Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 3, 1922
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Len Lesser
Biography
Leonard King Lesser (December 3, 1922 – February 16, 2011) was an American character actor and comedian best known for his recurring role as Uncle Leo on Seinfeld. He was also known for his role as Garvin on Everybody Loves Raymond.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Frankenstein & the Werewolf Reborn! | Inspector Krol (archive footage) |
| 2004 | Baadasssss! | Manny & Mort Goldberg |
| 1998 | True Friends | Mr. Slotnick |
| 1998 | The Werewolf Reborn! | Krol |
| 1995 | Rave Review | Al |
| 1991 | Sorority Girls and the Creature from Hell | Tex |
| 1990 | Mob Boss | Don Caglianoti |
| 1990 | Faith | Uncle Sal |
| 1990 | Ain't No Way Back | Papa Campbell |
| 1989 | Spy | Dr. Obediah Stern |
| 1988 | Grandmother's House | Grandfather |
| 1986 | Amazing Stories | Old Grave Robber |
| 1984 | Du-beat-e-o | Hendricks |
| 1981 | Death Hunt | Lewis |
| 1981 | Take This Job and Shove It | Roach |
| 1981 | Through the Magic Pyramid | Naktah |
| 1979 | The Main Event | Trainer At Big Bear |
| 1978 | Someone's Watching Me! | Burly Man |
| 1978 | House Calls | Waiter |
| 1977 | Supervan | Banks |
| 1977 | Moonshine County Express | Scoggins |
| 1977 | Ruby | Barney |
| 1977 | Spider-Man | Henchman |
| 1977 | Joyride to Nowhere | Charlie |
| 1976 | The Outlaw Josey Wales | Abe |
| 1974 | Truck Stop Women | Winter |
| 1974 | It's Good to Be Alive | Man at Accident |
| 1973 | Slither | Jogger |
| 1973 | Papillon | Guard |
| 1972 | Dirty Little Billy | Slits |
| 1971 | Blood and Lace | Tom Kredge |
| 1970 | Kelly's Heroes | Platoon Sgt. Bellamy (42nd Engineers) |
| 1967 | How I Spent My Summer Vacation | The Greek |
| 1967 | The Last Challenge | Ed (uncredited) |
| 1966 | Fireball 500 | Man In Garage |
| 1965 | How to Stuff a Wild Bikini | North Dakota Pete |
| 1965 | McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force | NKVD commissar |
| 1962 | Smog | Lelio Marpicati |
| 1962 | Birdman of Alcatraz | Burns (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Bells Are Ringing | Charlie Bessemer (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Waiter at Sardi's (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Crime and Punishment USA | Desk Officer |
| 1958 | Old Man | Man with Gun |
| 1958 | Some Came Running | Indianapolis Poker Player (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Slaughter on 10th Avenue | Sam (Uncredited) |
| 1956 | Somebody Up There Likes Me | Reporter at Sparring Session (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Lust for Life | Cartoonist (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Shack Out on 101 | Perch |
| 1953 | The Big Break | Hunk |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Castle | Neighbour |
| 2007 | The Wedding Bells | Peppy Miller |
| 2004 | Quintuplets | |
| 2003 | Rock Me Baby | Harvey |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Elmer Gibbins (2007) |
| 2000 | Son of the Beach | |
| 1997 | Smart Guy | |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me! | Uncle Jimmy |
| 1996 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Garvin |
| 1996 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Eugene |
| 1995 | Platypus Man | Rabbi Rosenbaum |
| 1995 | Caroline in the City | Waiter |
| 1994 | ER | Woody Ebbots |
| 1993 | Boy Meets World | |
| 1993 | The John Larroquette Show | Preacher |
| 1992 | Mad About You | Uncle Arnold |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Uncle Leo |
| 1987 | thirtysomething | |
| 1987 | Tour of Duty | Clayton - WWII Vet (uncredited) |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | old grave digger |
| 1984 | Airwolf | Villain |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Sam |
| 1982 | Remington Steele | Anthony Torrance |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest | Professor McCloud |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon | Slater |
| 1980 | Enos | |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries | |
| 1977 | Code R | Leo |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Stryker |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Dr. DeGroot |
| 1975 | Switch | Pelky |
| 1975 | Barbary Coast | Clerk |
| 1975 | Switch | Salesman |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Crowley |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Colby |
| 1973 | Kojak | Mr. Morgan |
| 1973 | Kojak | Hinton |
| 1972 | The Bob Newhart Show | Mr. Schwab |
| 1971 | The Partners | |
| 1971 | All in the Family | Billy Pendergast |
| 1971 | McMillan & Wife | Benny Carr |
| 1969 | Medical Center | |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show | Supervisor |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Joe Boland |
| 1968 | Land of the Giants | Prisoner |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | Burns |
| 1968 | The Outsider | |
| 1967 | Ironside | Frank Bender |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense | |
| 1967 | Mr. Terrific | Novnik |
| 1966 | Love on a Rooftop | Junk Shop Owner |
| 1966 | That Girl | |
| 1966 | Run, Buddy, Run | |
| 1966 | The Monkees | George |
| 1966 | The Monkees | Red |
| 1965 | Green Acres | Man |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Ghost |
| 1965 | Laredo | |
| 1965 | Honey West | Mr. Crimm |
| 1965 | Get Smart | Luden |
| 1965 | Get Smart | Vogel |
| 1965 | Get Smart | Rudolph |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West | Mason |
| 1964 | The Munsters | Manikoo |
| 1964 | The Rogues | Priest |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure | Varnes |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Le Bombard |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits | Sforza Water/Power worker |
| 1963 | My Favorite Martian | Hank |
| 1963 | My Favorite Martian | Carlo |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | Biggy |
| 1963 | Temple Houston | Orley Baldwin |
| 1962 | Stoney Burke | Leo |
| 1962 | Stoney Burke | Detective |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky | Gunman |
| 1959 | Johnny Staccato | |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise | Lasser |
| 1959 | Tightrope | The Hood (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Gunther |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Fred Gaskell |
| 1959 | The Detectives | Jack Hasset |
| 1959 | The Third Man | Najian |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Art Fancher |
| 1959 | Lock-Up | Carl Kincaid |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn | |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson | Frank Holloway |
| 1958 | The Texan | Matt Kiley |
| 1958 | The Texan | Brad |
| 1958 | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer | Zig Segman |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Boldt |
| 1957 | The Thin Man | |
| 1957 | Panic! | |
| 1957 | Official Detective | |
| 1957 | Tombstone Territory | Hugh Dawson |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Thug |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Friedman |
| 1951 | Dragnet | |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Big Mike Miller |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Percival Cutthroat - Pirate with Hook |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Goon #2 |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Bum / Slippery Scottty Sutton |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Legs |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | First Card Player |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Killer McBumpoff |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Second Bank Robber |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Muggsy McGurk |
| 1949 | Man Against Crime | Hoodlum (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Suspense | Man at Baseball Game (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Studio One |