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Elliott Gould (born Elliott Goldstein on August
29, 1938, in Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn, New
York) and a graduate of the Professional
Children's School, was one of the most prominent
United States|American film actors in the early
1970s, best known for playing Trapper John
McIntyre|Trapper John in the satirical 1970 film
M*A*S*H (movie)|M*A*S*H.  Time magazine|Time
magazine placed him on one of its covers in 1970,
when he was at the brief height of his long
career, calling him a "star for an uptight age."  

Other notable film roles include Bob & Carol & Ted
& Alice,  A Bridge Too Far, Capricorn One and, The
Lady Vanishes. Gould joined such distinguished
company as Humphrey Bogart and Robert Mitchum when
he played the detective Philip Marlowe in the 1973
film The Long Goodbye. He hosted Saturday Night
Live six times through the 1980 season premiere,
although he has not done so since (in the late
1980s he had a cameo role in a sketch about a
secret club for people who had hosted five or more
times). Also in 1980, Gould filmed two movies for
The Walt Disney Company|Disney studios, The Last
Flight of Noah's Ark and The Devil and Max Devlin,
in which he co-starred with Bill Cosby. 

His career slowed down after a series of critical
and commercial flops in the mid to late 1970s, but
he has remained steadily employed in supporting
and character roles in television and movies,
including a recurring guest role on Friends. He
appeared in an episode of the popular television
series Touched by an Angel where he played a
concentration camp survivor. Gould received
critical praise for his role as an aging mobster
in Warren Beatty's 1991 film Bugsy. He also
co-starred in the popular "caper" film Ocean's 11
(2001) and its sequel Ocean's 12 (2004). 

He was married to Barbra Streisand from 1963 to
1971. They have one son, Jason Gould.

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