Murray Gershenz, the famous record collector turned character actor, has died at the age of 91, a source close to Gershenz confirmed to the L.A. Times.
Better known as "Music Man Murray," Gershenz spent nearly three-quarters of a century collecting more than 300,000 records that filled his record shop.
The huge collection, and Gershenz's years-long plight to sell it, was the subject of a documentary film, Music Man Murray, which premiered last year.
A former opera singer and synagogue cantor, Gershenz's collection was valued at more than $1.5 million. But he also found a second career: acting.
In recent years he landed bit parts as a character actor on TV shows like Modern Family, Mad Men, Raising Hope, House, and Parks and Recreation.
And he logged plenty of time on the big screen as well, includi
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