Eli Mintz

Eli Mintz (born Edward Satz, 1 August 1904 – 8 June 1988) was an American actor of Polish-Austrian Jewish descent.

Born in Lemberg, Austrian-Hungary (now Lviv, Ukraine), the son of a tailor, Mintz began acting professionally as a child in the theatre, with his first performance being in a production of The Dybbuk.

Employed as a waiter on the steamship Lituania, he immigrated to the United States in 1927 with the intent of pursuing a career as an actor.

Mintz worked as a waiter, a presser and a clothing salesman in New York City until he procured his first acting jobs within Yiddish theater during the 1930s.

The work was based on the long-running radio drama The Goldbergs where Menasha Skulnick played the role of Uncle David.