Jack Somack (September 14, 1918 – August 24, 1983) was an American chemical engineer,[1] and actor.
[3] He began his acting career in 1966, playing the lead role of Eddie Carbone in Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge.
[3][7][8] In the 1970s and 1980s Somack appeared and guest-starred in film and television programs including Barney Miller,[1] The Rockford Files, Portnoy's Complaint,[9] Sanford and Son, All in the Family, The Love Boat, Desperate Characters, Laverne & Shirley, The Frisco Kid, Eight Is Enough, The Pursuit of Happiness, Starsky & Hutch, Hero at Large, Kojak, The Main Event, The Jimmy Stewart Show, The Blue Knight and Family Ties.
[4][10] He also starred in the short-lived television series Ball Four[11] and The Stockard Channing Show.
[12] Somack died August 24, 1983, of a heart attack at the Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital in Los Angeles,[5] at the age of 64.