Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gerry Becker


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  23:21, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Gerry Becker

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Fails WP:NACTOR; he’s only had one significant role as Andy Kaufman’s father in Man on the Moon. Hitcher vs. Candyman (talk) 16:18, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 16:34, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * And multiple performances in the same role on Angel, Ally McBeal, C.P.W., and Medium... And Maximilian Fargas in Spider-Man. Could be the same as 1 Gerry Becker who performed on Broadway. --DiamondRemley39 (talk) 19:14, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Reviews: 2 3 4 5 6 to start. DiamondRemley39 (talk) 19:22, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * 2-page Chicago Tribune feature 7 and 8 DiamondRemley39 (talk) 20:19, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Another review: Christiansen, Richard. "Barry adds author's touch to 'Doubt' role." Chicago Tribune (1963-1996); Chicago, Ill. [Chicago, Ill]05 Aug 1992: L16. DiamondRemley39 (talk) 20:23, 9 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Keep per my own HEY work that demonstrates meeting NACTOR and GNG. DiamondRemley39 (talk) 20:23, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete - as per nom, only a single significant role. Reviews of non-notable productions in local papers do not meet WP:NACTOR.  Onel 5969  TT me 03:36, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Chicago Tribune, while I suppose a local paper to Chicagoans, is a major daily U.S. newspaper (Philly ain't exactly Hooterville either). Chicago a U.S. theatre hub. It has (or had) numerous metropolitan area newspapers that reviewed its professional theatre scene. Whatever. I'll spell it out in the article. DiamondRemley39 (talk) 11:26, 12 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Comment to future voters and the closer I have made some improvements to the article in the past few days. I know that the article now is not a full view of his career. A deep dive into his work in Chicago and a time-consuming searches of his name against all of the movies he was in is the idea. However, I have a job, and a life, and other adventures in the AfD space in addition to a list of articles I want to write. Key points to consider as other editors examine this AfD and as a closer closes it:
 * 1) Received much positive attention for his 1990s role in Woody Allen, David Mamet, and Elaine May one-act plays from The New York Times, New York Daily News, and other publications (including some I have not (yet?) added due to lack of time). (FWIW, there is enough information about Death Defying Acts for it to qualify for its own article on WP).
 * 2) Variety wrote about him in its review of Once in Doubt in Chicago. For the uninitiated, important theatre productions are produced by theatre companies from all over the country, and national publications like Variety will review some of those productions. Broadway productions are not the only ones that matter.
 * 3) Received much notice in and around the Chicago area for his work with Remains Theatre and Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
 * 4) Original Broadway cast of The Song of Jacob Zulu.
 * In the event that this AfD gets little more attention from editors, and gets closed by vote and not in consideration of the article's present state, I will ask that the article be draftified for me so I can continue the work. Thanks. DiamondRemley39 (talk) 14:28, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: In particular, further discussion may consider the new sources that were brought up after the last comments by other editors.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — MarkH21talk 04:09, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Leaning keep as improved. The subject has primarily had small roles on screen, but he has had a good number of these in some very high-profile works, and larger roles on stage. BD2412  T 04:28, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep. He is not famous, but had a number of decent-sized roles in professional film productions. His notability also shows in the fact that he has articles in other languages. --Clibenfoart (talk) 21:16, 20 March 2021 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.