Ernie Grunwald
Ernie Grunwald (born 1970) is a Canadian actor who has made guest appearances in a number of notable television series.
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Born | 1970 (age 52–53) Thornhill, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1994–present |
Career
Grunwald has had recurring roles on One on One, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (as Mr. Forgess), and Two of a Kind opposite Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. He has also guest starred on Friends, My Name Is Earl, NYPD Blue, Reno 911!, A.N.T. Farm, Walker, Texas Ranger, Supernatural, Grey's Anatomy, Two and a Half Men, Bones, The Mentalist, Weeds, and many other series.[1] He guest starred as a restaurant manager in Monk ("Mr. Monk's 100th Case") and as a courier that lost a cooler containing a deadly virus in Psych ("Death is in the Air"). He also appeared as Walter in the Disney Channel Original Movie Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! in 2011.
He also made a cameo appearance in the 1992 Disney film The Mighty Ducks as a fan. He has also had roles in the feature films Cellular, It Takes Two, Men in Black II, and Stealing Harvard. Grunwald starred with Jason Priestley in Call Me Fitz.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Jungleground | V.P | |
1995 | It Takes Two | Harry Butkis | |
1999 | Dudley Do-Right | Customs Officer | |
2001 | The Gristle | Jukebox Guy | |
2002 | Men in Black II | Young Postal Employee | |
2002 | Stealing Harvard | Lineup Man | |
2004 | Cellular | Busy Salesman | |
2006 | Comeback Season | Desk Clerk | |
2007 | Moola | Wild Bill | |
2008 | Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control | Laboratory Worker #2 | Direct-to-video |
2009 | The Lodger | Gregor | |
2012 | Two Hands to Mouth | Noah |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Due South | Morgue Attendant | Episode: "Manhunt" |
1994–1996 | TekWar | Spaz | 4 episodes |
1995 | Side Effects | Robert Dilworth | 2 episodes |
1996 | Radiant City | Harvey | Television film |
1996 | The High Life | Claude | 8 episodes |
1997 | Once a Thief | Thermo Rakis | Episode: "The Big Bang Theory" |
1998–1999 | Two of a Kind | Paul | 11 episodes |
1999–2001 | It's Like, You Know... | Ernie / Waiter | 8 episodes |
2000 | Veronica's Closet | The Pizza Guy | Episode: "Veronica's Girls' Night Out" |
2001 | That's Life | Plaintiff | Episode: "No Good Deed" |
2001 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Morris Dobbs | Episode: "Medieval Crimes" |
2001 | Inside Schwartz | Vigil Guy | Episode: "Bless Me Father, for I Have Fired You" |
2002 | Boomtown | Charlie Graham | Episode: "The Freak" |
2003 | Friends | Tom Gordon | Episode: "The One with the Memorial Service" |
2003–2009 | King of the Hill | Various roles | 4 episodes |
2004 | The Stones | Spa Guy | Episode: "The Lawyer Trap" |
2005 | NYPD Blue | Jonas Grissom | Episode: "Sergeant Sipowicz' Lonely Hearts Club Band" |
2005 | Invasion Iowa | Steve Cook | Episode: "It Came from Hollywood" |
2005 | Reno 911! | Prospective Buyer | 2 episodes |
2005–2006 | One on One | Benjamin | 7 episodes |
2005–2007 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Mr. Forgess | 3 episodes |
2007 | My Name Is Earl | Pierre | Episode: "Foreign Exchange Student" |
2007 | Two and a Half Men | Clinician | Episode: "Putting Swim Fins on a Cat" |
2007 | Bones | Santa Fred Spivak | Episode: "The Santa in the Slush" |
2008 | Carpoolers | Loan Officer | Episode: "Lost in America" |
2008 | Eli Stone | Daryl Rhodes | Episode: "Patience" |
2008 | Monk | Vampire Manager | Episode: "Mr. Monk's 100th Case" |
2008 | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Salesman | Episode: "How I Hate Your Mother" |
2008 | Hannah Montana | Ed | Episode: "Ready, Set, Don't Drive" |
2009 | Grey's Anatomy | Gary Rubin | Episode: "Sympathy for the Devil" |
2009 | Better Off Ted | Clark | Episode: "Get Happy" |
2009 | The Mentalist | Milton Howard | Episode: "Red Badge" |
2009 | Supernatural | Barnes / 'Sam' | Episode: "The Real Ghostbusters" |
2010 | Psych | Donny Leberman | Episode: "Death Is in the Air" |
2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lester Martin | Episode: "The Panty Sniffer" |
2010 | Weeds | Penguin | Episode: "To Moscow, and Quickly" |
2010–2013 | Call Me Fitz | Larry | 48 episodes |
2011 | A.N.T. Farm | Zanko | Episode: "FraudulANT" |
2011 | Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! | Walter | Television film |
2011 | E! Special: Selena Gomez | Mr. Forgess | |
2013 | 2 Broke Girls | Leon | Episode: "And the Temporary Distraction" |
2016 | History of the World... for Now | Timeline / Analogy Guy | 4 episodes |
2019 | Wayne | Vice Principal | Episode: "Chapter Six: Who Even Are We Now?" |
2022–2023 | Raven's Home | Lazlo | 11 episodes |
References
- "Ernie Grunwald". TV Guide. Retrieved 20 July 2021.