). "Spencer Kayden Discusses Her Return to Broadway". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  19. ^ "2003 Nominations and Recipients". lortelaward.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  20. ^ Propst, Andy (December 6, 2010). "Rick Foucheux, Mark Harelik, Austin Pendleton, et al. Named 2011 Lunt-Fontanne Fellows". theatermania.com. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  21. ^ The Immigrant samuelfrench.com, ISBN 9780573632723
  22. ^ Harelick, Mark. "Script" The Immigrant, Samuel French, Inc., 2005, ISBN 0573632723
  23. ^ The Legacy samuelfrench.com, ISBN 9780881451320
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