Lee Bergere(1918-2007)
- Actor
Born in Brooklyn, Bergere began his career in 1936 as
understudy to Danny Kaye in the Broadway production of "Lady in the Dark",
with Gertrude Lawrence. His television debut was with James Dean in the live
production of "Thunder on Sycamore Street". A World War II veteran, he
was in charge of entertainment services for soldiers serving in North
Africa. Best known for his role as majordomo "Joseph Anders" in the
1980s television series Dynasty (1981), he also briefly appeared in the rival
soap opera Falcon Crest (1981) as "Justin Nash". He appeared in more than 200
television shows, including an original Star Trek (1966) episode in which he
played Abraham Lincoln He died at the age of 88 in New Hampshire where
he lived for over a decade.
