Phil Leeds (April 6, 1916 â€" August 16, 1998) was an American
character actor.Leeds was born on April 6, 1916 in New York City, the
son of a post office clerk. Raised in the Bronx, he was a peanut
vendor for some time near Yankee Stadium and Manhattan's Polo Grounds.
After serving in the US Army in World War II, He started his career as
a standup comedian and then went on to appear in several films and
sitcoms, including Rosemary's Baby, Beaches, All in the Family,
Three's Company, Night Court, Wings, Ally McBeal, Everybody Loves
Raymond, The Larry Sanders Show in three episodes as Hank Kingsley's
agent, Barney Miller in seven episodes including in one as a man who
propositions Detective Fish, Car 54, Where Are You?, The Patty Duke
Show, The Monkees, The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Friends, Roseanne as
Leon's co-worker and lover, Mad About You, The Dick Van Dyke Show, as
Buddy Sorrell's pool shark brother, and The Golden Girls.At age 80, he
appeared on an episode of Roseanne in which Roseanne finds herself
drawn into a creepy 1990s version of Rosemary's Baby (Leeds had played
Dr. Shand in the original 1968 film). He appeared as a friendly spirit
in the 1990 film Ghost. He appeared in the episode "When I'm 64" in
the TV series ALF as Jack, one of the residents of a retirement home.
His final role was a brief scene in Lost & Found (1999).Leeds was
blacklisted during the McCarthy era after pleading the fifth when
examined by the House Un-American Activities Committee.
character actor.Leeds was born on April 6, 1916 in New York City, the
son of a post office clerk. Raised in the Bronx, he was a peanut
vendor for some time near Yankee Stadium and Manhattan's Polo Grounds.
After serving in the US Army in World War II, He started his career as
a standup comedian and then went on to appear in several films and
sitcoms, including Rosemary's Baby, Beaches, All in the Family,
Three's Company, Night Court, Wings, Ally McBeal, Everybody Loves
Raymond, The Larry Sanders Show in three episodes as Hank Kingsley's
agent, Barney Miller in seven episodes including in one as a man who
propositions Detective Fish, Car 54, Where Are You?, The Patty Duke
Show, The Monkees, The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Friends, Roseanne as
Leon's co-worker and lover, Mad About You, The Dick Van Dyke Show, as
Buddy Sorrell's pool shark brother, and The Golden Girls.At age 80, he
appeared on an episode of Roseanne in which Roseanne finds herself
drawn into a creepy 1990s version of Rosemary's Baby (Leeds had played
Dr. Shand in the original 1968 film). He appeared as a friendly spirit
in the 1990 film Ghost. He appeared in the episode "When I'm 64" in
the TV series ALF as Jack, one of the residents of a retirement home.
His final role was a brief scene in Lost & Found (1999).Leeds was
blacklisted during the McCarthy era after pleading the fifth when
examined by the House Un-American Activities Committee.
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