Ларри Гельман

Larry Gelman is an American film and television character actor. He is best known for playing Dr. Bernie Tupperman on the US TV series The Bob Newhart Show and Vinnie, the poker playing friend of Oscar and Felix, in the original TV series version of The Odd Couple. He also made numerous appearances as Dr. Hubie Binder in the US TV series Maude and as officer Bernstein on Eight Is Enough. He played Max as a regular member of the cast of the situation comedy Needles and Pins, which ran for 14 episodes in the autumn ·of 1973.