Anthony Howard "Tony" Goldwyn (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor and director. He portrayed the villain Carl Bruner in Ghost, Kendall Dobbs in Designing Women and the voice of the title character of the Disney animated Tarzan and Kingdom Hearts.
Daughters named Anna Goldwyn and Tess Frances.
In the HBO miniseries "From the Earth to the Moon" (1998) (mini), he played astronaut Neil Armstrong (I), first man to walk on the moon. Later, he had the chance to direct Armstrong in a film called Walk on the Moon, A (1999), in which Armstrong was a narrator.
(1990) Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1990" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 42.
Attended Brandeis University, Massachusetts
Attended Hamilton College, New York
Son of actress Jennifer Howard (I) and producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr.. Grandson of actress Clare Eames and playwright Sidney Howard (I) on his mother's side; grandson of actress Frances Howard (I) and producer Samuel Goldwyn on his father's side.
Brother-in-law of actress Colleen Camp.
Brother of Paramount Studios president John Goldwyn.
Grandson of actress Frances Howard (I) and producer Samuel Goldwyn on his father's side.
Grandson of actress Clare Eames and playwright Sidney Howard (I) on his mother's side.
He won an Obie Award in 1991 for his performance in The Sum of Us
His grandfathers, Samuel Goldwyn and Sidney Howard (I), were frequent collaborators for many years. They worked on a total of eight films together: Bulldog Drummond (1929), Raffles (1930), One Heavenly Night (1931), Arrowsmith (1931), Greeks Had a Word for Them, The (1932), Dodsworth (1936) and Raffles (1930).
Uncle of Emily Goldwyn.
