Merwin Goldsmith was an American actor.
He studied acting in London at the Bristol Old Vic and at the Liverpool Playhouse.
Goldsmith made his Broadway debut in 1970 in Minnie's Boys, the musical comedy about the Marx Brothers, starring Shelley Winters. He performed in about a dozen Broadway plays during his career.
Film appearances include Lovesick (with Dudley Moore), Cadillac Man (with Robin Williams), It Could Happen To You (with Nicolas Cage), Quiz Show (with Ralph Fiennes), and The Hurricane (with Denzel Washington).
His television work includes Ryan’s Hope, The Equalizer, The Good Wife, and 11 episodes of Law & Order, in which he played Judge Ian Feist.
Goldsmith died January 21, 2019, in New York City, New York. He was 81.