Leonard King Lesser (December 3, 1922 - February 16, 2011) was an American character actor best known for Kelly's Heroes (1970), The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), and Seinfeld (1991-1998).
He was married to Janice Burrell and they had two children.
Lesser died in 2011 at the age of 88 from pneumonia.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1953: The Big Break as Hunk
- 1955: Shack Out On 101 as Perch
- 1956: The Rack as Officer (Uncredited Role)
- 1956: Somebody Up There Likes Me as Reporter at Sparring Session (uncredited)
- 1956: Lust For Life as Cartoonist (uncredited)
- 1957: This Could Be The Night as Piano Tuner (uncredited)
- 1957: Slaughter On10th Avenue as Sam (uncredited)
- 1958: The Brothers Karamazov as Jailer (uncredited)
- 1958: The Man Who Died Twice as Minelli
- 1958: I Want to Live! as Charlie (uncredited)
- 1958: Some Came Running as Indianapolis Poker Player (uncredited)
- 1959: Crime And Punishment USA as Desk Officer
- 1960: Please Dont Eat The Daisies as Waiter at Sardi's (uncredited)
- 1960: Bells Are Ringing as Charlie Bessemer (uncredited)
- 1962: Birdman of Alcatraz as Burns (uncredited)
- 1962: Smog as Lelio Marpicati
- 1965: Mc Hales Navy Joins The Air Force as NKVD Commissar
- 1965: How to Stuff a Wild Bikini as North Dakota Pete
- 1966: Fireball 500 as Man in Garage
- 1967: How I Spent My Summer Vacation as The Greek
- 1967: The Last Challenge as Ed (uncredited)
- 1970: Kelly's Heroes as Sgt. Bellamy
- 1971: Blood And Lace as Tom Kredge
- 1972: Dirty Little Billy as Slits
- 1973: Slither as Jogger
- 1973: Papillon as Guard
- 1974: Its Good To Be Alive as Man at Accident
- 1974: Truck Stop Women as Winter
- 1976: The Outlaw Josey Wales as Abe
- 1977: Supervan as Banks
- 1977: Moonshine County Express as Scoggins
- 1977: Ruby as Barney
- 1977: Joyride To Nowhere as Charlie
- 1978: House Calls as Waiter
- 1978: Someones Watching Me as Burly Man
- 1979: The Main Event as Trainer At Big Bear
- 1981: Death Hunt as Lewis
- 1981: Take This Job And Shove It as Roach
- 1981: The Time Crystal as Naktah
- 1984: Dubeateo as Hendricks
- 1988: Grandmother's House as Grandfather
- 1989: Spy as Dr. Obediah Stern
- 1990: Faith as Uncle Sal
- 1990: Mob Boss as Don Caglianoti
- 1990: Aint No Way Back as Papa Campbell
- 1990: Sorority Girls And The Creature From Hell as Tex
- 1994: Rave Review as Al
- 1998: True Friends as Mr. Slotnick
- 2003: Baadasssss as Manny & Morty Goldberg
- 2005: Raw Footage as Grampa Joey
Television Roles
- 1950: Suspense as Man at Baseball Game
- 1953: Man Against Crime as Hoodlum
- 1955: Cavalcade Of America as Prisoner
- 1957: General Electric Theater as Friedman
- 1957: Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Thug
- 1957: The Sheriff Of Cochise as Harry Nixdorf
- 1957-1958: Gunsmoke as Townsman (2 episodes)
- 1957-1958: Schlitz Playhouse as Goon #2/First Card Player (2 episodes)
- 1957-1959: The Thin Man as Steve (2 episodes)
- 1958: Official Detective as Andrey
- 1958: Have Gun – Will Travel as Boldt
- 1958: Panic as John Bates
- 1958: Tales Of Wells Fargo as Conger
- 1958: Playhouse 90 as Man with Gun
- 1958-1959: The Jack Benny Program as Muggsy McGurk/Second Bank Robber (2 episodes)
- 1958-1959: The Texan as Matty Kiley/Brad (2 episodes)
- 1959: Mike Hammer as Zig Segman
- 1959: Mackenzies Raiders as Jack Corey
- 1959: The Third Man as Najian
- 1959: M Squad as Red McShane
- 1959: Peter Gunn as Speaker
- 1959: Tightrope as The Hood
- 1959: Johnny Staccato as Prisoner on Bunk
- 1959: Adventures In Paradise as Lasser
- 1959: The Man And The Challenge as Les
- 1959: Mr. Lucky as Gunman
- 1959: Grand Jury as Max Schneider
- 1959: US Marshal as Stan
- 1959-1967: The Red Skelton Show as Killer McBumpoff/Bum/Slippery Scotty Sutton/Pervical Cutthroat/Big Mike Miller/Legs (5 episodes)
- 1960: Tombstone Territory as Hugh Dawson
- 1960: The Detectives as Jack Hasset
- 1960: Hotel De Paree as Cleve Turnbull
- 1960: Bat Masterson as Frank Holloway
- 1960: Lock Up as Carl Kincaid
- 1960: The Untouchables as Gunther
- 1961: Hong Kong as Carl
- 1961: Hennesey as Chief Petty Officer
- 1961: The Law And Mr Jones as Gangster
- 1961: Holiday Lodge as Charlie
- 1961: The Investigators as Puppeteer
- 1962: Follow The Sun as Little Joe
- 1962-1963: Stoney Burke as Detective/Leo (2 episodes)
- 1963: The Travels Of Jaimie Mc Pheeters as Wes Matlock
- 1963: Temple Houston as Orley Baldwin
- 1964: The Great Adenture as Varnes
- 1964: Arrest And Trial as Biggy
- 1964: The Outer Limits as Sforza Water & Power Worker
- 1964: Channing as The Restaurant Owner
- 1965: Kentucky Jones as Shoelace
- 1965: The Rogues as Priest
- 1965: Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre as Le Bombard
- 1965: The Wild Wild West as Mason
- 1965: Ben Casey as Lt. Bentley
- 1965: Honey West as Mr. Crimm
- 1965-1966: My Favorite Martian as Carlo/Hank (2 episodes)
- 1965-1967: Get Smart as Vogel/Luden/Rudolph (3 episodes)
- 1966: The Munsters as Manikoo
- 1966: Laredo as Dirk
- 1966: The F.B.I. as Ghost
- 1966: Love On A Rooftop as Junk Shop Owner
- 1966: Run Buddy Run as Lou
- 1966-1967: The Monkees as Red/George (2 episodes)
- 1967: That Girl as Guard
- 1967: Mr Terrific as Novnik
- 1967: The Second Hundred Years as Norton
- 1968: Death Valley Days as Spider
- 1968: Judd For The Defense as Rex Hajuk
- 1969: Land of the Giants as Prisoner
- 1969: The Outsider as Max Davenport
- 1969: The Bill Cosby Show as Supervisor
- 1969: The Debbie Reynolds Show as Agent
- 1970: Green Acres as Man
- 1970-1972: Bonanza as Art Fancher/Fred Gaskell (2 episodes)
- 1971: All in the Family as Billy Pendergast
- 1971: The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Joe Boland
- 1971: The Partners as Novack
- 1971: Ironside as Frank Bender
- 1972: The Delphi Bureau as Mockthornton
- 1972: The Mod Squad as Burns
- 1974: The Bob Newhart Show as Mr. Schwab
- 1974: Kolchak: The Night Stalker as Crowley
- 1974: Kojak as Hinton/Mr. Morgan (2 episodes)
- 1974: Medical Center as Sam
- 1975: The Rockford Files as Colby
- 1975: Mc Coy as Phil
- 1975: Barbary Coast as Clerk
- 1975: The Ghost Busters as Mr. 'C'
- 1975-1976: Switch as Pelky/Salesman (2 episodes)
- 1976: McMillan & Wife as Benny Carr
- 1976: Holmes & Yoyo as Hayes
- 1976: Wonderbug as Hector Pryor
- 1976: The Krofft Supershow as Hector Pryor
- 1977: The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries as Gang Member
- 1977: Code R as Leo
- 1977: The Amazing Spider Man as Henchman
- 1978: Police Story as Mr. Marcovicci
- 1978: Quincy, M.E. as Dr. DeGroot
- 1980: Enos as Solly
- 1981: Simon & Simon as Slater
- 1983: Hardcastle and McCormick as Sam
- 1983: Whiz Kids as Arab
- 1983: Remington Steele as Anthony Torrance
- 1984: The Love Boat as Stryker
- 1985: Amazing Stories as Old Grave Robber
- 1985: Airwolf as Villain
- 1988: Falcon Crest as Prof. McCloud
- 1990: Tour of Duty as Clayton
- 1990: The Tracey Ullman Show as Buddy #1
- 1991: thirtysomething as Mr. Sidel
- 1991: Babes as Eberhardt
- 1991-1998: Seinfeld as Uncle Leo (14 episodes)
- 1995: Platypus Man as Rabbi Rosenbaum
- 1996: The John Larroquette Show as Preacher
- 1996-2004: Everybody Loves Raymond as Garvin (9 episodes)
- 1997: Boy Meets World as Arnie Heck
- 1997: Mad About You as Uncle Arnold
- 1997: Life With Roger as Mr. Mitchell
- 1998: Caroline in the City as Waiter
- 1998: Smart Guy as Sidney
- 1998: The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer as Tailor
- 2001: Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Eugene
- 2002: Son of the Beach as Nick Pappasmearos Jr.
- 2003: Just Shoot Me! as Uncle Jimmy
- 2003: Rock Me Baby as Harvey
- 2004: Quintuplets as Morty
- 2005: ER as Woody Ebbots
- 2007: The Wedding Bells as Peppy Miller
- 2007: Cold Case as (2007) Elmer Gibbins
- 2008: 'Til Death as Gus
- 2009: Castle as Neighbor
Shorts
- 1970: Run Jack Run as The 2nd Torpedo
- 1998: The List as Thomas
- 2002: Today You Are A Fountain Pen as Grandpa Sam
