# Steven Gilborn

Steven Neil Gilborn (July 15, 1936 – January 2, 2009) was an American actor and educator. He portrayed Harold Morgan on Ellen.
Gilborn was born in New Rochelle, New York. He attended Swarthmore College, where he was awarded a bachelor's degree in English and earned a Ph.D. in dramatic literature from Stanford University in 1969, where his dissertation provided a psychoanalytic perspective on the plays of the 19th-century French dramatist Émile Augier.
Before becoming an actor, Gilborn was a professor of humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and faculty adviser to the Gilbert and Sullivan Society. He also taught at Stanford University, Columbia University and at the University of California, Berkeley. He was married to American landscape photographer Karen Halverson.
Gilborn guest-starred in a number of notable television series, including Columbo (4 episodes), Perfect Strangers, Boy Meets World, The Golden Girls, Malcolm in the Middle, Touched by an Angel, JAG, ER, The West Wing, Matlock, L.A. Law, The Practice, Law & Order, NYPD Blue and The Wonder Years.
He had a recurring role in the sitcom Ellen (as "Harold Morgan", Ellen's father). Another notable recurring role was his three-episode stint as "Mr. Collins", Kevin Arnold's algebra teacher on The Wonder Years. Film credits include "Mr. Phillips" in The Brady Bunch Movie and the hotel owner in Joyride. He also played as the grandfather on the sitcom, still standing.
Gilborn died at age 72 on January 2, 2009, of cancer at his home in North Chatham, New York.

## Filmography
### Film

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1983 | Enormous Changes at the Last Minute | Phillip | |
| 1984 | Vamping | Jimmy | |
| 1987 | Anna | Tonda | |
| 1991 | He Said, She Said | Ed | |
| 1992 | Timescape | Doctor | Release on video as Grand Tour: Disaster in Time |
| 1995 | Safe | Dr. Hubbard | |
| 1995 | The Brady Bunch Movie | Mr. Phillips | |
| 1996 | Dunston Checks In | Artie | |
| 1996 | Sweet Evil | Gil | Originally titled Final Vendetta and also known as The Surrogate Mother |
| 1996 | Gasp | The Father | Short film |
| 1996 | A Very Brady Sequel | Mr. Phillips | |
| 1996 | Wedding Bell Blues | Samuel Levine | |
| 1997 | Private Parts | Howard's agent | |
| 1997 | Alien Resurrection | Father | Voice |
| 1997 | Joyride | Arthur | |
| 1998 | Dr. Dolittle | Dr. Sam Litvack |
| 2000 | Nurse Betty | Blake | |
| 2001 | Reunion | George | |
| 2001 | Evolution | Judge Guilder | |
| 2002 | Coastlines | Doctor | |
| 2003 | The Kiss | Mumford | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Formosa | Sid Silver | Also known as Social Guidance |

### Television

Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1982 | The Edge of Night | Bill Lowery | 2 episodes with episode #1.6822 being credit only |
| 1983 | Loving | Sam Fletcher | |
| 1985 | Doubletake | Maitre D' | Miniseries |
| 1989 | Kate & Allie | | Season 6 episode 15: "Trojan War" |
| 1989 | Who's the Boss? | Dr. Purcell | Season 6 episode 10: "To Tony, with Love" |
| 1989-1990 | The Wonder Years | Mr. Collins | 3 episodes, but season 4 episode 23: "The Wonder Years" was a montage episode with footage from previous seasons which is why it is not listed as fourth episode credit |
| 1989-1991 | The Golden Girls | Priest/Howard | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Brand New Life | Professor Kratzman | Episode 6: "Children of a Legal Mom" |
| 1990 | Beauty and the Beast | Martin | Season 3 episode 7: "The Chimes at Midnight" |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Judge Marton/Trial Court Judge Greenbaum | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Gabriel's Fire | Lt. Axel Roark/Inspector Axel Roark | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Perfect Strangers | Herb | Season 6 episodes 7 and 8: "The Men Who Knew Too Much: Part 1" and "The Men Who Knew Too Much: Part 2" |
| 1990 | The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story | George M. Hill | TV movie |
| 1990-1991 | Columbo | George | 4 episodes |
| 1990-1993 | L.A. Law | Lawyer Robert Richards | 3 episodes |
| 1991 |
| 1991 | Get a Life | Jedidiah | Season 1 episode 11: "Roots" |
| 1991 | Love, Lies and Murder | Judge Cavanaugh | Miniseries |
| 1991 | Absolute Strangers | Dr. Dalton | TV movie |
| 1991 | Knots Landing | Mr. Leland | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | Matlock | Leo Kasabian | Season 6 episode 3: "The Strangler" |
| 1991 | Reasonable Doubts | Raymond Lurie | Season 1 episode 10: "Graduation Day" |
| 1991 | Teech | Alfred W. Litton | Main role 13 episodes |
| 1991 | Danger Team | Carl Stalling | Pilot |
| 1992 | Murphy Brown | Dr. Armstrong | Season 4 episode 7: "Heartfelt" |
| 1992 | Civil Wars | Robert Cutler | Season 1 episode 12: "Whippet 'Til It Breaks" |
| 1992 | Baby Talk | | Season 2 episode 17: "The Commitment" |
| 1992 | The Torkelsons | Dr. Euless | Season 1 episode 20: "Aunt Poison" |
| 1992 | A Private Matter | Harvey | TV film |
| 1992 | Desperate Choices: To Save My Child | Dr. Andrews | TV movie |
| 1993 | Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story | | TV movie |
| 1993 | Heartbeat | Dr. Green | TV movie |
| 1993 | Sisters | Lucas Addler | Season 3 episode 9: "Different" |
| 1993 | Crime & Punishment | | Episode: "Our Denial" |
| 1993 | Brooklyn Bridge | Rabbi Meltzer | Season 2 episode 9: "The Wild Pitch" |
| 1993 | Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story | | TV movie |
| 1993-1994 | Blossom | Mr. Finhorn/Mr. Piper | 2 episodes |
| 1993-1996 | Dream On | Fred Hoblit | 6 episodes |
| 1994 | ABC Afterschool Special | Mr. Pritchard | Season 23 episode 1: "Boys Will Be Boys: the Ali Cooper Story" |
| 1994 | Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas | Steve | TV movie |
| 1994 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Judge Donato | Season 12 episode 1: "The Writing on the Wall" |
| 1994 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Silhouette Cop | Season 2 episode 5: "Church of Metropolis" |
| 1994 | Coach | Bill Jennings | Season 7 episode 10: "Working Girl" |
| 1994 | Family Album | | Miniseries |
| 1994-1997 | Living Single | Jeffrey Higgins | 4 episodes |
| 1994-1998 | Ellen | Harold Cornelius Morgan | Recurring 27 episodes |
| 1995 | Empty Nest | Funeral Director | Season 7 episode 13: "Goodbye Charley" |
| 1995 | Unhappily Ever After | Doctor | Season 1 episode 4: "The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Fall" |
| 1995 | Grandpa's Funeral | William Braimen | TV short |
| 1995 | Hudson Street | Nelson Clifford | Episode 8: "Contempt" |
| 1995 | Hearts Afire | Stratton | Season 3 episode 14: "The Outsider" |
| 1996 | Murder One | Professor Simon Adler | Season 1 episode 11: "Chapter Eleven" |
| 1996 | The Late Shift | Peter Lassally | TV film |
| 1996 | ER | Dr. Randall | Season 2 episode 18: "A Shift in the Night" |
| 1996 | Common Law | Richard | Episode 1: "Pilot" |
| 1996 | Her Costly Affair | Dr. Sorenson | TV film Was originally going to be released as Consensual Relations |
| 1996 | NewsRadio | Marty Jackson | Season 3 episode 6: "Awards Show" |
| 1997 | Tracey Takes On... | Police Detective | Season 2 episode 2: "Fantasy" |
| 1997 | Mad About You | Professor Tomassi | Season 5 episode 13: "Astrology" |
| 1997 | Boy Meets World | Arthur Kandib, PhD | Season 4 episode 19: "Quiz Show" |
| 1997 | Chicago Hope | Clyde Tannen | Season 3 episode 21: "Positive I.D.s" |
| 1998 | The Closer | Saul Verna | Episode 7: "Honor Thy Jack" |
| 1998 | Melrose Place | Victor Lewis | Season 7 episode 9: "Where the Hookers Grow" |
| 1998 | The Brian Benben Show | Freddy Fontaine | Episode 1: "Pilot" |
| 1998 | About Sarah | Lew Roth | TV movie |
| 1998 | The Tony Danza Show | Dr. Wagner | Episode 11: "Mini-pause" |
| 1998 | Maggie Winters | Mr. Undercoffler | Episode 8: "And Those Who Can't" |
| 1999 | Action | Irwin | Episode 5: "Mr. Dragon Goes to Washington" |
| 1999 | Get Real | Dr. Chris Carlisle | 6 episodes |
| 2000 | Family Law | Abe Hollenback | Season 1 episode 14: "Stealing Home" |
| 2000 | City of Angels | Dr. Solomon | Season 1 episode 3: "Weenis Between Us" |
| 2000 | JAG | James Posey | Season 5 episode 21: "The Witches of Gulfport" |
| 2000 | Touched by an Angel | Simon Tate | Season 6 episode 23: "Monica's Bad Day" |
| 2001 | Malcolm in the Middle | Dr. Harrison | Season 2 episode 17: "Surgery" |
| 2001 | Two Guys and a Girl | Mark Breslin | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | The Practice | A.D.A. Gavin Bullock | 6 episodes |
| 2001 | The West Wing | Rep. Paul Dearborn, R | Season 3 episode 9: "Bartlet for America" |
| 2002 | The Tick | Judge James Kedukson | Episode 7: "The Tick vs. Justice" |
| 2002 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Uncle Rory | Season 6 episode 16: "Hell's Bells" |
| 2002 | Andy Richter Controls the Universe | Arthur | Season 1 episode 3: "Little Andy in Charge" |
| 2002 | 8 Simple Rules | Clerk | Season 1 episode 2: "Wall of Shame" |
| 2002 | Judging Amy | Mr. Dretler | Season 4 episode 3: "Every Stranger's Face I See" |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | Dr. Corey Barrish | Season 10 episode 10: "Healthy McDowell Movement" |
| 2002-2004 | Still Standing | Gene Michaels | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | The Big O | Old Man | Voice English version Season 2 episode 6: "Eyewitness" Credited as Stephan Gilborn |
| 2004 | The Bernie Mac Show | Mr. Malvert | Season 3 episode 18: "That Old Mac Magic" |
| 2004 | Significant Others | Ethan's Dad | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Complete Savages | Town Councilman | Episode 15: "Teen Things I Hate About You" |
| 2005 | According to Jim | Bertram | Season 4 episode 19: "Take My Wife, Please" |
| 2005 | Out of Practice | Irv | Episode 1: "Pilot" |
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Abe Golde | Season 4 episode 18: "The Road Home" |
| 2006 | Rodney | Mr. Pratt | Unaired episode: "Potty Mouth" |
| 2007 | Damages | Amos Denninger | 2 episodes |

### Video games

Video games :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Alien Resurrection | Father | Voice |