Malcolm Cohen

Malcolm has had 3 careers. From 1962 to 1973 He was a State employee directing programs in Human Resources. During this time he performed locally including "Death of a Salesman" and Neil Simon's "Fools". In 1973 he began professional training at the Circle in the Square Broadway Theatre. The following year he continued training at the Tisch School for the Performing Arts acting program at NYU which he attended in 1974-75, and then studied privately with Madeliene Sherwood and Julie Bovasso and until 1982 performed with various companies including The New York Shakespeare Festival and his final NYC job was with La Mama where he appeared in the world premiere of "Yossele Golem" reviewed by Richard Shepherd in the New York Times. Over the next 20 years he became a psychotherapist and mental health administrator. He graduated with a Master's Degree in clinical social work from NYU in 1987 at age 47. In 1979 he was cast in the Woody Allen film, "Zelig" but his role was ultimately assumed by an actor initially not available when casting began. In 2002 he moved back to his hometown in Harrisburg, PA. where for 13 years he worked as a psychotherapist with a local hospital system until his retirement in 2015. Since his return to Harrisburg he has continued to perform in Pa. and Florida (he is a snowbird with his wife). Shows have included "Driving Miss Daisy", And Then There was None", "Sunshine Boys", "The Diary of Anne Frank" and "My name is Asher Lev" among others.