Jack Warden (born John Warden Lebzelter Jr.; September 18, 1920 – July 19, 2006) was an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Shampoo (1975) and Heaven Can Wait (1978). He received a BAFTA nomination for the former, and won a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance in Brian's Song (1971). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Warden, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.