Jack DeLeon (December 19, 1924 â€" October 16, 2006) was an American
actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Marty Morrison from 1975
to 1982 on the television detective sitcom Barney Miller, in a total
of eight episodes. His character was proudly and overtly homosexual,
groundbreaking for network television at the time. In the later
episodes he was in a committed relationship with a male partner, which
was respected by the detectives in the squad.In 1959 DeLeon portrayed
Herman in the New York City Center revival of Frank Loesser's The Most
Happy Fella; a role he later reprised in the first West End production
of that musical in 1960 at the London Coliseum. Between 1969 and 1990
he appeared on such network shows as Get Smart, That Girl, The Paul
Lynde Show, The Rookies, Starsky and Hutch, Sanford and Son, Switch,
CPO Sharkey, Too Close for Comfort, Archie Bunker’s Place, Laverne &
Shirley, The Fall Guy, Night Court, Santa Barbara and Growing Pains.
His film credits include Linda Lovelace for President (1975), I Wonder
Who's Killing Her Now? (1975), The Choirboys (1977) and Little Miss
Marker (1980). He voiced Sergeant Samuel McPherson in the 1977 Dr.
Seuss animated television special Halloween Is Grinch Night. He was
also the voice of Dwalin in the 1977 animated version of The
Hobbit.His interment was at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Simi Valley,
California.
actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Marty Morrison from 1975
to 1982 on the television detective sitcom Barney Miller, in a total
of eight episodes. His character was proudly and overtly homosexual,
groundbreaking for network television at the time. In the later
episodes he was in a committed relationship with a male partner, which
was respected by the detectives in the squad.In 1959 DeLeon portrayed
Herman in the New York City Center revival of Frank Loesser's The Most
Happy Fella; a role he later reprised in the first West End production
of that musical in 1960 at the London Coliseum. Between 1969 and 1990
he appeared on such network shows as Get Smart, That Girl, The Paul
Lynde Show, The Rookies, Starsky and Hutch, Sanford and Son, Switch,
CPO Sharkey, Too Close for Comfort, Archie Bunker’s Place, Laverne &
Shirley, The Fall Guy, Night Court, Santa Barbara and Growing Pains.
His film credits include Linda Lovelace for President (1975), I Wonder
Who's Killing Her Now? (1975), The Choirboys (1977) and Little Miss
Marker (1980). He voiced Sergeant Samuel McPherson in the 1977 Dr.
Seuss animated television special Halloween Is Grinch Night. He was
also the voice of Dwalin in the 1977 animated version of The
Hobbit.His interment was at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Simi Valley,
California.
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