Len Lesser

Actor Dec 3 (died age 88) New York City, New York, USA 1948–2009 (61 year career)

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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

Film

Papillon

Guard

Film

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Abe

Film

Kelly's Heroes

Platoon Sgt. Bellamy (42nd Engineers)

Film

Birdman of Alcatraz

Burns (uncredited)

Film

Lust for Life

Cartoonist (uncredited)

Film

Somebody Up There Likes Me

Reporter at Sparring Session (uncredited)

Film

Death Hunt

Lewis

Film

Some Came Running

Indianapolis Poker Player (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (150)

Movies (50)

Frankenstein & the Werewolf Reborn!

2005

as Inspector Krol (archive footage)

4.5

Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo

2004

as Self

Baadasssss!

2004

as Manny & Mort Goldberg

The Werewolf Reborn!

as Krol

True Friends

as Mr. Slotnick

Rave Review

as Al

Sorority Girls and the Creature from Hell

as Tex

Ain't No Way Back

as Papa Campbell

Faith

as Uncle Sal

Mob Boss

as Don Caglianoti

Spy

as Dr. Obediah Stern

Grandmother's House

as Grandfather

Amazing Stories

as Old Grave Robber

Du-beat-e-o

as Hendricks

Death Hunt

as Lewis

Take This Job and Shove It

1981

as Roach

5.3

Through the Magic Pyramid

1981

as Naktah

2.5

The Main Event

1979

as Trainer At Big Bear

5.3

Someone's Watching Me!

as Burly Man

House Calls

as Waiter

Spider-Man

as Henchman

Ruby

as Barney

Joyride to Nowhere

as Charlie

Moonshine County Express

as Scoggins

Supervan

as Banks

The Outlaw Josey Wales

as Abe

Truck Stop Women

as Winter

It's Good to Be Alive

as Man at Accident

Papillon

as Guard

Slither

as Jogger

Dirty Little Billy

as Slits

Blood and Lace

as Tom Kredge

Kelly's Heroes

as Platoon Sgt. Bellamy (42nd Engineers)

7.3

The Last Challenge

1967

as Ed (uncredited)

6.3

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

as The Greek

Fireball 500

as Man In Garage

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

1965

as North Dakota Pete

5.2

McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force

1965

as NKVD commissar

5.2

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962

as Burns (uncredited)

7.5

Smog

1962

as Lelio Marpicati

5.6

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1960

as Waiter at Sardi's (uncredited)

6.1

Bells Are Ringing

1960

as Charlie Bessemer (uncredited)

6.3

Crime and Punishment USA

1959

as Desk Officer

5.2

Some Came Running

1958

as Indianapolis Poker Player (uncredited)

7.0

Old Man

1958

as Man with Gun

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

1957

as Sam (Uncredited)

5.4

Somebody Up There Likes Me

1956

as Reporter at Sparring Session (uncredited)

7.2

Lust for Life

1956

as Cartoonist (uncredited)

Shack Out on 101

as Perch

The Big Break

as Hunk

Television (100)

Castle

as Neighbour

The Wedding Bells

as Peppy Miller

'Til Death

as Gus

Quintuplets

as Morty

Cold Case

as Elmer Gibbins (2007)

Rock Me Baby

as Harvey

Son of the Beach

Just Shoot Me!

as Uncle Jimmy

Smart Guy

as Sidney

Everybody Loves Raymond

1996

as Garvin

6.8

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Eugene

Caroline in the City

as Waiter

Platypus Man

as Rabbi Rosenbaum

as Woody Ebbots

Boy Meets World

as Arnie Heck

The John Larroquette Show

as Preacher

Mad About You

as Uncle Arnold

Seinfeld

as Uncle Leo

Tour of Duty

as Clayton - WWII Vet (uncredited)

thirtysomething

Amazing Stories

as Old Grave Digger

Airwolf

as Villain

Hardcastle and McCormick

as Sam

Remington Steele

as Anthony Torrance

Simon & Simon

as Slater

Falcon Crest

as Professor McCloud

Enos

The Love Boat

as Stryker

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977

7.1

Code R

1977

as Leo

Quincy, M.E.

as Dr. DeGroot

Switch

as Salesman

Barbary Coast

as Clerk

The Rockford Files

as Colby

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

as Crowley

Kojak

as Mr. Morgan

The Bob Newhart Show

as Mr. Schwab

Delphi Bureau

as Mockthornton

All in the Family

as Billy Pendergast

McMillan & Wife

as Benny Carr

The Partners

Medical Center

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

as Joe Boland

The Bill Cosby Show

as Supervisor

Land of the Giants

as Prisoner

The Outsider

The Mod Squad

as Burns

Ironside

as Frank Bender

Judd for the Defense

Mr. Terrific

as Novnik

The Second Hundred Years

as Norton

The Monkees

as George

That Girl

Run, Buddy, Run

Love on a Rooftop

as Junk Shop Owner

The F.B.I.

as Ghost

Green Acres

as Man

Get Smart

as Rudolph

The Wild Wild West

as Mason

Laredo

Honey West

as Mr. Crimm

The Munsters

as Manikoo

The Rogues

as Priest

The Outer Limits

as Sforza Water/Power worker

7.8

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Le Bombard

My Favorite Martian

as Hank

Arrest and Trial

as Biggy

The Great Adventure

as Varnes

Temple Houston

as Orley Baldwin

Stoney Burke

as Leo

Ben Casey

The Investigators

as Puppeteer

Bonanza

as Fred Gaskell

The Untouchables

as Gunther

Adventures in Paradise

as Lasser

The Third Man

as Najian

The Detectives

as Jack Hasset

Mr. Lucky

as Gunman

Lock-Up

as Carl Kincaid

Johnny Staccato

Tightrope

as The Hood (uncredited)

Bat Masterson

as Frank Holloway

The Texan

as Brad

Peter Gunn

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

1958

as Zig Segman

6.6

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Boldt

Tombstone Territory

as Hugh Dawson

The Thin Man

Official Detective

Panic!

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Thug

7.8

Gunsmoke

1955

as Townsman (uncredited)

6.6

General Electric Theater

as Friedman

The Red Skelton Show

as Legs

Dragnet

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

as First Card Player

7.2

The Jack Benny Program

1950

as Second Bank Robber

7.8

Suspense

1949

as Man at Baseball Game (uncredited)

4.9

Man Against Crime

1949

as Hoodlum (uncredited)

6.0

Studio One

1948

5.0