Bruce Mahler

Bruce was born in 1950 in New York City. In 1977, Mahler appeared on two episodes of the TV series Fernwood 2 Night. In 1980, he appeared on Fridays, an early 1980s ABC sketch show modeled after NBC's Saturday Night Live, where most of his appearances showcased his musical talent and radio DJ-style voice, most notably in the recurring sketches "The Latin DJ" and the one-off sketches "KPLO" (about Palestine Liberation Organization terrorists hosting a radio show in their bunker) and "A Classical Get-Down" (about a classical pianist who hosts his radio show like a Top 40 station). Two years after Fridays was cancelled, Mahler portrayed Sgt. Douglas Fackler in the 1984 film Police Academy. His other film work has included 1984's Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, the 1985 sequel Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, the American sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, 1986's Police Academy 3: Back in Training, 1987's Funland, and the 1989 sequel Police Academy 6: City Under Siege. In the 1990s, Mahler appeared on the television series The Famous Teddy Z and had a recurring role on Seinfeld. He had minor roles in the movies Hook, Dick Tracy and Loaded Weapon 1. From 1995 to 1998, he starred as a rabbi whom Elaine befriends in the Seinfeld episodes "The Postponement", "The Hot Tub" (scene deleted), "The Serenity Now" and "The Finale".

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1977 — Fernwood 2 Night — Howard Palmer — Recurring role (2 episodes) • 1980–82 — Fridays — Various characters — Main cast (54 episodes) • 1984 — Police Academy — Cadet Doug Fackler • 1984 — Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter — Axel • 1985 — Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment — Cadet Doug Fackler • 1985 — Diff'rent Strokes — Captain Jack — Episode: "It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To" • 1986 — Police Academy 3: Back in Training — Sgt. Doug Fackler • 1987 — Funland — Mike Spencer • 1989 — Police Academy 6: City Under Siege — Sgt. Doug Fackler • 1990 — The Famous Teddy Z — Episode: "Pitching the Net" • 1990 — Dick Tracy — Reporter — Uncredited • 1991 — Hook — Pirate — Uncredited • 1993 — Loaded Weapon 1 — District Attorney #2 — Uncredited • 1995–98 — Seinfeld — Rabbi Glickman — Recurring role (3 episodes) • 1998 — Monster Farm — Count Cluckula, Doctor Woolly/Mr. Ewwe, various — Voice role (13 episodes) • 2000 — The Perfect Storm — Mr. Moss — Uncredited • 2000 — Scary Movie — Homey #2 — Uncredited