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Len Lesser (1922–2011)

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Veteran film and TV heavy with hundreds of credits on his resume but didn't become a semi-household name until his twilight years as Uncle Leo on TV's Seinfeld. See more trivia »

Born:

Leonard King Lesser
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 88) in Burbank, California, USA
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2009 Castle (TV series)
Neighbour
– Nanny McDead (2009) … Neighbour
 
2008 'Til Death (TV series)
Gus
– Speed Bumps (2008) … Gus
 
2008 Turbo Dates (TV series)
– Avatar
 
2007 Cold Case (TV series)
Elmer Gibbins '07
– World's End (2007) … Elmer Gibbins '07
 
2007 The Wedding Bells (TV series)
Peppy Miller
– For Whom the Bells Toll (2007) … Peppy Miller
 
2005 Frankenstein & the Werewolf Reborn!
Inspector Krol
 
2005 ER (TV series)
Woody Ebbots
– Two Ships (2005) … Woody Ebbots
 
2005 Raw Footage
Grampa Joey
 
2004 Quintuplets (TV series)
Morty
– Battle of the Bands (2004) … Morty
 
1996-2004 Everybody Loves Raymond (TV series)
Garvin
– Debra at the Lodge (2004) … Garvin
– The Bachelor Party (2003) … Garvin
– Who Am I? (2002) … Garvin
– Pet the Bunny (2002) … Garvin
– The Skit (2002) … Garvin
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2003 Rock Me, Baby (TV series)
Harvey
– Prior Engagement (2003) … Harvey
 
2003 Baadasssss!
Manny & Mort Goldberg
 
2003 Just Shoot Me! (TV series)
Uncle Jimmy
– The Comedy Stylings of Rivers & Red (2003) … Uncle Jimmy
 
2002 Son of the Beach (TV series)
Nick Pappasmearos Jr. / Nick Pappasmearos Jr
– Bad News, Mr. Johnson (2002) … Nick Pappasmearos Jr.
– Jailhouse Notch: Part 2 (2002) … Nick Pappasmearos Jr.
– Taco Lips Now: Part 1 (2002) … Nick Pappasmearos Jr
 
2002 Today You Are a Fountain Pen (short)
Grandpa Sam
 
2001 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)
Eugene
– Tick-Tock Hilda's Clock (2001) … Eugene
 
1999 Tracey Takes On... (TV series)
– Books (1999)
 
1998 The Werewolf Reborn!
 
1998 Smart Guy (TV series)
Sidney
– Love Bug (1998) … Sidney
 
1991-1998 Seinfeld (TV series)
Uncle Leo / Leo
– The Finale (1998) … Uncle Leo
– The Bookstore (1998) … Uncle Leo
– The Package (1996) … Uncle Leo
– The Shower Head (1996) … Uncle Leo
– The Doodle (1995) … Uncle Leo
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1998 Caroline in the City (TV series)
Waiter
– Caroline and the Sandwich (1998) … Waiter
 
1998 True Friends
Mr. Slotnick
 
1998 The List (short)
Thomas
 
1997 Life with Roger (TV series)
Mr. Mitchell
– Dial M for Muffin (1997) … Mr. Mitchell
 
1997 Mad About You (TV series)
Uncle Arnold
– Citizen Buchman (1997) … Uncle Arnold
 
1997 Boy Meets World (TV series)
Arnie Heck
– B & B's B'n B (1997) … Arnie Heck
 
1996 The John Larroquette Show (TV series)
Preacher
– Independence Day (1996) … Preacher
 
1995 Platypus Man (TV series)
Rabbi Rosenbaum
– Lower East Side Story (1995) … Rabbi Rosenbaum
 
1994 Rave Review
Al
 
1991 Babes (TV series)
Eberhardt
– 11 Angry Men and Charlene (1991) … Eberhardt
 
1991 thirtysomething (TV series)
Mr. Sidel
– A Wedding (1991) … Mr. Sidel
 
1990 Mob Boss (video)
Don Caglianoti
 
1990 Tour of Duty (TV series)
Clayton - WWII Vet
– Payback (1990) … Clayton - WWII Vet (uncredited)
 
1990 Faith
Uncle Sal
 
1990 Sorority Girls and the Creature from Hell
Tex
 
1990 Ain't No Way Back
Papa Campbell
 
1989 Spy (TV movie)
Dr. Obediah Stern
 
1989 Grandmother's House
Grandfather
 
1988 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Professor McCloud
– False Faces (1988) … Professor McCloud
 
1987 Spies (TV series)
– The Game's Not Over, 'Til the Fat Lady Sings (1987)
 
1985 Airwolf (TV series)
Villain
– Annie Oakley (1985) … Villain
 
1985 Amazing Stories (TV series)
Old Grave Robber
– Mummy Daddy (1985) … Old Grave Robber
 
1984 Du-beat-e-o
Hendricks
 
1984 The Love Boat (TV series)
Stryker
– Polly's Poker Palace/Shop Ahoy/Double Date/The Hong Kong Affair/Two Tails of a City: Part 1 (1984) … Stryker
– Polly's Poker Palace/Shop Ahoy/Double Date/The Hong Kong Affair/Two Tales of a City: Part 2 (1984) … Stryker (credit only)
 
1983 Remington Steele (TV series)
Anthony Torrance
– Steele Knuckles and Glass Jaws (1983) … Anthony Torrance
 
1983 Whiz Kids (TV series)
Arab
– Deadly Access (1983) … Arab
 
1983 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series)
– Man in a Glass House (1983)
 
1981 Through the Magic Pyramid (TV movie)
Naktah
 
1981 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Slater
– Details at Eleven (1981) … Slater
 
1981 Death Hunt
Lewis
 
1981 Take This Job and Shove It
Roach
 
1980 Enos (TV series)
Solly
– Grits and Greens Strike Again (1980) … Solly
– Where's the Corpus? (1980)
 
1979 The Main Event
Trainer At Big Bear
 
1978 Someone's Watching Me! (TV movie)
Burly Man
 
1978 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
DeGroot
– The Last Six Hours (1978) … DeGroot
 
1978 Police Story (TV series)
Mr. Marcovicci
– A Chance to Live (1978) … Mr. Marcovicci
 
1978 House Calls
Waiter
 
1977 The Amazing Spider-Man (TV series)
– Pilot (1977)
 
1977 Joyride to Nowhere
Charlie
 
1977 Ruby
Barney
 
1977 Moonshine County Express
Scoggins
 
1977 Supervan
Banks
 
1977 Code R (TV series)
Leo
– The Drifter (1977) … Leo
 
1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV series)
– The Mystery of the Diamond Triangle (1977)
 
1975-1976 Switch (TV series)
Pelky / Salesman
– Maggie's Hero (1976) … Pelky
– The James Caan Con (1975) … Salesman
 
1976 Wonderbug (TV series)
– No Foe Like a UFO (1976)
 
1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales
Abe
 
1976 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Benny Carr
– Point of Law (1976) … Benny Carr
 
1975 The Ghost Busters (TV series)
Mr. 'C'
– The Canterville Ghost (1975) … Mr. 'C'
 
1975 Barbary Coast (TV series)
Clerk
– Crazy Cats (1975) … Clerk
 
1975 The Big Rip-Off (TV movie)
Phil
 
1975 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Colby
– Say Goodbye to Jennifer (1975) … Colby
 
1974 Medical Center (TV series)
Sam
– Three on a Tightrope (1974) … Sam
 
1974 Kojak (TV series)
Hinton / Mr. Morgan
– Nursemaid (1974) … Hinton
– Therapy in Dynamite (1974) … Mr. Morgan
 
1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV series)
Crowley
– They Have Been, They Are, They Will Be... (1974) … Crowley
 
1974 Truck Stop Women
Winter
 
1974 It's Good to Be Alive (TV movie)
Man at Accident
 
1974 The Girl with Something Extra (TV series)
– Three for the Road (1974)
 
1974 The Bob Newhart Show (TV series)
Mr. Schwab
– Clink Shrink (1974) … Mr. Schwab
 
1973 Papillon
Guard
 
1973 Slither
Jogger
 
1972 Mod Squad (TV series)
Burns
– Belinda, End of Little Miss Bubble Gum (1972) … Burns
 
1972 Dirty Little Billy
Slits
 
1972 The Delphi Bureau (TV series)
Mockthornton
– The White Plague Project (1972) … Mockthornton
 
1970-1972 Bonanza (TV series)
Fancher / Fred Gaskell
– Heritage of Anger (1972) … Fancher
– Caution, Easter Bunny Crossing (1970) … Fred Gaskell
 
1971 Ironside (TV series)
Frank Bender
– But When She Was Bad (1971) … Frank Bender
 
1971 The Partners (TV series)
Novack
– North Is Now South (1971) … Novack
 
1971 All in the Family (TV series)
Billy Pendergast
– Success Story (1971) … Billy Pendergast
 
1971 Blood and Lace
Tom Kredge
 
1970 Kelly's Heroes
Platoon Sgt. Bellamy
 
1970 Green Acres (TV series)
Man
– Uncle Fedor (1970) … Man
 
1969 The Bill Cosby Show (TV series)
Supervisor
– Rules Is Rules (1969) … Supervisor
 
1969 The Outsider (TV series)
Max Davenport
– The Old School Tie (1969) … Max Davenport
 
1969 Land of the Giants (TV series)
Prisoner
– Brainwash (1969) … Prisoner
 
1968 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Rex
– The Gates of Cerberus (1968) … Rex
 
1968 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Spider
– Prince of the Oyster Pirates (1968) … Spider
 
1967 The Second Hundred Years (TV series)
Norton
– The Abominable Iceman (1967) … Norton
 
1966-1967 The Monkees (TV series)
George / Red
– Monkees in Texas (1967) … Red
– Monkees in a Ghost Town (1966) … George
 
1965-1967 Get Smart (TV series)
Luden / Rudolph / Vogel
– The Spirit Is Willing (1967) … Vogel
– The Decoy (1966) … Luden
– Satan Place (1965) … Rudolph
 
1967 The Last Challenge
Ed the Bartender (uncredited)
 
1967 Mr. Terrific (TV series)
Novnik
– The Sultan Has Five Wives (1967) … Novnik
 
1967 That Girl (TV series)
Guard
– These Boots Weren't Made for Walking (1967) … Guard
 
1967 How I Spent My Summer Vacation (TV movie)
The Greek
 
1966 Run Buddy Run (TV series)
Lou
– The Bank Holdup (1966) … Lou
 
1966 Love on a Rooftop (TV series)
Junk Shop Owner
– The Big Brass Bed (1966) … Junk Shop Owner
 
1966 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Ghost
– The Price of Death (1966) … Ghost
 
1966 Fireball 500
Man in Garage
 
1966 Laredo (TV series)
Dirk
– A Very Small Assignment (1966) … Dirk
 
1965-1966 My Favorite Martian (TV series)
Carlo / Hank
– When a Martian Makes His Violin Cry (1966) … Carlo
– Humbug, Mrs. Brown (1965) … Hank
 
1966 The Munsters (TV series)
Manikoo
– Big Heap Herman (1966) … Manikoo
 
1965 Honey West (TV series)
Mr. Crimm
– In the Bag (1965) … Mr. Crimm
 
1965 Ben Casey (TV series)
Lieutenant Bentley
– Then I, and You, and All of Us Fell Down (1965) … Lieutenant Bentley
 
1965 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Mason
– Night of the Casual Killer (1965) … Mason
 
1965 How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
North Dakota Pete
 
1965 McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
NKVD commissar
 
1965 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Le Bombard
– Escape into Jeopardy (1965) … Le Bombard
 
1965 The Rogues (TV series)
Priest
– Grave Doubts (1965) … Priest
 
1965 Kentucky Jones (TV series)
Shoelace
– Bad Penny (1965) … Shoelace
 
1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Sforza Water & Power worker
– The Invisibles (1964) … Sforza Water & Power worker
 
1964 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Biggy
– An Echo of Conscience (1964) … Biggy
 
1964 The Great Adventure (TV series)
Varnes
– Wild Bill Hickok - the Legend and the Man (1964) … Varnes
 
1963 Temple Houston (TV series)
Orley Baldwin
– Billy Hart (1963) … Orley Baldwin
 
1963 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series)
Wes Matlock
– The Day of the Giants (1963) … Wes Matlock
 
1962-1963 Stoney Burke (TV series)
Detective Sam / Leo
– Kincaid (1963) … Detective Sam
– Bandwagon (1962) … Leo
 
1962 Smog
Lelio Marpicati
 
1962 Birdman of Alcatraz
Burns (uncredited)
 
1959-1962 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Big Mike / Legs
– The Nine Lives of Freddie (1962) … Big Mike
– Cauliflower and the Kidnappers (1959) … Legs
 
1961 The Investigators (TV series)
Puppeteer
– In a Mirror, Darkly (1961) … Puppeteer
 
1961 Holiday Lodge (TV series)
Charlie
– The Secret Convention (1961) … Charlie
 
1961 Hennesey (TV series)
Chief Petty Officer
– The Specialist (1961) … Chief Petty Officer
 
1961 Hong Kong (TV series)
Carl
– Lesson in Fear (1961) … Carl
 
1960 The Untouchables (TV series)
Gunther
– A Seat on the Fence (1960) … Gunther
 
1960 Lock Up (TV series)
Carl Kincaid
– The Seventh Hour (1960) … Carl Kincaid
 
1960 Bells Are Ringing
Charlie Bessemer (uncredited)
 
1960 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Frank Holloway
– Blood on the Money (1960) … Frank Holloway
 
1960 Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Waiter at Sardi's (uncredited)
 
1960 Hotel de Paree (TV series)
Cleve Turnbull
– Hard Luck for Sundance (1960) … Cleve Turnbull
 
1960 The Detectives (TV series)
– Blue Fire (1960)
 
1960 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
– Eyewitness (1960)
 
1959 The Man and the Challenge (TV series)
Les
– The Visitors (1959) … Les
 
1959 Mr. Lucky (TV series)
Gunman
– Hijacked (1959) … Gunman
 
1959 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Lasser
– The Bamboo Curtain (1959) … Lasser
 
1959 Johnny Staccato (TV series)
Prisoner
– The Wild Reed (1959) … Prisoner
 
1959 Tightrope (TV series)
The Hood
– Man in the Middle (1959) … The Hood (uncredited)
 
1959 Crime & Punishment, USA
Desk Officer
 
1958-1959 The Texan (TV series)
Brad / Matt Kiley
– Traildust (1959) … Matt Kiley
– The Widow of Paradise (1958) … Brad
 
1959 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Speaker
– Kill from Nowhere (1959) … Speaker
 
1959 M Squad (TV series)
Red McShane
– Death Threat (1959) … Red McShane
 
1959 The Third Man (TV series)
– A Question of Price (1959)
 
1958-1959 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Muggsy McGurk / Second Bank Robber
– Ernie Kovacs Show (1959) … Muggsy McGurk
– Bachelor TV Lives (1958) … Second Bank Robber
 
1959 The Grand Jury (TV series)
– Prison Scandal
 
1959 U.S. Marshal (TV series)
Stan
– Federal Agent (1959) … Stan
 
1959 Mike Hammer (TV series)
Zig Segman
– Requiem for a Sucker (1959) … Zig Segman
 
1958 Some Came Running
Indianapolis Poker Player (uncredited)
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Man with a Gun
– Old Man (1958) … Man with a Gun
 
1958 I Want to Live!
Charlie, Newspaperman (uncredited)
 
1957-1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
First Card Player
– Curfew at Midnight (1958)
– Storm Over Rapallo (1957) … First Card Player
 
1958 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Boldt
– Deliver the Body (1958) … Boldt
 
1957-1958 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Townsman / Townsman Listening to Dobie's Tirade
– Carmen (1958) … Townsman (uncredited)
– Sins of the Father (1957) … Townsman Listening to Dobie's Tirade (uncredited)
 
1958 Panic! (TV series)
John Bates
– Survivors (1958) … John Bates
 
1958 The Brothers Karamazov
Jailer (uncredited)
 
1958 Official Detective (TV series)
Andrey
– Hijackers (1958) … Andrey
 
1957 Sheriff of Cochise (TV series)
Harry Nixdorf
– Federal Witness (1957) … Harry Nixdorf
 
1957 The Thin Man (TV series)
– The Fashion Showdown (1957)
 
1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Thug
– Heart of Gold (1957) … Thug
 
1957 Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Sam (uncredited)
 
1957 This Could Be the Night
Piano Tuner (uncredited)
 
1957 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Friedman
– Bitter Choice (1957) … Friedman
 
1957 Dragnet (TV series)
– The Big Close (1957)
 
1956 The Rack
Officer (uncredited)
 
1956 Lust for Life
Cartoonist (uncredited)
 
1956 Somebody Up There Likes Me
Reporter at Sparring Session (uncredited)
 
1955 Shack Out on 101
Perch
 
1953 Man Against Crime (TV series)
Hoodlum
– Third Rail (1953) … Hoodlum (uncredited)
 
1949 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– Two Sharp Knives (1949)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
2010 25 Things You Didn't Know About Seinfeld (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 TV Land Moguls (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– The 80's (2009) … Himself
 
2007 Jerry Seinfeld, Submarine Captain (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The Bench: Life Before 'Seinfeld' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2012 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 

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