What is the net worth of Elliott Gould?
Elliott Gould is an American actor who has a net worth of $10 million. Elliott Gould is best known for his performances in films such as Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice and Robert Altman’s M*A*S*H, The Long Goodbye and California Split. Other film credits include ‘The Touch’, ‘Capricorn One’, ‘Bugsy’ and the ‘Ocean’s’ film series. Gould has also appeared widely on television, with notable recurring roles on “Friends” and “Ray Donovan.”
Youth
Elliott Gould was born Elliott Goldstein on August 29, 1938 in the Brooklyn borough of New York. His father, Bernard, was a textile buyer, while his mother, Lucille, sold artificial flowers to beauty shops. Gould is Jewish and of Russian, Ukrainian, and Polish descent. As a youth, he attended the Children’s Vocational School, a college preparatory school.
The beginnings of a career on stage
Gould began his acting career on Broadway in the late 1950s. He made his debut with a minor role in the musical “Rumple” in 1957. The following year, he had another small role in the musical “Say, Darling.” Gould later starred in “Irma La Douce” and had leading roles in “I Can Get It for You Wholesale” and “Drat! The cat!”
Film career, part 1
In 1964, Gould made her feature film debut in William Dieterle’s Quick, Let’s Get Married. He next appeared in William Friedkin’s 1968 musical comedy The Night They Raided Minsky’s. Gould reached a new level of recognition in 1969 when he starred alongside Dyan Cannon, Natalie Wood and Robert Culp in Paul Mazursky’s hit film Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. For his portrayal of Ted Henderson, Gould received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He followed that up with another huge hit in 1970, Robert Altman’s war comedy M*A*S*H, in which he played Trapper John McIntyre. At the same time, Gould starred in the comedies “Getting Straight”, “Move” and “I Love My Wife”. In 1971, he starred in Alan Arkin’s dark comedy Little Murders and Ingmar Bergman’s romantic drama The Touch. Two years later, Gould reunited with Robert Altman to play detective Philip Marlowe in the neo-noir thriller The Long Goodbye. He starred in an Altman film again in 1974, appearing opposite George Segal in the drama California Split. Gould’s other notable credits in the 70s include ‘Busting’, ‘S*P*Y*S’, ‘I Will, I Will… for Now’, ‘Harry and Walter Go to New York’, ‘A Bridge Too Far ” “Matilda”, “The Silent Partner” and “Capricorn One”. Gould reunited with Robert Altman to play detective Philip Marlowe in the neo-noir thriller The Long Goodbye. He starred in an Altman film again in 1974, appearing opposite George Segal in the drama California Split. Gould’s other notable credits in the 70s include ‘Busting’, ‘S*P*Y*S’, ‘I Will, I Will… for Now’, ‘Harry and Walter Go to New York’, ‘A Bridge Too Far ” “Matilda”, “The Silent Partner” and “Capricorn One”. Gould reunited with Robert Altman to play detective Philip Marlowe in the neo-noir thriller The Long Goodbye. He starred in an Altman film again in 1974, appearing opposite George Segal in the drama California Split. Gould’s other notable credits in the 70s include ‘Busting’, ‘S*P*Y*S’, ‘I Will, I Will… for Now’, ‘Harry and Walter Go to New York’, ‘A Bridge Too Far ” “Matilda”, “The Silent Partner” and “Capricorn One”. appearing opposite George Segal in the drama ‘California Split’. Gould’s other notable credits in the 70s include ‘Busting’, ‘S*P*Y*S’, ‘I Will, I Will… for Now’, ‘Harry and Walter Go to New York’, ‘A Bridge Too Far ” “Matilda”, “The Silent Partner” and “Capricorn One”. appearing opposite George Segal in the drama ‘California Split’. Gould’s other notable credits in the 70s include ‘Busting’, ‘S*P*Y*S’, ‘I Will, I Will… for Now’, ‘Harry and Walter Go to New York’, ‘A Bridge Too Far ” “Matilda”, “The Silent Partner” and “Capricorn One”.
Gould began the 80s with starring roles in the Disney family adventure “The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark” and the romantic comedy “Falling in Love Again.” Another Disney film followed, The Devil and Max Devlin. Gould later starred in Dirty Tricks, Tramps, Over the Brooklyn Bridge, The Naked Face, Inside Out, Lethal Obsession, My First Forty Years, The Telephone, and Dangerous love.” He ended the decade with four films in 1989: “Night Visitor,” “The Lemon Sisters,” “Massacre Play,” and “Secret Scandal.”
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Film career, part 2
In the early ’90s, Gould appeared in “I’ll Be Going Now” and “Dead Men Don’t Die” and won praise for his supporting performance as aging mobster Harry Greenberg in the polygraph film “Bugsy.” He was also in “Beyond Justice,” “The Player,” “Wet and Wild Summer!” and “Love!” Gould went on to fill several supporting roles throughout the decade in films such as The Glass Shield, A Boy Called Hate, Kicking and Screaming, Johns, The Big Hit and American History X.
Since the 2000s, Gould has appeared in Playing Mona Lisa and Picking Up the Pieces. He then had one of his most popular roles in Steven Soderbergh’s remake of “Ocean’s Eleven”, playing wealthy ex-casino owner Reuben Tishkoff. Gould would later reprise this role in the sequels “Ocean’s Twelve” and “Ocean’s Thirteen”, as well as the spinoff “Ocean’s 8”. His other notable credits included ‘The Caller’, ‘Expecting Mary’, ‘Morning’, ‘Contagion’, ‘Ruby Sparks’, ‘Humor Me’ and ‘Dangerous Lies’.
Television career
Gould first appeared on television in 1964, playing the Jester in the television movie Once Upon a Mattress. He did not return to the small screen until 1972. Later, from 1975 to 1980, he hosted six episodes of “Saturday Night Live.” Gould had his first major television series role from 1984 to 1986 when he played Dr. Howard Sheinfeld on the CBS medical sitcom “E/R.” In the second half of the 80s, he appeared in the episode of “The Twilight Zone” and “Together We Stand” and starred in the television films “Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8”, “Frog” and “Act of Betrayal.”
Gould appeared on many shows in the 90s, including “LA Law,” “Moon Over Miami,” “Burke’s Law” and “Mentors.” In 1998, he had a starring role in the Fox sitcom “Getting Personal.” Gould’s most notable role of the decade, however, came on the NBC sitcom Friends, playing Ross and Monica. He returned to the role for 20 episodes until 2003. Towards the end of his run on the series, he starred in the short-lived sitcom “Baby Bob”. This was followed by appearances in shows such as “Las Vegas,” “Crumbs,” “Law & Order,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” and “The Cape.” Gould’s next significant role was from 2013 to 2016, playing Ezra Goldman in the crime series “Ray Donovan”.
Personal life
In 1963, Gould married Barbra Streisand, whom he had met while performing on Broadway in I Can Get It for You Wholesale. The two had a son named Jason and divorced in 1971. Two years later, Gould married Jennifer Bogart; before their marriage they had two children named Molly and Samuel. Gould and Bogart divorced in 1975 before remarrying in 1978. They later divorced for a second time in 1989.
