Born Elliott Goldstein on the 29th August 1938, in Brooklyn, New York City USA, he is an actor probably still best known to the world for playing Ted Henderson in the film “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice” (1969), and as Reuben Tishkoff in “Ocean’s Eleven” (2001), “Ocean’s Twelve” (2004), and “Ocean’s Thirteen” (2007), among other roles. His career has been active since the 1960s.
Have you ever wondered how rich Elliott Gould is, as of mid-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Gould`s net worth is as high as $20 million, earned through his successful career in the entertainment industry, during which he has appeared in more than 150 film and TV titles.
Elliott Gould Net Worth $20 Million
Elliott has roots in Ukraine, Poland and Russia, as his grandparents were immigrants from those countries. He is the son of Bernard Goldstein, who was a textile buyer, and mother Lucile, who sold artificial flowers to beauty shops.
He went to the Professional Children`s School, while other details about his education are unknown in the media. Before he became a renowned actor, Elliott climbed his way up, firstly on stage appearing in such productions as “I Can Get It for You Wholesale” in 1962, and “Irma La Douce”, “Say, Darling”, and “Drat! The Cat!” among others. In 1964 he made his TV debut appearance in “Once Upon A Mattress”, and the same year appeared in the film “Quick, Let`s Get Married”. In 1969 came his breakthrough role, as Ted Henderson in the comedy film by Paul Mazursky, entitled “Bob & Carol &Ted & Alice”. The following year he appeared in Robert Altman`s popular TV series “MASH”, and during 1970s collaborated with Altman on films “The Long Goodbye” (1973), “California Split” (1974), and “Nashville” (1975). Elliot also featured in other productions, including “S*P*Y*S” (1974), with Donald Sutherland, “Who?” (1975), with Trevor Howard, “I Will… I Will… For Now” (1976), with Diane Keaton and Paul Sorvino, and “Capricorn One” (1977), alongside James Brolin and Brenda Vaccaro in lead roles. By the end of the 1970s, he had also starred in “The Silent Partner” (1979), and “The Lady Vanishes” (1979), among others, all of which added to his net worth.
In the 1980s, his career took a downward course, however, he still managed to record several notable roles, including in “Tramps” (1983), “Over The Brooklyn Bridge” (1984), “The Naked Face”, also in 1984 with Roger Moore and Rod Steiger as leads. From 1983-85 he played Dr. Howard Sheinfeld in the comedy series “E/R”, then in the second half of the decade, Elliott continued adding film credits to his name, including “Inside Out” (1986), “The Telephone” (1988), “Dangerous Love” (1988), and “Massacre Play” (1989), among others.
His fame returned in 1991, when he portrayed Harry Greenberg in the biographical film “Bugsy”, with Warren Beatty, Harvey Keitel and Annette Bening as lead roles, and in 1994 he was selected for the role of Jack Geller, father of Ross Geller – portrayed by David Schwimmer – and Monica Geller, played by Courteney Cox in the cult sitcom “Friends” (1994-2003). Other credits include “Johns” (1996), “Getting Personal” (1998), and a highly praised performance in “American History X”, also in 1998.
With the beginning of the new millennium, Elliott didn`t change much, as he continued to appear both in television and film; in 2001 he was cast as Reuben Tishkoff in “Ocean`s Eleven”, a role he repeated in sequels “Ocean`s Twelve” (2004), and “Ocean`s Thirteen” (2007). Also in the first half of the 2000s, Eliott appeared in “The Experience Box” (2001) “Puckoon” (2002), and “Baby Bob” (2002-2003). In 2007 he featured in the film “Saving Sarah Cain”, and four years later he was the star of the film “The Encore Of Tony Duran”, and in 2012 he was in the lead role in the film “Fred Won`t Move Out” (2012). To speak further of his accomplishments, Elliott`s net worth increased thanks to his appearance in the TV series “Ray Donovan” (2013-2016), and most recently he appeared in the film “History Of Love” (2016). Also, he is a cast member of the new CBS drama series “Doubt”, which will also increase his net worth.
During his career, Elliott has received several nominations and won awards, including the Academy Award nomination for his work on film “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice”, and Golden Globe nomination for his work on the film “MASH”. Furthermore, he received a Golden Laurel award for “MASH”. He is also the member of the National Board of Directors of the Screen Actors Guild.
Regarding his personal life, Elliott was married to Barbra Streisand from 1963 until 1971: the couple had one child together, actor Jason Gould. Two years after he divorced from Barbara, Elliott married Jennifer Bogart; they divorced in 1975, however, three years later they re-married, but their second marriage lasted only a year. They had two children together.
Elliott is also known as a philanthropist, supporting several charitable causes, including the organization Save Ellis Island.
Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (1970), Golden Globe Awards (1971), BAFTA Film Award, MTV Movie Award (2002), Teen Choice Award (2007), Canadian Screen Award (2015)
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“Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice”, “MASH”, “Ocean`s Eleven”, “Ocean`s Twelve” (2004), “Ocean`s Thirteen” (2007), “The Experience Box” (2001), “Puckoon” (2002), “Saving Sarah Cain” (2007), “The Encore of Tony Duran” (2010)
(2013, on landing Friends) They'd done a pilot, they'd been picked up by NBC, and I knew they were going to be on around Mad About You and Seinfeld, but they were not yet in production. They sent me a script, and... there wasn't much in it, but they wanted me to play the father of David Schwimmer and Courteney Cox. I didn't know if I'd do it. There wasn't much money in it for me, so I didn't think I would do it, and my agents didn't want me to do it at the time, either. But then I saw on the script that it was to be directed by Jim Burrows. I'd worked for Jim's father, Abe, who directed Say, Darling, where I was third assistant stage manager and I was a chorus boy, just a little part. But that was one reason why I wanted to work with Jim Burrows. That, and to see how he did it, because he was so successful. So I wound up doing it, and we got along great. And all the Friends were very nice to me, too.
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(2013, on working with the Ocean's Eleven cast) It was great. George Clooney is a fabulous guy. He's very generous, lots of fun, very intelligent. And he set the tone. Brad Pitt was a terrific guy, and I became friendly with Matt Damon and... well, everyone, really. But I really picked up on Casey Affleck during the film. I called him "Maestro." He bit his nails lower than I ever bit mine... and I used to bite mine to the quick! Originally, Alan Arkin was going to be playing the part that Carl Reiner played, but then Alan had some sort of medical situation and couldn't do it, so we got Carl. Bernie Mac was a great guy, and we miss him. It was great working with Steven Soderbergh and Jeffrey Kurland, who did the wardrobe. The choice of wardrobe, even the glasses, that was Jeffrey Kurland. I mentioned that I'm friendly with Casey, but I'd never really talked with Ben, so I decided to go to a gathering recently that George Clooney was having, a party for the cast of Argo. When I told Ben that I was there because I wanted to say hello and let him know how impressed I am with his craft, I think he was pleased, but then he asked me a question, which I thought was really great. He said, "Have you ever done anything in all of this that you were sorry you did?" And I took a moment, and I said, "No, because there's so many people dependent on our work for their living or their livelihood. You do something whether it works or whether it doesn't. Once you're committed and you do it, it becomes a part of your life. I wouldn't be sorry about it. I'd learn from it." So I felt that I was able to impart at least a little bit of wisdom to him.
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My only enemy is me.
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I had come across a paperweight that had a quotation in it, that the greatest artist in the world is an uninhibited child at play. I subscribe to that, and then I mentioned it to a late, wonderful friend, Herb Gardner, who wrote "A Thousand Clowns," and his wife, and they said to me, "And Picasso." And I said: "You keep Picasso, and I'll keep the child. Because as far as I'm concerned, without the spirit of the child, I'm not interested." To save the day, I discovered that the quotation was made by Pablo Picasso.
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[1970] The Oscars are some sort of masturbatory fantasy. People think: an Academy Award -- now if I get a parking ticket I don't have to pay it. I don't put the Award down. But, at my sanest, I would rather have a good three-man basketball game than sit here in my monkey suit.
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Success didn't change me. I was already distorted before I became a star.
Was the lead in the film adaptation of Herman Raucher's novel "A Glimpse of Tiger" and one day walked off the set for reasons then unclear. He had been playing a wild, clownish, unpredictable character. A new director, Peter Bogdanovich, then got involved and the project morphed into what we know as the remake of Bringing Up Baby (1938)--What's Up, Doc? (1972), with the wild, clownish, unpredictable character changing genders and played by his ex-wife, Barbra Streisand.
Director Ingmar Bergman denounced Gould as "difficult" after the two worked together in The Touch (1971) ("The Touch"), one of the great master's least memorable films.
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Was a major box office star in 1970 and 1971, but according to Robert Altman, Gould hadn't been able to find a job for six months when he hired him for The Long Goodbye (1973). Critic Hollis Alpert speculated that Gould's anti-heroic character was extremely popular with campus radicals, and once radicalism declined around the time of Richard Nixon's re-election in 1972, Gould's popularity also declined.
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MASH (1970) director Robert Altman originally wanted him to play Duke Forrest. It was only at his request that he played Trapper John.
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Was the first actor to play the character of Trapper John, in the film version of MASH (1970). The second actor was Wayne Rogers in the TV series (M*A*S*H (1972)) and the third was Pernell Roberts for the TV series Trapper John, M.D. (1979).