Up for auction “M*A*S*H” Harvey J. Goldenberg Hand Signed 4X6 Color Photo |
Born in The Bronx, New York, the youngest child of Ruth and Abraham
Harry Goldenberg (his sisters Gilda and Lael were six and four years his
senior, respectively). He attended P.S. 90 in New York before his family moved
to Fair Lawn, New Jersey, when he was 12. He attended Fair Lawn High, where he
was co-editor of the school paper, a member of the Pen and Quill Society and in
his senior year was elected to Phi Theta, the school's drama society. Upon
graduation in 1958 he received a partial scholarship.
Harvey's
first appearance in a play was in Warren Point Secondary School, where he
played the title role in "The King in the Kitchen". His appearances
in high school plays included Bottom in "A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
the Captain of the Guard in "The Pirates of Penzance" and, in his
senior year, the title role in "The Doctor from Dunsmore." He
graduated from Boston University's College of Liberal Arts in 1962. In his
freshman year at BU he studied under David Pressman, the Neighborhood Playhouse
maven. Then he taught elementary school for two years in Paterson, New Jersey.
While teaching he did appeared in the softcore film The Love Statue (1965), which dealt with LSD. Soon afterward he made his New
York stage debut in The Peppermint Players musical "Jack and the
Beanstalk", playing the Giant. That was followed by the short-lived
"Village Blues" at the 42nd Street Theater. At Fairleigh Dickenson
University in Teaneck, New Jersey, he studied creative writing under Marguerite
Young, author of "Miss McIntosh, My Darling." He had a story
published in the Watchung (NJ) Weekly and is the author of the book "How
to Succeed in the Business There's No Business Like" and five "first"
novels. After appearing as the Nephew in the Traveler's Insurance award-winning
commercial called "The Reading of the Will", a 60-second spot that
co-starred Lou Jacobi as
the Attorney and 'Maureen Arthur' as the surprise heiress, Harvey went on to
appear in over 100 other commercials, notably the award-winning spoof of Stagecoach (1939)
and several Doritos spots starring Avery Schreiber ("The Reading of the Will" was directed by Howard Zieff,
who shortly afterward found success directing films like Hearts of the West (1975) and Private Benjamin (981)_).
In 1968 he moved to Hollywood, where he
appeared in films with 'George C. Scott', Natalie Wood and Michael Caine and
appeared opposite 'Kathleen Freeman' (v) in _The Malibu Bikini Shop (198)_. He
also played the marriage license clerk in Phil Alden Robinson's directorial debut, In the Mood (1987).
His television appearance go back to N.Y.P.D. (1967)
in New York, but extend to shows like That Girl (1966), M*A*S*H (1972), The Golden Girls (1985) and Mr. Belvedere (1985).
He also appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) three times at a member of the Carson
Arts Players.