Lee Bergere (April 10, 1918 â€" January 31, 2007) was an American
actor, known for his role as Joseph Anders in the 1980s television
series Dynasty.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bergere began his career in
1936 at age 18 as Danny Kaye's understudy in the Broadway production
of Lady in the Dark. He appeared as the Duke, with Richard Kiley
reprising his role as Don Quixote, when the Broadway hit Man of La
Mancha premiered in Los Angeles in 1967. Through the years, Bergere
also played Quixote as well as other characters in the show in Los
Angeles, San Francisco and New York. His Broadway credits also include
Happiness Is Just a Little Thing Called a Rolls Royce, and Right Next
to Broadway.Bergere debuted on television on an episode of the live
series Studio One with James Dean. He made three guest appearances on
Perry Mason, two in 1963. In "The Case of the Witless Witness" he
portrayed James Wall, a Congressional committee examiner. Later that
year he played Dr. Charles Nevin, brother-in-law of convicted murderer
Janice Barton, in the episode, "The Case of the Deadly Verdict". In
1965 he portrayed Dr. George Devlin in "The Case of the Murderous
Mermaid".Bergere played Abraham Lincoln, in the Star Trek episode "The
Savage Curtain". Other parts included comedic guest-star roles on
Kentucky Jones, Get Smart, My Favorite Martian, The Munsters, All in
the Family, WKRP in Cincinnati (in a pig costume), and a starring role
on the short-lived series Hot l Baltimore,:477 on which he played one
of TV's first gay regular characters. During the first season of
Mission: Impossible, Bergere played the character of a Swiss banker in
the episode entitled "The Legacy". Bergere played German Count Von
Sichel on Hogan's Heroes in the 1966 episode "The Prince From the
Phone Company".
actor, known for his role as Joseph Anders in the 1980s television
series Dynasty.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bergere began his career in
1936 at age 18 as Danny Kaye's understudy in the Broadway production
of Lady in the Dark. He appeared as the Duke, with Richard Kiley
reprising his role as Don Quixote, when the Broadway hit Man of La
Mancha premiered in Los Angeles in 1967. Through the years, Bergere
also played Quixote as well as other characters in the show in Los
Angeles, San Francisco and New York. His Broadway credits also include
Happiness Is Just a Little Thing Called a Rolls Royce, and Right Next
to Broadway.Bergere debuted on television on an episode of the live
series Studio One with James Dean. He made three guest appearances on
Perry Mason, two in 1963. In "The Case of the Witless Witness" he
portrayed James Wall, a Congressional committee examiner. Later that
year he played Dr. Charles Nevin, brother-in-law of convicted murderer
Janice Barton, in the episode, "The Case of the Deadly Verdict". In
1965 he portrayed Dr. George Devlin in "The Case of the Murderous
Mermaid".Bergere played Abraham Lincoln, in the Star Trek episode "The
Savage Curtain". Other parts included comedic guest-star roles on
Kentucky Jones, Get Smart, My Favorite Martian, The Munsters, All in
the Family, WKRP in Cincinnati (in a pig costume), and a starring role
on the short-lived series Hot l Baltimore,:477 on which he played one
of TV's first gay regular characters. During the first season of
Mission: Impossible, Bergere played the character of a Swiss banker in
the episode entitled "The Legacy". Bergere played German Count Von
Sichel on Hogan's Heroes in the 1966 episode "The Prince From the
Phone Company".
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