Ron Leibman (October 11, 1937 â€" December 6, 2019) was an American
actor. He won both the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and the
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play in 1993 for his
performance as Roy Cohn in Angels in America. Leibman also won a
Primetime Emmy Award in 1979 for his role as Martin 'Kaz' Kazinsky in
his short-lived crime drama series Kaz.Leibman also acted in films
such as Where's Poppa? (1970), The Hot Rock (1972), Norma Rae (1979),
and Zorro, The Gay Blade (1982). Later in his career, he became widely
known for providing the voice of Ron Cadillac in Archer (2013â€"2016)
and for playing Dr. Leonard Green, Rachel's rich, short-tempered
father, on the sitcom Friends (1996â€"2004).Leibman was born in
Manhattan to Grace (née Marks), who was of Russian Jewish descent,
and Murray Leibman, a Russian Jewish immigrant who worked in the
garment business. Leibman graduated from Ohio Wesleyan
University.Leibman was a member of the Compass Players in the late
1950s, and was admitted to the Actors Studio shortly thereafter.
actor. He won both the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and the
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play in 1993 for his
performance as Roy Cohn in Angels in America. Leibman also won a
Primetime Emmy Award in 1979 for his role as Martin 'Kaz' Kazinsky in
his short-lived crime drama series Kaz.Leibman also acted in films
such as Where's Poppa? (1970), The Hot Rock (1972), Norma Rae (1979),
and Zorro, The Gay Blade (1982). Later in his career, he became widely
known for providing the voice of Ron Cadillac in Archer (2013â€"2016)
and for playing Dr. Leonard Green, Rachel's rich, short-tempered
father, on the sitcom Friends (1996â€"2004).Leibman was born in
Manhattan to Grace (née Marks), who was of Russian Jewish descent,
and Murray Leibman, a Russian Jewish immigrant who worked in the
garment business. Leibman graduated from Ohio Wesleyan
University.Leibman was a member of the Compass Players in the late
1950s, and was admitted to the Actors Studio shortly thereafter.
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