John Randolph (actor) parents: Meet Louis Cohen & Dorothy Shorr

John Randolph was born to Jewish immigrants from Romania and Russia. His mother’s name was Dorothy Shorr, and she worked as an insurance agent. His father’s name was Louis Cohen, and he was a hat manufacturer.

On February 24, 2004, John Randolph died at his home in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, of natural causes, aged 88.

John Randolph made his Broadway debut in 1938 in Coriolanus and had a small role in the 1948 film The Naked City. From 1988 to 1991, Randolph served as chairman of the National Council of American–Soviet Friendship.

John Randolph played a mayor in Earthquake (1974) and was cast as General Philip Blankenship in The New Original Wonder Woman pilot in 1975. In 1982, he appeared in a first-season episode of Family Ties as Jake Keaton.

In 1977, John Randolph appeared in a made-for-TV movie entitled The Gathering which won the Emmy for Outstanding Special – Drama or Comedy. In 1989, he appeared in two episodes of Roseanne where he played Al.