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Peter Leeds(1917-1996)

  • Actor
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Nancy Kulp, Peter Leeds, and Karl Lukas in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
A popular character actor who played straight man to, among other comic greats, Bob Hope, Milton Berle, Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin, Jack Benny, and Red Skelton, Leeds accompanied Hope on 14 international USO tours. Appeared on Broadway with Mickey Rooney and Ann Miller in "Sugar Babies." Leeds' long television career peaked during the 1950s and 1960s but continued through the 1980s.
BornMay 30, 1917
DiedNovember 12, 1996(79)
BornMay 30, 1917
DiedNovember 12, 1996(79)
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Known for

Tight Spot (1955)
Tight Spot
6.6
  • Fred Packer
  • 1955
James Cagney and Doris Day in Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
Love Me or Leave Me
7.1
  • Fred Taylor
  • 1955
The Atomic Kid (1954)
The Atomic Kid
5.4
  • Agent Bill
  • 1954
Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks in Dragnet (1987)
Dragnet
6.0
  • Roy Grest
  • 1987

Credits

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Actor

  • The New Yogi Bear Show (1988)
    The New Yogi Bear Show
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Additional Voices
    • 1988
  • Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks in Dragnet (1987)
    Dragnet
    6.0
    • Roy Grest
    • 1987
  • Erin Gray, Ricky Schroder, Joel Higgins, and Franklyn Seales in Silver Spoons (1982)
    Silver Spoons
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Phil Herscher
    • 1986
  • CBS Storybreak (1984)
    CBS Storybreak
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Louie (voice)
    • 1985
  • Challenge of the GoBots (1984)
    Challenge of the GoBots
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Additional Voices
    • 1984–1985
  • Thom Bray, Perry King, and Joe Penny in Riptide (1984)
    Riptide
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Det. Medows
    • 1984
  • Polly Holliday, Beth Howland, Linda Lavin, Philip McKeon, and Vic Tayback in Alice (1976)
    Alice
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Pete
    • Turkey Man
    • 1978–1984
  • Pernell Roberts in Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
    Trapper John, M.D.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Perry
    • 1984
  • The Dukes (1983)
    The Dukes
    5.6
    TV Series
    • (voice)
    • 1983
  • Senior Trip (1981)
    Senior Trip
    4.4
    TV Movie
    • Mickey's Friend
    • 1981
  • Studs Lonigan (1979)
    Studs Lonigan
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • 1979
  • Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford in The Jeffersons (1975)
    The Jeffersons
    7.5
    TV Series
    • R.S. Whittendale
    • 1978
  • Angie Dickinson in Police Woman (1974)
    Police Woman
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Lunsford
    • Inretnal Affairs Detective
    • 1977
  • Jack Albertson and Freddie Prinze in Chico and the Man (1974)
    Chico and the Man
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Policeman
    • 1977
  • Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
    The Six Million Dollar Man
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Webley
    • 1976

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Peter Lewis
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • May 30, 1917
    • Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • November 12, 1996
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Patricia Ann McFaddenNovember 2, 1976 - November 12, 1996 (his death)
  • Other works
    Radio: Co-starred on CBS Radio's "The Stan Freberg Show"

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His son, Philip Michael Leeds, aka Dr. Michael Leeds, is a Marriage and Family Therapist in Eugene, Oregon.

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