Arthur Friedman; Actor, Director, Educator

Arthur Friedman, 81, pioneering educator in television who also acted under the stage name of Arthur Bernard. With degrees in sociology from UCLA and in speech and drama from USC, Friedman taught in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television from 1948 until his retirement in 1990. He helped establish the school’s television curriculum in 1951 and taught broadcasting, sportscasting and production techniques while also creating, writing and directing several TV, radio and theater productions. As an actor, he appeared in such TV series as “Mannix” and “Star Trek” and the miniseries “Rich Man, Poor Man” and “War and Remembrance.” He performed in small theaters, including portraying Willy Loman in a UCLA production of “Death of a Salesman.” Friedman had recently completed work on a movie, “Animal,” starring Rob Schneider. From 1950 to 1965, Friedman produced a radio series, “Turning Point,” interviewing more than 100 entertainment pioneers, including Lillian Gish, Harold Lloyd and Mary Pickford. His audiotaped archive has been acquired by the UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library. On Jan. 23 in Los Angeles of a heart attack.