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Leonard King Lesser was an American character actor, known as Len Lesser. He was known for his recurring role as Uncle Leo in Seinfeld, starting during the show's second season in "The Pony Remark". Lesser was also known for his role as Garvin on Everybody Loves Raymond.
Birth Name
Leonard King Lesser
Born
Sunday, 03 December 1922
Died
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Castle | Neighbour | 2009 |
| Jerry Seinfeld, Submarine Captain | Self | 2007 |
| The Wedding Bells | Peppy Miller | 2007 |
| 'Til Death | Gus | 2006 |
| Raw Footage | Grampa Joey | 2005 |
| Quintuplets | Morty | 2004 |
| Baadasssss! | Manny & Mort Goldberg | 2004 |
| TV Land Moguls | Self | 2004 |
| Cold Case | Elmer Gibbins '07 | 2003 |
| Rock Me, Baby | Harvey | 2003 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Castle | Neighbour | 2009 |
| Jerry Seinfeld, Submarine Captain | Self | 2007 |
| The Wedding Bells | Peppy Miller | 2007 |
| 'Til Death | Gus | 2006 |
| Raw Footage | Grampa Joey | 2005 |
| Quintuplets | Morty | 2004 |
| Baadasssss! | Manny & Mort Goldberg | 2004 |
| TV Land Moguls | Self | 2004 |
| Cold Case | Elmer Gibbins '07 | 2003 |
| Rock Me, Baby | Harvey | 2003 |
| Son of the Beach | Nick Pappasmearos Jr. | 2000 |
| Frankenstein & the Werewolf Reborn! | Inspector Krol / Inspector Krol (archive footage) | 2000 |
| The Werewolf Reborn! | Krol | 1998 |
| The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer | Tailor | 1998 |
| True Friends | Mr. Slotnick | 1998 |
| Smart Guy | Sidney | 1997 |
| Just Shoot Me! | Uncle Jimmy | 1997 |
| Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Eugene | 1996 |
| Everybody Loves Raymond | Garvin | 1996 |
| Life with Roger | Mr. Mitchell | 1996 |
| Caroline in the City | Waiter | 1995 |
| Rave Review | Al | 1995 |
| Platypus Man | Rabbi Rosenbaum | 1995 |
| ER | Woody Ebbots | 1994 |
| Boy Meets World | Arnie Heck | 1993 |
| The John Larroquette Show | Preacher | 1993 |
| Mad About You | Uncle Arnold | 1992 |
| Mob Boss | Don Caglianoti | 1990 |
| Babes | Eberhardt | 1990 |
| Sorority Girls and the Creature from Hell | Tex | 1990 |
| Faith | Uncle Sal | 1990 |
| Ain't No Way Back | Papa Campbell | 1990 |
| Spy | Dr. Obediah Stern | 1989 |
| Seinfeld | Uncle Leo | 1989 |
| Grandmother's House | Grandfather | 1988 |
| Thirtysomething | Mr. Sidel | 1987 |
| Tour of Duty | Clayton - WWII Vet | 1987 |
| The Tracey Ullman Show | Buddy #1 | 1987 |
| Amazing Stories | Old Grave Robber | 1985 |
| Airwolf | Villain | 1984 |
| Du-beat-e-o | Hendricks | 1984 |
| Whiz Kids | Arab | 1983 |
| Hardcastle and McCormick | Sam | 1983 |
| Remington Steele | Anthony Torrance | 1982 |
| The Time Crystal | Naktah | 1981 |
| Falcon Crest | Professor McCloud | 1981 |
| Simon & Simon | Slater | 1981 |
| Take This Job and Shove It | Roach | 1981 |
| Death Hunt | Lewis | 1981 |
| Enos | Solly | 1980 |
| The Main Event | Trainer at Big Bear | 1979 |
| Someone's Watching Me! | Burly Man | 1978 |
| House Calls | Waiter | 1978 |
| The Amazing Spider-Man | Henchman | 1977 |
| Ruby | Barney | 1977 |
| Moonshine County Express | Scoggins | 1977 |
| Joyride to Nowhere | Charlie | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Stryker | 1977 |
| Supervan | Banks | 1977 |
| The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Gang Member | 1977 |
| Code R | Leo | 1977 |
| Quincy M.E. | Dr. DeGroot | 1976 |
| Holmes and Yoyo | Hayes | 1976 |
| Wonderbug | Hector Pryor | 1976 |
| The Krofft Supershow | Hector Pryor (segment: Wonderbug) | 1976 |
| The Outlaw Josey Wales | Abe | 1976 |
| The Ghost Busters | Mr. 'C' | 1975 |
| Barbary Coast | Clerk | 1975 |
| Switch | Salesman / Pelky | 1975 |
| McCoy | Phil | 1975 |
| Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Crowley | 1974 |
| Truck Stop Women | Winter | 1974 |
| The Rockford Files | Colby | 1974 |
| It's Good to Be Alive | Man at Accident | 1974 |
| Papillon | Guard | 1973 |
| Kojak | Hinton / Mr. Morgan | 1973 |
| Police Story | Mr. Marcovicci | 1973 |
| Slither | Jogger | 1973 |
| Dirty Little Billy | Slits | 1972 |
| The Bob Newhart Show | Mr. Schwab | 1972 |
| The Delphi Bureau | Mockthornton | 1972 |
| The Partners | Novack | 1971 |
| McMillan & Wife | Benny Carr | 1971 |
| Blood and Lace | Tom Kredge | 1971 |
| All in the Family | Billy Pendergast | 1971 |
| Kelly's Heroes | Bellamy / Platoon Sgt. Bellamy (42nd Engineers) | 1970 |
| The Debbie Reynolds Show | Agent | 1969 |
| The Bill Cosby Show | Supervisor | 1969 |
| The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Joe Boland | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Sam | 1969 |
| Mod Squad | Burns | 1968 |
| Land of the Giants | Prisoner | 1968 |
| The Outsider | Max Davenport | 1968 |
| Ironside | Frank Bender | 1967 |
| Judd for the Defense | Rex Hajuk | 1967 |
| The Second Hundred Years | Norton | 1967 |
| The Last Challenge | Ed - the Bartender | 1967 |
| Mr. Terrific | Novnik | 1967 |
| How I Spent My Summer Vacation | The Greek | 1967 |
| Run Buddy Run | Lou | 1966 |
| The Monkees | George / Red | 1966 |
| That Girl | Guard | 1966 |
| Love on a Rooftop | Junk Shop Owner | 1966 |
| Fireball 500 | Man in Garage | 1966 |
| Get Smart | Vogel / Rudolph / Luden | 1965 |
| Honey West | Mr. Crimm | 1965 |
| The Wild Wild West | Mason | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Ghost | 1965 |
| Laredo | Dirk | 1965 |
| Green Acres | Man | 1965 |
| How to Stuff a Wild Bikini | North Dakota Pete | 1965 |
| McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force | 1965 | |
| Kentucky Jones | Shoelace | 1964 |
| The Rogues | Priest | 1964 |
| The Munsters | Manikoo | 1964 |
| My Favorite Martian | Carlo / Hank | 1963 |
| The Great Adventure | Varnes | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Le Bombard | 1963 |
| Temple Houston | Orley Baldwin | 1963 |
| Channing | The Restaurant Owner | 1963 |
| The Outer Limits | Sforza Water & Power worker | 1963 |
| Arrest and Trial | Biggy | 1963 |
| The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters | Wes Matlock | 1963 |
| Smog | Lelio Marpicati | 1962 |
| Stoney Burke | Leo / Detective | 1962 |
| Birdman of Alcatraz | Burns | 1962 |
| The Investigators | Puppeteer | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Lieutenant Bentley | 1961 |
| Follow the Sun | Little Joe | 1961 |
| Holiday Lodge | Charlie | 1961 |
| Kraft Mystery Theater | (archive footage) | 1961 |
| The Law and Mr. Jones | Gangster | 1960 |
| Hong Kong | Carl | 1960 |
| Bells Are Ringing | Charlie Bessemer | 1960 |
| Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Waiter at Sardi's | 1960 |
| Mr. Lucky | Gunman | 1959 |
| The Detectives | Jack Hasset | 1959 |
| Adventures in Paradise | Lasser | 1959 |
| Hotel de Paree | Cleve Turnbull | 1959 |
| Hennesey | Chief Petty Officer | 1959 |
| Lock Up | Carl Kincaid | 1959 |
| The Man and the Challenge | Les | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Fred Gaskell / Art Fancher | 1959 |
| Johnny Staccato | Prisoner on Bunk | 1959 |
| Tightrope | The Hood | 1959 |
| Crime & Punishment, USA | Desk Officer | 1959 |
| The Third Man | Najian | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Gunther | 1959 |
| Grand Jury | Max Schneider | 1959 |
| Some Came Running | Indianapolis Poker Player | 1958 |
| I Want to Live! | Charlie, Newspaperman | 1958 |
| Bat Masterson | Frank Holloway | 1958 |
| Mackenzie's Raiders | Jack Corey | 1958 |
| The Texan | Matt Kiley / Brad | 1958 |
| Peter Gunn | Speaker | 1958 |
| The Man Who Died Twice | Minelli | 1958 |
| The Brothers Karamazov | Jailer | 1958 |
| Mike Hammer | Zig Segman | 1958 |
| Tombstone Territory | Hugh Dawson | 1957 |
| The Thin Man | Steve - Henchman | 1957 |
| M Squad | Red McShane | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Boldt | 1957 |
| Slaughter on 10th Avenue | Sam | 1957 |
| This Could Be the Night | Piano Tuner | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Conger | 1957 |
| Panic! | John Bates | 1957 |
| Official Detective | Andrey | 1957 |
| The Rack | Officer | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Man with Gun | 1956 |
| Lust for Life | Cartoonist | 1956 |
| The Sheriff of Cochise | Harry Nixdorf | 1956 |
| Somebody Up There Likes Me | Reporter at Sparring Session | 1956 |
| Shack Out on 101 | Perch | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Thug | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Townsman | 1955 |
| General Electric Theater | Friedman | 1953 |
| Death Valley Days | Spider | 1952 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | First Card Player / Goon #2 | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Legs / Killer McBumpoff / Big Mike Miller | 1951 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Muggsy McGurk / Second Bank Robber | 1950 |
| Man Against Crime | Hoodlum | 1949 |
| Suspense | Man at Baseball Game | 1949 |
